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

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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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