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Officially announced that the Spurs are welcome to get good news, the transaction is just an appetizer, Wright has found the treasure

3:11am, 11 July 2025【Basketball】

When the San Antonio Spurs won Dylan Harper with the second pick in the draft, the team's lineup became very deformed. Looking at the entire back line, in addition to last season's best rookie Castle, there are still many players on the team's roster, including All-Star guard Fox, fourth-year rookies Wesley and Branham, and forward guard swingman Vassel. It's no exaggeration to say that the Spurs' back line can all make up a table of mahjong. However, facing the imbalanced lineup configuration of the inside line, the team's general manager Wright only signed the Celtics champion center Connet after the free market opened with a four-year, 41 million contract. Although it solved the rotation problem of No. 5 position in a targeted manner, the team made no achievements other than that.

Compared with the Rockets and Bucks, the Spurs and Warriors have undoubtedly become the most out of place teams. The trading market where talents emerge cannot make the senior management of the two teams excited, so they can only silently find gaps. When the Spurs, who thought they were extremely disappointing, passed the offseason aimlessly, the turning point occurred. According to famous reporter Shams, the Wizards traded Olynick to the Spurs in exchange for Branham, Wesley and the second round of 26 years. Among them, the second round pick in 2026 will be selected from the Mavericks, 76ers and the Thunder. The implication is that this draft pick does not have much temptation.

To put it bluntly, the Spurs used two marginal figures to trade a 34-year-old center forward. This seemingly ordinary deal still sparked heated discussion. Branham and Wesley, as restricted free agents, are eligible to renew their contracts completely early with the home team before training camp begins. From the perspective of the Spurs management, the rookie bonuses of many young players such as Wenban Yama and Sohan are about to expire. In the next two seasons, the team will experience a salary boom. Instead of worrying about unknown things, it is better to stop the loss in time and sell decisively in the valuable market.

For Olynik, he was undoubtedly lucky. In the tactical system of having Vampan Yama, his advantages will be infinitely magnified. With an excellent three-pointer on the offensive end, he can help the team open up space. As one of the few big players who catch and shoot, Olynick's shooting percentage reaches an astonishing 41%. In addition, he has good low-post offensive skills and is fully qualified for the team's inside rotation. At the same time, he can also form a double tower lineup with the Wenban team, use his excellent support skills to maximize the advantages of the Wenban team's offensive end.

Even though this deal is completed, the Spurs' work is far from over. After the completion of this transaction, the team's number of guaranteed contracts was only 12, and there were 3 places left before the regular 15 people specified by the league, which is enough to look forward to Wright's subsequent strengthening. According to the upgraded lineup analysis, the team's third lineup lacks a defender, but it is difficult to complete the signing in the free market. So far, the team can use only 3.1 million middle-class contracts and a biennial special case worth 5.1 million, plus a two-way player quota. Although the subsequent work is difficult, it does not affect the operations of the Spurs management.

With the start of the summer league, the Spurs can Taobao to get a new defender. In the past two games, David Jones Garcia, who represented Quds City, performed well, and averaged 21.5 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals per game. She even played in the G League last season and even staged a miracle of 51 points in a single game. Considering that the team sent away scorer Blanham and the outside firepower output was limited, the Spurs management could completely gamble and use its only two-way player quota to bring the Dominican player under his command. Once he can seize the opportunity, the team's lineup depth will be guaranteed, laying the foundation for the playoffs next season.

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