8 NBA Teams That Had a Horrible Summer

San Antonio Spurs

Major Additions: Rudy Gay (free agent), Joffrey Lauvergne (free agent)

Major Subtractions: Jonathon Simmons (signed with Orlando)

Major Problems: On paper, it seems like the San Antonio Spurs had a perfectly swell offseason.

They inked Rudy Gay, a legit scorer who should take some of the point-producing pressure off of Kawhi Leonard, they re-upped Pau Gasol, and Manu Ginobili didn't retire.

So what's the problem?

Simple: The Spurs didn't do much, and everybody else did lots.

Houston acquired Chris Paul. Minnesota acquired Jimmy Butler and Jeff Teague. Oklahoma City acquired Paul George. Summing up, everybody else got better and the Spurs (probably) stayed the same.

Not that there's anything wrong with San Antonio's sameness. They've won 60-plus games in three out of their last four seasons, they were a tweaked ankle away from giving the eventual World Champion Warriors a run for their money in the Western Conference Finals, and, well, they're the Spurs.

The problem is, the team is handcuffed by loyalty and the salary cap. Do you think coach Gregg Popovich is going to shove old men like Ginobilli and Tony Parker out the door? Hells no. Will they find a trade partner who'd be willing to take on the remaining $44 million of LaMarcus Aldridge's contract, while getting equal return? Hells no. Will they be able to overtake the mighty Warriors or get past the retooled Rockets without having made any significant summer moves?

Hells no.

Takeaway: The Spurs will always be a joy to watch, and you can never count them out of anything, but is possible -- just barely possible -- that without a creative deal (paging Kyrie Irving), their time as a dominant force in the Western Conference is done.