The San Antonio Spurs had only 22 wins and the NBA's sixth-worst net rating this season, but there are plenty of reasons to think they could jump into play-in contention in 2024-25.
The biggest one, of course, is Victor Wembanyama. As a 20-year-old rookie, he had a legitimate All-NBA case with eye-popping averages of 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.6 blocks, 1.8 threes and 1.2 steals.
When he played with an actual point guard—as opposed to the Point Jeremy Sochan experiment—and just one solid wing, San Antonio performed like a playoff team. When Wembanyama, Tre Jones and Devin Vassell were all on the floor, the Spurs were plus-10.2 points per 100 possessions (93rd percentile leaguewide).
