Paul Garcia
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🏀 Spurs - Stephon Castle rumors keep popping up
🏀 Prospects the Spurs have interest in, have/will workout, or interviewed
🏀 3 players projected in 2nd round heading back to college
With June beginning tomorrow, the Spurs are now less than a month away from the NBA draft.
Heres's a roundup of the latest draft rumors for the Spurs:
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Wemby on taking over in crunch time tonight: “Somebody has to do it. Tomorrow it will be one of my teammates. Two days ago, it was Keldon (Johnson). This is how we work. We work as a group and as a team.”
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Dejounte Murray says Pop was the one who called him and told him he's going to Cleveland, he's an All-Star.
Murray says he broke down at home with his family.
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Steve Kerr says he voted for Dejounte Murray as an all-star reserve.
“I think he’s an All-Star.”
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Dejounte Murray is an All-Star. Named injury replacement per NBA
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Dejounte Murray finishes his 1st All-Star game with 17 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, and a block
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The Spurs will have the 9th, 20th, and 25th picks in the 1st round of the draft.
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Wemby's 10 blocks tonight:
1. Poeltl layup
2. Barrett layup
3. Poeltl layup
4. Poeltl layup
5. Poeltl hook
6. Barnes hook
7. Barnes layup
8. Agbaji layup
9. Barnes dunk
10. Dick layup
Poor Jak
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So Pop's coaching staff:
Becky Hammon
Will Hardy
Chip Engelland
Tim Duncan
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Kyrie Irving on Wemby being a defensive player of the year candidate: “I don’t know who they’re going to pick, but I mean he has all the tools to be named Defensive Player of the Year.”
Really good stuff from Kyrie, especially how he said Wemby has the timing of a guard
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DeRozan tribute video, a standing ovation from the fans, and MVP chants in the building
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Derrick White, Ime Udoka, and Will Hardy, all former members of the Spurs organization are headed to the NBA Finals.
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Devin Vassell on the Spurs learning to find Wemby in different spots and situations:
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Victor's already expressed interest in spending time with Tim (Duncan) and David (Robinson)." - Coach Pop
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Wemby on the Spurs using tonight's loss as a lesson in pounding the rock:
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The Spurs and Pelicans’ play-in game will be April 13 at 8:30 CT on ESPN.
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Former Spurs assistant coach Ime Udoka is headed to the Eastern Conference Finals in his first season as Head Coach of the Celtics.
Derrick White began this season in San Antonio and was traded to Boston in February. He's headed to the ECF too
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Former Spur Patty Mills has earned the Sportsmanship Award for the 21-22 season the NBA announced.
The award honors the player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.
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With Patty leaving, the Spurs will no longer have any players from the 2014 Championship team left on the roster.
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Pop: “Lonnie was spectacular tonight.”
Pop called Lonnie’s play infectious, said the whole team rallied behind him and kept competing.
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The 23 players Team USA still has to make a 12-man squad with:
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Per NBA, the Spurs can lock in a play-in spot with a win tonight in Denver AND a Lakers loss.
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The Spurs are now 10-5 in their last 15 games.
That includes a 4 game win streak and the current 3 game win streak.
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Playoff level teams the Spurs have defeated this season:
Suns, Suns, Suns
Wolves
Thunder
Pacers
Warriors
Knicks
Pelicans
Nuggets
Lakers
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Coach Pop has the all-time regular season wins record with 1,336 wins.
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DeMar DeRozan has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week.
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The Spurs have recalled Josh Primo from the Austin Spurs.
He’ll be available for tonight’s game vs Dallas
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Spurs guard Dejounte Murray came in 2nd in most improved player voting.
Ja Morant was 1st
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Wemby on Spurs facing losing streak: "It's not a big deal. We're learning. As a young team, & any team really, we're going to go through losing streaks at some point during the season and have tough times. It's going to happen, but the most important thing is how we bounce back.”
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If you’re under the age of 23 and grew up a Spurs fan, you’ve never known a season where the Spurs weren’t in the playoffs.
