3 reasons to be excited about the San Antonio Spurs for the 2022-23 season

1. Josh Primo at point guard

Primo played 50 intriguing games as a rookie for the Spurs last year, but it’s still unclear what his best position as a pro will be. To that end, it looks as if San Antonio is committed to putting the ball in Primo’s hands as their starting point guard heading into Opening Night.

Tre Jones is on the roster as a security blanket/backup, but the Spurs want to see what Primo can do with a ton of reps as the team’s primary creator. He may never blossom into a class point guard, but the idea in San Antonio is that the sheer volume of playmaking he’ll be tasked with this season should benefit his development as a player.

Some nights it’s going to look ugly for Primo and this offense. He’s got some craft with the ball in his hands but he’s not an electric athlete. That means Primo will be physically overwhelmed in certain matchups and it’s easy to see that resulting in some high turnover nights.

The upside here is that Primo’s elite passing ability should create some real highlights for a team that needs help unlocking its half-court offense. Primo will find ways to get good lucks for guys like Sochan, Kelden Johnson, and Devin Vassell on the wing.

The real defining issue to Primo’s game this year is whether or not he can shoot the ball efficiently from the perimeter. Shooting 30.7 percent from behind the arc again as a second-year pro would be a major red flag. Upping his volume and his percentage into the mid-30s would make San Antonio’s decision-makers feel a lot better about Primo’s future as a franchise cornerstone.