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The biggest omission from the NBA All-Star game may not have been the biggest – in terms of height and stature – omission among those not chosen. At 7-foot-4 and with the hype that towers over the field, Victor Wembanyama probably wasn’t the most deserving snub. In averaging 20.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game […]

The New Orleans Pelicans head to the Alamo City to take on the San Antonio Spurs! Join us for our NBA odds series where our Pelicans-Spurs prediction and pick will be revealed. Last time out, it was the Pelicans that were able to handle their business as they defeated the Houston Rockets. by a score […]

The San Antonio Spurs attempt at playing natural forward Jeremy Sochan at point guard probably cost the Spurs wins to start the season, and Sochan thinks that is at least partly responsible for keeping him out of the 2024 NBA Rising Stars game. “I feel like at the start of the season there was a […]

The current San Antonio Spurs squad is filled with youngsters (including Victor Wembanyama) who are still either finding their footing in the NBA or are figuring out how to build winning habits. As of late, it seems as though they have gotten better in that regard, as they have put up respectable fights against good […]

For a good portion of the season, the San Antonio Spurs have found themselves down big in the third quarter. Also common in those games is their propensity to rally. It happened again in the Spurs’ 108-98 loss to the Orlando Magic, though super rookie Victor Wembanyama doesn’t believe the size of the deficit really […]

On Tuesday, the rosters for the 2024 Rising Stars Challenge for the All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis was released. The names that many expect would be included mostly made the cut, with the likes of San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, Oklahoma City Thunder stud Chet Holmgren, and reigning Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero all […]

Victor Wembanyama has barely begun scratching the surface of unprecedented physical tools and burgeoning all-around talent that made him among the most hyped NBA draft prospects of all-time. After beginning his rookie season playing power forward almost exclusively, the San Antonio Spurs moved the 7’4 phenom to center in early December, a long-awaited decision that […]

The selection of San Antonio Spurs super rookie Victor Wembanyama to the NBA’s Rising Stars game served as a no-brainer. His inclusion as an All-Star isn’t a certainty, though there are a couple of things of which a couple of Wemby’s teammates are certain. While teammate Devin Vassell isn’t entirely confident the top pick in […]

The San Antonio Spurs have three veteran players who could draw interest from contenders. They also have several young guys any team wouldn’t mind adding in some capacity. In a best case scenario for the Spurs, they’d part ways with little used players and get substantial draft compensation in return. Unrealistic? Yes. But, a dream […]

Victor Wembanyama is already a freak of nature just by his stature. San Antonio Spurs fans know that the sky is his limit when it comes to developing with Gregg Popovich but his skills have been on display recently. He has a lot in his bag and it might only get better from here. Jamal […]

In late December, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama met up with Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard in a superstar meeting. Both rookies were the No. 1 overall draft picks in their respective leagues, the NBA and NHL. An interesting quote from their interaction has come to light. The Spurs rookie shared his aspirations for […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama is headed to All-Star Weekend. Whether he’ll play in the main event will be revealed later in the week, but if nothing else, he’s been chosen to participate in the NBA Rising Stars Challenge. The 7-foot-4 generational talent is one of 28 players who are either rookies, in […]

The Orlando Magic are now sitting in the middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference just ahead of the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks in 8th place as they look to rise up the standings when they head to San Antonio to take on the Spurs in this Wednesday night showdown. This game will […]

Gregg Popovich is easily one of the most successful coaches in NBA history. Popovich is a five-time NBA champion coach and a three-time NBA Coach of the Year winner. So little wonder that he is the highest paid coach in the NBA. But while Popovich is one of the most decorated figures from the NBA […]

In following their best win with one of their worst losses, the San Antonio Spurs made no bones about their disappointment. While Gregg Popovich and Victor Wembanyama used words like ‘immature” and “unacceptable” following a 118-113 loss to the Washington Wizards, Wembanyama also took accountability for an area in which he’s struggled recently. As the […]

Two electric rookie phenoms who have taken their respective leagues by storm met when Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard and San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama got together at Fifth Third Arena in Chicago last month. The pair of superstars met at the Hawks’ practice facility “for a talk, a friendly off-ice contest and a tour of […]

On Saturday night, the San Antonio Spurs succeeded in getting a win against one of the NBA’s best teams for the first time this season. Monday night was an opportunity for San Antonio to beat a struggling opponent. Instead, a 118-113 Washington Wizards victory left the Spurs frustrated. After head coach Gregg Popovich took all […]

San Antonio Spurs Hall of Fame Head Coach Gregg Popovich needed just 36 seconds to sum up his team’s performance following a 118-113 loss to the Washington Wizards. “We looked immature, we looked foolish…That’s a disappointment,” Popovich shared. The Spurs led the Wizards for most of the game and looked on their way to a […]

