Dan is joined by Paul Garcia (@PaulGarciaNBA) from Project Spurs and Spurscast (@TheSpurscast) for a deep dive into the 2022-23 San Antonio Spurs. They talk about the organization’s decision to really rebuild, the development of Devin Vassell and Josh Primo, Keldon Johnson’s trajectory, rookie-year expectations for Jeremy Sochan, Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley, trades, Victor Wembanyama, the 10-man rotation and MUCH more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:30 – INTRO
1:48 – The Dejounte Murray trade, Franchise direction
4:35 – How much longer will Gregg Popovich coach?
6:56 – Keldon Johnson timetable for return/What will his role look like?
10:00 – Josh Primo timeline for return/His offensive development
13:01 – The lowdown on Tre Jones
14:12 – Devin Vassell’s development
18:38 – How much leeway will the rookies get?
19:28 – Rookie-year expectations for Jeremy Sochan
21:37 – Roles for Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley
23:38 – Offensive identity
25:56 – Early impressions of HEALTHY Zach Collins
27:46 – Who’s the third big?
29:06 – The futures of Jakob Poeltl, Josh Richardson and Doug McDermott
32:10 – Should the Spurs trade for Russell Westbrook?
34:10 – Roster concerns beyond the obvious
34:57 – Roster strengths beyond the obvious
36:44 – The 10-man rotation
37:41 – Go-to crunch-time unit
38:18 – Weirdo lineups we want to see
39:14 – Over/under predictions, Where will the Spurs finish in the West?
43:37 – Scouting Victor Wembanyama

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