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It’s hard to miss San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan on the court. The 2022 ninth-overall draft pick’s hair is colored bright green. This is the time of the year that lends itself to a certain fabled Christmas-themed character. “Grinch kind of vibes,” the 21-year-old said. “I think I’m going to keep it like this.” […]

The San Antonio Spurs will meet the New York Knicks on Christmas Day. It’s a Holiday showdown at Madison Square Garden as we share our NBA Christmas odds series with a Spurs-Knicks prediction and pick. The Spurs lead the head-to-head series 58-45. It will be the first time the teams play one another this season. Significantly, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers escaped with a 111-106 win at home over the San Antonio Spurs Monday night but not before getting some controversial calls from referee Jenna Schroeder, including the one that resulted in Sixers big man Andre Drummond’s ejection. It happened in the second quarter when Spurs star Victor Wembanyama managed to draw a […]

Just how good are the San Antonio Spurs? This seems to be a question without an answer at the moment, as a greater sample size is needed to evaluate the Spurs’ current identity fully. Even so, this young, emerging team in San Antonio led by Victor Wembanyama has passed the major test in the Western […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been in a rebuilding process for the past few seasons, but it looks like this year they’re on a good trajectory to win more games than usual. They have a lot of young talent with a few veterans, but with where they are right now, it doesn’t look like they […]

San Antonio Spurs superstar center Victor Wembanyama isn’t a stranger to making NBA history. Sure, the 20-year-old French phenom is just 94 games into his NBA career, but he’s already cracked the NBA record book on numerous occasions. Take for example, on Saturday night, when in a 114-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, Wembanyama […]

The trade market for Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler continues to generate speculation as the February 6 deadline approaches. NBA Insider Brett Siegel recently reported that the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Los Angeles Lakers have been “quietly mentioned” in league circles as potential suitors for Butler, adding to the growing list of […]

Victor Wembanyama scored 42 points, blocked four shots, grabbed six rebounds and dished out five assists to lead the San Antonio Spurs past the Atlanta Hawks 133-126 in overtime on Thursday. The reigning Rookie of the Year accounted for his team’s first eight points of the extra period after scoring 10 in a back-and-forth fourth […]

The San Antonio Spurs are still trying to figure out how to produce a cohesive attack on a consistent basis, but when it gets a bit dicey on the court, they know they can trust their star to make some sort of an impact. Victor Wembanyama posted a magnificent showing in front of the home […]

The Atlanta Hawks were locked in a barnburner against the San Antonio Spurs, and the two teams were going back-and-forth to close out regulation. With 15 seconds left in the game, the Hawks got the ball back down two, 120-118. Little did everyone know that they would be witnessing one of the nastiest poster jams […]

Though Keldon Johnson was out for ten days with a left calf strain, he missed just two games in that time frame. Fortunately for Johnson, the San Antonio Spurs schedule featured only a pair of contests during that span. It’s especially comforting for Johnson considering his time out came as a result of a dreaded […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Jones, who started for most of last season, is expected to return for the Spurs’ next game against the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night. Once Jones returns to the Spurs lineup, it’ll mark just the ninth game he’ll play this season. “It’s been tough to be out this much. I’ve […]

A day after San Antonio Spurs legendary coach Gregg Popovich released a statement for the first time since suffering a mild stroke in early November, two of his players, Jeremy Sochan and Stephon Castle, reacted accordingly. Sochan’s response was, well, Sochan-like, complete with curse words, while Castle’s answer featured a more standard tone – the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ season has been impeded by several misfortunes. But rookie Jared McCain was shining so bright that he became the odds-on favorite to win the rookie of the year. When McCain suffered a knee injury and was ruled out indefinitely, the market responded. The award’s odds-leaderboard looks completely different. And the draft’s #4 […]

The NBA Cup is behind us as the Atlanta Hawks and San Antonio Spurs meet in a rare battle down in Texas. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Spurs prediction and pick. The last two games the Hawks played in were for the NBA Cup playoffs. Atlanta took down the New […]

Since arriving in Washington, Kyle Kuzma carried heavy expectations as one of the best players on the Wizards roster. Fast forward to today, Kuzma is having one of the worst seasons of his career. The NBA champion has been hampered by injuries and is shooting a career-worst 42% from the field overall and 27.6% from […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich suffered a stroke in early November and has been out of commission since with assistant Mitch Johnson serving as the acting HC. For the first time since the incident, Popovich spoke out on Monday, releasing this statement. Via Shams Charania: Statement from Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, who suffered […]

Less than a week after – and in their first outing since – Victor Wembanyama hit a last-minute three-pointer to win a game, the San Antonio Spurs turned to their generational talent late in Friday’s game at the Portland Trail Blazers. Again, he delivered. “I came to the bench when it was a tied game […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.  It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Spurs prediction and pick. The Minnesota Timberwolves (13-11) face the San Antonio Spurs (13-12) on Sunday, December 15, at the Frost Bank Center in a […]

Down 17 points with 8:29 remaining in the game and without veteran point guard Chris Paul and standout rookie Stephon Castle, the San Antonio Spurs were dead in the water against the Portland Trail Blazers. That is, to everyone except Victor Wembanyama, Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan, and the rest of the shorthanded Silver and Black. […]

