Here is what the final version of the five-team trade looks like, according to sources:

Seven players
Rights to three more
Draft picks
Draft swaps

18 total trade pieces pic.twitter.com/6Uoy74XMcr

— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) August 5, 2021

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It's hard to see the point of the DeMar DeRozan era in San Antonio now that it's over. The Spurs signed-and-traded the four-time All-Star to the Bulls for Thaddeus Young, Al-Farouq Aminu, and three future picks on Tuesday. It was the first step in a rebuild that should have begun three seasons ago. San Antonio wanted to remain competitive when Kawhi Leonard forced his way out in 2018, so it traded him and Danny Green to Toronto for DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and one first-round pick. But all that did was delay the inevitable. Now the Spurs are in a worse position than if they had let him walk for nothing.

It would be one thing if the Spurs had been a contender with DeRozan. Instead, they lost in the first round once and missed the playoffs the next two seasons. It has been a long way down for one of the NBA's most successful franchises. San Antonio had made the postseason for 21 straight years before Kawhi's departure. They went from David Robinson to Tim Duncan to Kawhi without missing a beat. A streak like that may never happen again. The Spurs did everything they could to keep it going under DeRozan. The problem was that no amount of coaching, continuity, or organizational knowledge could overcome a lack of star power.

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Their two point guards get in each other's way. Murray and White have the same strengths and weaknesses: Both are defensive-minded slashers who need the ball and aren't comfortable spotting up on the perimeter. White attempted a career-high 6.8 3s per game last season but made them at only a 34.6 percent clip. That still put him far ahead of Murray, one of the worst shooters at his position (31.7 percent from 3 on 3.0 attempts per game) in the league. Spurs shooting coach Chip Engelland played an important role in Kawhi's growth in that area in his time with the franchise, but lightning hasn't struck twice.

There were times in Murray's second season, in 2017-18, when he looked like a future star. But his development was derailed when he tore his ACL, and he hasn't gotten back on track. Now he's the worst of both worlds - he doesn't look capable of being a featured player, and his poor jumper makes everyone around him worse when he's in a secondary role. White is more well-rounded but lacks the elite athleticism or scoring ability of the top point guards in the NBA. He's a career 51.3 percent shooter from 2 and 35.7 percent from 3.

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Source: Ben Simmons has cut off communication with basically everyone in the Sixers organization. Everything is going thru his agent, Rich Paul. Ben is open to going to the GSWs though he doesn’t have much leverage in the situation.

— Jason Dumas (@JDumasReports) August 5, 2021

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Primo's got some good stuff. He'd probably be better off leading the team in Austin but damn. He can do things on the court that none of our current team can. It will be interesting if he can force is way on the first team. He's got about two and half months to put in some work before the season starts.

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"Forget that, can we talk about Primo?"

And here's Vassell just praising Primo.... 😁😁 #gospursgo #nba pic.twitter.com/uAOUgVuVR0

— JeffGSpursKENS5 (@JeffGSpursZone) August 7, 2021

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"Forget that, can we talk about Primo?"

And here's Vassell just praising Primo.... 😁😁 #gospursgo #nba pic.twitter.com/uAOUgVuVR0

— JeffGSpursKENS5 (@JeffGSpursZone) August 7, 2021

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Only four people have won both Olympic gold and an NBA Championship as head coach:

• Chuck Daly
• Lenny Wilkens
• Rudy Tomjanovich
• Gregg Popovich

Coach Pop's legacy keeps growing 🥇🏆 pic.twitter.com/kFOlGvb5S7

— SB Nation (@SBNation) August 7, 2021

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So can we agree Pop doesn't suck as has been reported?

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Yes! I guess we won't see some of those guys around for a while since the only reason they posted at all was to rag on Pop and his politics.

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jteagle said:

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Ag Natural said:

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So can we agree Pop doesn't suck as has been reported?

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Yes! I guess we won't see some of those guys around for a while since the only reason they posted at all was to rag on Pop and his politics.

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They will be back when the NBA season starts.

All is left for Pop is the all time record in wins in the regular season.

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jteagle said:

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Sports-Ag said:

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jteagle said:

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So can we agree Pop doesn't suck as has been reported?

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Yes! I guess we won't see some of those guys around for a while since the only reason they posted at all was to rag on Pop and his politics.

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They will be back when the NBA season starts.

All is left for Pop is the all time record in wins in the regular season.

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I am curious to see how this year goes. This is an extremely young team and it will be interesting to see how long Pop stays with them.

Young is 33 and Aminou is 30. These are the only players not in their 20s. 10 of those players are 24 or less. How long will he stay with the rebuild?

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