As a solution, Windhorst suggested that the Spurs employ an approach not unlike the controversial "two timelines" approach used in Golden State after the Warriors acquired top two picks in consecutive years while Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson battled their respective injury demons.

While free agents like Al Horford, De'Anthony Melton, and Gary Payton II are in limbo, the Warriors are reportedly eyeing two NBA veterans, whom they could invite to training camp and let them earn their way to the active roster.