<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/san-antonio-spurs-biggest-carter-bryant-concern-2025-nba-summer-league');   ga('set', 'title', 'San Antonio Spurs’ biggest Carter Bryant concern after 2025 NBA Summer League');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Carter-Bryant-1.jpg"><figcaption>Candice Ward-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>San Antonio Spurs’ biggest Carter Bryant concern after 2025 NBA Summer League</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-28T14:35:12-07:00">July 28th, 2:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-28T14:35:41-07:00">July 28th, 2:35pm</time><address><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LedesmaHector">Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It doesn’t take a basketball guru to determine Summer League concerns <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-summer-league-coach-carter-bryant">pertaining to San Antonio Spurs 2025 lottery pick Carter Bryant</a>. The Silver and Black head into the rest of the NBA offseason having seen their 14th overall draft pick terrorize on defense, but also struggle mightily offensively.</p><p>The 19-year-old <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/dylan-harper-carter-bryant-embracing-spurs-legacy">seemed to take his shooting woes in stride</a>. For instance, in a highly scrutinized game against Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks, Bryant didn’t make a shot from the field, missing all of his seven attempts, including five from 3-point range.</p><p>“This shot’s gonna fall, this shot’s not gonna fall. At the end of the day,  I’ve been shooting a basketball the same exact way since I’ve been four or five years old. Like, it’s gonna fall. I believe that I’m gonna be one of the best shooters in this league,” Bryant said. “0-for-7 from the 3-point line, I need a shot, I’ve gone 0-for-6 with nice damage. That’s not gonna define what I am as a basketball player.”</p><p>Though he scored only two points that afternoon in Las Vegas, Bryant did make the <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1944129894897606831" rel="noopener">highlight reel by hounding Flagg into a turnover</a> off the dribble. It represented a bigger defensive effort that symbolized his performance on that side of the ball through the early summer competition.</p><p>“Being able to have the D to fall back on, to be able to affect the game positively, that’s when you’re not making shots or scoring the basketball,” Carter noted. “This is my main focus.”</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Spurs-Carter-Bryant.jpg"><figcaption>Candice Ward-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2>Spurs put Carter Bryant’s offense in perspective</h2><p>The Spurs Summer League head coach Mike Noyes also serves as their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/summer-league-impact-spurs-make-big-difference">franchise’s director of player development</a>. He had strong opinions about Bryant’s offense during his time in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/how-vital-spurs-coach-drawing-rave-reviews-summer-league-players">San Francisco and Vegas</a>.</p><p>“I couldn’t be less worried about it,” Noyes said. “He’s gonna make shots. He is an NBA player. His defense has overshadowed his offense because he’s been so good at times defensively.”</p><p>Bryant commented on his performance against the Mavs too, noting that he isn’t worried about his shots, only about competing at a high level.</p><p>“You’re gonna look back and enjoy your career much more than you would have if you’re like, ‘D**n, I only made two shots,'” Bryant said following that performance vs. the Mavs.</p><p>“Who cares? I got another one, I get to go and compete. So I’m just grateful to compete.”</p><p>Two other outings in Nevada featured Bryant scoring five points in each while shooting 2-for-11, including 0-for-3 from beyond the arc. vs. the Utah Jazz and 1-for-6, including 1-for-4 from 3-point range, vs. the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><p>“Carter has a great offensive game. The nerves out of the way, he understands his role,” Noyes added.</p><p>A game in the California Classic, prior to Las Vegas, also saw Bryant struggle. In scoring seven points, the forward went 3-for-8 from the field, including 1-for-6 on 3-pointers in a matchup with the Miami Heat.</p><p>Bryant did rebound well, though, in most of those outings <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-summer-league-coach-carter-bryant">while flashing the defense</a> that put him on the Summer League radar.</p><p>“With our roster, we hope he competes for playing time. He brings a lot to the table and it’s not just on the defensive end,” Noyes concluded.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/why-spurs-leave-summer-league-with-as-many-questions-as-answers">rest of the off-season and fall camp</a> will determine just how much of a role Bryant will play for the Spurs this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

San Antonio Spurs’ biggest Carter Bryant concern after 2025 NBA Summer League

