San Antonio Spurs Starting Lineup 2022 Spurs Starting Lineup
6-13, 3rd in West Southwest
San Antonio had another disappointing season, by its standards, last year. The Spurs finished 11th in the Western Conference. They should be entering a complete rebuild at this point and need to embrace that with no hesitancy. They will likely be one of the worst teams in the NBA next year. San Antonio has to accept that getting its young guys significant minutes should be its highest priority. That is why I think the starting lineup for next year will be Jakob Poeltl, Dejounte Murray, Keldon Johnson, Derrick White, and Doug McDermott. The Spurs need three-point shooting in the worst way, and they found that with McDermott. It makes far more sense for him to start to help create space for Murray and Walker to penetrate the lane. Plus, the Spurs played relatively small last year, so this should not be much different.
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2021-22 Recent Spurs Lineups
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| 11/29/21 vs WAS | W 116-99 | PG: | PG: | SF: | SF: | C: |
| 11/26/21 vs BOS | W 96-88 | PG: | PG: | SF: | SF: | C: |
| 11/24/21 vs ATL | L 106-124 | PG: | PG: | SF: | SF: | C: |
| 11/22/21 vs PHO | L 111-115 | PG: | PG: | SF: | SF: | C: |
| 11/18/21 at MIN | L 90-115 | PG: | PG: | SF: | SF: | C: |
| 11/16/21 at LAC | L 92-106 | PG: | PG: | SF: | SF: | C: |
| 11/14/21 at LAL | L 106-114 | PG: | PG: | SF: | SF: | C: |
| 11/12/21 vs DAL | L 109-123 | PG: | PG: | SF: | SF: | C: |
| 11/10/21 vs SAC | W 136-117 | PG: | PG: | SF: | SF: | C: |
| 11/07/21 at OKC | L 94-99 | PG: | PG: | SF: | SF: | C: |
San Antonio Spurs Starting Lineup Analysis
The San Antonio Spurs are stuck in limbo: rebuild or compete? The last two seasons were the two worst seasons the Spurs had since 1996-97 when they won 20 games. San Antonio needs to embrace a complete rebuild, and it looks to be doing just that by parting with DeMar DeRozan, Patty Mills, and Rudy Gay, three of its leading scorers. San Antonio did bring in Doug McDermott and Zach Collins, but the primary focus will be around its younger players like Derrick White, Dejounte Murray, Keldon Johnson, and Josh Primo. San Antonio returns two 15+ point per game scorers in Dejounte Murray and Derrick White. White only played half of the year due to an ankle injury that ultimately kept him out the second half of the 2020-21 season, but he seems to be healthy now. It is somewhat confusing that the Spurs have not moved Thaddeus Young yet. Young has trade value, especially to teams that are contending for a title. San Antonio needs to fully commit to the rebuild, even if it means there are a few more painful losing seasons. This Spurs team won’t win many games, but they will get valuable experience for their young core, which could eventually help them get out of this rut.
