The San Antonio Spurs already made one move to address a glaring weakness, but the conversation around their shooting still isn’t going away.
That issue mattered all the way through last season’s playoff run. San Antonio only cleared 40% from three in the first round, then followed with series marks of 35.8%, 34.1%, and 33.9% in the NBA Finals.
As Air Alamo’s Jahlil Williams put it: “I wrote that the Silver and Black needed to add reliable shooters back in May 2025, when it became clear Cleveland was letting him walk, and now I can't stop thinking about it. During the playoffs, the Spurs only shot over 40% from three in the first round.
The subsequent series went (in order) 35.8%, 34.1%, and then 33.9% in the NBA Finals, and we all know how that went," Air Alamo's Jahlil Williams wrote.
The Spurs tried to patch that hole by bringing in Tobias Harris on a two-year, $31 million deal. ESPN reported: “Free agent forward Tobias Harris has agreed to a two-year, $31 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Wednesday.
Harris, 33, is leaving the Detroit Pistons after helping lead a franchise turnaround over the past two seasons. Now the productive veteran known for shotmaking and floor spacing in the frontcourt joins a young Western Conference contender after the Spurs and agent Torrel Harris of Unique Sports Management worked through a deal,” ESPN wrote.
But Harris has not yet played for San Antonio because of a calf injury that has lingered since training camp, and that leaves the Spurs still searching for more dependable perimeter help.
That’s where Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley sees Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. as a fit. “With the Nets potentially misfiring on a handful of first-round picks in recent years, there is an urgent and obvious need for more throws at the dartboard.
Porter, a proven shotmaker and support scorer with championship experience, could be their path toward getting some. While he is overpaid, he comes with no long-term commitments, since his $40.8 million salary is expiring.
For those who can make the cap numbers work, he is the kind of spacer and bucket-getter who could help an offense jump from good to great,” Buckley wrote.
Porter is on a $179 million contract with the Nets, and his profile lines up with what San Antonio still needs: a real shooting threat who can stretch the floor and punish defenses for overloading on Victor Wembanyama. With Wembanyama drawing attention in the paint, Porter could find cleaner looks than he gets now.
He would also add championship experience to a roster that is still growing together.
The appeal for the Spurs is straightforward. They want another run at the NBA Finals, but this time they need more reliable shooting to get there and more shotmaking when they arrive. Once Harris is back, Porter would give San Antonio two more scoring options on the perimeter, forcing defenses into a tough choice: stay attached to the shooters or collapse on Wembanyama and open up the floor.
For a team still looking to sharpen its biggest weakness, Porter would give the Spurs another offensive layer and a possible answer against the Western Conference’s best.
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