<!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', '/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-hits-texas-man-lawsuit-shirt-dispute');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama hits Texas man with lawsuit over shirt dispute');   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/2024/10/Spurs-news-Victor-Wembanyama-hits-Texas-man-with-lawsuit-over-shirt-dispute.jpg"></figure><h1>Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama hits Texas man with lawsuit over shirt dispute</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-16T01:38:44-07:00">October 16th, 1:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-16T05:35:18-07:00">October 16th, 5:35am</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Antonio Spurs lost their preseason game versus the Miami Heat 120-117 on Tuesday. However, one of the biggest stories entering that game was Spurs star Victor Wembanyama filing a lawsuit against a Texas man for trying to profit off his name and likeness by selling “Wemby’s World” merchandise. On Tuesday, last season’s NBA Rookie of the Year filed a lawsuit against James T. Glodich for trying to. make money off his name and image.</p><p>Per reports, <a href="https://www.ksat.com/news/ksat-investigates/2024/10/15/victor-wembanyama-sues-man-for-using-his-name-likeness-without-permission-on-clothing-lawsuit-says/" rel="noopener">the lawsuit accused Glodich</a> of “filing a trademark application for ‘El Wemby’-branded sweatshirts and T-shirts,” as reported by Daniela Ibarra for KSAT.</p><p>Moreover, Victor Wembanyama’s lawsuit also accused the Texas man of “filing a trademark application for ‘Wemby’s World’-branded clothing for retail purposes.”</p><h2><b>Victor Wembanyama files suit</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Victor-Wembanyama-dribbling.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Before the suit, the French big man’s attorneys have also sent multiple cease-and-desist letters to Glodich, but he has not responded to any of them.</p><p>They also added that “the unauthorized use of Wembanyama’s name, image, and likeness has injured the NBA star’s reputation,” also claiming that by selling branded products, Glodich “profits from Wembanyama’s popularity and misleads customers.”</p><p>Per the same report, the Spurs star’s lawyers want Glodich “to stop selling Wembanyama-themed items and compensate [him] for damages.”</p><p>It’s not difficult to understand why unscrupulous people would want to profit off the Olympian who led Team France to the gold medal game in the last Olympics, but ultimately fell to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-stephen-curry-leads-team-usa-bonkers-record-france">Stephen Curry’s three-point barrage.</a></p><p>He is a legitimately generational prospect, a two-way monster who can score and defend on all three levels. Moreover, the fluidity of his game reminds of a taller Kevin Durant and Hakeem Olajuwon, if “Dream” ever shot threes on a high volume.</p><p>Defensively, he can slide his feet against the opponent’s guards or wings, and he can shut down the paint, sort of like a leaner Anthony Davis.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-san-antonio-adds-backcourt-depth-following-chris-paul-signing-nba-free-agency">Spurs were wise to sign Chris Paul</a> in the summer, hoping to unlock Wembanyama’s game even further by pairing him with a point guard who can actually get him the ball.</p><h2><b>Spurs missing pieces</b></h2><p>However, the 39-year-old Paul still wants a championship, and the young Spurs might not have enough talent around Victor Wembanyama to go on a deep playoff run. It’s not impossible for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-chris-paul-trade-buzz-has-already-begun-before-the-season-even-tips-off">Spurs to trade CP3 before next year’s deadline</a> if an upgrade at point guard becomes available.</p><p>For instance, the Hawks might finally lower their asking price and allow the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-spurs-among-trae-youngs-preferred-trade-destinations">Spurs to get Trae Young</a>, after they <a href="https://airalamo.com/posts/fascinating-trae-young-revelation-proves-san-antonio-spurs-right-all-along#:~:text=After%20months%20of%20speculation%2C%20the,Atlanta%20Hawks%20guard%20Trae%20Young." rel="noopener">stopped their pursuit</a> last September. Young is not a defender, sure, but Wemby behind him will clean up his mistakes.</p><p>Besides, Gregg Popovich might even turn Young into a respectable guard defender.</p><p>Moreover, the Hawks All-Star can pass, dribble, and shoot, drawing defenders away from Wemby. He also has significant playoff experience. Their two-man game might terrorize the league if a deal happens, but then maybe it won’t. Who knows?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama hits Texas man with lawsuit over shirt dispute

