Reasonable trade proposal graded: Spurs sacrifice for another floor spacer

There's finally a deal proposal worth considering, ladies and gentlemen. The Spurs will once again enter the NBA season as one of the youngest teams in the league. Young teams tend to have a lot of weaknesses. There is so much that goes into building a winning team—it's hard not to have flaws on the roster when it's primarily composed of athletes still discovering who they are as players.

San Antonio had a list of weaknesses last season, and they addressed some of them. They added a couple of veterans, and one of those vets is a point guard who can run an offense with utmost efficiency. One of the largest remaining concerns is their shooting. They can't spend another season ranked 28 out of 30 in three-point percentage.

But they didn't revamp the roster to add a bunch of knockdown shooters. Harrison Barnes will help, as will Chris Paul, but they must be counting on the incumbent players to improve in that area. If the returns there aren't what the Spurs hope, Bleacher Report's Dave Favale has an idea designed to give SA a boost.

Williams is solid but isn't what the Spurs are looking for

Grant Williams is only 25 years old. He was drafted in 2019, and he is on his third team—there's a reason for that. Granted, it's not unusual for guys to find life in the league after hopping around for a bit, but Williams is undersized for a power forward, standing 6'6". The league is getting larger, not smaller. You need skilled players with size to get where you want to go these days.

When Boston won the championship this summer, they routinely rolled out lineups that allowed them to switch matchups 1-5. It's a difficult build to deal with if you don't have the guys who can match up physically. The Hornets forward is not only undersized, he lacks elite athleticism, and has an inconsistent work ethic.

He admitted as much after his short stint with the Dallas Mavericks. After spending the first few years of his career in a Celtics uniform, he only spend 47 games in a Mavericks one. He reportedly showed up overweight, and after his departure, he copped to coming in unprepared.

It wouldn't be the first time the Spurs took a chance on a player who was being criticized for effort. Boris Diaw had developed a bit of a negative reputation before joining San Antonio and was indeed out of shape his first year on the roster. Everyone knows how that panned out, but Williams is nowhere near the basketball savant Diaw was.

He shoots 38% from deep for his career, but that hasn't been enough for three other teams, and it wouldn't be enough for San Antonio. It's probably one of the more rational trade proposals we've seen over the last couple of months, but it's going to be a no from us—and certainly not for a first-round pick.

Grade: C+