Spurs may grant Wembanyama his biggest wish if latest rumor is true

NBA insider Jake Fischer (paid) just revealed that San Antonio has "exploratory talks about trading" for Kristaps Porzingis. It sounds like they're going for a center they can start next to Victor Wembanyama, who doesn't prefer to play the 5. However, he also reported that he was told it was "unlikely" the Spurs would pull the trigger on a deal for the 7'2" Latvian unicorn.

That's the right decision at this stage in Porzingis's career, but I understand the intrigue. There are several reasons why adding KP to the roster would be intriguing, but there are just as many concerns.

Porzingis has highs and lows the Spurs don't need to deal with

The 29-year-old forward/center was the first to be nicknamed the unicorn when he came into the league because of the versatility he has at his size. I thought he might wreck the league when he reached his prime, but his peak hasn't really amounted to anything more than a high-end role player. That would be fine, as he averaged 20 points and blocked two shots per game.

That's very valuable. But he's not on the floor enough to make it worth it. The former New York Knick has only played over 70 games once in his career, and it was his rookie season. In his last five seasons, starting with the one that just ended, KP played in 42, 57, 65, 51, and 43 games.

He went to Dallas a few years ago, and his pairing with Luka Doncic was supposed to take the NBA by storm. It lasted for two seasons. San Antonio would be his fifth team in 10 years. The other enticing part would be that he's only under contract at $30 million for one more season, so if they wanted to just clear money next season, that would help them do it if there was someone else in their sights.

Without knowing that for certain, the price isn't worth the risk, and I hope the front office looks elsewhere. Their interest in them and the other reports about what they may be looking at with the 14th pick tells us they want to move Wembanyam back to the power forward spot, though.

"There has, however, been tangible noise about the Spurs looking at various big men with the No. 14 overall pick in Wednesday's draft ... provided that they keep that pick." - Jake Fischer

That's not the first time that San Antonio has been rumored to be interested in a big in that middle draft area. There have even been reports that they've explored ways to move up. Now, this could all just be due diligence, but the interest in so many centers tells us that Wembanyama is going to get his wish. He'd rather not exclusively play center, and it looks like the front office is trying to oblige that request.