NBA Draft 2020: Biggest needs for each Western Conference franchise

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team. 29. . . . San Antonio Spurs.

Biggest needs: Power forward and center

Projected picks: 11 and 41

With just Jakob Poeltl as the notable pending free agent, the Spurs roster will likely remain intact. However, with many key players, including DeMar DeRozan, LaMarcus Aldrige, and Rudy Gay all free agents in 2021, this franchise could be undergoing a full rebuild as the younger western conference teams get their turn in the playoffs.

Considering that the top four young players on the roster are all guards including Derrick White and Lonnie Walker, the picks in this draft should definitely be towards the frontcourt. At pick No. 11, San Antonio will pray that USC forward Onyeka Okongwu falls out of the top 10, or will have to settle for either Precious Achiuwa or Vernon Carey.

The middle of the draft is very guard-heavy and in my opinion, the Spurs could find a legit frontcourt player in the 20s or even lower, so trading this pick for future assets from a team looking to move up may actually be the best plan. Mainly because whoever does get drafted likely will be playing behind a veteran who’ll leave in a year, so having multiple picks in 2021, a year where teams will be moving assets in what should be a mega free-agent class, could be the ticket to jumpstart a Spurs rebuild.

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