Trade prediction should lead to $95M deal for Spurs after Victor Wembanyama contract
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The San Antonio Spurs have made it clear over the past few weeks that, in free agency and the offseason, they're looking to add wing players who can score at an above-average level from three-point range.
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Not to say the Spurs don't want to do anything else, but there's certainly been a priority on adding forwards who can score and defend at a relatively high level.
Reports have indicated that they've been interested in several of them and eventually did so by signing Tobias Harris, a highly respected veteran who had a strong year with the Detroit Pistons this past season.
San Antonio should be looking for more, however, which is why going after a guy like Cam Johnson makes sense. Johnson was recently predicted to be traded, and I don't think there are many better options for the Spurs to consider.
“Johnson did exactly what he was brought to Denver to do, operating as a lethal, hyper-efficient spatial engine while sniping a blistering 43.0% from beyond the arc. Contenders are perpetually starved for high-IQ, plug-and-play wing depth, making him an incredibly attractive asset on the open market. But here is the catch: with the Nuggets facing an absolute salary-cap crunch under the league's uncompromising second-apron rules, keeping Johnson’s salary on the ledger might be a luxury they can no longer afford. Flipping him for multiple cost-controlled depth assets is a classic, savvy move to rebalance a top-heavy roster matrix,” Joe Cervenka wrote.
The only question for San Antonio and Denver is what both teams would want in return. Fortunately for both sides, if the Nuggets want to move on from him, they can get some decent assets from San Antonio. The Spurs would ultimately have to decide whether that's the direction they want to go, but I think he could be a really nice piece for a team looking to win a championship right now, and he'd probably be a little better in San Antonio because of what his role would be.
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