The Spurs opened up a roster spot on Friday by reaching a buyout agreement with Pau Gasol, and Jabari Young of The San Antonio Express-News reports that the team has been looking at available players on the free agent market to fill that spot.
Sources tell Young that the Spurs would prefer to add a defensive-minded player, since they’ve had some issues on that side of the ball this season. According to Basketball-Reference’s data, San Antonio currently ranks 22nd in defensive rating.
Young doesn’t specify a position that San Antonio is targeting, but given how much trouble Gasol had cracking the frontcourt rotation, it seems safe to assume that the club won’t add another big man to replace him.
A swingman could make sense — the Spurs lost three solid wing defenders last offseason when they traded Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green and let Kyle Anderson walk in free agency, and they’ve had some issues stopping perimeter scorers in 2018/19.
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I know theyre high on Josh Huestis, but I could see them nabbing DeAndre Liggins
Quincy Acy or Jalen Jones