<!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/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-why-chet-holmgren-excited-face-victor-wembanyama-spurs-nba-cup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Thunder’s Chet Holmgren is excited to face Victor Wembanyama, Spurs in NBA Cup');   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/2025/12/Thunders-Chet-Holmgren-Spurs-Victor-Wembanyama.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Thunder’s Chet Holmgren is excited to face Victor Wembanyama, Spurs in NBA Cup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T18:53:05-08:00">December 12th, 6:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T18:53:05-08:00">December 12th, 6:53pm</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>After losing the NBA Cup final to the Milwaukee Bucks without Chet Holmgren last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder are back in the semifinals to take on Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in Las Vegas. All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-reveals-nba-cup-hunter-mentality">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander discussed the Thunder’s hunter mentality</a> as defending champions this season, which hasn’t faltered amid a near-perfect start through 2025-26’s first 25 games.</p><p>The Spurs, who’ve been without Wembanyama since November 15, are expected to have the towering All-Star center back to take on the Thunder. Holmgren explained <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFfg31LFkiA&amp;t=284s" rel="noopener">why he’s excited</a> to take on Wembanyama and the Spurs.</p><p>“We wanna play against really good teams that’s fully healthy with all their best players,” Holmgren said. “They’re a great team already, and to get him back is only going to make them better. So, I’m excited.”</p><p>The Spurs have won four of their last five games, including a 132-119 NBA Cup quarterfinal win against the Los Angeles Lakers without Victor Wembanyama.</p><p>“The Spurs are a great young team,” Holmgren added. “They’re hungry. They’re playing right now. You add Victor to that, and it only makes them better. So, we’re excited to play against them. I’m sure they’re excited to play against us, and I think it should be a good game.”</p><p>The Spurs (17-7) are now tied with the Lakers for the fourth-best record in the Western Conference.</p><h2><b>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reveals NBA Cup ‘hunters mentality’</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thunders-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander-2.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-why-mark-daigneault-isnt-focused-16-game-win-streak">Thunder extended its winning streak to 16 straight</a> in Wednesday’s 138-89 NBA Cup quarterfinal victory against the Suns. Ahead of facing the Suprs, Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwjF87Fnsq0" rel="noopener">discussed his team’s approach</a> this season and how it’s led to the league’s best 24-1 record.</p><p>“We go out there with a hunter’s mentality ourselves, and honestly, we go out there to better ourselves,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “I’m sure you guys have heard the stories about some of my teammates competing against each other during the games to get steals, and things like that — that’s where our minds is. We’re trying to be a better version of ourselves every night we go out there. We like to hunt in that form.</p><p>“If we didn’t get better tonight, then we wasted an opportunity. That’s kind of how we see it.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Thunder’s Chet Holmgren is excited to face Victor Wembanyama, Spurs in NBA Cup

<!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-victor-wembanyama-picks-top-players-nba');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama picks his top players in NBA');   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/2025/12/Victor-Wembanyama-picks-his-top-players-in-NBA.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama picks his top players in NBA</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T17:55:00-08:00">December 12th, 5:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T18:03:21-08:00">December 12th, 6:03pm</time><address><a>Allan Binoy</a>Allan Binoy is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NCAA Football, and NBA for ClutchPoints. With a deep passion for storytelling and analysis, he brings fans closer to the action by breaking down the biggest moments and storylines across the world of sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Victor Wembanyama didn’t hesitate when ESPN asked him to name the NBA’s best player. The San Antonio Spurs star gave respect where it was due, calling Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic “the best offensive player,” before drawing a clear line.</p><p>In Wembanyama’s eyes, the league’s top overall player <a href="https://x.com/mattgzman/status/1999635597913391687?s=20" rel="noopener">comes down to two names</a> right now. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>Then came the closer. “When I come back to the court,” Wembanyama said, “it will be me.”</p><p>That confidence has followed Wembanyama since he entered the league. The second-year big man is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-likely-make-injury-return-nba-cup-thunder">returning at a crucial moment</a> for San Antonio, with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-poor-victor-wembanyama-isnt-motivated-stacking-money-nba-cup-win">Spurs set to face the Thunder</a> in the NBA Cup semifinals. The timing adds weight to his words, especially with Gilgeous-Alexander standing on the other side.