San Antonio Spurs: How 3 major deadline trades impact the Spurs

How did other trades around the league impact the San Antonio Spurs?

Well color me shocked, all of the rumors and speculation surrounding the San Antonio Spurs leading up to yesterday’s trade deadline turned out to be just that – rumors and speculation. The one trade the Spurs made was one that, frankly, none of us saw coming.

The Spurs made a deal for two players that few of us expected them to be associated with, flipping Cady Lalanne to the Golden State Warriors for Marquese Chriss. Chriss will sit out the remainder of the season recovering from a broken leg and is on an expiring contract. He might not even suit up for the Spurs.

Be disappointed if you want but this is par for the course for San Antonio. They simply don’t do big, mid-season trades. But every year we get our hopes up, and every year we’re mildly disappointed at the deadline. I can’t wait to run the same song and dance back next season.

Even if the Spurs weren’t involved in the big trades of the day they’re still impacted by the ripple effects of shuffling’s around the NBA. Here is how some of the biggest trade deadline moves will affect them.

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