Outrageous Donovan Mitchell trade idea will make Spurs fans furious

There's absolutely zero reason for the Spurs to break up their team—not just their core, but their entire team. San Antonio has everything you could want right now, and they're only going to get better, so there is no way in hell they'd trade Dylan Harper, Devin Vassell, and two first-round picks for Donovan Mitchell to help bail the Cavaliers out with their lackluster roster construction.

I, like the rest of Spurs Nation, am so tired of hearing about how San Antonio needs more playoff experience. You know how guys get reps in the postseason? By playing in the postseason. That's where San Antonio is headed, and they're not sneaking in the backdoor. They've kicked in the front, and they're doing it with their "inexperienced" roster.

Making such radical changes to a roster so young and successful is exactly how you get the OKC situation of the 2010s. That's a mistake Brian Wright can't afford to make.

The Spurs can't risk messing this up

To be fair to the Thunder, it wasn't all their fault. James Harden considered himself a star (he was), so he requested a trade. The Beard wanted to run his own team, and that was the nail in the coffin for OKC's championship aspiration. Sure, they had deep playoff runs later, but they could never get over the hump to make it to the final round after they lost their talented sixth man.

Now getting Donovan Mitchell back would be a much better return than Jeremy Lamb and Kevin Martin, but that's not the point. San Antonio has a young core, poised to turn into the best trio the league has ever seen. I know that's a lofty statement, but landing three legitimate superstars on a team is rare.

There are only so many Big 3s worthy of mentioning, and if you're watching what Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, and Harper have shown lately, you should be able to see the vision. The biggest doubt has been about the shooting of the guard duo, but they've been on fire lately; Dylan is shooting 60% and Steph is hitting 40% in March.

They've played fewer than 10 games this month, so the sample size is small, but that's all you need when you're projecting talent. That's all scouting is. So, imagine as they learn the game more, get stronger, develop go-to moves with counters, and then they also become reliable 40% shooters.

San Antonio's young guards are a strength on a strong roster

Their combination of defense, ball handling, shooting, and passing would make them the very best backcourt in the NBA. Wemby is already on pace to become the league's best player and one of the best to ever do it. Donovan Mitchell is a great player, but he's approaching 30 and has proven nothing in the playoffs. Getting there is cool and all, but it's not like adding him guarantees the Spurs anything.

After these playoffs pass, all of the young guys will have experience, and it only took OKC one year of that before they won a championship. The Spurs have a better roster, and even though people keep ignoring it, De'Aaron Fox played the Warriors in a seven-game series; Luke Kornet is an NBA champion, and so is Harrison Barnes.

This obsession with gutting San Antonio's roster in the name of "experience" needs to stop. It's starting to come off as desired sabotage. The Silver and Black have bigs who can protect the rim, guards who defend and penetrate, wings who can defend and shoot, and plenty of depth. It's everything you want in a contender.

I'm not even willing to give up Devin Vassell right now. He's too perfect in the role he plays for this team. These players aren't going anywhere. End the madness.