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For one brief shining moment in Washington Wizards history, they had the best lottery odds of landing Victory Wembanyama in the 2023 NBA Draft. But that moment didn’t last long, as the San Antonio Spurs swooped in and ended up with the franchise-altering talent. The NBA draft lottery gives teams ownership of 4-number combinations of […]

The San Antonio Spurs just made history on Tuesday night. For the first time since they selected the great Tim Duncan as the No. 1 overall pick in 1997, the Spurs now have an opportunity to get their hands on a generational talent in Victor Wembanyama. This is after San Antonio won the NBA Draft […]

Manu Ginobli is excited. His San Antonio Spurs, for whom he played for 16 seasons and 1,057 games, have won themselves the number one draft pick, which they’ll use to select Victor Wembanyama, the hottest prospect since, well, maybe ever. Following the NBA Draft Lottery, Ginobli sent out a short and sweet tweet to highlight […]

The San Antonio Spurs took a significant step forward for their franchise on Tuesday night. This is after the Spurs sensationally won Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery, thereby getting a chance to select Victor Wembanyama as the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft. As it turns out, however, the Portland Trail […]

San Antonio Spurs fans went absolutely crazy after winning the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. If that was not obvious on Twitter, then look no further than a recent video that is now going viral. In the said clip, Spurs fans watching the NBA Draft Lottery (in a bar which we […]

The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery and the right to select a generational player in Victor Wembanyama– and team owner Peter Holt was feeling a little unsteady. In one of the most priceless NBA Draft Lottery reactions of all time, Holt told ESPN’s Monica McNutt that he “might faint.” "I might faint" […]

Victor Wembanyama was as excited as anyone else for the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. Less than a half hour before it was revealed that the San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery and the right to select Victor Wembanyama, the French phenom tweeted a pair of hourglass emojis. Wembanyama and the rest of the […]

San Antonio Spurs fans are in absolute frenzy right now, and who could blame them? They just won the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. The Spurs took the no. 1 pick, beating the Charlotte Hornets who rose in the NBA Draft boards before settling for no. 2. While the other top […]

The San Antonio Spurs have done it. They’ve just landed what many believe is the top prospect in NBA Draft history in Victor Wembanyama. This is after the Spurs ended up landing the No. 1 overall pick during Tuesday’s highly-anticipated NBA Draft lottery. Wembanyama was not in attendance for the event, but he stayed up […]

The San Antonio Spurs have won the NBA Draft Lottery 2023 and will own the rights to the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft on June 22 in Barclays Center. This is the 3rd time in franchise history that the Spurs have held the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft and just […]

Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant landed himself in hot water over the weekend, once again brandishing a firearm on social media while promoting a menacing image. Though it’s nothing criminal, his behavior is unbecoming of the face of a franchise. While he may be young, it’s worth wondering if Morant needs to mature or […]

While the 2023 NBA Draft features numerous potential stars, Victor Wembanyama is considered the crown jewel. As the NBA Draft lottery approaches, a few teams are rising to the top of the Wembanyama sweepstakes. The Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs are all considered favorites to land the No. 1 pick in the […]

On Tuesday night, the full 2023 NBA Draft order will be determined via the draft lottery. However, this night also marks the start of something magical for one franchise, as whoever ends up with the top pick in this year’s draft gets Victor Wembanyama. There are always questions being asked about who could potentially go […]

The San Antonio Spurs had a horrific season, finishing 22-60, dead last in the Western Conference. The good news is the Spurs’ draft pick will now be high in the 2023 NBA Draft. If the ping pong balls of the NBA Draft Lottery leave the Spurs at the No. 3 spot — where their 2022-23 […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves clawed their way into the 2023 NBA Playoffs without an identity, seemingly without enough chemistry and with multiple questions heading into the upcoming offseason. One of those questions is the future of star big man Karl-Anthony Towns, a highly talented player but one that might not fit the future of franchise considering […]

Derrick White has been making all sorts of headlines of late amid his heroic run for the Boston Celtics in their first two games against the Atlanta Hawks. White has been a key player for Boston in this NBA Playoffs opening-round series thus far and there’s no denying that he is a big reason why […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in rebuild mode. However, armed with a Hall of Fame head coach and an elite player development group, they have as much reason to look forward to the 2023 NBA Draft as any team. Not in the least because, with the third overall pick, the Spurs are in position to […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is known for his gruff demeanor during media sessions, but these days a lighter Coach Pop still shines through. So, with him declining to discuss whether he would retire this summer or not, only speculation — leaning neither one way or the other — can ensue. All people […]

When San Antonio Spurs‘ coach Gregg Popovich talks, you listen. Beyond being a five-time champion and the winningest coach in NBA history and a Hall of Famer, Popovich has also established himself as the NBA’s moral conscience, passionately speaking his mind about social and political issues. In his final pre-game press conference of the year […]

