The San Antonio Spurs’ streak of 22 consecutive playoff berths came to an end in 2020 when the team failed to win enough games in the NBA bubble to qualify for the postseason. That might not be the only thing they lose in 2020.
There has been ongoing buzz about the Brooklyn Nets trying to nab head coach Gregg Popovich to come in and direct the dynamic duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
On top of that, according to CNBC’s Jabari Young, the franchise could possibly be making two blockbuster trades by sending away LaMarcus Aldridge to the Portland Trail Blazers and DeMar DeRozan to the Miami Heat:
“Aldridge will make $24 million next year, and co-star DeMar DeRozan has a $27 million player option. Near the NBA’s trade deadline, the Spurs were rumored to be shopping Aldridge, but rival executives suggest the Spurs “overplayed their hand thinking they were supposed to get some giant package for him,” one NBA executive said.
The Spurs could shop Aldridge again this offseason. Aldridge had repaired his relationship with Blazers superstar Damian Lillard, and one agent suggests the Spurs could ship him back to the Blazers.
On the DeRozan front, he’ll likely decide to pick up his option. The Spurs could build around him, using the team’s bubble play as a roster model or trade him, too, should he opt out. DeRozan is close with Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, and one agent forecast a possible Spurs-Heat package,” the report read.”
The duo of DeRozan and Aldridge hasn’t worked out for the team and it showed as they couldn’t qualify for the postseason. We may be seeing the Spurs going into full rebuild mode.
