<!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-dylan-harper-reveals-reason-behind-big-performance-win-nets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Dylan Harper reveals reason behind big performance in win vs. Nets');   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/2025/10/Spurs-rookie-Dylan-Harper.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ Dylan Harper reveals reason behind big performance in win vs. Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T06:34:16-07:00">October 27th, 6:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T06:34:16-07:00">October 27th, 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>Three games into his NBA career, Dylan Harper put together an effort that showcased why just about everyone had him slotted as the 2025 second overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs. The former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-dylan-harper-puts-nba-notice-historic-stat-line">Rutgers star scored 20 points, dished out eight assists and grabbed 6 rebounds</a> in helping lead the Silver and Black to a 118-107 victory vs. the Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>The Spurs’ pursuit of a 3-0 start didn’t start well, though. The Nets pressured San Antonio into several turnovers on their way to a 9-2 lead three minutes in. That’s when Harper came in off the bench.</p><p>ClutchPoints asked the 6-foot-5 guard if he made a concerted effort to settle things down when he entered the game.</p><p>“I was out there playing my game. I think a big thing for me and my development was, how do I handle pressure from college and now,” Harper answered. “And I think I’ve done a good job of just reading the game.”</p><p>The 19-year-old point guard then broke down his approach to ClutchPoints against an aggressive Brooklyn defense.</p><p>“If two (defenders) cover me, I’m gonna get off it. And because Vic [Victor Wembanyama], you throw it right up to him, he’ll get it no matter what. Or if it’s one on one, just take care of the ball and get our whole team set. So that was my mindset coming in.”</p><h2><b>Dylan Harper’s ‘uncanny’ ability</b></h2><p>Though Harper’s effort against the Nets was the best of his young NBA career, he was good in his first two games as well. He scored 13 points in a victory at the New Orleans Pelicans two nights after outscoring top <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-cooper-flagg-warned-victor-wembanyama">overall draft pick Cooper Flagg</a> 15 to 10 on opening night.</p><p>ClutchPoints asked Spurs Head Coach Mitch Johnson about Harper’s ability to attack the basket and create plays while still playing with a controlled pace, especially as a teenager.</p><p>“It’s one of his strengths for sure, and it’s a hard thing to teach at times,” the Spurs’ first-year head coach continued to ClutchPoints. “Some of that uncanny ability to start, stop, change your speeds, while making and processing, making decisions and processing at a high level.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I've done a good job of just reading the game…"<br>-Dylan Harper on setting the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spurs</a> down today</p><p>"It's a hard thing to teach…"<br>-Mitch Johnson on Harper's controlled attack<a href="https://twitter.com/martinezlawsa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@martinezlawsa</a> Report, including in-arena addition, following SA's 3-0 start ⬇️<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/dRSN0rNLtY">pic.twitter.com/dRSN0rNLtY</a></p><p>— Hector Ledesma (@HectorLedesmaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/HectorLedesmaTV/status/1982633855271207213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Like he did toward the beginning of the contest, Harper helped the Spurs turn the tide in the fourth quarter. The home crowd, having just witnessed their team lose all of a 26-point lead, the 2025 Big 10 Freshman of the Year provided a spark.</p><p>“Trying to get my team up. I think when they took the lead, we weren’t mad or angry or anything, but I could see the energy go down a little bit,” Harper said.”I know that that’s something me and Keldon [Johnson] do big, coming in the game to try to pick the energy up.”</p><p>Harper also uttered a common line across team sports in describing his approach as a rookie.</p><p>“Make an impact any way I can,” he added. “Try to turn the game around, whether that’s picking someone up 94 feet, getting a steal, whether that’s passing the ball, whether that’s scoring, whatever. Just give my team that kind of push and kind of energy that we needed.”</p><p>Spoken like a role player. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-why-dylan-harper-wont-let-rookie-year-limit-goals">From a player who’s blossoming</a> into anything but.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Dylan Harper reveals reason behind big performance in win vs. Nets