</p><p>Wembanyama’s impact this season has gone <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-jalen-williams-praises-victor-wembanyama">beyond highlight blocks and viral plays</a>. He continues to fill every column when he’s on the floor, scoring efficiently while anchoring the defense, rebounding at a high rate, and creating problems opponents struggle to solve. The Spurs look far more competitive when he plays, and his presence alone reshapes how teams attack.</p><p>His comments also reflect a broader mindset. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-shaq-stuns-victor-wembanyama-admission">Wembanyama doesn’t shy away</a> from the league’s elite. He studies them, respects them, and openly believes he belongs in that conversation. Jokic, Antetokounmpo, and Gilgeous-Alexander represent different paths to dominance, but Wembanyama sees his own ceiling as higher.</p><p>Wembanyama isn’t claiming the crown today. He’s making a promise for tomorrow. And if his play continues to match his confidence, the rest of the NBA may not have to wait long to see what he means.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama picks his top players in NBA

<!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-poor-victor-wembanyama-isnt-motivated-stacking-money-nba-cup-win');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ ‘Poor’ Victor Wembanyama isn’t motivated by stacking money with NBA Cup win');   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/2025/12/Victor-Wembanyama.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ ‘Poor’ Victor Wembanyama isn’t motivated by stacking money with NBA Cup win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T17:33:08-08:00">December 12th, 5:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T17:45:28-08:00">December 12th, 5:45pm</time><address><a>Allan Binoy</a>Allan Binoy is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NCAA Football, and NBA for ClutchPoints. With a deep passion for storytelling and analysis, he brings fans closer to the action by breaking down the biggest moments and storylines across the world of sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">San Antonio Spurs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During media availability ahead of the NBA Cup semifinal matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder, a reporter asked Victor Wembanyama whether the financial bonus tied to winning the tournament motivated him. His response came with a grin and a message.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Victor Wembanyama on if the NBA Cup prize money adds extra motivation for him 🤔</p><p>“Poor Vic needs more money, right? I haven't thought about what I'm gonna do with it… Just stacking money hasn’t really been a goal of mine.”</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/BenGolliver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BenGolliver</a>)</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/W9lKL0qsHA">pic.twitter.com/W9lKL0qsHA</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1999635286322741417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Poor Vic needs more money, right?” Wembanyama said. “I haven’t thought about what I’m gonna do with it. Just stacking money hasn’t really been a goal of mine.”</p><p>For a league still getting used to the NBA Cup and its cash incentives, Wembanyama’s answer felt refreshingly on-brand. The 7-foot-4 superstar has never sounded like someone chasing checks. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-jalen-williams-praises-victor-wembanyama">sounds like someone chasing mastery</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-likely-make-injury-return-nba-cup-thunder">Wembanyama returned just in time</a> for the NBA Cup semifinals after missing time earlier this season, giving the Spurs a massive boost on both ends of the floor. When he’s available, San Antonio looks different. The spacing opens up. The defense tightens. And the game tilts in ways only a generational talent can manage.</p><p>The numbers back it up. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-shaq-stuns-victor-wembanyama-admission">Wembanyama continues to impact games</a> far beyond points. His rim protection, rebounding, and ability to alter shots remain elite, even on nights when his scoring fluctuates. He doesn’t need to dominate the ball to dominate the game.</p><p>That’s why his comments resonate. This isn’t a player measuring success by bonuses or headlines. A player focused on monetary things won’t go to China during the offseason to train with Shaolin monks. Wembanyama has made his intentions clear from the moment he stepped onto an NBA court; he’s here to rewrite history.</p><p>For “Poor Vic,” the real reward is the game itself.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ ‘Poor’ Victor Wembanyama isn’t motivated by stacking money with NBA Cup win

