The primary draft decide Victor Wembanyama and quantity two decide Brandon Miller might matchup on day one of many NBA’s Summer time League when the Spurs play the Hornets in Las Vegas.
July 7 -17 is when Summer time League takes place and Charlotte and San Antonio can even play one another the week earlier than on the California Traditional in Sacramento on July 3 and July 5.
Many are questioning if generational expertise Wembanyama will take the court docket in any respect throughout these two tournaments however he made his intentions clear final week.
“I’m going to be taking part in the Summer time League,” the primary decide declared on Wednesday.
“I’ve been lifting just about every single day apart from the day once I traveled. I used to be lifting this morning with my coach. I’m not too drained.”
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich additionally confirmed the 19-year-old will participate.
“We’re speaking about what he must be doing transferring ahead,” Popovich mentioned. “He’ll take part within the Summer time League. To what diploma, we’re undecided but.”
If Wemby does make an look, the NBA have deliberate for it because the San Antonio-Charlotte recreation from that day will televised on ESPN within the night.
One other intriguing recreation between Portland and Houston, which is able to doubtlessly embody quantity three decide Scoot Henderson and quantity 4 decide Amen Thompson, can even be on ESPN the identical evening.
French famous person Wembanyama touched down in San Antonio on Friday afternoon and the franchise wasted no time.
They whisked Wemby was taken out to dinner with a number of the Spurs greatest ever gamers together with Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Manu Ginobili and Sean Elliott.
“Most likely in a pair hours, I realized extra in regards to the NBA than my entire life earlier than that,” Wembanyama mentioned on Saturday afternoon. “It’s so comforting to see these people who find themselves so vital to town of San Antonio and the franchise are such nice folks and beneficiant. They genuinely needed to share their expertise. I really feel like they’ve already began to take nice care of me. It’s so vital to be ready the place it’s so comfy.”
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