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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. […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama can do it all on the court. With his absurd blend of size, length, athleticism, and court awareness, it’s not hard to imagine him pulling off just about any kind of play. Take for example this exceptional, Tom Brady-esque touchdown pass to Jeremy Sochan early in Wednesday night’s game […]

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, […]

The San Antonio Spurs have now lost five games in a row and will now attempt to end this road trip on a high note when they head to Detroit to take on the struggling Pistons squad in this Wednesday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a […]

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 […]

With only five wins, coming up with the San Antonio Spurs’ best game of the season shouldn’t prove tough at all. And it may not be. However, it might not be one of their five victories either. In a 125-121 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks last week, the Spurs — to borrow a phrase from […]

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 […]

Watching Nikola Jokic play basketball is truly an experience. In an era where fancy moves and dribble combos go viral, the Denver Nuggets superstar plays the game in the most basic way possible. His moves are not always eye-popping, but they’re efficient and they work almost every time. It’s always a treat watching the two-time […]

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 matchup between Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and San Antonio Spurs sensation Victor Wembanyama lived up to the hype. Antetokounmpo had 44 points and 14 rebounds and Milwaukee overcame a highlight-filled 27 points by Wembanyama on his 20th birthday to beat San Antonio 125-121 on Thursday night. As the NBA world was riveted […]

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 […]

The San Antonio Spurs dropped a tough game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs entered the fourth quarter tied with Milwaukee. However, Giannis Antetokounmpo came alive and halted the squad’s run. Gregg Popovich was understandably upset by the Greek Freak’s mighty play. Gregg Popovich had a strong reaction to Antetokounmpo’s outburst against […]

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 […]

The NBA trade deadline is approaching and rumors are running rampant. One way to get a good indication of where a player might be traded is the betting odds. With that said, it sounds like the Detroit Pistons could be in the running of potentially trading for Keldon Johnson from the San Antonio Spurs. That’s […]

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 […]

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama raised some eye brows following Tuesday night’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies when he revealed he had checked himself into the game without the consent of Hall of Fame coach, Gregg Popovich. Don’t expect the team’s second-best player to follow suit. ClutchPoints asked Devin Vassell if he’d consider making […]

A new year can promise new beginnings. For head coach Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs, they’ll be happy with a small step forward — a step they think they might be taking now. Mired in the midst of what would easily be the worst season in Spurs franchise history if they continue as […]

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, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are on the road to take on the San Antonio Spurs Thursday night! Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Spurs prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Bucks are coming off a loss against the Indiana Pacers Wednesday night, but […]

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, […]

Ja Morant baptized Victor Wembanyama after the Memphis Grizzlies star absolutely yammed one on the head of the San Antonio Spurs rookie during their 106-98 victory on Tuesday night. Morant’s poster on Wembanyama hyped up everyone inside FedExForum, including his No. 1 supporter, his dad Tee Morant. Tee Morant was HYPED after Ja’s dunk over […]

When San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama entered Tuesday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies with 1:46 remaining in the fourth quarter, it wasn’t because his Hall of Fame coach, Gregg Popovich, sent him in. “I wasn’t allowed to sub in but I still did it. The coach sent me out right after,” the Spurs […]