Victor Wembanyama on Gregg Popovich: I could follow him with my eyes closed
“It’s really special,” Victor Wembanyama said of playing under Gregg Popovich. “I feel like he thinks this is going to be a special time, too. I could follow him with my eyes closed.”
Source: Sports Illustrated
Source: Sports Illustrated
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Spurs & Thunder warming up for today’s SL finale for both teams.
OKC has shut down Holmgren, while the Spurs are without Wembanyama.
Spurs are also without Malaki Branham, Julian Champagnie, Dom Barlow and Blake Wesley. They’re all here at Cox Pavilion in street clothes. – 7:27 PM
Spurs & Thunder warming up for today’s SL finale for both teams.
OKC has shut down Holmgren, while the Spurs are without Wembanyama.
Spurs are also without Malaki Branham, Julian Champagnie, Dom Barlow and Blake Wesley. They’re all here at Cox Pavilion in street clothes. – 7:27 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Catching up with Zach Collins here in his hometown, we talked about the immediate impact Victor Wembanyama will have on what was a historically bad defense for the #Spurs last season.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 2:23 PM
Catching up with Zach Collins here in his hometown, we talked about the immediate impact Victor Wembanyama will have on what was a historically bad defense for the #Spurs last season.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 2:23 PM
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter
Alcaraz. Shohei. Mahomes. Wemby. What a time to be a sports fan. – 1:53 PM
Alcaraz. Shohei. Mahomes. Wemby. What a time to be a sports fan. – 1:53 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Wrote in today’s paper about why, excepting a few minor moves, the Spurs are glad to surround Wemby with the core of a 60-loss team.
The goal isn’t to win as many games as they can this year. It’s to contend for a whole bunch of titles in the long run.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 12:49 PM
Wrote in today’s paper about why, excepting a few minor moves, the Spurs are glad to surround Wemby with the core of a 60-loss team.
The goal isn’t to win as many games as they can this year. It’s to contend for a whole bunch of titles in the long run.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 12:49 PM
Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
Guessing the 2nd-round pick the Spurs sent to acquire Payne is heavily protected. At best, they got a solid backup point guard who can space the floor around Wemby. At worst, another expiring trade chip. But whatever the outcome it’s basically another move they made for free. – 12:23 PM
Guessing the 2nd-round pick the Spurs sent to acquire Payne is heavily protected. At best, they got a solid backup point guard who can space the floor around Wemby. At worst, another expiring trade chip. But whatever the outcome it’s basically another move they made for free. – 12:23 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
2023 NBA Summer League winners and losers: Victor Wembanyama gets redemption; Brandon Miller struggles
By: @ColinCBSSports
cbssports.com/nba/news/2023-… – 10:12 AM
2023 NBA Summer League winners and losers: Victor Wembanyama gets redemption; Brandon Miller struggles
By: @ColinCBSSports
cbssports.com/nba/news/2023-… – 10:12 AM
Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Victor Wembanyama, second-round pick and undrafted player among top rookies at NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League sacbee.com/sports/nba/sac… – 3:12 PM
Victor Wembanyama, second-round pick and undrafted player among top rookies at NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League sacbee.com/sports/nba/sac… – 3:12 PM
Tom Petrini @RealTomPetrini
Spurs won’t be fighting for the Summer League title this year.
Is Wembanyama already a bust? – 10:59 PM
Spurs won’t be fighting for the Summer League title this year.
Is Wembanyama already a bust? – 10:59 PM
Tom Petrini @RealTomPetrini
Normal Spurs fans: “Woohoo, Wemby!”
Me, a degenerate sicko: “I’m gonna spend so many nights at the H‑E‑B Center in Cedar Park watching Sidy Cissoko and Sir’Jabari Rice” – 10:08 PM
Normal Spurs fans: “Woohoo, Wemby!”
Me, a degenerate sicko: “I’m gonna spend so many nights at the H‑E‑B Center in Cedar Park watching Sidy Cissoko and Sir’Jabari Rice” – 10:08 PM
Tom Petrini @RealTomPetrini
The Spurs have been busy this offseason.