The Spurs battled the Washington Wizards in a home game on Monday evening with an eye on defeating one of the team’s most ill-fated opponents of the 2024 season. With February’s trade deadline fast approaching, the Spurs’ biggest need was described recently. Spurs forward Keldon Johnson revealed his true thoughts on chasing down a wild […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been much better since a January 4 game vs. the Milwaukee Bucks. That night and the stretch since appear to feature two common denominators: better point guard play from the start and the need for consistency. Though the Spurs would love to continue to stockpile future draft picks, these factors […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama hasn’t been shy about sharing where some of his motivations come from. Facing fellow countryman and Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert isn’t one of them. At least, not entirely. Given their friendship and Gobert’s long time mentorship of the 20-year-old French phenom, ClutchPoints asked this past June’s top […]

A night after maybe his best game of the season, Jeremy Sochan produced perhaps his best quarter of 2023-2024. The San Antonio Spurs forward scored seven straight points against the Minnesota Timberwolves, taking the Silver and Black from down two with 7:47 remaining in the game to up three just a little over a minute […]

A few years back on Five Thirty Eight, Chris Herring answered an important and puzzling question… why do the San Antonio Spurs have such difficulty keeping bats out of their home arena? This is what Herring found back in 2019. “The AT&T Center (now the Frost Bank Center) is 25 miles southwest of Bracken Cave, […]

It may all be forgotten at this point, but Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert is a key figure in the origin story of San Antonio Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. Rewind the clocks back to 2021, when a video popped up on YouTube that showed a then-sixteen-year-old Wembanyama not only holding his own against the three-time […]

Even though they’d only won nine games all season long heading into Saturday night’s contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the San Antonio Spurs couldn’t tell you which of those wins was their best victory of the season. That changed on Saturday thanks to a 113-112 triumph against a Timberwolves team that started the night tied […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves offense has been a notable cause for concern all season long, yet despite their struggles, the team has continued to rattle off win after win all season long. That is thanks in large part to their top-tier defense, which has been the identity behind the success so far this year. Games like […]

The San Antonio Spurs stunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-12 on Saturday night. Devin Vassell had 25 points, Victor Wembanyama added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spurs rallied to beat the Timberwolves in a game delayed five minutes by a bat buzzing the court. Naturally, fans are going nuts over the Spurs’ win, and not just […]

The San Antonio Spurs may be one of the worst teams in the NBA, but they’re still a must-see TV team due to rookie star Victor Wembanyama. One of the frontrunners for the Rookie of the Year Award, Wembanyama continues to dazzle fans with his seemingly unreal ability. Victor Wembanyama came up with yet another […]

It appears the San Antonio Spurs don’t mind seeing the Portland Trail Blazers on their schedule. Jeremy Sochan scored a game-high 31 points in a 116-100 victory Friday that may have also marked the end of Victor Wembanyama’s minutes restriction. The Spurs have now beaten the Blazers twice in three meetings this season with their […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are now coming off of two consecutive victories as they look to continue to stay at the top of the Western Conference standings when they head down south when they take on the San Antonio Spurs in this Saturday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand […]

On Wednesday evening, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs hosted Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder in a battle of the two runaway favorites for the 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Wembanyama got the better of Holmgren from an individual statistics basis on Wednesday, but it was the Thunder who ultimately […]

The San Antonio Spurs 140-114 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder marked the franchise’s ninth defeat of 20+ points this season. The Thunder are who the Spurs want to be. But it’ll take for San Antonio time to reach that point, Hall of Fame head coach Gregg Popovich said. “It’s been a good number of […]

The Portland Trail Blazers travel to the Lone Star State to take on the San Antonio Spurs Friday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Trail Blazers-Spurs prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Trail Blazers are 13-31 this season, […]

Billed as a match-up between NBA Rookie of the Year candidates Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren, the Oklahoma City Thunder reminded with their play that Wednesday night’s game marked a match-up between the team that shares the best record in the West and the now 8-36 San Antonio Spurs. Not only did OKC not have […]

Both Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren had their moments in a 140-114 Oklahoma City blowout of the San Antonio Spurs. Wembanyama, though, had more. As has usually been the case for most of his stellar rookie season, Wemby did enough for a win in normal circumstances. And as has often been the case, it wasn’t […]

A new rivalry is on the rise. Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren are starting a beef on the court that looks like it will last for years to come. The two front-runners for the Rookie of the Year award are blazing hot. Competition between both of them also looks to be getting more physical as […]

Two months ago, Shaquille O’Neal made waves on social media when he compared San Antonio Spurs rookie and generational prospect Victor Wembanyama to Bol Bol. Both players were blessed with freakish physical dimensions, but fans could not comprehend how Shaq would want to make this comparison especially when Bol has bounced around in the league […]

There may be no better embodiments of where the center position is trending in today’s NBA than Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren. Both Wembanyama and Holmgren are physical marvels who can handle the rock, shoot the ball from distance, and protect the rim while being mobile enough to cover the perimeter in spurts. On Wednesday […]

The San Antonio Spurs are bringing rookie Victor Wembanyama along slowly, despite his stellar production and massive potential. The Spurs rookie is also highly intelligent, according to Sean Elliott and Jordan Howenstine via Bleacher Report: “Victor is one of the two smartest teenagers I’ve seen play the game,” said former Spurs All-Star Sean Elliott, whose […]