After winning their 60th game of the season, the San Antonio Spurs have officially pulled off one of the most successful rebuilds in recent NBA history.
The scary thing is that they may only be getting started. The Silver and Black could have a four-year window with their core of Victor Wembanyama, De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, and Dylan Harper.
That affords them multiple chances at a championship, much to the rest of the NBA's envy. In fact, the Spurs have faced criticism for being able to pick in the top four in the last three drafts.
As a result, the NBA may possibly prevent teams from doing so going forward. That still doesn't change the fact the Spurs could dominate the NBA for the next decade.
NBA is officially running out of time to stop the Spurs era
The NBA has recently tried to shift away from having perennial contenders and dynasties in favor of more parity. The result was an awful collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that does more harm than good.
The goal was to prevent big market teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, New York Knicks, and Golden State Warriors from outspending small market teams. However, the CBA could actually hurt small- and mid-market teams such as the Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Spurs.
Hopefully the NBA and the Players Union will come to their senses when the CBA can be redone in 2029. However, the Spurs could still dominate even with the financial constraints.
The Spurs have a star-studded young trio in the making
The Spurs will almost certainly have to move on from Fox in the near future. Nevertheless, they could take a page out of the Thunder's book by locking up their young core to long-term deals.
San Antonio's young core of Wembanyama, Castle, and Harper has the potential to be like the James Harden, Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Durant Thunder of the 2010s. That should concern the rest of the NBA.
Especially with the likely addition of two new teams. Talent will be more spread out, and playoff teams may not be as deep as they once were.
That means that star power could soon matter even more than it already does now, and the Spurs have a star-studded young trio, with Wembanyama being the oldest at just 22.
Assuming he can stay healthy, he may soon be the best player in the league while Castle and Harper both have All-NBA potential. Assembling a big three with that much talent is difficult to come by.
It could also be impossible to contend with thanks to likely draft reform and expansion. If all three players live up to their full potential, then the Spurs could be the team to beat in the NBA for the foreseeable future.
