
Three new players join! Paul will replace Jones, the Spurs starting lineup has an answer
The San Antonio Spurs tried 533 different lineups last season and finished with a poor 22-60 record. Obviously not all of them worked, but the Spurs did find some that were competitive. For example, when Victor Wembanyama was paired with Tre Jones, Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson, and Jeremy Sohan, the Spurs had a net rating of +20.8 and a defensive rating of 96.6. This was one of the best lineups in the NBA last season in terms of net rating, so when the Spurs played this best lineup, they were a competitive team, and these five players also happened to be key core players of the Spurs' young lineup.