The playoffs are underway, and the Spurs are not in it, just like in the two seasons before. This time, however, it was by design. San Antonio made it abundantly clear that bottoming out for a high draft pick was the goal this year and committed to that plan.
It was a success, as the Spurs have the best odds at getting the top pick and can't drop below the seventh selection, but there was also a secondary goal in place. Development was also part of the equation, and it was hard to see much of it at the team level, which might have fans concerned, but focusing too much on the collective performances instead of the individual ones would be shortsighted.