<!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-dylan-harper-puts-nba-notice-historic-stat-line');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Dylan Harper puts NBA on notice with historic stat line');   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/2025/10/Spurs-rookie-Dylan-Harper.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ Dylan Harper puts NBA on notice with historic stat line</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T15:18:08-07:00">October 26th, 3:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T15:18:08-07:00">October 26th, 3:18pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Antonio Spurs rookie Dylan Harper made NBA history in Saturday’s 118-107 win against the Brooklyn Nets. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-work-historic-season-opener">Victor Wembanyama historic performance in the season opener</a>, Harper became the youngest guard to record a game of at least 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, 5+ assists, and 0 turnovers. At 3-0, the Spurs remain undefeated and this year’s second overall pick is only 19.</p><p>Harper <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1982552743660409297" rel="noopener">led the second unit</a> with 20 points, eight assists, six rebounds, and two steals against the Spurs. He also finished with a plus-33 player rating with 29 minutes off the bench.</p><p>Wembanyama notched a double-double (31 points, 14 rebounds) with six blocks, four assists, and three steals, as the All-Star’s incredible start to the 2025-26 campaign continues. Keldon Johnson added 19 points and seven rebounds, and Devin Vessell scored 16 points. Six Spurs players scored in double figures.</p><p>San Antonio set a tone in its 125-92 blowout win against the Dallas Mavericks. The Spurs followed that up with an overtime win (120-116) against the New Orleans Pelicans before Saturday’s win pushed them to becoming only the second 3-0 team in the Western Conference next to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><h2><b>Dylan Harper won’t let his rookie year limit his goals for Spurs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Spurs-rookie-Dylan-Harper-1.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Spurs rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-why-dylan-harper-wont-let-rookie-year-limit-goals">Dylan Harper set his rookie goals for 2025-26</a>, which include helping his team win to the best of his ability, albeit in a limited role or an expanded one. Either way, the direction in which he heads toward is out of his control, as his focus is helping in any way Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson sees fit.</p><p>“You might have to ask coach about that one,” Harper told ClutchPoints in response to what he envisions his role being in his rookie season.</p><p>“But, I think for me, my role is just whatever I can do to help team win and whatever coach tells me to do, that’s what I’m going to do. Just having that mindset is probably the biggest thing. Not limiting myself to more than one thing, just trying to be all around.”</p><p>In the first three games of his NBA career, Harper is averaging 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 24 minutes per game. The Spurs will host the Raptors on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Dylan Harper puts NBA on notice with historic stat line

<!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-dylan-harper-victor-wembanyama-connect-first-many-jams');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Dylan Harper, Victor Wembanyama connect for first of many jams');   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/2025/10/Dylan-Harper-Victor-Wembanyama-connect-for-first-of-many-jams.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ Dylan Harper, Victor Wembanyama connect for first of many jams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-10T18:24:31-07:00">October 10th, 6:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-10T18:24:31-07:00">October 10th, 6:24pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dylan Harper and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-calls-dylan-harper">Victor Wembanyama had a solid connection</a> during the San Antonio Spurs’ preseason matchup against the Utah Jazz on Friday night.</p><p>Harper is preparing for his first season in the NBA, being the Spurs’ second overall pick of the 2025 draft. Wembanyama is getting ready for his third campaign, being the team’s first overall pick of the 2023 draft.</p><p>Their notable highlight took place in the final minute of the first quarter. Harper was on the fastbreak as Wembanyama sprinted to the other side of the court. The rookie guard kept track of the star big man as he <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1976811239243497893" rel="noopener">lobbed up the pass</a> to Wembanyama for the tough two-handed alley-oop dunk.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DYLAN HARPER LOBS IT UP TO WEMBY FOR THE JAM 💥</p><p>WOW! 