Spurs Starting Lineup Eyeing Changes Next Season?

The San Antonio Spurs' starting five should look a little different next season.

Jeremy Brener | May 13, 2023

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The San Antonio Spurs have some work to do if they want to return to relevancy.

The personnel on the roster this season was only strong enough to warrant 22 wins and the best odds at landing projected No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama.

Bleacher Report suggests that the team's starting lineup should look different next season.

"Keldon Johnson, Jeremy Sochan and Devin Vassell should all be back," Bleacher Report writes. "But Tre Jones is a restricted free agent, and even if he's back, he's not assured a starting slot. The same goes for Zach Collins, who finished the year as San Antonio's starting center. The Spurs will likely have $35-plus million in cap space and ample reason to pursue upgrades at the 1 and 5 beyond the draft."

A lot of the Spurs' starting lineup will be dictated by where the team is slated to pick in the upcoming draft. Should San Antonio grab Wembanyama with the No. 1 pick, it could push Zach Collins, who Gregg Popovich tabbed as the team's starting center for next season, back to the bench. If Scoot Henderson was the pick, he would likely be the team's starting point guard from Day 1.

Johnson, Sochan, Vassell and Collins all have great chances to start the first game of the 2023-24 season, but the fifth player remains the biggest mystery of all.

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Published May 13, 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.