With those sorts of questions in mind, I discussed the impact of it all with a few veteran executives this week — two from the Western Conference and one from the East. They were granted anonymity by The Athletic as a way of inspiring as much candor as possible. And while they certainly didn’t have the answers, this much was clear: The people in their positions will search for them for a long time to come.
“Teams will definitely have to start figuring out, ‘How do we get through this guy?’” the Eastern Conference executive said. “So you look at it, and it’s like, ‘What do we need? How do we build our team to get better to compete against (Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs)?’ “Trust me, it’s on everybody’s mind. Teams will try to find ways that they can build a roster out to beat the Spurs, just like they are to beat OKC.”
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