🤯 <a href="https://t.co/v4Y1f7e3EP">pic.twitter.com/v4Y1f7e3EP</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1976811239243497893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>How Victor Wembanyama, Spurs played 1st half against Jazz</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dylan-Harper-Victor-Wembanyama-connect-for-first-of-many-jams-1.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It was a great highlight for Victor Wembayama and Dylan Harper to have as they develop chemistry with one another. In the meantime, they have done well to have the Spurs take a 72-55 lead at halftime.</p><p>The game started out close as San Antonio only led 34-30 after the first quarter. Following Harper and Wembanyama’s highlight to end the period, their squad went on to outscore the Jazz 38-25 in the second quarter.</p><p>Shot efficiency and rebounding are playing key roles so far. The Spurs stand out with a shooting accuracy of 54.8% while grabbing 26 rebounds. It hasn’t been the same for the Jazz, converting just 44.7% of their attempts while getting 13 rebounds.</p><p>Three players have scored in double-digits on San Antonio’s behalf so far. Wembanyama leads the way with 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists. He is shooting 6-of-10 from the field, including 1-of-4 from beyond the arc, and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line. Devin Vassell comes next with 14 points and two rebounds, Keldon Johnson has 11 points and five rebounds, while Harper has nine points and two assists.</p><p>After this matchup, the Spurs will be on the road for their next preseason contest. They face the Indiana Pacers on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Dylan Harper, Victor Wembanyama connect for first of many jams

<!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-watch-dylan-harper-make-first-preseason-bucket');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Spurs’ Dylan Harper make first preseason bucket');   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/2025/10/Spurs-rookie-Dylan-Harper-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Watch Spurs’ Dylan Harper make first preseason bucket</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-10T18:24:28-07:00">October 10th, 6:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-10T18:28:40-07:00">October 10th, 6:28pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dylan Harper is in a tricky spot. He is a 19-year-old rookie who comes into the NBA with shooting efficiency concerns, so it may take some time for him to find his footing in the league. However, because of the added <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/san-antonio-spurs-2025-26-season-predictions-nba-schedule-release">urgency facing the San Antonio Spurs</a> as a group this season, he will be expected to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-why-dylan-harper-wont-let-rookie-year-limit-goals">add value relatively quick</a>. The No. 2 overall pick in the NBA Draft is getting himself acclimated to in-game action in his preseason debut.</p><p>And he is looking quite comfortable. While battling the Utah Jazz in the Frost Bank Center, Harper made <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1976808600204198229" rel="noopener">a nice cut to the basket</a> and got a layup about midway through the first quarter. That drive is the first of four field goals the former Rutgers standout has posted on Friday night. He scored nine points on 4-of-5 shooting to go with two assists in the first half.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dylan Harper finishes inside off the cut to get his FIRST preseason bucket 🔥<a href="https://t.co/QSNYZ0tJWt">pic.twitter.com/QSNYZ0tJWt</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1976808600204198229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Fans cannot learn much from an exhibition contest, but it is important for Harper to get into a groove on the court heading into his inaugural NBA campaign. Preparation is an important part of the preseason process, especially for young players who have only one season of college ball under their belt. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-dylan-harper-undergoes-thumb-surgery-before-training-camp">Harper also underwent thumb surgery</a> in September, giving him a couple of extra hurdles to clear during his first few months in San Antonio.</p><p>While the 6-foot-6 guard develops his jump shot, he will rely on his superb attack skills at the rim. He used a strong combination of size and craftiness to score his first points of the preseason, and that is what the Spurs will ask of him when their 2025-26 campaign tips off on Wednesday, Oct. 22.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Spurs’ Dylan Harper make first preseason bucket