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/dylan-harper-carter-bryant-embracing-spurs-legacy');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Dylan Harper, Carter Bryant are embracing the Spurs legacy');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/San-Antonio-first-round-draft-picks-Carter-Bryant-left-and-Dylan-Harper-answer-questions-during-the-Spurs-Family-Cookout-at-Victory-Capital-Performance-Center.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>How Dylan Harper, Carter Bryant are embracing the Spurs legacy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-24T06:34:01-07:00">July 24th, 6:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-24T06:34:01-07:00">July 24th, 6:34am</time><address><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LedesmaHector">Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Antonio Spurs 2025 lottery picks Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant have known each other for a couple of years. That’s not the only link they now share. Both have expressed admiration for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-dylan-harper-manu-ginobili-admission">Spurs’ legacy and legendary players</a>.</p><p>“I walked into a breakfast, Manu [Ginobili] was there. Then I saw Timmy D [Duncan] and I saw Coach [Gregg] Popovich. ‘Oh my gosh,’ that’s my whole childhood just standing right in front of me,'” Carter Bryant has said since joining the Silver and Black.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Carter Bryant on his new reality with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spurs</a> …</p><p>"I walked into a breakfast, Manu was there. Then I saw Timmy D and I saw Coach Popovich. 'Oh my gosh,' that's my whole childhood just standing right in front of me…"</p><p>Full answer⬇️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoSpursGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoSpursGo</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PorVida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PorVida</a> <a href="https://t.co/d3I8JUrAgr">pic.twitter.com/d3I8JUrAgr</a></p><p>— Hector Ledesma (@HectorLedesmaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/HectorLedesmaTV/status/1940165544616808614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I talk to him the most,” Harper told NBA insider Marc J. Spears of Andscape/ESPN about Ginobili. “More about just the game and the speed and just how he adapted to it from a FIBA standpoint to coming over here.”</p><p>“I met Pop the first day I was there and Tim. Pop was there getting treatment and doing exercises,” Harper continued. “That is not regular in any NBA gym. You see a Hall of Fame coach, a Hall of Fame player walking around the gym. And they are there every day. I can pick their brain and ask questions.”</p><h2>Carter Bryant and Dylan Harper share admiration for Spurs</h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-dylan-harper-reveals-shai-gilgeous-alexander-inspiration-summer-league">Harper was the second player drafted in June.</a> <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/carter-bryant-drops-truth-bomb-spurs-summer-league-debut">Bryant went 14th</a>.</p><p>“I think the first thing I immediately noticed is top to bottom they just run different,” Bryant said of the Spurs.</p><p>“I think that’s something you notice immediately with that organization,” he continued. “They’re very clean. They get things done very quickly. They are very precise and they have intention behind everything they do. And I think the clear message I got behind everything is they’re trying to get back to the top, so being able to win games at a very high level and being able to compete for a championship. That’s the first thing that I really got from the whole staff.”</p><p>Harper echoed the sentiment about the five-time champions as he hearkened back to his college days and fellow 2025 lottery selection Ace Bailey, who’s now with the Utah Jazz.</p><p>“Dang, it’s definitely exciting. I’m grateful and I think me and Ace Bailey, that day we took a chance on Rutgers, I think me and him could have probably the best experience we could have got out of it, just from the standpoint of the highs and lows and just the great people taking care of us,” Harper reflected. “And I feel like the Spurs are definitely just like that, but just a different level next level. Great people around and a great organization. It’s definitely it’s amazing.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-dylan-harper-recalls-unexpected-encounter-with-gregg-popovich-tim-duncan">Harper’s impression of the Spurs</a> has partly been shaped by his burgeoning relationship with Ginobili, who helped guide San Antonio through two decades that rank among the best in basketball history. The former legendary sixth-man turned Spurs employee is counseling the 19-year-old on not only the game, but the mental portion as well as the realities of the NBA.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-summer-league-coach-carter-bryant">19 years old himself, Bryant</a> comes with a sense beyond his age. It’s a mindset that fit the Spurs before he arrived.</p><p>“It’s been something my family has said. I feel like I’ve landed in the perfect place in San Antonio,” Bryant shared.</p><p>“They asked me a question, ‘Are you more process-driven or results-driven?” And I was like, ‘I’ve always been process-driven.’ I’ve never been the best player in the country,” the former Arizona Wildcat revealed about the pre-draft process.</p><p>“I’ve never been the best at absolutely anything in my game. So, for me, just being able to compete, not focus on the result, and focus on the process.”</p><p>The Spurs hope <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/why-spurs-leave-summer-league-with-as-many-questions-as-answers">Bryant’s attitude, paired with Harper</a> will turn their process into results.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Dylan Harper, Carter Bryant are embracing the Spurs legacy