<!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-jalen-williams-praises-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen Williams places Victor Wembanyama in a ‘class of his own’');   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/2025/12/Victor-Wembanyama-of-the-San-Antonio-Spurs-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Jalen Williams places Victor Wembanyama in a ‘class of his own’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T15:53:08-08:00">December 12th, 3:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T16:22:32-08:00">December 12th, 4:22pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Antonio Spurs are set to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday for the semi-finals of the NBA Cup. Leading up to the contest, Jalen Williams was asked about how he and his teammates are going to gameplan <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-likely-make-injury-return-nba-cup-thunder">for Victor Wembanyama</a>. During that time, Williams praised Wembanyama for his unique style of play.</p><p>While talking with media members, the 24-year-old Thunder forward essentially claimed that Wemby is a <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1999620782058832287" rel="noopener">one-of-a-kind player</a>. Based on Williams’ comments, Oklahoma City is going to have to focus on trying to maintain Wembanyama as best they can.</p><p>“He’s kind of in like a class of his own,” said Jalen Williams about Victor Wembanyama. “A lot of the little fundamental stuff and being in the right spots are heightened when you play a player like that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"He's in a class of his own."</p><p>JDub discusses how the Thunder have to game plan for Wemby, as he is probable to return to the lineup for the Spurs in the <a href="https://twitter.com/emirates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@emirates</a> NBA Cup Semifinals 👽</p><p>SAS-OKC | Tomorrow at 9pm/et | Prime <a href="https://t.co/F9ekO0wJ18">pic.twitter.com/F9ekO0wJ18</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1999620782058832287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>Although the Thunder are in first place in the Western Conference with a 24-1 record, the Spurs have been fantastic so far this season in their own right. Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-miss-lakers-game-calf-injury">Victor Wembanyama missing several games</a> due to a calf injury, San Antonio is still 17-7 through its first 24 games this year.</p><p>Wembanyama has not technically been cleared to play in Saturday’s Cup Game against the Spurs. However, the Spurs star seems on track to play. If he is officially cleared, it will be his first game back on the court since the team’s 109-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors on November 14.</p><p>When healthy, the 21-year-old superstar is averaging 26.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field and 34.5% from beyond the three-point line. Each category, besides blocks per game and three-point percentage, are all career-highs for Wembanyama right now.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen Williams places Victor Wembanyama in a ‘class of his own’

<!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-victor-wembanyama-likely-make-injury-return-nba-cup-thunder');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama ‘likely’ to make injury return in NBA Cup vs. Thunder');   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/2025/12/Victor-Wembanyama-warms-up-before-a-game-in-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama ‘likely’ to make injury return in NBA Cup vs. Thunder</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T12:18:49-08:00">December 12th, 12:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T13:00:30-08:00">December 12th, 1:00pm</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">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The long-awaited return of San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama has finally arrived, and just in time for the NBA Cup semifinal game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-mitch-johnson-open-victor-wembanyama-return-thunder">Spurs’ Wembanyama was reportedly expected to return</a> for Saturday’s matchup against the Thunder before a report on Friday made things official.</p><p>Wembanyama is <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1999569968313036854" rel="noopener">expected to be back</a> in action for the Spurs’ NBA Cup game against the Thunder, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.</p><p>“San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama is likely to return for Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Las Vegas, sources tell ESPN,” Charania reported. “Final clearance will come after today’s practice for Wembanyama, who’s been sidelined since Nov. 14 due to a calf strain.”</p><p>Wembanyama has missed the last 12 games. The Spurs, who have fared well in Wemby’s absence with a 9-3 record, will look to snap the Thunder’s historic 16-game winning streak to advance to the NBA Cup final in Las Vegas. The winner between Oklahoma City and San Antonio will face the winner of the semifinals matchup between the New York Knicks and the Orlando Magic.</p><p>The Spurs will face the Thunder in the NBA Cup semifinal in Las Vegas on Saturday.</p><h2><b>Mitch Johnson on Spurs Victor Wembanyama’s potential return</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Spurs-star-Victor-Wembanyama-vs-Lakers.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson felt good about Victor Wembanyama’s chances of returning to the floor to face the Thunder. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-dylan-harper-stephon-castle-nba-cup-quarterfinals-lakers">Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle led the Spurs</a> to victory in the NBA Cup quarterfinals against the Lakers, which is the kind of positive momentum for Wembanyama to return to ahead of attempting to hand the Thunder only its second loss of the season.</p><p>Johnson revealed Wembanyama was <a href="https://x.com/JaredWeissNBA/status/1998994051836899434" rel="noopener">trending in the right direction</a> after Spurs’ practice on Thursday, per The Athletic’s Jared Weiss.</p><p>“[He could return] very much so. He had a very good day today. He had a good intent day this morning, and we’ll have to see how he responds and reacts tomorrow,” Johnson said.</p><p>Wembanyama’s final status for Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinal game against the Thunder will be announced shortly.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama ‘likely’ to make injury return in NBA Cup vs. Thunder

