Keep your Steph Currys and Kyrie Irvings—the Spurs are good

We've seen mock trades to get Kyrie Irving, Steph Curry, Jaylen Brown, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Kevin Durant to the Spurs. It's one thing to try and make room for Dylan Harper because you're excited about his potential, but it's another to star-hunt when San Antonio already has their franchise cornerstones on the roster.

CBS's Sam Quinn once floated Harper's name as one player who could make him consider a Nikola Jokic trade, but Sam himself quickly acknowledged that the Silver and Black wouldn't have any interest. So, why bring it up? I don't mean that as a shot at Sam. I'm just confused by everyone's obsession with trying to get another star on Mitch Johnson's roster as if he's lacking them.

The Spurs roster already has star-level talent everywhere

Victor Wembanyama just averaged 25 points per game and won the Defensive Player of the Year award unanimously at 22 years old. De'Aaron Fox is a 2x All-Star in his prime. Stephon Castle won Rookie of the Year, then followed it up by averaging the 10th-most assists in the league. Dylan Harper was a No. 2 pick in a strong draft and just showed superstar ability in the NBA Finals.

There are reasons for trading Fox that make sense, but they revolve around what's best for Harper. The ex-Rutgers star has made it clear that he rides for Swipa, though. When Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson asked the sophomore about his relationship with the Spurs' starting point guard, he spoke glowingly about his mentor.

"I don’t have anything bad to ever say about him because, at the end of the day, he’s taught me so much," Harper told Scoop B.

With that "issue" out of the way, there's no reason to move any of these players. 2025-26 was their first full season together, and it ended with a trip to the NBA Finals. Individual growth and better chemistry will power this team to new heights, not 34-year-old ball-dominant guards or 37-year-old shooters.

Some of these ideas made sense last offseason, but not now. People doubted this core heading into the playoffs, but that didn't stop them from making it to the Finals. Losing to the Knicks 4-1 doesn't retroactively remove what was impressive about the run.

Let's keep it real: the haters kept telling us that the Spurs were ahead of schedule. Unfortunately, they were right. All that means is that San Antonio needs more time together. So, why would they need to be saved by some random star, old or not? They don't.

They're fine. This team is fine. Even better than fine. They have four stars, and three of them are young and immensely exceeding expectations. Let them grow on their own clock, not someone else's.

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