To no one’s surprise, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have been officially ruled out for the Dallas Mavericks’ final game of the season on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs. Irving did not play during Friday’s showdown with the Chicago Bulls, along with the likes of Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber and Christian Wood. Meanwhile, […]

Will Gregg Popovich return to the San Antonio Spurs for another season in 2023-24? It appears the answer is yes. On Saturday, Coach Pop said big man Zach Collins will be the starter at the five next year, hinting at his plans to return to the Spurs bench. “He’s made it. He’s going to be […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will seek to play some good basketball before the start of the Play-In Tournament next week as they face off with the San Antonio Spurs in the Alamo City. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Timberwolves-Spurs prediction and pick will be made. With a chance to rise in the standings […]

San Antonio Spurs star forward Keldon Johnson put together a solid offensive performance in Thursday’s contest against the Portland Trail Blazers. He scored 24 points — on 10-for-24 shooting from the field — and dished out four assists in a game the Spurs went on to win by a final score of 129-127. So when […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns starred on the offensive end of the floor in Tuesday’s contest against the Brooklyn Nets. He scored 22 points — on 8-for-15 shooting from the field — grabbed 14 rebounds, and dished out five assists in a game the Timberwolves went on to win by a final score of […]

It’s official. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have now been eliminated from playoff contention after their gutting 115-112 loss against the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. It’s a sad day to be a Mavs fan, and to add further insult to injury, it just so happens that Dallas has now helped set a never-bef0re-seen […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves still have a lot to play for in their final two games of the regular season. It’s going to be a back-to-back set on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs, followed by a matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. With their final positioning in the West on the line, Timberwolves […]

Devin Vassell has missed six out of the last seven games for the San Antonio Spurs due to a knee injury. The same has been the case for Jeremy Sochan, who is also dealing with a knee issue, except that the 19-year-old has been forced to sit out seven straight contests for San Antonio. At […]

San Antonio Spurs star forward Keldon Johnson has missed the last two games due to a foot injury. The Spurs have fared surprisingly well without arguably their best player, as they own a 1-1 record since Johnson has been out, with their win coming against the Sacramento Kings. Still, when Shaedon Sharpe, Skylar Mays, and […]

The Portland Trail Blazers (33-46) visit the San Antonio Spurs (20-59) on Thursday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Spurs prediction, pick, and how to watch Here are the Blazers-Spurs NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Blazers-Spurs Odds Portland Trail Blazers: +4.5 (-108) San […]

With the San Antonio Spurs having an eye towards their future, it’s difficult to envision them being strong players for the best players in free agency this coming offseason. The Spurs have plenty of areas they must improve for them to come close to being a playoff-caliber team once more, as evidenced by their groan […]

The San Antonio Spurs have officially hit the rebuilding phase. With a current record of 20-59, the Spurs hold one of the bottom three records in the league and have a shot at winning the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes. One player does not make a franchise, however, and the Spurs will have some decisions to make […]

During the recent years, it’s common to see NBA superstars leave their original teams to form a superteam elsewhere. While winning a championship with a superteam is still a difficult task, playing for your original team gets more respect given the amount of patience, effort, and investment that takes place to gradually build a championship […]

From 1998 to 2019, the San Antonio Spurs stood as one of the most successful franchises; even fans joked that there were three certainties in life to that point: death, taxes, and a Spurs playoff berth. And it seemed like the Spurs’ train of contention would just continue to chug along for all eternity, especially […]

It’s not too often that the San Antonio Spurs find themselves playing in meaningless games during April, but here we are. After years of being in denial, trying to remain in the NBA’s dreaded middle ground, the Spurs finally decided to embrace the tank by trading away Dejounte Murray this past offseason, essentially handing over […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in borderline-uncharted territory for the franchise; they have a 67 percent chance of landing a top five pick, setting themselves up nicely for the future after a mad dash towards the bottom of the NBA standings. Of course, this effort to bottom out included some blatant tanking shenanigans, including random […]

Few teams have more at stake during the 2023 NBA offseason than the San Antonio Spurs. After missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year, the Spurs have a strong chance to land a franchise-altering player. San Antonio can build a young nucleus that will contend in a few years through both the NBA Draft […]

The San Antonio Spurs currently sit at 20-58 and far out of playoff contention. Given the youthful roster and the expectation that some lean years are to continue to come, speculation over the future of head coach Gregg Popovich has been a hot topic. However, Popovich should be back on the bench next season, per […]

The San Antonio Spurs were once a dynasty but after the retirement of most of that core and the departure of All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard, they’re now a bottom-of-the-barrel team. One whose relevance is tied far more into their past accomplishments than present state. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was expected to retire when the […]

The San Antonio Spurs (19-58) head out to the West Coast to take on the surging Sacramento Kings (47-30). Tip-off is at 6:00 p.m. ET on Sunday. We continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Kings prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Kings are riding high after just recently ending the longest playoff drought […]