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There are multiple free agents the San Antonio Spurs could be interested in this offseason, with one name recently floated for a few reasons.

That player was none other than Kristaps Porzingis, who, while a free agent, many expect to return to the Golden State Warriors after they made a trade in the middle of the season to land him.

The Warriors, still one of the more impressive teams in the NBA and very highly regarded, don't often lose players of his caliber.

However, because the Spurs are a much better team, I don't think it's crazy to say they should at least be a team to watch, which is what a CBS writer recently suggested.

"The high-risk, high-reward swing of this free-agent class. Shooting big men are worth their weight in gold in Wembanyama's NBA, and Porziņģis is one of the best. He's also enormously injury-prone.

“A new deal with the Warriors is the likeliest outcome, but if the Warriors need to preserve their money for James, a trade or some other move, somebody could swoop in with a deal in the mid-level range. Keep an eye on the Spurs here. They've been interested in the past, and Luke Kornet's minutes were a real problem deep in the playoffs. They could give Porziņģis the mid-level exception, minimize his regular-season minutes with Kornet in place, and then unleash him as their backup center and possible Wembanyama front-court partner in the playoffs,” Sam Quinn wrote.

The idea of Porzingis coming to San Antonio is very exciting, especially when we think about what he's able to do as a 3-point shooter.

I get that there are some concerns about his injury history and the illness that he's dealt with over the past few years, playing just 32 games last year, but this is still the guy who can really light it up from beyond the arc. If he's healthy, he's also an above-average defender, so pairing him with Victor Wembanyama would be absolutely terrifying for other teams.