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Jeremy Sochan will probably go back to the bench in 2023-24 after opening his NBA career as a rookie starter. The San Antonio Spurs have already specified that Victor Wembanyama will start at power forward this season, and Keldon Johnson, after all, is the team’s leading returning scorer. Adequate spacing could be tough enough to […]

Just by virtue of drafting Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs were one of the biggest winners of the 2023 offseason. Considered a generational talent, the Spurs are hoping he can be the latest in a strong group of No. 1 draft picks they’ve had. But to build up an eventual championship contender, the Spurs […]

Everything surrounding the San Antonio Spurs takes a backseat to Victor Wembanyama’s development. The No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft is one of the best prospects in the history of basketball, boasting a combination of length, dexterity and budding skill the sport has literally never seen before. Wembanyama is the Spurs now. He […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan has largely been pointed as the “culprit” for Victor Wembanyama’s recent hairstyle change. However, according to Sochan himself, that is far from the truth. Sochan has been known for experimenting on his hair color, and so when Wemby did the same thing–coloring his hair blond along with a streak […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan has big expectations as he pairs up with highly-rated rookie Victor Wembanyama. In fact, he’s so confident about their partnership that he even sent some sort of a warning to the NBA. When asked about his fit with Wembanyama as they join forces on the Spurs’ frontcourt,  Sochan expressed […]

Professional athletes that just got newly drafted tend to make a habit of making exorbitant life decisions. Some go for a fancy car while others immediately try to help their family out by buying them a house. Other choices may be purely cosmetic and influenced by people in the league. This is exactly what San […]

They say fame can change a man, but Victor Wembanyama has a solid foundation that suggests he will not lose sight of his values or priorities. All bets are off when it comes to his physical appearance, though. The San Antonio Spurs rookie is already rocking a drastically different hairstyle, one that might be inspired […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama showed more of what he was capable of in his second NBA Summer League game — and his teammates were certainly impressed by what they’ve seen. After a less than stellar debut against the Charlotte Hornets, Wembanyama went off against the Portland Trail Blazers, scoring a team-high 27 points […]

San Antonio Spurs faithful came alive after the team acquired the first overall pick and rights to draft Victor Wembanyama in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. The team follows a history of drafting generational big men that contribute big to their championship hopes. This list includes their former first-overall picks and hall-of-fame talents, Tim Duncan […]

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 […]

With head coach Gregg Popovich and assistant coach Brett Brown not around, Jeremy Sochan stepped up for the San Antonio Spurs and led his team to a 110-99 victory over the Indiana Pacers at home Thursday night. Sochan stuffed the stat sheets with an all-around brilliant effort on the floor for the Spurs, but it’s […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan missed Thursday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks due to a quad injury. Unsurprisingly, without one of their best players, the Spurs lost  to the Mavs in convincing fashion — the final score was 142-116 in favor of Dallas. So when the Spurs visit the Vivint Arena on Saturday night […]

With the 2023 NBA All-Star break in the rearview mirror, all the eyes are now in the final months of the 2022-23 regular season. While most of the teams are competing for a playoff spot, some organizations such as the San Antonio Spurs might already be thinking about the future. This season marked the start […]

A few months ago, San Antonio Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan took a swipe at Russell Westbrook with a “brick”-related jab. It seems that the Los Angeles Lakers star took notice of the sleight and Russ took the opportunity to get his revenge on the young stud during Sunday’s matchup. At one point in the game, […]

The San Antonio Spurs entered their Monday night clash against the struggling Golden State Warriors with a better-than-expected 6-7 record, thanks in large part to the huge strides Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell have made. However, the Spurs were hit with a reality check after they were blown out by Stephen Curry and the defending […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook caught some stray bullets on Sunday after San Antonio Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan highlighted the usual mockery thrown at him. Sochan was playing a game of word association for Bleacher Report alongside Malaki Branham. Sochan picked the word “triple-double” which he had to guess while his fellow Spurs rookie […]

Do the San Antonio Spurs have a diamond in the rough after choosing Jeremy Sochan? Sochan may not exactly turn out to be a diamond, but he could still be a gem of a find. The ninth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft presents a number of interesting opportunities for the rebuilding San Antonio […]

The San Antonio Spurs signaled their intention of rebuilding by trading DeJounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks for a haul of future draft picks. While this may temper expectations for the regular season, it should provide excitement for Summer League action. The franchise is coming off an impressive draft in which they added three notable […]

The San Antonio Spurs entered the 2022 NBA Draft looking to grow on an improving roster. Last season, the Spurs took a leap forward, reaching the Play-In Tournament. They ultimately lost to another rising team in the West, the New Orleans Pelicans. Nevertheless, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich appears to have this franchise trending in the […]

After declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft in mid-April, Jeremy Sochan is officially going pro. The San Antonio Spurs selected the Baylor Bears freshman No. 9 overall. He was ranked 11th overall in the 2022 class and fourth among the forwards. Sochan proved his NBA potential in only one year in the NCAA at only […]

The San Antonio Spurs feature a quality young core led by rising stars Dejounte Murray and Jakob Poeltl. This is a team that displayed contending ability last season. They could be in line to reach the next level with a great 2022 NBA Draft. However, part of drafting means passing on over-hyped players. Today, we […]

The Portland Trail Blazers entered lottery night already down one high-value first-round pick they initially expected to have. Worse, by the time the proceedings were over, Portland also emerged on the wrong side of ping-pong ball luck. The Blazers “won” the No. 7 overall pick on Tuesday night, falling a slot in the 2022 NBA […]