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When Victor Wembanyama was first drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the plan was always for him to play power forward. It’s the probably the position best suited to his game and for the most part that held true once the season began. But […]

With Victor Wembanyama out as the San Antonio Spurs continue to restrict his playing time because of recent ankle issues, Tre Jones scored a career-high 30 points in a near upset of the Chicago Bulls. “We just challenged ourselves, to be honest, to have some pride, step up and we made it a game,” Spurs […]

Though English is not first language, San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama wants everyone to know he means exactly what he says – especially when it comes to his game. “I did mean that literally. I’m not talking for nothing,” Wemby said Friday about a comment he made to ClutchPoints last week. The backstory Two […]

The San Antonio Spurs’ point guard situation got a bit of stability in recent days after Gregg Popovich finally brought Tre Jones back into the starting lineup. Before then, the Spurs relied on Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell, and even Keldon Johnson to assume playmaking duties. The results haven’t exactly been pretty. In fact, it has […]

The new year has marked a new beginning of sorts for the San Antonio Spurs. That Victor Wembanyama is on a tear is the driving factor but there are several reasons as to why the Silver and Black are playing their best ball of the season. “We’ve just been playing better. It feels like, to […]

Most San Antonio Spurs fans remember exactly where they were this past May 16. Following Wednesday’s victory at the Detroit Pistons, Victor Wembanyama had a chance to reflect on his NBA Draft night. “I’m glad it is how it is,” Wembanyama revealed after his team’s 130-108 win against one of the two other squads that […]

San Antonio Spurs’ 1st overall pick Victor Wembanyama received his highest player rating in NBA 2K24 yet. So far, the rookie sensation has been playing as expected, with a promising career ahead of him. The 20-year old already ranks 11th in rebounds across the whole league this season, while also averaging 19.2 points per game. […]

The Atlanta Hawks aimed to be one of the top six teams in the Eastern Conference this season. After all, they were able to finish the 2023 playoffs strong with new head coach Quin Snyder’s arrival. Alas, Trae Young and company have failed to make the requisite jump. In fact, they have fallen off the […]

Will the San Antonio Spurs acquire Dejounte Murray from the Atlanta Hawks? The Spurs are reportedly interested in a reunion, but Murray may not have mutual interest. “(Shams) Charania noted that Murray is under contract, so the Spurs have the leverage. However, there are indications Murray doesn’t have significant interest in returning to the Spurs,” […]

The Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs engaged in a battle of two of the worst teams in the association on Wednesday night. Both teams have struggled for most of the 2023-24 season, but there is one key difference between the two teams as they embrace their respective rebuilding processes head-on: one team has Victor […]

A first for San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama ended as he came in second place elsewhere. But as is typical with Wemby, whatever he does most recently is what makes the headline because he seemingly impresses with every passing night. On the night that the 7-foot-4 phenom’s string of five straight 20+ point games, […]

Rumor has it that the San Antonio Spurs will be one of the teams heading to France for next year’s iteration of the NBA’s Paris Game. Now, nothing is final yet. But the mere possibility of this is already capturing the imagination of prized rookie Victor Wembanyama, the 20-year old generational prospect who hails from […]

The San Antonio Spurs handily took care of business against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, and it’s thanks in large part to the elite play of prized rookie Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama, despite being just 20 years of age, looked like a man amongst boys. He was a towering two-way force who also flexed his […]

It took some time for the modern NBA center to get back into the picture. The league was guard-heavy and wing-centric since the 2010s and the big men often did not get a lot of love because of the three-point revolution. Now, they have a benchmark with the likes of Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic. […]

The NBA returns to Paris in 2024 for one regular season game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets. Both teams are clearly enjoying their time overseas in one of the most popular tourist destinations all over the globe. This is the third time the NBA will be holding a regular-season game in Paris. Now, […]

After seeing the backcourt pairing of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray for over a season, the Atlanta Hawks are reportedly ready to split the duo up. Murray has surfaced as one of the bigger names on the trade market, with teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks reportedly interested in acquiring him […]

The San Antonio Spurs are not playoff contenders in 2023-24. They hold a 5-30 record as of this story’s writing and will not be favored to acquire many stars via trade ahead of the deadline. With that being said, San Antonio is reportedly interested in a reunion with guard Dejounte Murray. “Dejounte Murray is trade […]

For all the firsts he’s already racked up this season–from becoming the youngest player ever to post eight consecutive double-doubles, to matching some of the game’s greats as the first to accomplish certain stat lines since they did it–San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama is in the midst of another first right now. A personal […]

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama had the ball feet from the basket with just 13 seconds left in the game. His team was down two to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He’d scored 24 points, including a runner in the paint that had just brought his team within a bucket. He passed. Upon getting the ball […]

Victor Wembanyama continues to make a run for the Rookie of the Year award. Averaging stellar numbers and putting his name in the record books at just 20 years of age, Wembanyama once again had an impressive outing during the San Antonio Spurs’ game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. However, amid his historic rookie […]

