Three way too early questions about the 2026-27 Spurs

Making the NBA Finals sure makes the time fly. The Spurs’ 2025-26 season only ended a month ago, and we’ve already gotten through the NBA Draft, the vast majority of free agency (thank goodness they aren’t caught up in the LeBron James Decision 4.0 or Kawhi Leonard trade debacle) and most of Summer League. With that in mind, it’s time to start looking ahead to the next season. Even though they are pretty much returning the same roster, plus the additions of Tobias Harris, Jayden Quaintance and Tarris Reed, there are still some questions to ponder as we enter the inevitable doldrums of the offseason.

How will the Spurs manage their guard trio this time?

This was a question going into last season after the Spurs had experienced a shocking rise in the draft lottery to 2nd overall with the chance to take Dylan Harper. They already had reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle, and they had traded for De’Aaron Fox a few months prior and promised him an extension. This left some wondering if they should go for need over talent and draft someone like Kon Knueppel instead (*cough* Kevin O’Connor), but the Spurs stuck with their instincts and were rewarded with a guard rotation that almost never saw a drop in productivity when someone was injured or sat while playing a huge role in leading them the Finals.

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The question now is, will the same approach work again next season? There have been unsubstantiated rumors that Harper may not be willing to accept a bench role for a second season, and whether that’s true or not, are the Spurs even considering it, or is possible they start their three-headed monster? Such a decision would likely move Devin Vassell to the bench, both for reasons we’ll get to below and because they’ll need more size in the line-up if Fox, Castle and Harper all start. Vassell would likely accept that role not only because he is unselfish, but he’d probably sub in relatively quickly since, if the trio were to start, they technically don’t have a back-up point guard, so there would be some staggering of guard the rotation.

Whatever approach they go with next season,…

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Publish date : 2026-07-15 18:44:00

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