It would sting losing someone who’s been so vital to this organization’s success, but it’s time for the San Antonio Spurs to move on from Patty Mills.

The San Antonio Spurs are heading into this offseason coming off of yet another year where they exceeded expectations.

Most NBA pundits thought that a team led by two stars who did most of their damage in the midrange and lost their starting point guard to a season-ending injury days before the regular season started couldn’t make the playoffs in a loaded Western Conference.

However, the Spurs’ dynasty just kept chugging along as they made their 22nd straight postseason appearance and were five points away from pulling off an upset over the Nuggets and moving on to the second round.

This organization should continue to make the playoffs like clockwork after Gregg Popovich signed a three-year extension on his contract to remain the figurehead of one of the greatest organizations in sports.

San Antonio is pretty locked in to their current roster for the next couple of years, and this current iteration of the team has a definite ceiling even if some of their young talent takes a major step forward.

But there is one way the Spurs could shake the roster up and raise that ceiling: trading Patty Mills.