Draft Wemby
Retain key guys
Smart trades for veteran depth
Here’s a detailed look at everything they’ve done, everything that’s pending, and all of the assets San Antonio’s front office is building with:
kens5.com/article/sports… – 4:45 PM
The Spurs have been busy this offseason.
Draft WembyRetain key guysSmart trades for veteran depthHere’s a detailed look at everything they’ve done, everything that’s pending, and all of the assets San Antonio’s front office is building with:
kens5.com/article/sports… – 4:45 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Victor Wembanyama’s highlight reel from France is up there with John Wall and Kyrie Irving as one of the most absurd mixtapes
Via @Spurs_Wire
spurswire.usatoday.com/2023/07/14/san… – 3:59 PM
Victor Wembanyama’s highlight reel from France is up there with John Wall and Kyrie Irving as one of the most absurd mixtapes
Via @Spurs_Wire
spurswire.usatoday.com/2023/07/14/san… – 3:59 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Our @GregJeffersonSA and @madisoniszler report the Spurs are exploring a possible downtown arena, which is as shocking as them using the No. 1 pick on Wemby.
If you spent a second of your life worrying they’d move to Austin, it was a second too many.
expressnews.com/business/artic… – 3:51 PM
Our @GregJeffersonSA and @madisoniszler report the Spurs are exploring a possible downtown arena, which is as shocking as them using the No. 1 pick on Wemby.
If you spent a second of your life worrying they’d move to Austin, it was a second too many.
expressnews.com/business/artic… – 3:51 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Kevin Garnett on the Wilt Chamberlain doc and advice for Victor Wembanyama. youtu.be/yrw8mn5es7k via @YouTube – 2:32 PM
Kevin Garnett on the Wilt Chamberlain doc and advice for Victor Wembanyama. youtu.be/yrw8mn5es7k via @YouTube – 2:32 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“I think he’s going to be an all-time great.”
Doug McDermott had high praise for Victor Wembanyama when he talked to @TermineRadio & @TheJaxShow last week at NBA Summer League pic.twitter.com/tAbtcBvGsC – 1:00 PM
“I think he’s going to be an all-time great.”
Doug McDermott had high praise for Victor Wembanyama when he talked to @TermineRadio & @TheJaxShow last week at NBA Summer League pic.twitter.com/tAbtcBvGsC – 1:00 PM
Ric Bucher @RicBucher
NBA Front Office Confidential: The Spurs’ plans for Victor Wembanyama foxsports.com/stories/nba/nb… – 11:09 AM
NBA Front Office Confidential: The Spurs’ plans for Victor Wembanyama foxsports.com/stories/nba/nb… – 11:09 AM
More on this storyline
“[Popovich] cares a lot about me,” Victor Wembanyama said of his new coach. “He talks to me every day, and to me, this is just a special chance and experience. He’s has been so successful in his life … he knows how to do it.” -via Sports Illustrated / July 17, 2023
The San Antonio Spurs, their future suddenly brighter after landing No. 1 draft pick Victor Wembanyama, are exploring the idea of developing a downtown arena, sources say. At the same time, the San Antonio Missions’ new owners are pushing for a new baseball stadium in the inner city. -via San Antonio Express-News / July 15, 2023
Feeding into that hype is what scouts, GMs and other executives expect the Spurs to resist. No one sees Wembanyama playing anything close to the 33 minutes a night that last year’s No. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year, forward Paolo Banchero, averaged for the Orlando Magic. And Wembanyama appears to be on board with that approach, as he independently also announced that he will not play for the French national team in FIBA World Cup competition later this summer in order to focus on preparation for his first NBA season. “The Spurs will presumably work a ton on his body and manage his minutes, not play him in back-to-back games, etcetera, which is smart,” said an Eastern Conference assistant GM. “They’ll handle it right.” -via FoxSports.com / July 15, 2023