San Antonio Spurs Trade Rumors: 3 things to expect from the Spurs before the trade deadline

Both Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker exited the San Antonio Spurs during the 2018 offseason and Gregg Popovich is now having to deal with the aftermath of his legendary trio of Tim Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker.

The Spurs felt as though they had the perfect replacement in Kawhi Leonard, however, the All-Star refused to sign a new deal in San Antonio, and the Spurs opted to trade the 27-year-old to Toronto, in exchange for DeMar DeRozan.

Due to this, many experts around the NBA predicted that the Spurs would miss out on the playoffs for the first time in two decades, although Gregg Popovich has once again proved that he is the best coach in the NBA. Despite a limited talent pool, Popovich has led his team to a 31-22 record, and the Spurs are currently in a strong position to claim one of the final playoff places in an extremely competitive Western Conference.

Nevertheless, the Spurs could still be active ahead of the trade deadline, and here we will look at three things to expect from the team in the final days of the trade window.

#3 No major outgoings

While most teams around the NBA currently have question marks hanging over the futures of their star players, the majority of the Spurs squad seems set in San Antonio. There have been whispers that the experienced duo of Pau Gasol and LaMarcus Aldridge may be traded, however, a break up with either player is extremely unlikely until at least the summer.

Aside from this, no other members of the Spurs roster are actively being pursued by rival teams, and Greg Popovich is known to be keen on continuing to work with his current roster. Ultimately, the Spurs experienced a rare summer of change in the summer, however, don't expect major changes again over the next week.