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The San Antonio Spurs don’t necessarily need to swing back this offseason to return to the NBA Finals in the foreseeable future (they suffered a 4-1 defeat at the hands of the New York Knicks in the final round of this year's postseason).
The five-time NBA champions have the talented, evolving young players required for sustained success in the big leagues, making notable yet far-from-earth-shattering offseason acquisitions more than acceptable.
However, CBS Sports’ Sam Quinn thinks it isn’t off-base to suggest the Spurs could land a Los Angeles Lakers star and four-time NBA champion who’s likely to receive an enticing free agent offer from the Golden State Warriors.
“But he (LeBron James) and longtime Spurs coach Gregg Popovich have long shared a mutual admiration,” Quinn wrote Sunday. “If he's as serious about wanting to win as he says, there's no better suitor out there. The Spurs can make the money work.”