The San Antonio Spurs did a lot of losing to get Victor Wembanyama. After the Spurs’ dynasty collapsed following the Kawhi Leonard trade in 2018, San Antonio consistently traded their top players at the peak of their value so they wouldn’t get caught on the treadmill of mediocrity. The Spurs traded Derrick White to the Boston Celtics, Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks, and DeMar DeRozan to the Chicago Bulls as they hunted for a new franchise star. Their foresight was eventually rewarded in the 2023 NBA Draft lottery by winning the rights to Wemby.
Wembanyama’s rookie season was so electric that it feels like only a matter of
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