Spurs Season Coming Down to Scouting 'Keepers'

The San Antonio Spurs are in the middle of what many would call a lost season. So how can the Spurs find purpose in the final 20 games of the campaign?

Jeremy Brener | Feb 26, 2023

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The San Antonio Spurs don't have much to play for in the final month or so of the season.

With a 14-47 record and a franchise-worst 16-game losing streak on their hands, the Spurs are simply going through the motions at this point, but that doesn't mean the rest of the season has to be a lost cause.

Bleacher Report posed a question for each NBA team for the rest of the season, and asked for the Spurs, "How many keepers do we think we have?"

"San Antonio has already identified a few keepers—Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell and Jeremy Sochan chief among them—but not nearly enough to establish a nucleus," Bleacher Report writes. "That's what the remainder of this season should be all about."

Sure, there will be some keepers that come down the line, likely in the 2023 NBA Draft, but potential is there for a few other members of the team.

Rookie guard Malaki Branham has started the last nine games for the Spurs, scoring in double-digits in all but one of those contests. Second-year pro Charles Bassey is also getting an extended look after his contract was converted from a two-way deal to a standard one.

Being able to target these players and evaluate their progress in games that don't have that much weight on the franchise's future is crucial and could accelerate the rebuild if the right development takes place and some of these prospects show promise in panning out as a keeper.

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Published Feb 26, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.