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The Spurs improve to 2-2 with Tre Jones running point.
Barely lost to Bucks by 4
Barely lost to Cavs by 2
Blew out Pistons by 25
Blew out Charlotte by 36
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"Some guy named Jock Landale. I've never heard of him before." - Commentary from the Lakers halftime show on Spectrum Sportsnet (Lakers feed)
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Doug McDermott on the Spurs' ball movement: "...It’s just contagious when you have a great culture, and it carries onto the floor. As a 30-year-old whose been on like six or seven teams, I haven’t had this much fun playing basketball. It’s been a joy to be a part of.”
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Jakob Poeltl just ATTEMPTED and MADE his first three of the season.
It was a halfcourt buzzer beater
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"I told him this is for him." - Dejounte Murray on what he told Jamal Crawford.
Murray said Crawford should have been an All-Star during his career.
He also said Zach LaVine was thrilled and they can't wait to take an All-Star photo together at the game.
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Devin Vassell said he was smiling when he saw Keldon Johnson and Dejounte Murray at the game tonight.
He said he didn't expect to see them there. He said it showed a lot that they were there supporting the Spurs in Summer League.
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Dejounte, Keldon, Derrick, Poeltl, and Lonnie are now the veterans resting at the end of the 4Q when the team has a big lead
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Dejounte Murray has been named a nominee for the Western Conference Player of the Month for January.
Nikola Jokic was named the player of the month.
In 14 January games, Murray averaged 22.9 PPG, 9.9 AST, 8.6 REB, and 2.1 STL
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Dejounte Murray was a nominee for the Western Conference player of the month in March and April.
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Woj says the Spurs could be a team that packages 2 picks to try to move up.
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Sochan said Dejounte Murray already texted him to welcome him to the team.
The players said they'll be connecting with the other Spurs players soon.
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Coach Pop guides Team USA to a Gold Medal.
Keldon Johnson: Gold Medal winner
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"Me and DeMar talk everyday. That's my brother, that's my family. Nothing changed, just the teams." - Dejounte Murray on staying close with DeMar DeRozan, even after DeRozan went to another team.
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For the 3rd time this season, Dejounte Murray has been named a Western Conference Player of the Week nominee
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The Suns waived Kyle Korver. He’s now an unrestricted free agent.
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For the second season in a row, the Spurs have made the play-in tournament.
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Dejounte Murray has a good chance of being a Western Conference player of the week nominee.
He averaged 26.3 PPG, 40% from 3PT, 7.7 REB, 12 AST to 1.3 TO, and 2 STL
The Spurs went 2-1
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Per Spurs, Zach Collins has been recalled to San Antonio from Austin.
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Very loud cheers from within the Spurs locker room as we wait for Pop's media availability
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DeMar DeRozan received his second Western Conference Player of the Week nomination of the early season.
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Full quote from Pop on the Spurs not over-coaching Wemby early on
“Not over coach right off the bat,” said Pop of the Spurs’ approach with Wemby early in the season.
He said the coaching staff is working on basics, but they really want to see Wemby all over the floor with few restrictions
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The Spurs have won back to back games for the first time since December 26
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"I just can't stop saying I'm happy for Coach Pop. I'm happy for Coach Pop." - Keldon Johnson
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Former members of the Spurs organization who are now NBA Champions:
Coach Bud
Bryn Forbes
Chad Forcier (assistant coach)
Ben Sullivan (assistant coach)
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The Spurs have officially signed Dominick Barlow to a two-way contract.
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“I sent Lonnie a text and I talked to DJ on the phone. They’re still going to be family, they’re still my brothers. They know I’m just one phone call away.” - Keldon Johnson on Lonnie going to Lakers and Murray being traded to Hawks
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"That's like my big brother, my mentor. It was crazy seeing him in a different jersey." - Keldon Johnson on seeing DeMar DeRozan tonight.
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Normally, Tony Parker has Tim Duncan sitting by his side minutes before tip-off. Now, Parker sits by himself.