<!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-shaq-stuns-victor-wembanyama-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shaquille O’Neal drops surprising Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama admission');   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/2025/12/Spurs-star-Victor-Wembanyama-vs-Lakers.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Shaquille O’Neal drops surprising Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T11:13:45-08:00">December 12th, 11:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T14:09:45-08:00">December 12th, 2:09pm</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-shaq-deandre-ayton-warning-shaky-debut">often blunt and demanding when judging young big men</a>, stopped short when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-shaq-french-jokes-hypothetical-victor-wembanyama-matchup">talking about San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama</a>. In a recent <a href="https://youtu.be/LzIACTtKBIg?t=286" rel="noopener">appearance</a> on The Dunker Spot, Shaq admitted the Spurs phenom exists outside his frame of reference. That matters. When Shaq pauses, people listen. And this time, his tone carried awe more than critique, even as he pointed toward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-how-hakeem-olajuwon-helped-transform-victor-wembanyama-this-offseason">Hakeem Olajuwon as the true guide for Wembanyama’s growth</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>“This kid, he has a whole different category,” O’Neal about the Spurs star. “He can go inside, he can go outside, he can shoot the three. He’s in his own lane. So like him getting tutelage from me probably wouldn’t help his game out.” Shaq didn’t hedge. He doubled down.</p><p>“Let’s just say there was a college of big men. He would probably be better at… he actually went this summer, he went to Hakeem University. He would have to go to like Hakeem University and he couldn’t come to Shaq University. I ain’t got no curriculum for him. He’s just really good.”</p><p>Those words landed heavy for the young Spurs star. Shaq rarely removes himself from the conversation. Here, he did it freely.</p><h2><b>A different path for the Spurs star</b></h2><p>The admission reinforces what the Spurs already sees nightly. Victor Wembanyama doesn’t fit traditional big-man lanes. He bends them. His handle, range, and timing shift spacing under the lights. Crowds react before defenders adjust.</p><p>Shaquille O’Neal’s nod to Hakeem Olajuwon matters for another reason. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-wemby-hakeem-olajuwon-workout-summer-shenanigans">Wembanyama did train with Olajuwon this past offseason</a>. Footwork. Balance. Precision. It was a logical pairing, not a headline grab.</p><p>For the Spurs, this is validation, not pressure. Their franchise cornerstone doesn’t need molding into old shapes. He needs room. Patience. And the right mentors.</p><p>If legends admit they can’t teach him, the real question follows: how high is Victor Wembanyama about to push the Spurs’ ceiling next?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shaquille O’Neal drops surprising Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama admission

<!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/underrated-spurs-veteran-getting-sixth-man-year-love');   ga('set', 'title', 'The underrated Spurs veteran who’s getting Sixth Man of the Year love');   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/2025/12/Los-Angeles-Lakers-guard-Marcus-Smart-36-defends-San-Antonio-Spurs-forward-Keldon-Johnson-3-during-the-first-half-at-Crypto.com-Arena.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>The underrated Spurs veteran who’s getting Sixth Man of the Year love</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T08:19:39-08:00">December 12th, 8:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T08:19:39-08:00">December 12th, 8:19am</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>De’Aaron Fox and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-joins-spurs-legends-impressive-feat-lakers-nba-cup">Stephon Castle are the first San Antonio Spurs credited</a> for the team’s play of late, including their success in the NBA Cup. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-dylan-harper-explains-what-great-playing">After Dylan Harper</a> and, perhaps, Luke Kornet and Harrison Barnes, even Julian Champagnie’s name may be one that comes up before Keldon Johnson. But a star teammate isn’t missing the opportunity to give the 26-year-old forward his flowers.</p><p>“I think he’s gotta be in contention to be one of the 6th Men of the Year,” Fox declared of his fellow former Kentucky Wildcat.</p><p>Johnson is <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnske04.html" rel="noopener">averaging 13.1 points</a> and 6.5 rebounds per game. He’s putting up those numbers in 24 minutes per night on a young squad with the aforementioned firepower centered on Victor Wembanyama, who’s been out since mid-November with injury.