There’ve been very few signs to indicate that San Antonio Spurs general manager Brian Wright is going to embrace a tank for the ninth-seeded ballclub. Boasting a high ceiling for a budding young core, the Spurs are stuck between a rock and a hard place with win-now veterans holding marquee positions in the lineup.
If the Spurs want to make it back into the playoffs, it might take some creative maneuvering from the front office. They aren’t the only team in the West struggling to find their way and could take advantage of the circumstances surrounding two prominent inner-conference foes: the LA Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies.