BREAKING: Spurs have distanced themselves from the league’s worst team.

The Spurs have gotten away from the bottom of the league with their recent improvements.

As of late, the Spurs were headed for a sub-20 victory season, which would have been a franchise low. Victor Wembanyama and his youthful club faced a challenging learning curve with the arrival of a unique star rookie. Because of his enormous potential, every member on the team had a different function, and he was always experimenting with lineups and growing as a player.

As the season draws to an end, the team is encouragingly starting to glimpse the other side of that curve. Other than their initial.500 start in October, but we’re talking about longer intervals than four games, San Antonio’s greatest winning % of the season was.400 in March. Their net rating for March and April is -2.2. When March is excluded, the value is -1.8. When compared to their net rating of -8.2 from October through February, both of these exhibit significant improvement.

The remaining eight NBA teams, all of which have gone worse since the All-Star break, have made less improvement than this one. Despite finishing last in the Western Conference and having little chance of making the playoffs, the Spurs have managed to persevere. They have made every game matter since they are determined not to break the franchise record of 20–62, which was set by the 1997–97 squad.

Wembanyama stated, “It’s very important in that the whole focus is on winning these games,” at a session in late March. “I think the season has had its ups and downs, but we now know each other much better. So, in order to make this work, it will take all of our efforts. Yet, it will succeed.

The crew was aware that they needed to see quantifiable progress heading into the final stretch. They had particular objectives on both sides of the ball going into the final stretch of the season.

At the All-Star break, point guard Blake Wesley told The Athletic, “We have to finish the season strong on our defense.” “We held a meeting with the objective of placing our offense and defense among the top 15. Top 15 in points, assists, rebounds, and defense is our aim. Our goal is to rank in the top 15 or above. That’s the key objective. Complete the season with a bang.

The club ranks 15th on defense and 23rd on offense as of April 8.

“We are indifferent to the record. All we want to do is get better. We are only here to carry out our duties. Wesley continued.

While Wesley states apathy towards the record, that shouldn’t be taken as a disregard for winning, quite the contrary. The Spurs don’t let their record get in the way of their main goal every night, which is winning basketball games. Even after a tough double-overtime loss to Philadelphia, the team continues looking ahead. In the postgame presser, when asked about the team’s next game in Memphis, “It’s just a must-win,” was all Wembanyama had to say.

Overall, this Spurs team remains focused. They are only one win away from that 20th win which would only tie them with the franchise’s worst season. They have four more games to grab it and hopefully one or two more. Over their previous four games, they are 2-2, with a 112.2 defensive rating, which would rank in the top five compared to league-wide season numbers. On the other side, they still struggle with a 108.3 offensive rating, a number that would be in the bottom five.

Still, the group appears focused. A few months ago, finishing above 20 might have seemed unattainable, but now it appears doable. This indicates the direction this team intends to go in the future. No matter where they end up or what lies ahead, they are discussing the proper topics—maintaining the goal of winning, even if it’s just one game at a time.