Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren has played down the personal side of his rivalry with San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, saying his focus remains on improving his game rather than their individual matchups. In an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix published Monday, October 19, Holmgren was asked whether Wembanyama had made their […]
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The summer wait is officially over. The 2026–27 NBA regular season tips off on Tuesday, October 20, featuring
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Guard Dylan Harper looks ahead to his sophomore year with confidence after a standout rookie campaign. He highlights the Spurs' readiness for their season‑opening clash against Western Conference rivals Oklahoma City Thunder on Oct. 22 at the Frost Bank Center. Harper, who helped San Antonio win a seven‑game Western Conference Finals series last spring, posted 12.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in that series and averaged 11.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists in his rookie regular season. He says he’s improved his three‑point shooting over the summer, aiming to become a bigger offensive threat alongside Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama.
A major shock to many came when Luke Kennard sustained a knee injury against the San Antonio Spurs during the team’s third preseason game. Although head coach Jordan Ott didn’t express too much concern, there was a reason. He didn’t play in the preseason finale, but got some extra work in on Monday. While the […]
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Sixers The Sixers have picked up VJ Edgecombe’s third-year option, securing another season of the young guard’s rookie contract after an impressive debut. The decision guarantees Edgecombe’s $12.2 million salary for 2027-28, the team announced. He’ll earn $11.7 million this season. There wasn’t much suspense here. Edgecombe averaged 16.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and […]
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The Spurs’ season opener in Oklahoma City will be without new free‑agent forward Tobias Harris, who is still rehabbing a left calf strain after missing all five preseason games. Coach Mitch Johnson says Harris is progressing but isn’t ready yet. Veteran Billy Donovan, fresh off a 32‑year head‑coaching career and a recent Hall‑of‑Fame induction, joins San Antonio as an assistant, earning praise from Thunder coach Mark Daigneault. Victor Wembanyama enters his fourth year as the clear MVP favorite, while second‑year guard Dylan Harper earns a starter spot after shooting 57.1% from deep in preseason. Rookie two‑way guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie also receives strong coaching praise.
Remember when the New York Knicks won the NBA Finals, ending the franchise’s 53-year title drought and putting the final stamp on the 2025-26 season? That moment is nothing more than a piece of NBA history now, as it’s officially time for the 2026-27 season, a year that could just go down as one of […]
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Tobias Harris helped a young Detroit Pistons core climb the Eastern Conference standings and earn 60 wins for just the third time in franchise history. The San Antonio Spurs have already enjoyed their own ascension in the West, reaching the NBA Finals in Victor Wembanyama’s third NBA campaign and Mitch Johnson’s first full year as […]
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Analysts weigh in on the Spurs’ outlook for 2026‑27, noting the roster is largely unchanged but deeper and more mature. Victor Wembanyama’s passing improves, Dylan Harper emerges as a potential star guard, and new pieces Tobias Harris and interior defender Tarris Reed add depth. Opinions diverge on regular‑season expectations: some predict a slight dip due to a three‑guard experiment, while others argue the team could still notch 60‑plus wins. The consensus is that postseason performance will be the true test, with a Western Conference Finals run seen as the minimum goal after last year’s surprise Finals appearance.
All three San Antonio Spurs first‑round picks from the 2022 draft—Jeremy Sochan (9th), Malaki Branham (20th) and Blake Wesley (25th)—are now free agents. After Sochan was waived in February, he briefly joined the Knicks, won a championship, then signed with Portland before being cut. Branham and Wesley were traded to Washington in 2025; Wesley later moved to the Clippers, while Branham signed with Orlando. On October 17, 2026, each player was waived by his current team within a 24‑hour span, prompting a new open discussion thread for Spurs fans.
Former Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris was labeled as the league's most underrated pick up for the Spurs.
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Victor Wembanyama’s support for French students has become a source of controversy after demonstrations across France were followed by looting, fires, and clashes with police. The San Antonio Spurs star has not publicly endorsed the violence, but an unexplained social media post has prompted criticism over what he intended to support. Ahead of the October […]
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All-Star Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder will open the 2026-27 regular season against the San Antonio Spurs, the team that ended its first title defense in franchise history last season. Holmgren plans to learn from losing Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Thunder veteran Kenrich Williams has full confidence in his All-Star […]
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Every year there’s an abundance of lists that come out about the NBA’s players, coaches and teams, and none matter more than the general manager survey released before the season. The latest one was published on Thursday, and according to most top executives, Victor Wembanyama is primed to have one of the greatest seasons of […]
Former Spurs guard George Hill was once called Gregg Popovich’s favorite player. Trading the 2008 draft pick was a difficult decision for Pop and the Spurs, but it has yielded continued dividends. For starters, it landed the Spurs Kawhi Leonard, Dāvis Bertāns, and draft rights to Erazem Lorbek. Leonard helped bring the Spurs fifth NBA […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have waived Jeremy Sochan, ending the forward’s brief stint with the franchise before the start of the 2026-27 NBA season. Marc Stein reported on Saturday, October 17, that Portland had released Sochan, who was selected ninth overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2022 NBA Draft. Sochan joined Portland in […]
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Heat Giannis Antetokounmpo is getting comfortable with the Heat. His teammates are learning that getting him the ball is only the first part of the job. The next? Keep moving. There’s a decent chance he’ll get it back to you. Antetokounmpo finished with 20 points, 15 rebounds, nine assists and three blocks in just 24 […]
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At the start of October, I had high hopes for a fan’s Triple Crown for 2026-27. My main team, the Spurs, are co-favorites to win it all this season. My two local teams were also favorites – the Dodgers were already into the NLCS looking for a three-peat, and the Rams were everyone’s favorite to […]
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson confirmed on Friday that he will use a three-guard lineup for the season opener, with De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper on the court alongside Devin Vassell and Victor Wembanyama, according to Michael C. Wright of ESPN. Johnson’s announcement follows months of speculation that Harper is ready for a starting […]
The Spurs’ roster is set for opening night, the team announced. There are no big surprises. As expected, San Antonio will carry 14 standard contracts into the regular season, with those going to De’Aaron Fox, Jordan McLaughlin, Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Keldon Johnson, Carter Bryant, Harrison Barnes, Tobias Harris, Jayden Quaintance, […]
The Spurs did what everyone expected them to and picked up team options on Stephon Castle, Carter Bryant, and Dylan Harper. Castle, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 draft, is entering his third year in the league and has become a full-time starter for the contending Spurs. The young guard averaged 16.7 points, […]
Sidy Cissoko joined the Portland Trail Blazers with very little fanfare in the aftermath of the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline. The Frenchman had failed to stick with the San Antonio Spurs after being taken by the Texas franchise, one pick behind fellow countryman Rayan Rupert at the 2023 Draft. By February 2025, the second-round pick […]
The Spurs have formally exercised their fourth-year option on Stephon Castle and third-year options on Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant, the team announced today (Twitter link via Jared Weiss of The Athletic). As Weiss notes, it was a foregone conclusion that San Antonio would pick up the options. Each of the three players was already […]