Spurs Aim for West’s Top Seed, NBA Title

The San Antonio Spurs are entering the 2026-27 season with championship-level expectations, and coach Mitch Johnson says the team will embrace the attention, criticism and pressure while focusing on becoming its best version. Victor Wembanyama has set a goal of matching or surpassing the team’s Western Conference result from last season, pursuing the conference’s top seed and continuing to compete for the top spot. The Spurs’ youth is increasingly viewed as an asset rather than a reason to doubt them: after reaching the NBA Finals and narrowly losing to the Knicks, the young core has gained high-stakes experience that could help it contend again.