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Victor Wembanyama and Bilal Coulibaly spent half a decade together as teammates in France. After fine-tuning their game with the French club Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92, the close friends started their respective NBA careers with the San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards. Their paths collided on Saturday. In their first game playing against each other, Wembanyama […]

The San Antonio Spurs were without Victor Wembanyama during their 124-120 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. Wembanyama continues to be on a workload restriction, and with it being a back-to-back set for the Spurs, they basically had to choose whether the 20-year old Frenchman would sit against the Hornets or the Washington […]

There’s no indication LeBron James wants to play for any team other than the Los Angeles Lakers before his legendary career finally comes to a close. The four-time champion has a player option on his contract for next season, though, and he’s yet to clarify that longtime dreams of suiting up with his son, Bronny, […]

The San Antonio Spurs will play the second of a back-to-back as they head to our nation’s capital to face the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Spurs-Wizards prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Spurs are coming off a Friday night […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been very cautious with first overall pick Victor Wembanyama. In addition to monitoring his minutes early on in his career, the French phenom has missed a handful of games this season due to injury. Wembanyama suffered an ankle sprain a few weeks ago, which has resulted in the Spurs keeping […]

The San Antonio Spurs are on the road to take on the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Hornets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Spurs are 7-33 this season, and they have lost eight of their […]

After a hot start to the 2023-24 season, the Orlando Magic are in the midst of a slump that has bumped them from as high as 2nd down to 8th in the Eastern Conference standings. Amidst their drop-off, the Magic are reportedly looking to make some moves ahead of the February trade deadline. Center Wendell […]

By now, everyone knows which teams are good and which teams are bad in the NBA. The San Antonio Spurs would certainly qualify as the latter. The Spurs are 7-33 on the season, good for last in the Western Conference. Their -9.4 point differential exceeds only the Portland Trail Blazers in the West and the […]

The more things change, the more they stay the same for Victor Wembanyama. While NBA road trips take him to cities he hasn’t played in before, the reception has become familiar. After his first game in Boston, Massachusetts, the generational prospect was asked what it felt like to be treated like a ‘rock star,’ to […]

If you look at the Boston Celtics’ all-time, head-to-head record against every NBA team, there’s only one franchise they’ve lost to more than they’ve beat: the San Antonio Spurs. However, you wouldn’t know it based on the 2023-24 season, as the Celtics have outclassed the Spurs each time they’ve met. Most recently, the Celtics, who […]

Trade season is just about to set the NBA ablaze with the February deadline just looming right around the corner. One of the teams expected to make waves ahead of the deadline is the Atlanta Hawks, who are reportedly looking to re-tool around franchise star Trae Young ahead of next season. The Hawks expected to […]

The San Antonio Spurs started their 2023-24 campaign on a high note as rookie Victor Wembanyama shocked the league in his first couple of weeks. However, they have been on a dry spell ever since and have dropped to an abysmal 7-33 record. It is another lost season for San Antonio as they are in […]

While New York’s City’s Madison Square Garden may be known as the Mecca of Basketball, it’s nearly impossible to find a more storied NBA spot than Boston. Whether the fabled Boston Garden or the current TD Garden, which is located in the same area as the original arena, the city housed some of the game’s […]

The Boston Celtics have always loved playing at TD Garden, and for good reason. The raucous home crowd has propelled them for decades. In the Celtics’ long history, they’re a stellar 1,987-861 at home, per StatMuse. However, home-court advantage didn’t really exist for Boston last season. The Celtics went a disappointing 5-6 at home during […]

The NBA has gotten slowly more international. A lot of the top talents in the league don’t just come from America anymore and it is for good reason. Talented legends paved the way for them to thrive and created the blueprint. Gregg Popovich’s San Antonio Spurs were also a team that believed in international stars. […]

While Tre Jones welcomes the chance to start at point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, it doesn’t consume him. In fact, ask Jones if he sees this as an opportunity to solidify his role as the team’s starting PG and the answer isn’t any kind of a clarification. ClutchPoints would know. “Every game I […]

When Doug McDermott hit five of six three-pointers to help the San Antonio Spurs to their first win of 2024 and only their sixth of the season, it was impressive enough. More impressively, though, in that January 10th victory at Detroit, is that the 10-year veteran hadn’t played a minute in the team’s previous two […]

The San Antonio Spurs hit the road to take on the Boston Celtics Wednesday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Spurs-Celtics prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Spurs are 7-32 this season, and they have lost seven of […]

This current iteration of the Atlanta Hawks appears to have run its course. Even after their 109-99 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, they remain seven games below .500 and well out of the top-six picture in the Eastern Conference. Thus, in recent weeks, trade rumors have swirled around the Hawks franchise, […]

The thought of Victor Wembanyama in the G League seems ridiculous. To everyone but Wembanyama. The San Antonio Spurs superstar rookie said as much following his team’s 109-99 loss vs. the Atlanta Hawks on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. “I like to be coached. I like to be threatened to be sent to the G […]

Gregg Popovich is known on the court for his no-nonsense approach to the game of basketball. But he’s earned a reputation off-the-court over the past few years as a sociopolitical voice, speaking his thoughts on the events of the day and the issues he believes are affecting America today. His comments this Martin Luther King […]

It’s not yet known whether Victor Wembanyama will play in this year’s NBA All-Star Game, but the San Antonio Spurs star rookie will be on the court for All-Star Saturday. Wembanyama will be part of a three-man Spurs team competing in the Kia Skills Challenge during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis next month, per […]

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 […]

Several factors can be traced to the San Antonio Spurs’ best stretch of what’s been a very tough season. Since the last couple of games of 2023, Victor Wembanyama has been playing the best basketball of his very young NBA career. Since the second game of 2024, Tre Jones has reclaimed the role he had […]

There are a handful of days on the NBA calendar that mean a little bit more than normal. NBA games on Martin Luther King Jr. Day fit that description. The NBA has had a tradition of playing games on the holiday since it was first observed in 1986. In fact, the NBA has had games […]

Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs went 5-27 through the 2023 portion of the 2023-24 season. They’ve gone 2-4 at the turn of the new year. A 122-116 loss to the Chicago Bulls broke a Silver and Black two-game winning streak, though it continued their best stretch of the season. “This is the fifth […]

The NBA trade deadline is quickly approaching (February 8) and rumors are buzzing loudly. After the Detroit Pistons made a recent deal, the San Antonio Spurs might be looking to make a trade of their own. Rumors suggest San Antonio is currently shopping veterans Doug McDermott and Cedi Osman, according to Marc Stein. Both players […]

We’re set to bring you our prediction and pick for today’s NBA action as we head to TNT Primetime to see two young lineups go at it in a rematch from earlier in the season. The San Antonio Spurs (7-31) will take on the Atlanta Hawks (15-23) as both teams hope to improve their recent runs. Check out […]

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 […]

We’re back to bring you another betting prediction and pick as we continue our coverage of Saturday’s NBA action. This next game features a cross-conference matchup as the Chicago Bulls (18-22) will take on the San Antonio Spurs (7-30) for the third and final time this season. The Bulls lead the season series 2-0. Check out our […]

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 […]

The Charlotte Hornets are now coming off of three consecutive losses as they look to right the ship when they head out on the road for their first of three home games when they take on the San Antonio Spurs in this Friday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we […]

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 […]