25-year old shooting guard Nando De Colo and 26-year old center Aron Baynes don’t get to play much for the Spurs.  De Colo has played in 53 games (3 starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 11.8 minutes, 3.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.  He is shooting 42.3% from the floor, 36.4% from the three point line and 75% from the free throw line so far this year, which isn’t too bad.  He could see a bump in P.T. now with Tony Parker out of action for the next month.  Baynes was just recently signed by the Spurs.  He has played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 6.3 minutes, 2.4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.  Baynes isn’t going to see much P.T. any time soon for the Spurs as they are loaded at center.

21-year old small forward Kawhi Leonard has been selected to play in the Rising Stars Game.  He has played in 29 games (28 starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 28.7 minutes, 9.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game.  He has now played in 93 games (67 starts) in his first two years with the Spurs and he is averaging 25.4 minutes, 8.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game.  Leonard is going to get more of a chance to really show what he can do in a game like the Rising Stars one, as he won’t be sharing the ball with players like Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili.

The Spurs waited a few years for 25-year old shooting guard Nando De Colo (just like they did for center Tiago Splitter). They are taking things slow with him so far this year as he has played in 26 games (1 start) in which he is averaging 12.3 minutes, 3.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. He is shooting 44.4% from the floor, 37.5% from three point range and 77.8% from the free throw line so far this year. De Colo looks like he has some game, so he likely is going to have a bright future for the Spurs.

25-year old rookie shooting guard Nando De Colo is off to a slow start to his NBA career. He has played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 6.8 minutes, 1.5 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.3 assists per game. He is only 2 of 10 (20%) shooting from the floor so far this year. De Colo is going to have a hard time getting minutes this year unless the Spurs suffer more injuries ahead of him.

20-year old SG/SF Kawhi Leonard looked really solid as a rookie for the Spurs. He played in 64 games (39 starts) for the Spurs this year and he averaged 24.0 minutes, 7.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Leonard has a huge upside, and I think he’s just going to keep getting better as his career goes on. 20-year old Cory Joseph had a rough time as a rookie for the Spurs. He played in 29 games (1 start) for the Spurs last year and he averaged 9.2 minutes, 2.0 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Joseph only shot 31.4% from the floor last year, so he’s going to need to improve before he gets a shot at more minutes on the floor.

The Spurs have released 26-year old rookie point guard Justin Dentmon. He played in 2 games (0 starts) for the Spurs this year and he averaged 9.5 minutes, 2.0 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. The Spurs aren’t going to miss Dentmon at all the rest of the year as they are loaded at point guard.

20-year old SG/SF Kawhi Leonard had played pretty well in his first taste of the NBA. He has played in 36 games (16 starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 23.1 minutes, 7.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Leonard is a good rebounder and defender, who is likely going to be a long term starter for the Spurs starting in the very near future. 20-year old point guard Cory Joseph has played in 25 games (1 start) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 8.0 minutes, 1.8 points, 0.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Joseph has only shot 35.3% from the floor so far this year. The Spurs are going to bring Joseph around slowly. 27-year old power forward Eric Dawson made a brief two game (0 start) appearance with the Spurs this year and he averaged 17.0 minutes, 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. The Spurs likely have Dawson’s phone number on speed dial in case the need arises in the future for a power forward.

20-year old SG/SF Kawhi Leonard has been a little inconsistent but he plays really hard on both ends of the basketball court. Leonard has played in 27 games (15 starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 23.7 minutes, 6.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He is going to be a full-time starter for the Spurs down the road. 20-year old point guard Cory Joseph has not gotten much of a chance to play so far this year. He has played in 18 games (0 starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 8.1 minutes, 1.6 points, 0.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Joseph is only shooting 37.5% from the floor (12 for 32) so far this year, and that’s not going to help him get more P.T. for the Spurs.

20-year old SG/SF Kawhi Leonard has worked his way into the starting lineup for the Spurs. He has played in 11 games (1 start) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 22.1 minutes, 7.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Leonard is shooting a very rock solid 50% from the floor so far this year. Leonard has a really high upside which was the reason that the Spurs dealt guard George Hill for him on draft night. 20-year old point guard Cory Joseph has only played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 5.5 minutes, 0.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.

26-year old shooting guard Gary Neal came out of nowhere (Towson State) as he was undrafted. Neal played in 80 games (1 start) for the Spurs this year and he averaged 21.1 minutes, 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Neal shot a stunning 41.9% from three point range as it seems the Spurs found another nugget that everyone else passed over. The Spurs waited a few years until 26-year old center finally came to Texas. Splitter played in 60 games (6 starts) for the Spurs this year and he averaged 12.3 minutes, 4.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Splitter shot 52.9% from the floor but he only shot 54.3% from the free throw line, so he has things to work on. 22-year old SG/SF James Anderson missed a lot of this season due to injury. He played in 26 games (2 starts) for the Spurs this year and he averaged 11.0 minutes, 3.6 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. The Spurs like this rookie class and they think they will help them both now and even more down the road.