Player The restricted-age video store section of Dylan Harper

[couchman]

Unless someone shits the bed in the playoffs or suffers a major injury, I fully expect us to run back most of the roster, SL, and rotations in ‘26-‘27, with Harper largely off the bench.
We either chip and run it back trying to repeat or we fall short and we gain the experience needed to do better next season. Either way, we probably run it back.
‘27-‘28 is when I see the Harper starter question being something we may need to address to ensure he is happy here, to encourage his development, and with an eye toward moving someone to ease growing team salary (Wemby, Keldon, and Champagnie are in line for new deals that season and Castle the year after that.)

 

[kxs783]

If Harper continues improving at his current rate and spacing isn't an issue, we can do whatever.
Harper+Bryant as SF/PF will undoubtedly be better than Devin+Champ if we're talking defense as soon as the next season.


Fox got the max extension the moment he got traded to the Spurs, for all intents and purposes and that take is exactly why I get annoyed.
Anyone thinking that not extending, let alone trading Fox would've been something Spurs would even consider is being completely unrealistic and talking whataboutism.
Business sense? Fuck over an all-star that forced his way to your team for a massive discount price and you're never getting anyone relevant to join you ever again, Wemby or not.
Fox being overpaid by like 5% of the cap does way less "damage" to the Spurs than not extending him would've done.

Not to mention Harper and Castle always talk about how much Fox has helped them.
Don't get me wrong, I'm in the wait for the playoffs camp and if someone doesn't deliver in neither 2026 nor 2027 playoffs, he has to go.

And there lies my point. The Spurs loyalty to players. Especially star players. I personally think Fox can have an atrocious playoffs and the Spurs still won't trade or bench him next year because of their history of loyalty towards their players, no matter what fans want. I'm sorry, I just don't see Fox going anywhere soon. Which is why I believe Harper has to play the SF/PF position to start. I definitely could be wrong but yeah, we'll have to wait and see.

 

[kxs783]

Unless someone shits the bed in the playoffs or suffers a major injury, I fully expect us to run back most of the roster, SL, and rotations in ‘26-‘27, with Harper largely off the bench.
We either chip and run it back trying to repeat or we fall short and we gain the experience needed to do better next season. Either way, we probably run it back.
‘27-‘28 is when I see the Harper starter question being something we may need to address to ensure he is happy here, to encourage his development, and with an eye toward moving someone to ease growing team salary (Wemby, Keldon, and Champagnie are in line for new deals that season and Castle the year after that.)

I agree with this take.

 

[LeBowen]

Yeah, it's a given that Spurs won't change much unless something is a huge issue in these playoffs.
26-27 will be the first season with serious contending aspirations and whoever fails next year will probably be moved.

 

[SpursFan86]

I’d say there’s like a 70ish percent chance Harper comes off the bench for most of next year.

Then that drops to maybe 10% for the 2027-2028 season. I just really don’t envision many scenarios where he’s not starting in year 3.

By year 4 there’s not a chance in hell he’s not starting

 

[Exstatic]

All I'm saying is the Spurs signed Fox to a max extension AFTER having Harper. They had the perfect opportunity to get off of him if they wanted to. This is for all of the people saying Fox will be traded or benched next year because of Harper. That doesn't make much business or common sense for the organization to do. That was my whole point in this.

We got him cheaply from Sacto, because he agreed to only allow a trade to us, tanking his value, in return for a MAX deal. Reneging on that because of fortuitous circumstances is the opposite of what the Spurs do,and would blackball them with every reputable agency. It’s not a big deal to honor that agreement, and trade him after 3.5 years, in the summer of 2028.

 

[Exstatic]

And there lies my point. The Spurs loyalty to players. Especially star players. I personally think Fox can have an atrocious playoffs and the Spurs still won't trade or bench him next year because of their history of loyalty towards their players, no matter what fans want. I'm sorry, I just don't see Fox going anywhere soon. Which is why I believe Harper has to play the SF/PF position to start. I definitely could be wrong but yeah, we'll have to wait and see.

Fans don’t run the team. Spurs are loyal to players. If you can’t accept those two absolute certainties, you will be a very unhappy person.

 

[Exstatic]

Yeah, it's a given that Spurs won't change much unless something is a huge issue in these playoffs.
26-27 will be the first season with serious contending aspirations and whoever fails next year will probably be moved.

I think HB gets a cheap deal, but is bumped into the Bismack role in favor of CB going into the regular rotation.

 

[Mugen]

I think HB gets a cheap deal, but is bumped into the Bismack role in favor of CB going into the regular rotation.

Would be great but I think he'll have suitors that will give him one last "decent" deal that is higher than what you and I consider cheap tbh.