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NBA: Every Team’s Biggest Holes Post The Draft And Free Agency

By Michael Saenz

Jul 29, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Dwayne Wade addresses the media during a press conference at Advocate Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 29, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Dwayne Wade addresses the media during a press conference at Advocate Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) shoots the ball over Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka (9) in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) shoots the ball over Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka (9) in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

San Antonio Spurs

Biggest Hole: Rim Protection 

Tim Duncan may not have been the offensive player that he once was this past season, however, he was still quite good on the defensive end. Whether it was his ability to protect the paint or the Spurs’ scheme, whatever it was, he completed the Spurs defense.

As the Spurs essentially traded Duncan for Pau Gasol this summer, there’s a legitimate question surrounding how this team’s defense will look this season. Will Gasol be able to step into the role that Duncan perfectly filled for nearly the past two decades?

If nothing else, he’ll have to be some type of defensive force. I’m not sure he can be that. The Spurs wings better defend well, especially with LaMarcus Aldridge and Gasol, two notably bad defenders, being the last line of defense before the cup.

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