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On the heels of a December to remember for the San Antonio Spurs, Mitch Johnson was named the Western Conference Coach of the Month. The Silver and Black went an NBA-best 11-3 during the final month of 2025, including a run to the Emirates NBA Cup Championship Game and a 6-1 road record in December. […]

The San Antonio Spurs have opened eyes with victories against some of the best teams in the NBA through the first two months of the season. While three wins vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder headline their season, they’ve also captured road wins at the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, as well as beaten the […]

Victor Wembanyama returned from injury on Dec. 13. If the date’s not easy to remember, the event is. That night, his San Antonio Spurs handed the Oklahoma City Thunder only their second loss through 26 games. Wemby didn’t start in that NBA Cup semifinal and wouldn’t in either of the second and third victories against […]

San Antonio Spurs star guard Stephon Castle is listed as questionable on the team’s injury report a day ahead of a New Year’s Eve match-up with the New York Knicks. The Spurs indicate the second-year guard is dealing with a left thumb strain. A strain in Castle’s left hip caused him to miss nine games […]

The San Antonio Spurs have dropped two straight games to teams near the bottom or just outside the NBA playoff picture. While that’s been commonplace over their last several years, including their last two with Victor Wembanyama, it’s been an eye-opening experience for a Silver and Black core dominated by youth. Head Coach Mitch Johnson […]

Following three wins vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, including two in three days, the San Antonio Spurs shot up to the top of everyone’s radar. Two games later, they’re failing to meet expectations with the makings of an unexpected losing streak. It’s left Victor Wembanyama in search of balance. ClutchPoints asked the generational talent if […]

When the San Antonio Spurs added Luke Kornet in NBA Free Agency, the move was universally applauded. The team’s big-man rotation was easily a sore spot. Truthfully, it was the weakest part of their roster once you got past Victor Wembanyama. But what hardly anyone anticipated is what Kornet’s signing would mean. That includes Kornet. […]

A third-straight San Antonio Spurs victory vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder has turned the NBA on its head. When the two teams met on Dec. 13, OKC had just matched the best 25-game start in NBA history. Less than two weeks later, Victor Wembanyama and company have not only beaten the defending champs three times, […]

What’s been the secret to the San Antonio Spurs domination of the Oklahoma City Thunder? Victor Wembanyama isn’t telling. “We learned a lot on the tactical side, but I don’t want to say too much about it. I want to keep some for us, but we definitely got some intelligence after playing them so much.” […]

Following a 130-110 victory vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, the San Antonio Spurs continue to sit second in the Western Conference. Victor Wembanyama and company have now handed OKC two of their four losses (both in the span of just a week and a half) to pull to within just three losses of the defending […]

San Antonio Spurs veteran Harrison Barnes isn’t shying away from admitting to what the rest of the NBA sees. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s fantastic start off the heels of their NBA championship puts them in a league of their own. For now. The reality is that ‘now’ could change before long. “We’re on a collision […]

Victor Wembanyama has yet to play more than 25 minutes in a game for the San Antonio Spurs since returning from a calf strain. Most recently, unlike several of the other contests while he’s been on minutes restriction, the generational talent saw most of his action in the first half. It’s a dynamic that star […]

Less than halfway into his NBA rookie season, Dylan Harper has already proven himself a valuable piece of this year’s San Antonio Spurs team and an invaluable part of the franchise’s future. A career high in a 119-94 victory vs. the Washington Wizards won’t do anything to quell any expectations. “I just shoot it, just […]

It may have not been a coincidence. The San Antonio Spurs’ huge victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup Semifinals also marked the first game in which Victor Wemanyama, De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper were all able to play. Three nights later, the four actually took the court together for […]

The Giannis Antetokounmpo/San Antonio Spurs trade speculation isn’t top of mind these days. Funny how beating the unbeatable Oklahoma City Thunder in a neutral-site NBA Cup game that most people involved admitted came with slightly higher stakes will do that. Is it an overreaction? Especially considering the author of this piece wrote about how OKC […]

In running out to a 24-1 mark that tied the NBA record for the best start 25 games into a season, the Oklahoma City Thunder were not only beating opponents by 17 points per contest, but resting their starters through many of those the fourth quarters. Against the San Antonio Spurs in the semifinals of […]

De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle are the first San Antonio Spurs credited for the team’s play of late, including their success in the NBA Cup. After Dylan Harper and, perhaps, Luke Kornet and Harrison Barnes, even Julian Champagnie’s name may be one that comes up before Keldon Johnson. But a star teammate isn’t missing the […]

After knocking out the Las Angeles Lakers, the San Antonio Spurs are two wins away from claiming the NBA Cup. It would prove quite the accomplishment given that the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder stand in their way, not to mention that the Spurs are vying to win the in-season tournament after having missed the […]

Move over, Tim Duncan and Victor Wembanayama. Make some room for Stephon Castle. The reigning Rookie of the Year joined the greatest power forward ever and a player who may go down as one of the absolute greats in the San Antonio Spurs’ 132-119 victory vs. the Los Angeles Lakers in the quarterfinals of the NBA […]

The San Antonio Spurs may not have Victor Wembanyama for their first-ever knockout round game in the NBA Cup, but what they’ll miss in his talent, they’re making up for in focus. Count dynamic young guards Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle among those who are very much looking forward to facing the Los Angeles Lakers. […]

