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• Spurs Notes: Osman, Wembanyama, K. Johnson
Cedi Osman, the Spurs‘ only unrestricted free agent this summer, is interested in staying with the team and helping it build for the future, writes Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News. Osman, who was acquired in a trade after spending his first six NBA seasons in Cleveland, will be looking for a raise on […]...2024
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• Southwest Notes: Spurs, McDermott, Oladipo, Pelicans, Mavs
Although they were linked earlier in the season to Atlanta guard Dejounte Murray, the Spurs are much more likely to be sellers than buyers at Thursday’s trade deadline, says Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News (subscription required). According to head coach Gregg Popovich, San Antonio’s goal in any deal would be to improve its […]...2024
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• Spurs Notes: Vassell, Defense, Jones, Birch, Bassey
Spurs guard Devin Vassell recently signed a five-year, $135MM+ rookie scale extension. As Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News writes in a subscriber-only story, Vassell’s contract is the largest in team history. While some may have been surprised by the price tag, his teammates say Vassell doesn’t get enough recognition. “If you really watch […]...2023
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• Spurs Notes: Victor Wembanyama, Devonte’ Graham, Tre Jones
It’s been a long, long time since anyone arrived in the NBA with as much hype as Spurs rookie center Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. But his 7-foot-4 frame is taking it all in stride. “I have a lot to learn,” Wembanyama said, via Jeff McDonald of the […]
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• Spurs Notes: Wembanyama, Cissoko, Draft-Night Trade, Popovich
Saturday’s “Meet the Rookies” news conference in San Antonio was more like a party than a routine press event, writes Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News. Roughly a hundred Spurs staff members joined some current players and a few franchise legends to get a glimpse of Victor Wembanyama, who was making his first official […]...2023
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• Draft Notes: Wembanyama, Coulibaly, Lewis, Clowney
Although Victor Wembanyama may be the best NBA draft prospect in 20 years, the Spurs understand that his body type carries a certain amount of injury risk, writes Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News. McDonald notes that foot injuries have interrupted or even ended the careers of numerous big men, such as Bill Walton, […]...2023
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• Spurs Waive Stanley Johnson; Converting Charles Bassey Contract
The Spurs have waived forward Stanley Johnson, the team announced in a press release. They are now expected to convert the two-way contract of center Charles Bassey to a standard deal, per Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News. Along with those moves, the Spurs don’t expect enter Khem Birch to be available to play […]
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• DeMarre Carroll: Reduced role has been 'difficult'
After signing a three-year contract worth nearly $21M with the Spurs this past offseason, DeMarre Carroll expected to play a regular role for the team, but that hasn’t been the case so far. Carroll, who averaged 27.7 MPG in 140 games for Brooklyn over the past two seasons, has played just 10.9 minutes per contest in 2019-20 and hasn’t appeared at all in more than half of the Spurs’ games. As Jeff ...2019
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• Report: Spurs did not offer Tony Parker multi-year deal
Tony Parker wanted to stay in San Antonio, but the Spurs wouldn’t offer a multi-year deal or guarantee significant playing time, relays Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News. Parker hasn’t given up on his goal of playing 20 NBA seasons, but he’ll need three more to get there and it became increasingly clear that wouldn’t happen in San Antonio.“The Spurs will always be home,” said Parker, w...2018
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• Spurs’ Rudy Gay mulling player option decision
With the Spurs’ 2017-18 season now in the books, Rudy Gay will face a decision this summer on whether to play out his contract or return to unrestricted free agency. Gay’s two-year deal with San Antonio includes an $8.8MM player option for 2018-19, and Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News writes that Gay sounds “genuinely torn” over whether to exercise or decline that option.“Obviously I ...2018