NBA Preseason
Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs
19:00 ET
After the shortest offseason in NBA history, the Spurs unofficially return to the hardwood against the Thunder to kick off an equally abbreviated preseason schedule. And despite disappointing results that saw them miss the playoffs for the first time in 23 years a season ago, San Antonio seems determined to bounce back.
The Silver and Black didn’t make much noise in the free-agent market or trade away one of their aging stars like many rumors suggested they might, but they did remain loyal to their values. Instead, PATFO re-signed in-house talent and retooled the roster with their fourth lottery selection since the inception of the franchise.
Oklahoma City, on the other hand, overhauled operations leaving them almost unrecognizable for the third offseason in a row. Out went Chris Paul, Steven Adams, Dennis Schröder, and Nerlens Noel, and in came Aleksej Pokusevski, Ty Jerome, TJ Leaf, Kenrich Williams, Justin Jackson, George Hill, and Trevor Ariza.
The Silver and Black didn’t make much noise in the free-agent market or trade away one of their aging stars like many rumors suggested they might, but they did remain loyal to their values. Instead, PATFO re-signed in-house talent and retooled the roster with their fourth lottery selection since the inception of the franchise.
Oklahoma City, on the other hand, overhauled operations leaving them almost unrecognizable for the third offseason in a row. Out went Chris Paul, Steven Adams, Dennis Schröder, and Nerlens Noel, and in came Aleksej Pokusevski, Ty Jerome, TJ Leaf, Kenrich Williams, Justin Jackson, George Hill, and Trevor Ariza.