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“I can’t say enough about what the Spurs did for Dirk tonight.” - Coach Carlisle on Dirk’s final game on the road in San Antonio.
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The Spurs are now 7-8 in their last 15 games. Not a bad record for a team with the worst record out West.
Wins against Thunder, Pacers, Warriors, Nets, Suns, Jazz, Knicks
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The Spurs announced Tony Parker’s jersey retirement ceremony will be aired after the game November 11 on Fox Sports Southwest.
Fans in attendance will also get a “Merci Tony” t-shirt.
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Wemby on Spurs going to him: “…Every game is different…Every game we try to find the spots that we need to hurt them. Today, it might have been in this way. Tomorrow, it will be someone else. That is how great teams work. If we want to be great, we need to play with everyone.”
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The Spurs are on a 3-game winning streak for the first time since December 26, 2021.
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The Spurs have signed Malaki Branham to his rookie scale contract.
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Quote from Kobe on his final game against the Spurs in his last NBA season.
Full Kobe Bryant quote on his final game played in San Antonio and what the fans have meant to him:
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From the Spurs:
Gregg Popovich will miss tonight's Spurs-Hornets game due to personal business.
Tim Duncan will serve as the Spurs head coach tonight in place of Pop.
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"We don't win without Dejounte." - Coach Pop on having Murray back in the lineup tonight
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The Spurs without Poeltl (2-5)
The Spurs without Murray (1-4)
The Spurs without White (0-5)
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With the Portland loss tonight, the Spurs find themselves back in the playoff picture.
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The Spurs giving Tre Jones a locker and jersey is a strong signal he’s getting a full nba contract.
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"I wasn't the number 1 pick, I was 57th." - Manu on when he initially arrived in San Antonio not knowing how long he'd be on the team since 2nd round picks don't usually have long careers in the NBA.
He says he's thrilled he ended up staying in San Antonio for 16 years
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Branham says his uncle was a big Spurs fan and Tim Duncan was one of his uncle's favorite players, so Branham watched the Spurs growing up.
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"I wouldn't change it for nothing. The Spurs organization was perfect for me." - Dejounte Murray on being drafted 29th in the first round and not picked earlier.
He says players like LeBron told him he's going to a great organization.
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Dejounte Murray on the Spurs being one of the teams with interest in trading for him via TNT broadcast: "Pop is like a father to me, I would welcome that. But right now, I'm a Hawk, I'm going to stay professional and play the right way."
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Wemby in the last 4 games as the starting center in new lineup:
19.8 pts, 16.5 reb, 3.5 ast, 3.3 tos, 4.3 blk, 1.5 stl
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Lonnie Walker IV played his fourth game of the season logging 20 or more minutes. He scored 16 points.
His numbers in 4 games when he plays over 20 mins:
25.3 mins, 17.5 pts, 61% FG
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This is a good way to avoid being in the play-in tournament
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Julian Strawther on his thoughts when Wemby tried to dunk on him: "I don’t think he’s going to dunk it from that far. He went up for the dunk and I was like, ‘Oh, he’s going
to try to dunk it from that far.’ My life flashed before my eyes”
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De'Aaron Fox on Wemby: “He’s a special player, extremely special player. When he’s rolling, you have to be under him because if they throw the ball up, there’s literally nothing you can do."
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Coach Pop has tied Don Nelson on the all time regular season wins list with 1335 wins each.
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"They did a great job. Keita was ridiculous." - Coach Pop on the Spurs' bench tonight.
Spurs won the bench battle 69-20
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“From what I’ve seen, I don’t think he’s going to need a lot help from me,” says Pop of Wemby handling pressure. Pop credits Wemby's parents for helping guide him.
Pop also says he's looking forward to building a relationship with Wembanyama
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Coach Carlisle on the Spurs: “…This is a team that’s obviously a much different team than when we played them earlier. They just beat Oklahoma [City], they play extremely hard. It’s a wild building…”
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Last season Dejounte Murray and DeMar DeRozan weren't in the All-Star game.
Fast forward a year later and they're now both guarding each in the game.
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