Big misstake , San Antonio Spurs announced the departure of two key players

The only thing worse than an extremely young team with just seven wins nearly halfway through the season is a team with veteran stars and the same record.

South Texas’ hometown San Antonio Spurs — though they don’t like to admit it — has a built-in excuse with their roster. It’s young. It’s new. It’s learning.

“We always talk about being young, but there’s a fine line with that,” Spurs forward Sochan said. “We’ve got to be better. More active. Quick with everything. There’s moments where we just don’t do that, so as a team, we’ve got to be better.”

The Spurs know where they lie. They aren’t going to be contenders this season, though neither is another team with the same record in the Eastern Conference.

But over there, talks are beginning to heat up between some of their stars.

And Kyle Kuzma is one of them.

“[The] Wizards forward has drawn exploratory trade interest from several teams around the league,” HoopsHypes wrote. “Following reports [indicate] that Washington wants two first-round picks to potentially part with Kuzma, [but] there is further clarity and caveats to that.

San Antonio has reportedly expressed interest in bringing the former Los Angeles Lakers star to the Spurs, which would mark an interesting move. Kuzma, a proven scorer, would bring both veteran leadership offensive facilitation to a young team needing more of both. And paired with Wembanyama, the forward would get a chance to flex those skills.

But, the main question remains: Could a trade between San Antonio and the Washington Wizards work?

To answer that question, both sides of the deal need to be considered. For the Spurs, that means marking certain players — Devin Vassell, Victor Wembanyama and Tre Jones, for this specific deal — untouchable. San Antonio has plenty of draft capital, too, so there isn’t a scenario in which Washington desires what the Spurs don’t have.