</p><p>“I think he’s been one of the best players coming off the bench this year. And even when he’s not scoring, he comes in, he just immediately gets an offensive rebound, or he immediately gets a loose ball, gets on the floor, or he scores,” Fox continued. “I think he brings so much energy for us, even games where we haven’t started off well, he comes in and affects the game. Games that we’re playing well, he comes in, he adds to that. So, he brings it every single night.”</p><p>“He did what he’s done all year,” Fox concluded following the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-dylan-harper-stephon-castle-nba-cup-quarterfinals-lakers">NBA Cup quarterfinal victory vs. the Los Angeles Lakers</a>.</p><p>Over the last several years, Johnson has cemented himself as the team’s ‘rah-rah’ guy. The boisterous forward can often be heard post-game from the locker room in the nearby press conference area and following practices when players are meeting with the media. It’s energy that’s transitioning into a direction for a core reliant on 19-21-year-olds.</p><p>“Set the mentality for my team that, ‘Okay, we’re not just coming here to play. We’re coming here to win,'” Johnson said of the Cup win in LA.</p><p>“We’re coming here to make noise. And, that’s my job as a leader of the team,” Johnson continued.” And I feel like I came out there and led with my actions in the first quarter, and everybody, kind of, followed. It was a good vibe, and we continue to trust on each other, lean on each other throughout the game.</p><h2>Keldon Johnson the ‘Heart and Soul’ of Spurs</h2><p>While Fox may have “KJ,” as his teammates know him, up for one of the NBA’s most prestigious awards, his head coach lauds him another way.</p><p>“That guy is the heart and soul of the team,” Mitch Jonson said.</p><p>“He’s relentless. I thought he did a phenomenal job of harnessing that relentless attacking energy and aggressiveness in playing the right way, getting off the ball when he saw a crowd, and letting the game come upon what was needed at the time. I thought he did a phenomenal job of that.” Johnson described following the 132-119 outcome in Los Angeles.</p><p>The season before Wemby arrived, Johnson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-keldon-johnson-role-change-provides-blueprint-future-success">led the Spurs in scoring at 22 points per game</a>. Midway through his 7-foot-7 teammate’s rookie year, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-keldon-johnson-opens-up-tough-sacrifice-2023-24-season">Johnson was moved to the bench</a> in order to give the second unit a shot in the arm. Though foreign at first, it’s a move the 2019 SEC Freshman of the Year has since embraced.</p><p>“You see it all over the place, the kid’s just falling on the floor. He puts his body in harm’s way for the betterment of the team every game. We’ve got a lot of big personalities, and we’ve got a face of the franchise,” Johnson admitted before calling KJ the ‘heart and soul.’</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-mitch-johnson-real-loss-to-cavs-tough-streak">first-year head coach</a> then concluded with what is becoming obvious for these Spurs.</p><p>“I think you can see it when you watch us for long enough.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The underrated Spurs veteran who’s getting Sixth Man of the Year love

<!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-explains-what-great-playing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dylan Harper explains what’s so ‘great’ about playing for 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/2025/12/Spurs-rookie-Dylan-Harper.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dylan Harper explains what’s so ‘great’ about playing for Spurs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T16:22:46-08:00">December 11th, 4:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T16:22:46-08:00">December 11th, 4:22pm</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>After San Antonio <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-dylan-harper-stephon-castle-nba-cup-quarterfinals-lakers">Spurs rookie Dylan Harper helped lead his team</a> to an NBA Cup quarterfinal victory against the Los Angeles Lakers, he gushed over being a member of the organization. Safe to say Harper’s enjoying his rookie season after advancing to the NBA Cup semifinals, where the Spurs will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in Las Vegas on Saturday.</p><p>After Wednesday’s win against the Lakers, Harper addressed why playing for the Spurs <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1999259295708282888" rel="noopener">has been such a blast</a> for the NBA’s second overall pick, he said, per ClutchPoints’ Hector Ledesma.</p><p>“Just to be in this type of environment with this team is great. It’s very fun, playing with guys that you know you’re going to play for each other, no matter what,” Harper said. “There is no ego. I wouldn’t want to get drafted anywhere else.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Just to be in this type of environment with this team is great… I wouldn't want to get drafted anywhere else."</p><p>Dylan Harper on his first season with the Spurs 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/spurs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@spurs</a>, h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/HectorLedesmaTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HectorLedesmaTV</a>) <a href="https://t.co/oR5InfhlvR">pic.twitter.com/oR5InfhlvR</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1999259295708282888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Dylan Harper finished with 13 points, three rebounds, three assists, and one steal in Wednesday’s 132-109 Spurs win against the Lakers. Stephon Castle led with 30 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. De’Aaron Fox added 20 points, and backup Keldon Johnson’s 17 points led the Spurs’ bench.