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Yes, it’s annoying.
Yes, the San Antonio Spurs landed another generational talent in Victor Wembanyama.
And yes, it feels like they won the draft lottery all over again.
But D.A. says NBA fans should actually be grateful.
Because once again, the Spurs have shown they know the formula for building around a young superstar better than anyone.
Now they’re already in the NBA Finals.
This isn’t luck.
It’s organizational excellence.
From development…
to roster construction…
to culture…
to patience…
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The NBA's
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most luck
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soaked team, the San Antonio Spurs,
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are back in the NBA Finals
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and may have accidentally created
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the most perfect basketball future.
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I know if you root for a million teams
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and you see them come up with the
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winning lottery balls for both Tim
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Duncan and
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Victor Wembanyama, before that David
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Robinson,
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finding Kawhi Leonard, you might think,
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"Oh my god, how lucky can they get?" But
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the fact is, if Victor Wembanyama was
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not drafted by the San Antonio Spurs, we
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would not have this to marvel at.
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Of course, he would be great in his own
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regard, but he would be trapped on an
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organization for a team potentially that
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was going nowhere fast like so many
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other number one picks of the past. And
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think about how quickly he is now
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ascended to the NBA Finals thrown just
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22 years old. And look at what the Spurs
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surrounded him with.
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Good young play making talent,
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depth at a million different positions,
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a strong culture,
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a strong knowing of who they are and
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what they do, the internal institutional
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knowledge to build around a winner,
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and they've done it just so well.
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They don't have Popovich on the sideline
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anymore, but nobody looks at the Spurs
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and goes, "Oh my god, they've got a bozo
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as a head coach."
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They don't have Victor Wembanyama Victor
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Wembanyama carrying everything.
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They've got guys that can also
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contribute. Look at this young
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backcourt.
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They didn't only have lottery picks
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around him. They brought in De'Aaron
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Fox.
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So, they've got a lot of everything.
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And when Wemby's great, obviously
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they're great.
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But, he didn't have to go Magic Johnson
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1980 NBA Finals 40-20-10
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for them to win a game seven on the road
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against the defending champs with the
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reigning two-time MVP.
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Wemby could be great, but others could
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be great around him.
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And how significant is it
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that guys like Stephon Castle,
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De'Aaron Fox,
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they've got guys across this across this
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roster
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that are stepping up to have big games,
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big moments, big plays alongside
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Wemby.
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Look at the contributions that they got
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last night. So many different ways in a
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game seven on the road that obviously is
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a remarkable tough place to play. Look
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at the types of games they got from
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unsung heroes in a game seven on the
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road.
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I mean, you're looking at a guy
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that can step off the bench in Luke
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Kornet and come up with the block of the
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series.
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You're looking at guys that don't
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usually have to contribute a lot, but
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can come in and do a little bit of this,
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a little bit of that. Dylan Harper with
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12 points off the bench, hit two big
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threes, contributed seven rebounds as
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well.
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As I mentioned, the block from Kornet,
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huge when Wemby came out.
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You know, even a guy like Keldon Johnson
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steps up with 11 points in this game.
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So, the bench contributed.
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And that's the beautiful thing about the
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Spurs. This is not just a Wemby's got to
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carry us. This is an organization that
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knows how to build around a young
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superstar and even when Gregg Popovich
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has to exit stage right, he's also in
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the mix of again, institutional
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knowledge, wisdom, preparation.
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It's a phenomenal organization and
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because of it,
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it allows us to enjoy Wemby
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and not think about him as
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a Patrick Ewing type figure having to
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carry the entire franchise for years on
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end until they can kind of get things
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sorted out.
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Him landing with the Spurs might be
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annoying because they've already had
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their dynastic run, but it also gives us
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him in this big spot, in this great
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moment in the NBA finals already with a
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tremendous organization to support him.
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