Obama would sign with Spurs if he were NBA free agent in 2018

Even though the San Antonio Spurs have captured five NBA championships and won at least 50 games a season since 1999, the organization has never really been viewed as a premier destination for top-tier free agents to latch onto over the years.

However, Barack Obama - the 44th President of the United States - can't understand why. When recently asked which team he'd want to join if he were a star NBA talent hitting the open market in 2018, the former POTUS didn't hesitate in naming the Spurs as his team of choice.

"This is an outstanding fantasy," said Obama during a recent appearance at the MIT's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, according to My San Antonio's Cody McCrary. "I am just basking in the scenario. I think it's fair to say that there are organizations in the NBA that may not win every year, they are focused on the team, they treat everybody in the organization with respect. That is the kind of organization that I would want to be a part of.

"I will say that over the last 15 in basketball, San Antonio would be a great example. There is a little drama popping up right now. If you look at what they've built, its just a smart, well run operation with good culture."

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Obama also brought up the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, and Houston Rockets as potential landing spots, later joking that he has close friends who currently run teams, and that he had to be careful with his answers.