Biggest Takeaways from San Antonio Spurs' 2015 Summer League

The San Antonio Spurs will soon finish summer-league action, and the franchise has offered a few takeaways to this point.

San Antonio sent teams to the leagues held in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, where one player stood out above the rest. However, a somewhat recent first-round pick reinforced the idea he wasn't quite prepared to make the NBA jump.

The Spurs signed one summer leaguer, and he provided a couple of exclamation points to the session. But perhaps most importantly, the organization broke an important barrier, helping open the door a little further for females in sports.

Kyle Anderson Is Almost There

He's close. Kyle Anderson, San Antonio's first-round selection last June, flashed signs of NBA-caliber play during the 2014-15 season, but the then-rookie clearly needed a year to adjust.

Through six summer-league contests, though, he's tallied 17.7 points and 6.3 rebounds. Anderson's assist mark (2.2) is lower than expected, but the UCLA product hasn't enjoyed much offensive support.

Anderson has developed a go-to shot—a short-range floater—and used a deliberate style to his advantage. He's also cut down his turnovers between Salt Lake City (13) and Las Vegas (four).

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Kyle Anderson's old-man craftiness is majestic.

— Seth Partnow (@SethPartnow) July 12, 2015"

Per Trevor Zickgraf of ESPN's 48 Minutes of Hell, Spurs coach Becky Hammon said of Anderson:

"He's a little unorthodox in his movement, but he knows how to use his body well. So he knows how to get to angles. You know there was one where he looked like he was tied up and he weaseled his way to get his shot off."

While Anderson might jump into the regular-season rotation out of necessity, 26 outings in the D-League last season certainly benefited the young guard.

Jonathon Simmons Needs Work

Good news or bad news first?

The Spurs signed shooting guard Jonathon Simmons to a two-year contract, which Shams Charania of RealGM notes is fully guaranteed for the 2015-16 campaign. Simmons is an aggressive player who can throw down some impressive dunks...

...but he's repeatedly made questionable decisions, especially as a shooter. It appears if Simmons is determined to attack the rim, he immediately forgets about teammates. The 25-year-old also commits turnovers with regularity and gets whistled for unnecessary reaching fouls.

Personally, I'd like to see more off-ball movement that translates into catch-and-shoot jumpers, since San Antonio rarely asks its 2-guards to create off the dribble.

Yes, though Manu Ginobili is technically a 2-guard, he plays the point while Patty Mills essentially contributes at shooting guard. But Simmons is a long way off from being handed that type of responsibility.

He improved his three-point stroke last season, raising his average from 28.4 in 2013-14 to 39.8. A full season with shooting coach Chip Engelland should help Simmons improve his consistency and potentially provide long-range impact moving forward.

Livio Jean-Charles Isn't Ready

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A knee injury stunted his development two seasons ago, and Livio Jean-Charles still isn't particularly close to arriving in the NBA.

The Spurs selected the French forward in the first round of the 2013 draft and stashed him overseas, which wasn't an issue because they didn't need Jean-Charles to fill a role or roster spot.

Fast-forward to 2015, though, and he finally had an opportunity to break onto the team. Plus, after a five-block performance against the Philadelphia 76ers on July 6, it seemed Jean-Charles might have a slim chance.

However, his lack of offensive firepower was a major issue. Jean-Charles mustered a 28.6 percent clip from the field in five summer-league contests.

In order to sign prized free agent LaMarcus Aldridge, San Antonio sacrificed depth—Aron Baynes, Marco Belinelli and Cory Joseph—and subsequently needed to finalize its bench. The Spurs added Simmons and 7'4" Serbian center Boban Marjanovic, but unfortunately for Jean-Charles, he won't join the duo this year.

Becky Hammon Became the NBA's 1st Female Head Coach

Last August, San Antonio hired Hammon as an assistant coach. Eleven months later, she coached the summer-league Spurs in Vegas and became the first female to lead an NBA team.

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The former WNBA star joined Gregg Popovich's staff and earned the respect of her peers, but she realizes the significance of her status, per Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News.

"I always walk a fine line," Hammon said. "I want people to know I was hired because I was qualified, because Pop appreciated my brain. ... Me being a woman had nothing to do with it. But I don't want to downplay the significance of it either. It is a big deal."

The Spurs have tallied a pair of victories under Hammon's leadership, and they can add a couple more wins during tournament play.

But San Antonio's record at a Las Vegas Summer League isn't important. Hammon officially broke up the boys' club, providing another crack in the door for another female in the NBA coaching ranks. That's the most important takeaway.

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