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The San Antonio Spurs have been a model franchise for years, but even they aren’t immune to pulling the trigger on deals that come back to haunt them.
Ever since Tim Duncan joined the San Antonio Spurs, they had to be creative to keep building the perfect cast around him. With the success he brought came limited early draft picks, forcing the organization to find their supporting cast through smart selections and wheeling and dealing with other teams.
Sometimes, the Spurs struck gold with the deals they made, most notably the 2011 draft-day trade that gave them a future superstar and led to one last ring for Timmy.