</p><p>Fourteen games into his rookie season, Harper is averaging 13.4 points on 48% shooting, 3.9 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game.</p><h2><b>Dylan Harper’s confidence continues to grow with Spurs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Spurs-rookie-Dylan-Harper-2.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Spurs rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-rookie-dylan-harpers-confidence-continues-to-grow-after-iffy-start-to-year">Dylan Harper says his confidence has grown</a> from the player he was throughout the opening weeks of his NBA career. Harper is adapting to the association’s pace and approach, which he says has him in an attack mode lately, coming off the bench for Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson.</p><p>“Just having that attack mindset,” Harper said.</p><p>The Spurs rookie admitted to his trepidation throughout his first weeks in the NBA.</p><p>“I think in the beginning of the year, I was a little iffy, a little, like, hesitant,” Harper added. “Like, ‘Yeah, I’m the new guy, I’m going to try to figure it out.’”</p><p>The Spurs will face the Thunder in the NBA Cup semifinals on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dylan Harper explains what’s so ‘great’ about playing for Spurs

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He is the Founder of HBCU Pulse, a multimedia outlet with the mission to tell the authentic stories of HBCU Life via traditional, digital and social media outlets to amplify our voice. He is also the host of HBCU Pulse Radio, which can be heard on SiriusXM Channel 142 HBCU Fridays at 5 p.m. EST and wherever you get your podcasts.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>To win in the modern NBA, you need two things: a transcendent superstar and a roster full of athletic playmakers that can also play good to great defense. That has typically <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612759/onoffcourt-advanced?dir=A&amp;sort=NET_RATING" rel="noopener">been the blueprint</a> for most NBA champions throughout history, and it hasn’t changed in this new era of the league. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-miss-lakers-game-calf-injury">Victor Wembanyama back in the lineup</a>, I believe the San Antonio Spurs have what it takes to be among the league’s true contenders.</p><p>A lot of people have doubted their efficacy as winners, believing they were a couple of years removed from truly challenging the Thunder and the Nuggets in the West. But I think the Spurs have everything they need right now to shake up the Western Conference playoff picture, and there is no more further proof than how the Spurs have fared with Wembanyama sidelined with a calf strain.</p><p>In the modern NBA, the name of the game is depth. Gone are the days of a team succeeding with one great player doing the heavy lifting with and eleven average-to-good players largely along for the ride. There is simply too much talent in the league now; even the worst rosters have three-level scorers, expert playmakers, and capable defenders. What separates the average teams from championship teams is how the roster fits within the scheme the coach is running and how they ultimately complement their star.</p><p>Victor Wembanyama is an athletic marvel. He stands at seven-foot-four but possesses the dribbling abilities of a point guard, the shooting ability of a traditional shooting guard, the slashing ability of a small forward, the post-up ability of an old-school power forward, and the ability to crash the paint and play smothering defense like a center. He is truly an anomaly and a sign of the type of player we’re going to see in the league over the next decade.</p><p>It is not hard to build around Wembanyama as the focus of your offense and defense, and the Spurs have managed to construct a roster that complements his skill set. The acquisition of De’Aaron Fox was a major key in turning the Spurs into a contender, as he is the perfect point guard partner for a big man like Wembanyama; if Wembanyama is off the court or out of the lineup, Fox is able to find his own shot and orchestrate the offense.</p><p>Young stars <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-joins-spurs-legends-impressive-feat-lakers-nba-cup">like last year’s Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle</a> and possible Rookie of the Year contender for this year, Dylan Harper, are the athletic and bouncy combo guards that are needed for the Spurs to succeed in the modern NBA. You then fill out the rest of the team with solid role players such as Harrison Barnes, Luke Kornet, Keldon Johnson, and Julian Champagnie. Jeremy Sochan has been plagued by injuries, but he surely will step up as a contributor in his role once he gets back.</p><p>Wembanyama’s absence has showcased the talent of this roster. While the on-off numbers for the Spurs are certainly elite when Wembanyama is in the lineup, the Spurs are able to maintain their effectiveness even when he’s off the court, and that is the true sign of a contender.</p><p>I still think there are understandably some tweaks that can be made to the offense, such as adding more shooting. Currently, the Spurs are twelfth in the league in three-point shooting, hitting 36.9% from three on 36 attempts a game. I believe Wembanyama will thrive in space as he grows as a player, and having adept knockdown shooters around him, along with the existing athleticism, would make the Spurs even more dangerous.</p><p>But San Antonio is here now, and a huge victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder to advance in the NBA Cup and make it to the NBA Cup Finals with Wembanyama back in the lineup could prove that the San Antonio Spurs are ready to contend for a championship. They have put the pieces together and rely on Wembanyama to further turn into one of the greatest players to ever play the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Victor Wembanyama-less Spurs proving they’re a legit contender with Wemby

