The San Antonio Spurs unexpectedly decided to waive guard Josh Primo five games into the 2022-23 NBA season. Primo was a lottery pick for the team in the 2021 NBA Draft but never quite clicked in his limited opportunities in his rookie season.
The Spurs have waived guard Josh Primo.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 28, 2022
Primo averaged 5.8 points, 1.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game in his rookie season with the Spurs as he largely played behind Derrick White and Dejounte Murray. Devin Vassell eventually saw more time as those guard were both traded, but Primo couldn’t latch on in the rotation. With San Antonio adding more guards through this draft, Primo being on the way out made sense. However, waiving him five games into a season is ridiculous business. The Spurs could’ve attempted to find a trade partner or tried to see if he could fit in the rotation before cutting bait at the deadline. We’ll see where Primo catches on next.
