The San Antonio Spurs are stuck in the toughest period in franchise history. That speaks volumes about how successful they have been, as the last three years are the first time that the Spurs have missed the playoffs in consecutive NBA seasons.

San Antonio has some good, young players on their roster led by Dejounte Murray and Keldon Johnson, but they are stuck in the dreaded middle land of the NBA. They aren’t good enough to truly be considered contenders, but they aren’t nearly bad enough to bottom out and get as close to the top of the draft order as possible.

That will lead to some interesting decisions needing to be made this offseason by the San Antonio front office. Do they want to go for an upgrade and push for a playoff spot in the final years of having Gregg Popovich as head coach? Or will they accept the reality of not having a true star to build around and continue rebuilding and restocking the roster.

The Spurs have the means to go down either path. Creating max cap space is an easy task should the opportunity to add a difference-maker arises. They also have three first-round picks at their disposal to either make a blockbuster deal or add more prospects to the roster.