Wemby’s First Preseason Game and Spurs Lineups

In Spurscast episode 713, Spurscast host Paul Garcia is joined by Mission Spurs author Collin Reid to debate Victor Wembanyama’s first preseason recreation, the lineups the Spurs used towards the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, and a few current roster strikes by the group.

Wemby’s First Preseason Recreation 

The San Antonio Spurs’ 2023-2024 preseason schedule kicked off Monday night on the highway in Oklahoma Metropolis, the place the Spurs fell to the Thunder 122-121.

Wembanyama made his preseason debut with 20 factors, 5 rebounds, two steals, and one block by taking part in 19 minutes in three quarters of the sport.

Observations of Wembanyama’s play on offense and protection are mentioned within the episode, in addition to what Wembanyama and Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich needed to say postgame.

Lineups in Opening Preseason Recreation

With Keldon Johnson and Jeremy Sochan out as a consequence of normal soreness, the Spurs began Tre Jones, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Wembanyama, and Zach Collins.

When Johnson and Sochan are wholesome, it’ll be attention-grabbing to see which beginning 5 the Spurs will start the season with later in October.

For the second unit, the Spurs went with a quintet of Blake Wesley, Malaki Branham, Cedi Osman, Doug McDermott, and Charles Bassey.

The Spurs caught with a 10-man rotation for the primary three quarters, then within the fourth, all the opposite gamers who hadn’t performed have been in a position to get some flooring time besides Khem Birch (Didn’t play as a consequence of coach resolution).

Spurs Signal Two Extra Gamers

On Tuesday, the Spurs signed Erik Stevenson and Paul Watson to coaching camp offers. With Stevenson and Watson on the group, the Spurs now have a full coaching camp roster with 21 gamers.

The Spurs might have signed the 2 gamers for one among three causes: a) for extra depth because the preseason goes together with 4 video games remaining, b) to waive the gamers to allow them to be part of the Austin Spurs of the G-League sooner or later, or c) to have Stevenson and Watson compete with Charles Bediako for the final remaining two-way roster spot.