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-summer-league-coach-carter-bryant');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs Summer League coach drops blunt take on Carter Bryant’s struggles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Utah-Jazz-forward-John-Tonje-17-drives-towards-the-basket-against-San-Antonio-Spurs-forward-Carter-Bryant-11-during-the-first-half-of-a-NBA-basketball-game-at-the-Thomas-Mack-Center.jpg"><figcaption>Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs Summer League coach drops blunt take on Carter Bryant’s struggles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-15T16:15:37-07:00">July 15th, 4:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-15T18:08:30-07:00">July 15th, 6:08pm</time><address><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LedesmaHector">Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As much as he’s stood out defensively during the NBA Summer League, San Antonio Spurs first-round lottery pick Carter Bryant has struggled offensively. His head coach during summer competition, Mike Noyes, also serves as the franchise’s director of player development.</p><p>“With our roster, we hope he competes for playing time,” Noyes said. “He brings a lot to the table and it’s not just on the defensive end.”</p><p>Given Noyes’ standing within the organization, it stands to reason he means the San Antonio roster as opposed to his squad now or the Austin Spurs, where several of the summer players will land.</p><p>For many years, the franchise sent their draft picks to their minor league affiliate during those rookie years. That protocol has changed recently. Their highest selections in each of the previous three years have spent their first campaigns with the big club. There’s expectation that 2025 second overall pick <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/how-spurs-dylan-harper-played-summer-league-cooper-flagg">Dylan Harper will follow the footsteps</a> of Jeremy Sochan and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-stephon-castle-motivating-factor-behind-rookie-year-season">Rookie of the Year winners Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle</a>.</p><p>Even before the Silver and Black’s Summer League competition began in the California Classic, Bryant’s status posed a bit of a question mark. Regarded as more athletic than skilled, relatively speaking for a 19-year-old, it’s natural to ask whether Bryant will join the paths of 2022 Spurs first-round picks Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley, who both spent time in Austin before they were traded this summer.</p><p>In Las Vegas, Nevada games against the Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-riley-minix-predicts-summer-league-buzzer-beater-vs-jazz">Utah Jazz</a>, Bryant has shot 3/24 from the field, including 1/12 from three-point range. They’re numbers Noyes dismisses.</p><p>“I couldn’t be less worried about it. He’s gonna make shots. He is an NBA player,” the UConn alum said. “His defense has overshadowed his offense because he’s been so good at times defensively. Carter has a great offensive game. The nerves out of the way, he understands his role.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spurs Summer League Coach Mike Noyes on Carter Bryant. Reminder that Noyes is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spurs</a> dir of player development:</p><p>"With our roster, we hope he competes for playing time…Brings a lot to the table…not just on the defensive end<br>He's gonna make shots. He is an NBA player"<br>Answer⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/thDPnzde2o">pic.twitter.com/thDPnzde2o</a></p><p>— Hector Ledesma (@HectorLedesmaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/HectorLedesmaTV/status/1945168441020662188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Spurs’ Carter Bryant opens up about offensive struggles</b></h2><p>As much as he’s struggled offensively, Bryant has excelled defensively. A possession in which <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-carter-bryant-embraces-challenge-despite-torched-cooper-flagg">he chased Cooper Flagg all over the court</a> before causing the number one overall pick to turn it over made the highlight reel and social media rounds.</p><p>“You’re gonna look back and enjoy your career much more than you would have if you’re like, ‘Damn, I only made two shots.’ I think I shot like 0-for-7,” Bryant said following that win vs. the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>“Who cares? I got another one. I get to go and compete. So I’m just grateful to compete.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-carter-bryant-unleashes-defense-one-man-block-party-76ers">Bryant has sandwiched</a> five-point outings around his two-point contest vs. the Mavs.</p><p>“This shot’s going to fall, this shot’s not gonna fall. At the end of the day, I’ve been shooting a basketball the same exact way since I was four or five years old,” Bryant said.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-watch-carter-bryant-make-his-first-bucket">Bryant’s confidence in his offense</a> hasn’t taken a hit. In fact, the 2025 fourteenth overall pick says he’ll be near the top by the time it’s all said and done.</p><p>“I believe that I’m gonna be one of the best shooters in this league. Zero for seven from three-point line. That’s not gonna define what I am as a basketball player.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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