The San Antonio Spurs pulled off a miraculous win late on Friday night, coming back to knock off the Portland Trail Blazers on the road 118-116. The Spurs trailed by 17 points in the fourth quarter, but battled all the way back thanks to a 21-4 run to tie the game late. After the Spurs […]

It didn’t take long for San Antonio Spurs point guard Chris Paul to get sent to the showers early on Friday night. During the first quarter of the Spurs’ clash against the Portland Trail Blazers, Paul picked up two quick technical fouls and was ejected from the game after just 11 minutes. Chris Paul gets […]

Victor Wembanyama is in the midst of another first. Unlike just about every other one the San Antonio Spurs center has experienced though, this is one he’d rather do without. “It’s something different than I’ve experienced before in my career,” Wembanyama said following the Silver and Black’s most recent game. The NBA’s first ever Western […]

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama flashed his one-of-a-kind skillset on the international stage this summer. After winning a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, he has made it his goal to play for the French national team “every summer.” “I don’t know the exact dates, but there’s always time to make it work with […]

With just under 0:40 remaining in the San Antonio Spurs’ most recent game, the team was down by two to the New Orleans Pelicans. As they came up the court, Victor Wembanyama trailed the ball-handling Chris Paul. In a surprise to no one, the future Hall-of-Fame point guard flipped the ball back to his uniquely […]

We’re back with another installment of our NBA betting predictions and picks as we head to the Western Conference for this tilt between surging teams. The San Antonio Spurs (12-12) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (8-16) as both teams try to bounce back following recent losses. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Trail […]

When NBA fans discuss the greatest point guards of all time, Chris Paul comes up on the list. That’s what makes the future Hall-of-Famer’s inevitable retirement bittersweet as he spends the twilight of his career with the San Antonio Spurs. Paul opened up to fellow hoops legend Tony Parker about when he plans to hang […]

Earlier this season, LeBron James and Bronny James made history when they suited up together for the Los Angeles Lakers. They became the first father and son duo to play on the same team together in the NBA. That opens up the possibility of more father/son duos in the NBA. Could San Antonio Spurs veteran […]

The Brooklyn Nets are the center of trade speculation as this year’s deadline approaches. With the team exceeding expectations during a presumed tanking season, general manager Sean Marks will field offers for several players, most notably Cam Johnson. Johnson is having the best season of his career while stepping into an expanded role following Mikal […]

Five-star forward AJ Dybantsa, the top-ranked recruit in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the class of 2025, announced his college commitment on Tuesday during ESPN’s First Take. Dybantsa revealed he will be attending BYU. During the segment, Stephen A. Smith asked if there were any NBA teams he believed were “tailor-made” for his skill set. “Spurs […]

In a shocking turn of events, it appears that Jimmy Butler is now available on the trade block. Shams Charania reports that the Miami Heat will listen to offers for their star small forward. They will by no means give him away for free, but considering it is widely accepted that Butler will opt out […]

The San Antonio Spurs dynasty is well in the rearview mirror, as the franchise has been rebuilding under legendary head coach Gregg Popovich as of late. Although last season saw the Spurs continue to be cellar dwellers, their play injected a glimpse of hope that the team is headed in the right direction, thanks in […]

With his third assist on Sunday evening, Chris Paul passed Jason Kidd for second in NBA career assists. It came on a pass to Victor Wembanyama for a three-pointer in the second quarter of a 121-116 San Antonio Spurs victory vs. the New Orleans Pelicans. Spurs just honored Chris Paul for climbing to #2 on […]

Chris Paul made NBA history by becoming the player with the second-most assists in league history, surpassing Jason Kidd’s total of 12,091 during the San Antonio Spurs’ 121-116 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Paul passed Kidd with his third assist of the game, a corner pass to Harrison Barnes for a three-pointer with eight […]

While there’s no doubt that Victor Wembanyama is the San Antonio Spurs’ best player, it’s perhaps just slightly less obvious that Devin Vassell ranks as their second-best. Chris Paul, who’s got the age advantage over both, has enjoyed a better career than either, and rookie Stephon Castle may have a bigger upside than Vassell. Still, […]

The San Antonio Spurs haven’t been strangers to losing over the last couple of years. But, despite back-to-back 60-loss seasons, the newly acquired Chris Paul says this team can’t get comfortable with such a reality. “You don’t want to get used to this losing stuff.” The 39-year-old point guard preceded that by spelling out a […]

For San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, playing alongside a 12-time All-Star, Chris Paul, has many benefits, as Gilbert Arenas noted recently. Spurs veteran DeMar DeRozan surpassed 24,000 career points, but for Arenas, it’s Paul who will impact Wembanyama most. In a recent episode of Gil’s Arena, the former NBA star talked about CP’s influence. […]

DeMar DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings dismantled the San Antonio Spurs in Texas, cruising to a 140-113 victory. “Being top-30 all-time in scoring and to still have the opportunity to add to that is beyond humbling,” said the Kings star forward who made history by becoming the 30th player in NBA history to reach 24,000 […]

The San Antonio Spurs had a matchup against the Sacramento Kings on Friday, but they had to play the entire second half without backup big man Zach Collins who was ejected in the second quarter and did not hide his feelings towards the offending ref. It wasn’t quite clear what Zach Collins did to get […]