<!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-why-dylan-harper-wont-let-rookie-year-limit-goals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Dylan Harper won’t let rookie year limit goals with Spurs');   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/2025/09/Dylan-Harper.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Dylan Harper won’t let rookie year limit goals with Spurs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-30T21:29:10-07:00">September 30th, 9:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-30T21:29:10-07:00">September 30th, 9:29pm</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">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Though San Antonio Spurs rookie Dylan Harper’s focus to start training camp is on returning from a partially torn ligament in his left thumb, it is, relatively speaking, a minor injury. He could be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-cooper-flagg-dylan-harper-dallas-spurs-season-opener">back in time for the season opener</a>.</p><p>Under the assumption that the second overall pick in this summer’s NBA Draft will make his debut soon, Harper’s priority will shift toward what he’ll be able to do on the court.</p><p>“Psh, I mean, you might have to ask coach about that one,” Harper told ClutchPoints in response to what he envisions his role being in his rookie season.</p><p>“But, I think for me, my role is just whatever I can do to help team win and whatever coach tells me to do, that’s what I’m going to do. Just having that mindset is probably the biggest thing.”</p><p>Harper then delved into some specifics beyond what might be considered an expected answer.</p><p>“Not limiting myself to more than one thing, just trying to be all around,” Harped noted.</p><p>Most Spurs rookies throughout their history have found themselves in specific roles. The former Rutgers star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/dylan-harper-carter-bryant-embracing-spurs-legacy">doesn’t appear to be content with that reality</a>.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Dylan-Harper-holding-Spurs-jersey.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2>Dylan Harper thinks he’ll play in the preseason</h2><p>Since news broke that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-dylan-harper-undergoes-thumb-surgery-before-training-camp">Harper had undergone surgery on the thumb</a> in early September, early indications were that he’d be back for the start of the regular season. It’s a possibility the 6-foot-5 guard reiterated at Spurs Media Day.</p><p>“I definitely believe so. I think just listening to the staff, the medical staff, to the coaches and just getting their advice,” Harper said. “But for me, personally, I feel good, and I think rehab has been going very well and just been trying to stay at it day-by-day.”</p><p>“I’ve got this little plastic splint they had to tape around my hand,” Harper said before pivoting to what he can do in initial camp workouts.</p><p>“Do a little bit of basketball, shooting here and there, just working on my conditioning. Not really a lot of contact yet, but getting a feel for the ball again.”</p><p>Harper admitted that the splint on that left thumb is taking some adjusting to.</p><p>“It’s good. It’s definitely different, but that’s something that I’m going to have to get used to.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">At Spurs first practice</p><p>Upon being let in, see Dylan Harper doing some light work as he recovers from left thumb surgery. ⬇️<br>Also shooting off the catch and with a defender in front of him.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spurs</a> <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/pVqhEruw6F">pic.twitter.com/pVqhEruw6F</a></p><p>— Hector Ledesma (@HectorLedesmaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/HectorLedesmaTV/status/1973083872796492094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2>Harper says better injury happen now than later</h2><p>Though Harper <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/1-spurs-player-in-danger-of-losing-starting-job-in-2025-26-training-camp">would rather not find himself in this spot</a>, he is looking on the bright side.</p><p>“I think it didn’t really crush you because in my head, I’d rather me have to sit out now than have to sit out during the year, where we would be playing games and we’ve got to win games,” Harper said.</p><p>The 19-year-old son of former NBA great Ron Harper publicly recalled the injury for the first time on the day before the team’s first official practice of the new season.</p><p>“What happened is, honestly, was just an accident,” Harper said. “I couldn’t really tell you what happened because I didn’t know what happened until I felt my thumb.”</p><p>The partially torn ligament in his shooting hand ended what was proving to be productive off-season workouts.</p><p>“Open gym, I feel like was great even from when I was playing or when I wasn’t playing,” Harper said.</p><p>Harper has the season-opening date of October 22 at the Dallas Mavericks in his sights. The way he sees it, it factors in to why he’s out now.</p><p>“So just having that mindset, just getting back and better before the season starts.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
14.8	5.3	4.8	-	1.0

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
14.8	5.3	4.8	-	1.0

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