Coming into the 2023-24 season, San Antonio Spurs rookie forward Victor Wembanyama was the talk of the NBA. He was the overwhelming favorite to win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year Award even before the season started. While Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren has entered his name in the race, Wembanyama still has a […]

The San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers squared off for the first time this season on Sunday with the Cavs grabbing the win, 117-115. The Cavs Jarrett Allen is one of the better defensive centers in the NBA and he was tasked with trying to guard Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. While the Cavs emerged […]

Even though it was at the same time the Cleveland Browns were kicking off, the Cleveland Cavaliers had a hot matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. Considering the Spurs were 5-29 heading into the tilt, the main attraction was between Cavs big man Jarrett Allen and San Antonio big man Victory Wembanyama. With Evan Mobley […]

After starting 65 of the 68 games he played for the 5-29 San Antonio Spurs last season, Tre Jones didn’t start his first game of 2023-2024 campaign until the New Year. You could say that, for the most part, he made up for last time. Jones’ 35 minutes of action tied Devin Vassell for the […]

Victor Wembanyama has quietly taken his game to a new level since becoming the Antonio Spurs’ primary center. The rookie phenom is averaging 19.6, 10.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and a NBA-leading 4.2 blocks per game in his last 11 games, starting all of them at the five after Gregg Popovich moved veteran big man Zach […]

His fifth-ever game when he scored a career-high 38 points, including 10 in the final quarter to out-duel Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, may forever mark his ‘coming out party.’ But perhaps San Antonio Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama’s performance Thursday against the healthy Milwaukee Bucks can be referred to as his birthday party. On […]

There was much anticipation for the San Antonio Spurs’ Thursday night battle against the Milwaukee Bucks. After all, this was going to be the first time that Victor Wembanyama would face Giannis Antetokounmpo on an NBA court. And Wembanyama delivered the goods. He retaliated against Antetokounmpo’s 44-point night in a 125-121 heartbreaking Spurs loss with […]

Victor Wembanyama was blood-hungry for a birthday win against the Milwaukee Bucks. The San Antonio Spurs rookie got a green light for his special day from Gregg Popovich and did not disappoint. He was efficient in moving the ball from the perimeter all the way inside the paint. So much so that Giannis Antetokounmpo had […]

The first NBA meeting between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama was definitely worth the wait. Fans were treated to an epic showdown filled with highlight-reel plays and dramatic lead changes. In the end, though, the Milwaukee Bucks (25-10) left the Frost Bank Center with a 125-121 victory over the San Antonio Spurs (5-29). And because […]

Despite the San Antonio Spurs falling to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, rookie Victor Wembanyama came up with another big game, highlighted by his emphatic block on Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. While only a handful of players in the league would dare to challenge the Greek Freak at the rim, the Spurs’ prized rookie showed […]

On Thursday night against the Milwaukee Bucks, the San Antonio Spurs finally made the much-awaited decision to bring Tre Jones back into the starting lineup. Head coach Gregg Popovich has tried Jeremy Sochan and Devin Vassell at the point, and the results haven’t been great. On multiple occasions, the Spurs had windows for an easy […]

Thursday night marked the first time that two of arguably the most freakish players in league history in terms of physical dimensions in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama squared off. And despite the gulf in quality between the Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs, this matchup on national television delivered. Antetokounmpo dropped 44 points to […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama has done it again, this time with a pair of standout highlights against the Milwaukee Bucks. Understandably, NBA fans are going nuts. The first play happened just over a minute into the second quarter with the Spurs trailing the Bucks 42-36 Wemby found himself with the ball on the perimeter, took […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama has done it again, this time with an alley oop off the backboard to himself against the Milwaukee Bucks. The play happened just over a minute into the second quarter with the Spurs trailing the Bucks 42-36 Wemby found himself with the ball on the perimeter, took a single […]

Long before he was in the NBA, the reputation of Victor Wembanyama had grown so large that everything he did on a basketball court over in Europe was deemed “must-see.” When the San Antonio Spurs won the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, it was as if they had just won a mega millions jackpot that had […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been one of the worst teams in the NBA season, crawling out to a 5-28 record, despite the fact that they drafted a generational prospect in Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. A big reason for their struggles has been their strange lineup combinations, […]

As ABC gets set to televise midweek NBA games, a Victor Wembanyama-Chet Holmgren match-up this month has been stripped. The league and the San Antonio Spurs announced that the January 24 contest in the Alamo City against the Oklahoma City Thunder will instead air on ABC’s sister network, ESPN. The game time has been changed […]

The San Antonio Spurs fell 106-98 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night behind Ja Morant’s 26 points and 10 assists. Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama chipped in 20 points with four blocked shots, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Grizzlies. After the game, Wembanyama shared his thoughts on Morant: “Good player. He's very small, […]

Last season featured a slew of impactful rookies. From Paolo Banchero to Jalen Williams to Jalen Duren to Keegan Murray, so many of last year’s first-year players left their mark and helped their respective teams. While there may not be as many impactful rookie talents as there were last season, there are still several players […]