With 14.4 seconds left in a game they trailed by a point and with a Clutch Player of the Year in De’Aaron Fox and steady veteran Harrison Barnes, who’s hit several big shots for the San Antonio Spurs, on the floor, 19-year-old rookie Dylan Harper displayed the talent – and attitude – that made him […]

Around San Antonio and among Spurs fans, Devin Vassell has developed a reputation for taking difficult shots. And that’s just fine with the second-longest tenured Spur. In fact, he prefers it. “You know, a lot of shots for me might look like a bad shot for a lot of other people. But those are shots […]

The San Antonio Spurs appear to be getting half of their one-two Rookie of the Year punch vs. the New Orleans Pelicans. The team lists Stephon Castle as “Questionable” on the injury report published the day before what’s set to be their third meeting against the Pels already this season. Every other injury report the […]

The San Antonio Spurs are off to a start that could lead to the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2019. Combine that with recent news surrounding possible interest in Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the fact that they’re going through a brutal stretch without Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle isn’t at the forefront of any chatter that […]

In determining whether the San Antonio Spurs should team up Giannis Antetokounmpo with Victor Wembanyama, perhaps the debate shouldn’t focus on if the Spurs should trade Stephon Castle instead of Dylan Harper. Similarly, whether De’Aaron Fox, who just signed an extension, should be included might not be the sticking point. Maybe the soon to be […]

Though he hasn’t played a ton of games with the San Antonio Spurs, the 2023 NBA Clutch Player of the Year has already enjoyed some big late game moments with his relatively new team. Acquired via trade in February, a December 3 game against the Orlando Magic marked De’Aaron Fox’s 30th tilt with the Silver […]

Harrison Barnes has never been mistaken for the most demonstrative guy. Even for him, though, his reaction upon learning that he had just enjoyed a career night with the San Antonio Spurs proved pretty understated. Following a 126-119 victory vs. the Memphis Grizzlies, ClutchPoints asked the veteran forward if he was aware that the 31 […]

After starting the first two weeks of the new NBA year without star De’Aaron Fox, the San Antonio Spurs have been without both Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle for the last two-plus weeks. Throw in 2025 second overall pick Dylan Harper’s absence for most of November and the Spurs have already lost perhaps their four […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in the midst of a stretch that sticks out, even for a franchise linked with a “Rodeo Road Trip.” A game at the Frost Bank Center vs. the Memphis Grizzlies on December 2 serves as the only home date in a stretch of nine games for the Silver and Black. […]

Borrowing a term usually reserved for international soccer play, the “Group of Death” title fell on the Western Conference’s Group C of the NBA Cup. The San Antonio Spurs won a pool that included the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, and Denver Nuggets. That they advanced to the Quarterfinals of the knockout […]

The San Antonio Spurs started the regular season without De’Aaron Fox for eight games. Second overall draft pick Dylan Harper, who impressed from the get-go, hasn’t played since early November. The Spurs are now missing Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle. In between, key players like Luke Kornet, Kelly Olynyk and Jeremy Sochan have spent time […]

David Jones Garcia has played in just five NBA games. If not for multiple San Antonio Spurs injuries, he probably wouldn’t have seen action against the Atlanta Hawks or Memphis Grizzlies. Instead, the victory against the Hawks proved one he won’t forget. After he scored 12 meaningful points, dished out six big assists, and grabbed […]

Though he’s played less than 25 games with the San Antonio Spurs, De’Aaron Fox is quickly becoming one of the team’s biggest philanthropists. In late October, the star guard gave away shoes during an event in the city’s main downtown park. A week before Thanksgiving, Fox and his family provided families who live in one […]

Steady. Perhaps, it defines Harrison Barnes’ time with the San Antonio Spurs better than any other term. The 33-year-old forward has yet to miss a game since joining the Silver and Black in the summer of 2024. His veteran presence has helped guide one of the youngest rosters in the NBA. He scores in double […]

With Victor Wembanyma expected to be sidelined for the better part of the next month, it will prove much tougher if the San Antonio Spurs are to remain near the top of the NBA’s Western Conference Standings. Following a couple of key off-season additions and boosted by a good start that has already seen a […]

The San Antonio Spurs had just knocked off a struggling but talented Sacramento Kings team without Victor Wembanyama and then Stephon Castle for a half. Second overall pick Dylan Harper was already out with an injury of his own. In fielding questions about how his team was able to win under those circumstances, star guard […]

Without what may very well be three of their four best players, the San Antonio Spurs were trying to hold on and avoid a three-game losing streak. Frankly, it helped that the struggling Sacramento Kings were the opponent. But combine the King’s individual talent with the absence of Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, and Dylan Harper, and […]

Already missing the second overall pick in this summer’s NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs announced they’d be without superstar Victor Wembanyama before they attempted to break a two-game losing streak in a match-up with the Sacramento Kings. A couple of hours later, they shelved their reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, Stephon Castle. The […]

With 6.4 seconds remaining in a game they trailed by a point to the Golden State Warriors, the San Antonio Spurs put the ball in the hands of De’Aaron Fox. The 2023 NBA Clutch Player of the Year took the ball behind the half-court line. After a screen from reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon […]