Spurs ready for infusion of new talent

The Spurs are old. They could stand to get younger, but it's not the age or the skill set that they have to be worried about during the course of a game. The problem is the older they get, the less likely players are going to be around for a deep postseason run. If they’re healthy, that’s fine. But getting them to late May injury free is going to keep getting trickier. Not only do the Spurs have aging players in the starting five, the players they bring off the bench are equally old. The problem is the players they already have in the starting lineup are incredibly skilled. It’s going to be hard to bring in a young player at any position without sacraficing in the short term. There’s not going to be a young player brought in through the draft that is going to have the skill set of Bruce Bowen or Tim Duncan. At 26 and 30 respectively, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobli can’t be considered old yet, although many games last year 35-year-old Michael Finley started. San Antonio has also been hurt by being out of the lottery nearly every year. They played in the Western Conference finals last season, beating an up-and-coming Hornets team in seven games, but the Hornets are on the rise. What are the Spurs? No way they’re better an infusion of new talent.