San Antonio Spurs: Pros and cons of trading for Nikola Vucevic

The San Antonio Spurs are reportedly interested in the Magic big man

Ah spring, the most magical time of the year. A season of new life, growth, and NBA trade rumors. No team is totally cut out from the excitement, not even our very own San Antonio Spurs.

Spurs fans had already been kicking the tires on trades we wanted to see. Everyone from John Collins to Bradley Beal had been mentioned as potential trade targets. But earlier this week The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor threw a tank of gas on the fire when he slipped a small nugget into his power rankings.

According to O’Connor, the Spurs have shown “significant interest” in the Orlando Magic’s Nikola Vucevic. Not alone in the hunt to acquire the 30-year-old big man, San Antonio is joined by Boston, Charlotte, and Miami as teams O’Connor mentioned as having expressed interest in the star center.

As always, Spurs nation had a calm, very level-headed response to the report. Just kidding, everyone pretty much freaked out. The hot takes were flying as some expressed belief that Vucevic would take the Spurs to the top of the Western Conference while others said that trading for another veteran would mean the ultimate downfall of the Spurs organization as we know it.

In reality, the potential impacts of trading for Vuceivc are somewhere in the middle. He wouldn’t make the Spurs the best team in the West but his versatile offensive game could certainly help San Antonio secure a spot in the playoffs. Here are the pros and cons of trading for the Orlando Magic All-Star.

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