Spurs' projected starting lineup and depth chart after flurry of offseason moves

NBA free agency is just a few days old, but the San Antonio Spurs' roster may be nearly complete. The Spurs did most of their work during the NBA Draft, selecting four players, two of whom will be on the main roster while the other two could be on two-way (TW) contracts.

Factor in the signing of Tobias Harris, and San Antonio's roster might not change very much between now and the preseason. The bigger question is who will start for San Antonio.

Many fans expect Dylan Harper will earn a starting role, but that could result in veterans Devin Vassell or Julian Champagnie coming off the bench. There is also a question about who will start at power forward. Next, we'll take a look at the Spurs' projected starting lineup and depth chart for the 2026-27 season.

Spurs' projected starting lineup and depth chart

De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, and Victor Wembanyama

Point Guard:

1. De'Aaron Fox
2. Dylan Harper
3. Ja'Kobi Gillespie (TW)

Shooting Guard:

1. Stephon Castle
2. David Jones-Garicia (TW)

Small Forward:

1. Devin Vassell
2. Keldon Johnson
3. Carter Bryant

Power Forward:

1. Julian Champagnie
2. Tobias Harris
3. Harrison Barnes
4. Maliq Brown (TW)

Center:

1. Victor Wembanyama
2. Luke Kornet
3. Tarris Reed Jr.
4. Jayden Quiantance

I took a few liberties with the depth chart. Namely, assuming the Spurs will bring Jones-Garcia back on a regular contract while rookies Brown and Gillespie will be on two-way deals. Doing so would preserve a spot for a fourth guard.

Technically, Vassell is a guard, but he played most of his minutes at small forward last season. I expect that to continue with Johnson and Bryant battling for minutes behind him, with Bryant hopefully overtaking him early on in the season.

As for Harper, I project that he will play 27-30 minutes per game off the bench, essentially playing backup point guard and shooting guard. Power forward seems more straightforward.

Champagnie starts, Harris backs him up, and Barnes is strictly a depth piece. As for center, Wembanyama will eat up the lion's share of minutes while Kornet will continue on as his backup and Reed Jr. will back him up.

I could see Reed getting early spot minutes and then settling into a role where he doesn't play much unless Wembanyama or Kornet sits. Ultimately, this team projects to be much deeper and somehow even younger than last season's roster.

If their young core each makes a big leap during the offseason, the Spurs could very well win it all next season.

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