Everything about these Spurs is ahead of schedule.
Victor Wembanyama was not supposed to be a top-three MVP candidate in only his third NBA season. Stephon Castle was not supposed to become a two-way impact player this early in his career. Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant weren’t supposed to be ready to play key role players in their rookie seasons. Coach Mitch Johnson wasn’t supposed to figure out how to mesh the best parts of his roster this quickly. The team as a whole was definitely not supposed to win 60 games in an extremely competitive Western Conference and prove a genuine foil to the reigning champs in that same conference.
