3 Important questions facing the San Antonio Spurs after bubble games

San Antonio Spurs Rudy Gay Derrick White DeMar DeRozan (Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty Images)

The San Antonio Spurs have several big questions facing them before next season

If we’re being honest, none of us expected the San Antonio Spurs to play as well as they did in the Orlando bubble. Even the most ardent Spurs fans had almost no reason to think that they would go 5-3 over their final eight games and end up within striking distance of making the playoffs for the 23rd consecutive season.

Mourn the ending of the Spurs historic playoff streak for a bit but don’t hang on to the past for too long. Looking forward, Spurs fans have far too much to be excited about to hold on to the playoff streak that was. With the young core the team has they’ll be starting a new one in no time.

San Antonio got breakout performances from players of all ages and positions while in Orlando. Derrick White finished the regular season looking like a legitimate threat to be a 20 point per game scorer, Lonnie Walke showed off improved passing ability, Keldon Johnson looks like the best rookie the Spurs have had in a while, Luka Samanic finally had his breakout game, and DeMar DeRozan played well enough for the Spurs to seriously consider giving him a contract extension this summer.

All of these factors complicate what was already going to be a busy offseason for San Antonio. They’ve got a lot of unanswered questions and not a ton of time to figure out how to respond to them. Here’s what they’ve got to figure out.

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