San Antonio Spurs: Is Signing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope A Good Idea?

The Los Angeles Lakers have been and will continue to be one of the most talked about teams entering the offseason this year. Will they re-sign Julius Randle or Brook Lopez? Will they finally find a trade partner for Luol Deng? But one of the players who has flown under-the-radar has been Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. With Pope being a free agent after this year, one of the teams that could be on his radar is the San Antonio Spurs.

With Caldwell-Pope set to hit the market this offseason, the Lakers may be prepared to let him walk. Caldwell-Pope banked $17.7 million in one season, and unless he’s willing to take a major pay cut, the Lakers should be wise and let him move on. According to Jason Reed of LA Sports Hub, Caldwell-Pope could be headed to San Antonio.

On the season, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has averaged 13.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists while shooting 42 percent from the floor, including 38 percent from three-point range. This is one area where the Spurs desperately need help. With Kawhi Leonard out, the Spurs have tried to let the offense flow through the paint with LaMarcus Aldridge. But when he’s kicking it out to players like Danny Green, Patty Mills, and Rudy Gay on the wings, the results have been bottom-of-the-league bad.

The Spurs ranked 28th in three-pointers attempted and made, and adding a long-range sniper like Caldwell-Pope could be key to keeping Kawhi Leonard while allowing the Spurs to move Green. If Gregg Popovich can entice Caldwell-Pope to head to San Antonio, then the Spurs, with Aldridge, Leonard, and Dejounte Murray, could challenge the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets in the Western Conference.

San Antonio Spurs And Kentavious Caldwell-Pope May Be Perfect

The Spurs will not hit 50 wins this season, but imagine what they could have done with a healthy Leonard and a shooter like Caldwell-Pope. While Reed believes that the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers are also good spots for him, the Spurs could give Caldwell-Pope his best option, scoring-wise.

The Spurs can make Kentavious Caldwell-Pope their main perimeter threat to offset the inside game of Aldridge and the slashing ability of Leonard. While teams may offer more money, history shows that the Spurs are consistent with winning.

Mark Wilson

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