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3 NBA teams that will shock the basketball world in 2024–25

Where does your favorite team stack amongst the league? Will they shock the basketball world, or crumble to the pitiful depths of league sorrowness?

By Treyvon Hastings

Kings' point guard De'Aaron Fox (pictured) versus Phoenix Suns
Kings' point guard De'Aaron Fox (pictured) versus Phoenix Suns / Thearon W. Henderson/GettyImages
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3. San Antonio Spurs

The most slept-on offseason in the entire league, the Spurs quietly improved their roster around 2023-24 Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama. As part of the Kings' acquisition of DeMar DeRozan in a sign-and-trade, Sacramento shipped veteran forward Harrison Barnes to San Antonio.

For a roster that lacked veteran presence last season, the Spurs prioritized adding that need. In addition to Barnes, the Spurs also signed future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul. Paul will bring leadership and experience to a roster in need of it. Nearly everywhere Paul goes, winning follows.

Even with the questions regarding Paul's inability to win a championship thus far in his career, he still has proven to be a winner (or at least a part of many winning situations). With the Spurs returning nearly all of their core, they could be underestimated this season. Devin Vassell will likely elevate his game, while Wembanyama should be in contention for several league and player awards.

San Antonio also drafted former UConn guard Stephon Castle with the fourth overall pick. The organization also drafted Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham eighth overall, only to trade him to Minnesota for protected first-round draft picks that fall into the 2030s.

Adding Castle gives the Spurs a versatile, athletic, two-way player that can play both as a guard and wing for them. Trading Dillingham for future draft capital shows the blueprint for the team's plans to compete.

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