5 roster moves the San Antonio Spurs need to make this offseason

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Mar 7, 2022; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Romeo Langford (35) shoots in the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers at the AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports

Offseason roster moves the San Antonio Spurs need to make: 2. Pick up Romeo Langford’s team option

One of the trades that the Spurs made was to send Derrick White to the Boston Celtics. In return, they received two first-round picks, one in the 2022 NBA draft and the other in the 2028 draft. They also received two players: Josh Richardson and third-year pro Romeo Langford.

Langford only played four games for the Spurs last season and he was not all that impressive. He only averaged 2.8 points and 1.0 rebounds in 10.8 minutes per game. The reason for this was that the 6’4 shooting guard was dealing with a hamstring injury followed by a heel injury.

The Spurs have not seen how Langford will fit with the rest of the team because he has played a total of 43 minutes since his arrival. It is fortunate that the Spurs are in the middle of a rebuild, as they have potentially 12 players under contract once they guarantee them or pick up their options.

What is more impressive is that these players are only due $82.5 million in salary. This means the Spurs have the cap space to lure a big free agent or trade for an established player from a team who needs to relieve salary cap pressure.

Langford is only due $5.6 million, which, in the scheme of things, is not a bad price to pay for a player who could become a solid rotation piece.

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Los Angeles</a> Lakers to qualify for the last spot in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament. While they were knocked out prior to the playoffs, this was a better season for the Spurs than they would have hoped for.</p> <p>They have seen tremendous development from their first time All-Star Dejounte Murray. The fifth-year pro came very close to averaging a triple-double and led this team in a similar manner to DeMar DeRozan did the previous season. He was still strong on the defensive end, too, averaging 2.0 steals per game.</p> <p>The Spurs made a couple of moves during the regular season, sending out a number of players who were not fitting their needs. They got some players back, but more importantly, the Spurs received two first-round draft picks to go along with their own, giving them three first-round picks in the 2022 NBA Draft. Now, let’s look at the roster moves they need to make this offseason.</p> <h2>Offseason roster moves the San Antonio Spurs need to make: 1. Guarantee Jock Landale</h2> <p>The next member of the long line of Spurs international players, Jock Landale showed some true promise for the franchise in his rookie season. He played 54 games, <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/01/moves-san-antonio-spurs-offseason/2/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/landajo01.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" ref="nofollow">averaging 4.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.8 assists</a> in 10.9 minutes per game.</p> <p>Landale had ten games where he scored in double digits, and also two games where he had double-digit rebounds. He put one game together where he had a double-double and another game where he scored 26 points. These are the sort of numbers that the Spurs will be able to build on, and at only $1.5 million, he gives production at a low cost.</p> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background:#222423" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/01/moves-san-antonio-spurs-offseason/2/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span> Move #2 </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><div id="attachment_445522" class="wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/01/moves-san-antonio-spurs-offseason/2/"http://hoopshabit.com/wp-content/uploads/imagn-images/2022/05/17851527.jpeg"> "San

Boston Celtics. In return, they received two first-round picks, one in the 2022 NBA draft and the other in the 2028 draft. They also received two players: Josh Richardson and third-year pro Romeo Langford.</p> <p>Langford only played four games for the Spurs last season and he was not all that impressive.  He only <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/01/moves-san-antonio-spurs-offseason/2/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/langfro01.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" ref="nofollow">averaged 2.8 points and 1.0 rebounds</a> in 10.8 minutes per game. The reason for this was that the 6’4 shooting guard was dealing with a hamstring injury followed by a heel injury.</p> <p>The Spurs have not seen how Langford will fit with the rest of the team because he has played a total of 43 minutes since his arrival. It is fortunate that the Spurs are in the middle of a rebuild, as they have potentially 12 players under contract once they guarantee them or pick up their options.</p> <p>What is more impressive is that these players are only due $82.5 million in salary. This means the Spurs have the cap space to lure a big free agent or trade for an established player from a team who needs to relieve salary cap pressure.</p> <p>Langford is only due $5.6 million, which, in the scheme of things, is not a bad price to pay for a player who could become a solid rotation piece.</p> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background:#222423" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/01/moves-san-antonio-spurs-offseason/2/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span> Move #3 </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><div id="attachment_445521" class="wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/01/moves-san-antonio-spurs-offseason/2/"http://hoopshabit.com/wp-content/uploads/imagn-images/2022/05/17910641.jpeg"> "San