True Lakers Fan
Los Angeles Lakers Fan
I seriously doubt Popovich is settling for anything. I think he knows a championship is not as likely as it was with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, but smart enough to get the next thing to it - until they get what was needed in the draft.I think that the surprise is that the Spurs would settle for being top 8 and a playoff team. Holding out and signing a big name next summer could have put them back in the hunt with the big dogs. This is a very Spur thing to do, just not sure it is the right play.
To illustrate, how lucky we Lakers were - If the Lakers had not drafted Kuzma, the Spurs would have. The same Spurs that drafted Tony Parker really late in the draft over a decade and half ago - I wouldn't under-estimate Popovich by any means.