<!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-deaaron-fox-truth-bomb-ultimate-goal-destroying-lakers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox drops truth bomb on ultimate goal after destroying Lakers in NBA Cup');   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/2025/12/Los-Angeles-Lakers-forward-Lebron-James-23-blocks-a-shot-by-San-Antonio-Spurs-guard-DeAaron-Fox-4-during-the-first-half-at-Crypto.com-Arena.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox drops truth bomb on ultimate goal after destroying Lakers in NBA Cup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T11:55:03-08:00">December 11th, 11:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T11:55:03-08:00">December 11th, 11:55am</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>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-12-word-lebron-james-message-signed-jersey">knocking out the Las Angeles Lakers, the San Antonio Spurs</a> are two wins away from claiming the NBA Cup. It would prove quite the accomplishment given that the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder stand in their way, not to mention that the Spurs are vying to win the in-season tournament after having missed the playoffs each of the last two seasons. For De’Aaron Fox, though, what the Silver and Black are doing now — and he hopes they’ll do — goes well beyond what happens in Las Vegas.</p><p>“One thousand percent,” Fox responded when asked if he anticipated playing in big games for San Antonio upon his arrival last February.</p><p>“You see, and obviously even without Vic [Victor Wembanyama], I think we have so much talent on this team that we are able to be in any game that we play in,” the former All-Star continued.</p><p>The Spurs have gone <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-mitch-johnson-open-victor-wembanyama-return-thunder">9-3 since superstar Victor Wembanyama was sidelined</a> with a calf strain in mid November.</p><p>“Just the talent that we have in this locker room. Yes, I envisioned us, me, being able to play in high stakes games like this,” Fox added.</p><p>San Antonio’s leading scorer in Wemby’s absence, the former Sacramento King is averaging 24 points per game this season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-de-aaron-fox-honest-admission-wild-ending-magic-game">He’s been even better since his 7-foot-7 teammate went out</a>, scoring at least 20 in 10 of those 12 games.</p><p>“This is just a stepping stone. Obviously, we want to win the in-season tournament, but at the end of the day, what we want to do is win the NBA championship and you have to continue to build toward that. And playing in games like this is what helps you,” Fox shared.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"…We'll have to see how he responds"<br>-Mitch Johnson on whether Wemby plays vs OKC</p><p>"It's a very big deal for us"<br>-Stephon Castle on <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a> Cup win</p><p>"At the end…what we want to do is win the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a> championship<br>-De'Aaron Fox<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spurs</a> advance in Desi <a href="https://twitter.com/martinezlawsa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@martinezlawsa</a> Report⬇️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PorVida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PorVida</a> <a href="https://t.co/gSDfTtImhm">pic.twitter.com/gSDfTtImhm</a></p><p>— Hector Ledesma (@HectorLedesmaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/HectorLedesmaTV/status/1999147798952833080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Spurs are setting course for the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2019. The semifinals in Nevada are the next step on the way there.</p><h2><b>Spurs knock off Lakers to advance in NBA Cup</b></h2><p>Fox scored 20 points in the 132-119 victory in Los Angeles. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-joins-spurs-legends-impressive-feat-lakers-nba-cup">Stephon Castle led the team with 30 points, 10 rebounds and six assists</a>. Dylan Harper contributed 13 points in 20 minutes.</p><p>“I mean, we had to get to Vegas,” Harper said. “I think that was the biggest thing in my mind. We’ve got to win this game and get to Vegas, advance.”</p><p>Just 19 years old, the rookie guard has already <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-rookie-dylan-harpers-confidence-continues-to-grow-after-iffy-start-to-year">missed several weeks due to a calf strain</a> of his own. One of the games for which he was unavailable <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-dylan-harper-stephon-castle-nba-cup-quarterfinals-lakers">came in the City of Angels against a Lakers team</a> led by Luka Doncic. This time, he not only went up against the five-time All-Star, but LeBron James for the first time as well.</p><p>“Being on a court with them guys is crazy surreal. It’s like, you watch them on TV time and time again in big moments, like we just played in. And now that I get a chance and the opportunity just to play in that big moment against them and show what I’m about and show what the team is about and just winning. I mean, it’s a great feeling,” the son of former NBA great Ron Harper added.</p><p>It’s a feeling and the types of games the Spurs hope happen more often. Especially De’Aaron Fox.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox drops truth bomb on ultimate goal after destroying Lakers in NBA Cup

