2017-18 became the Season of the Injury for the San Antonio Spurs. Turn right, and see Kawhi Leonard injured, with a right quad ailment. Turn left, and see Rudy Gay deal with a right heel injury. This complicated the lineup in the fall, which finally eased up in the middle of December.
Amidst this stretch, the Spurs forced multiple players into extended action. Rookie Brandon Paul jumped into the rotation, while Dejounte Murray started the season at point guard. Kyle Anderson was maybe the most impressive of them all, as he improved on most of his career numbers and flashed the least flashiest moves to the basket, and provided a little bit of everything for a team that needed to temporarily replace Leonard.