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ESPN has released its expert picks for 2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. The network’s NBA Summer Forecast panel — a group of NBA experts, including reporters, editors, and analysts — ranked its top three choices for the NBA’s six major awards. A first-place vote counts as five points, a second-place vote receives three, […]
Ex-NBA player Gorgui Dieng is joining Hopewell 360, LLC, a Minnesota-based real estate developer, as the company’s Special Housing Advisor. Dieng, 34, is a developer of multi-tenant projects both in the Twin Cities and in his home country of Senega. “The Hopewell 360 Building System utilizes a unique assembly process that incorporates dozens of state […]
The NBA released its complete game schedule and national television schedule for group play of the Emirates NBA Cup 2024. The complete game schedule and national broadcast schedule for the 2024-25 regular season will be unveiled on Thursday, Aug. 15. Group play games will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from Nov. 12 through Dec. […]
The San Antonio Spurs are signing free agent guard Malachi Flynn to a one-year contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Flynn, 26, agreed to a non-guaranteed deal, a league source confirms. Flynn will fill San Antonio’s last open roster spot. If this isn’t a training camp deal, a player on the […]
San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul recently sold his mansion in Encino, California, for $15,150,000, according to TMZ Sports. The 12,830-square-foot property boasts eight bedrooms and twelve bathrooms. It also features luxurious amenities such as a home theater, saltwater pool, a home gym, a glass wine cellar, and a basketball court. Paul, 39, put the […]
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (foot) and forward Jeremy Sochan (ankle) have been ruled out for the remainder of the 2023-24 NBA season, the team announced on Monday. Vassell missed San Antonio’s 117-113 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. He underwent an MRI on Monday that revealed a stress reaction to the third […]
The San Antonio Spurs and 13-year veteran forward Marcus Morris have agreed to a contract buyout, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Morris, 34, never made an appearance with the Spurs. As part of a three-team deal with the Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers on Feb. 8, the Sixers traded him, cash, and […]
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama joined Jamal Tinsley (2001) as the only NBA players to record a 5×5 game, in Friday night’s 123-118 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. A 5×5 is when a player tallies at least five points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals, and five blocks in a game. Wembanyama […]
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama became the fifth NBA player since 1990 to post a triple-double of at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a single game, during Monday night’s 122-99 win over the Toronto Raptors. The victory snapped San Antonio’s seven-game skid. Wembanyama, 20, is the youngest NBA player […]
San Antonio Spurs forward/center Victor Wembanyama is currently on pace for the highest usage percentage by an NBA rookie since the 1967-68 season. This is based on a minimum of 1,000 minutes played. His usage percentage (31.6%) ranks seventh — trailing Joel Embiid (39%), Luka Doncic (36.3%), Giannis Antetokounmpo (33.4%), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (32.6%), Donovan Mitchell […]
