On Monday, The Vertical’s Shams Charania reported the San Antonio Spurs’ acquisition of Joffrey Lauvergne, as they signed him to a two-year contract. Lauvergne recently became an unrestricted free agent after the Chicago Bulls pulled his contract tender.
At 6-foot-11, Lauvergne can man either the power forward or center spot. Given that the Spurs never re-signed backups, David Lee and Dewayne Dedmon, it’s possible the French big man is one of their replacements. That leaves an interesting scenario for the team’s rotation for the 2017-18 season.
Lauvergne isn’t known as a shot-blocking big man, given he averaged just 0.