The Spurs bid farewell to guard Brandon Paul on Tuesday, a move that won’t make waves around the association but which nonetheless opens up some possibilities for where the team could go from here.
Paul leaves behind no real void after struggling to crack the team’s rotation last season. In 64 mostly garbage-time appearances he mustered 147 points, good for 13th on the roster and, funnily enough, one greater than Kawhi Leonard. While first-year players have to typically bide their time in San Antonio, his tenure still feels disappointing given the need for the kind of three-and-D player many thought he could be.