As summer nears, NBA trade rumors continue to swirl regarding what the San Antonio Spurs will look like after the trades. For one, it is expected to be stronger as Kevin Durant might be in it.
According to ESPN's Marc Stein, the Spurs have a great chance to acquire the superstar from the Oklahoma City Thunder although competition will be stiff with the Golden State Warriors fighting hard as well.
Stein, however, believes that neither team will get Durant, who is expected to stay on his current team but with the option to go on free agency in summer of 2017.
While getting Durant appears to be quite a stretch, the Spurs appear to have locked in a target in Davis Bertans, small forward for the Spanish club Laboral Kutxa.
This NBA trade rumor started when Eurohoops claimed the Spurs are looking to offer the Latvian cager a minimum contract, which will have Bertans play for the 2016-2017 season.
The publication added that the Spurs have been watching Bertans play. Last year, he suffered an ACL injury on his right knee. It did not affect much of his presence that season and it also appears that Spurs isn't too bothered by it as well.
Although this NBA trade rumor has not been corroborated yet, media outlets believe that it will soon transpire seeing that Spurs have a rich story of drafting international players,
Just last season, a bunch of the superstars playing for San Antonio such as Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Boban Marjanovic, Patty Mills and Boris Diaw hail from various countries.
The Inquisitr believes that the Bertans will be the latest international player that Spurs will acquire knowing his skills on the court.
The 23-year-old has some sharpshooting skills that San Antonio will benefit from. Last season when he got the injury, he still managed to shoot 43.3 percent from the floor and 42.6 percent from beyond the arc.
