After having a nice mix of young talent and experienced veterans over the past few years, the Spurs finally embraced the youth movement this offseason by trading DeMar DeRozan and letting Patty Mills and Rudy Gay walk in free agency.
However, there are still questions as to how good this young core really is, and the upcoming season will go a long way in determining where the team is headed and who will lead them there. In particular, there are three developments that Spurs fans should monitor this year that could determine the ceilings of certain players.
We’ll start off by discussing the person who benefits most from DeRozan’s departure: Dejounte Murray.