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A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-joins-spurs-legends-impressive-feat-lakers-nba-cup">San Antonio Spurs have been playing well</a> in the absence of Victor Wembanyama so far this season, recently picking up a 132-119 road win <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-12-word-lebron-james-message-signed-jersey">over the Los Angeles Lakers</a> in the knockout stage of the NBA Cup to advance to Las Vegas. Players like Stephon Castle and De’Aaron Fox have been stepping up in the big man’s absence, but that might not stop the team from looking for more talent to surround him with.</p><p>Recently, ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47262180/anthony-davis-trade-guide-five-deals-mavericks-warriors-spurs-pistons-hawks-raptors" rel="noopener">proposed a trade idea</a> that would see Wembanyama teamed up with Dallas Mavericks power forward Anthony Davis. In the deal, the Spurs would get Davis, the Mavericks would get Harrison Barnes, Luke Kornet, Keldon Johnson, and multiple second-round picks, and the Chicago Bulls would get Naji Marshall.</p><p>“A San Antonio deal would provide the Mavericks the most financial benefit. The Spurs don’t have to send back as much salary as Davis makes because they have room below the luxury tax, and the depth they would provide Dallas allows the undercard sending Marshall to Chicago — where he might start at small forward — for second-round picks,” noted ESPN.</p><p>Overall, if the Spurs were able to get Davis without parting ways with any of their young core or future first round picks, they’d certainly be tempted to do it. Wembanyama and Davis would form the most feared defensive duo possibly in NBA history, and also give the team another force around the rim on offense, as well as someone who can create their own shot.</p><p>As ESPN noted, the main motivation for Dallas in this deal would be financial reasons, as they look to have a clean slate for the future as they aim to build around Cooper Flagg.</p><p>Overall, if this trade were to go down, it could spell bad news for the rest of the Western Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: ESPN’s Spurs trade proposal teams up Anthony Davis with Victor Wembanyama

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Antonio Spurs have had to play the past few weeks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-miss-lakers-game-calf-injury">without their star Victor Wembanyama</a>, but it hasn’t been a problem for them, as they’re still winning games. They recently got a big win against the Los Angeles Lakers and have advanced to the NBA Cup semifinals, where they will face the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>One of the big reasons for their win was the play of Stephon Castle, who finished with a team-high 30 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. He laid the dagger in the Lakers down the stretch of the game with a big 3-pointer. With the stat line, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-joins-spurs-legends-impressive-feat-lakers-nba-cup">he became only the third player</a> in the franchise’s storied history to have 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, and five or more assists in a game by the age of 21.</p><p>After the game, Castle received the ultimate praise from LeBron James, and was able to <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1999120876453683596" rel="noopener">get his jersey</a> that came with a message from the Lakers’ star.</p><p>“Love everything about you, Young King. Keep going up! Strive for Greatness,” James wrote on the jersey.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LeBron James gifted Stephon Castle a signed jersey after Lakers-Spurs last night with the following message:</p><p>"Love everything about you, Young King. Keep going up! Strive for Greatness."</p><p>(📸: <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a>) <a href="https://t.co/sxquAYFHFY">pic.twitter.com/sxquAYFHFY</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1999120876453683596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>At this point in James’ career, it is an honor to get a signed jersey from him. There’s no doubt that Castle deserved it, especially looking at the game that he had. With Castle and the rest of the team, they’ve been playing well enough to weather the storm without their best player on the court.</p><p>The good news is that Wembanyama <a href="https://x.com/JaredWeissNBA/status/1998994051836899434" rel="noopener">is making progress</a> to get back on the court, and it would not be a surprise if he returned as soon as the semifinals.</p><p>“(He could return) very much so. He had a very good day today. He had a good intent day this morning, and we’ll have to see how he responds and reacts tomorrow,” head coach Mitch Johnson said via Jared Weiss of The Athletic.</p><p>Having the Spurs at full health will be big for them as they face off against the best team in the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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