3 Questions the stunning Spurs-Dejounte interest rumor immediately raises

3. How would he fit into San Antonio's long-term plans?

In a word, perfectly. The team is lacking veterans with attitude. Not the type of attitude that gets a player in trouble, but Dejounte was never a troublemaker as a 210 resident. He played with determination and a disregard for losing. Making key steals and blocking bigs from the guard position, he plays the margins where winning is accomplished.

When you look at a box score and you cannot figure out how a team won or lost a game, that's how. Timing can be everything in professional basketball. A player may have gotten two steals but if they were in the first quarter and nobody disrupted the opposing offense in crunchtime, leading to a loss, those two early steals weren't very impactful. DJ has made a habit in the past of making crucial plays in the waning moments of games to solidify victory, a facet this team has been missing.

He is only 27 years old but has played in the playoffs, suffered a season-ending injury, and gone through some losing. Murray has made an All-Star team. He's played as the best player on a team, and he's taken a back seat before. His experience will help the young players on the team while still being in the beginning of his prime, allowing a long relationship.

Every single young player on this roster benefits from an experienced point guard. There is no reason why, in a couple of years, the Silver and Black can not be standing atop the Western Conference with Victor Wembanyama, Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan, and Dejounte Murray standing together.