<!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', '/3-heat-takeaways-from-the-close-preseason-win-vs-spurs');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Heat takeaways from the close preseason win vs. 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/2024/10/3-Heat-takeaways-from-preseason-winloss-vs.-Spurs.jpg"></figure><h1>3 Heat takeaways from the close preseason win vs. Spurs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T18:58:21-07:00">October 15th, 6:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T18:59:51-07:00">October 15th, 6:59pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-heat-takeaways-from-home-preseason-opener-win-vs-pelicans">Miami Heat won the home preseason opener last Sunday</a>, they win two straight Tuesday night beating the San Antonio Spurs, 120-117. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-miami-not-sweating-reloaded-east">Heat are on the quest to compete against a tough East</a> as they look to prepare their players during the preseason before the games get meaningful later in the month.</p><p>Here are three takeaways from the Heat’s win:</p><h2><b>The second appearance of the Heat’s projected starting five</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jimmy-Butler-on-Oct.-15-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>One of the biggest aspects for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-nikola-jovic-drop-first-impressions-of-miamis-starting-lineup">Heat this season is the projected starting five</a> of Terry Rozier, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic, and Bam Adebayo. In Sunday’s preseason home opener win against the New Orleans Pelicans, they started slow due to the five having never played with each other in a game, but ended on a good note giving a taste of what could be.</p><p>Tuesday night saw the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-searching-for-innocent-climb-amid-starting-lineup-questions">Heat’s starting five have success</a> in a lot more areas compared to their last outing as they flowed much better in transition, got the exact shots they wanted, and capitalize on the opportunties. There is no doubt that it will be a work in progress since it’s their second game together, but it’s hopefully a good sign of things to come for the regular season.</p><p>To start the game, they weren’t making all of the shots that were open to them as they made seven of their 17 attempts from the field and three of 10 from deep. Still, they were finding their spots and getting the looks they want while the Spurs had to work for their buckets as Miami played stifling defense.</p><p>When they got out of the first quarter, each had a +4 which improved to a +6 by the end of the first half where they played even smoother, looking like a cohesive unit instead of a lineup with a mish-mash of talent.</p><h2><b>More time for starting five in the second half </b></h2><p>The starting five would even come back out for the second half which didn’t happen in the last game as Spoelstra wants as much time with this lineup as possible. It does make sense as the Heat have the backend of the back to back the next day which is likely to not see any of the starters play and if they do, it would be a brief appearance.</p><p>Playing crucial stars on a back to back in the preseason wouldn’t be the ideal move as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-makes-injury-guarantee-after-recent-woes">Heat are preparing for a fully healthy lineup this season which has been a well documented issue</a> the past few years. What is the projected starting five is still a work in progress as they did end their time in the game on a middling note as the team had their worst period up until that point in the third where they scored 22 points while San Antonio had their best at 33.</p><p>At any rate, Adebayo led the five with 20, Herro with 14, Butler with 12, Jovic with seven, and Rozier with five. The next time fans could see them is the game after Wednesday which is on Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies on the road.</p><h2><b>How the Heat’s second unit looked</b></h2><p>Alec Burks came back to the lineup after a day off in the win over the Pelicans in exchange for Haywood Highsmith who didn’t play as one would assume he has the same reasoning. The first five off the bench after the starters was Dru Smith, Duncan Robinson, Alec Burks, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Kevin Love.</p><p>They continued what the starters gave which was complimentary basketball, especially with some noticeable exceptional ball movement as at one point, Miami had 10 assists on 13 made baskets. The unit would come back in the second half with a slight change at center with Thomas Bryant and continued the slippage that the starting lineup had.</p><p>However, they got a groove back after losing a lead and got it back with over 10 minutes left in the game thought it became a close one at the end with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-has-encouraging-nikola-jovic-outlook-entering-year-3">Heat squeaking it out</a>. Wednesday’s game against the Hawks should be a full display of the Heat’s young talent looking to make a name for themselves whether they are rookies or unproven players.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Heat takeaways from the close preseason win vs. Spurs

<!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', '/kings-news-jalen-mcdaniels-trade-spurs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings trade Jalen McDaniels to Spurs, but there’s a catch');   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/2024/10/Kings-news-Sacramento-trades-Jalen-McDaniels-to-Spurs-but-theres-a-catch.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings trade Jalen McDaniels to Spurs, but there’s a catch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T13:08:03-07:00">October 14th, 1:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T15:49:20-07:00">October 14th, 3:49pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings have <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1845916980823707723" rel="noopener">agreed to trade</a> forward Jalen McDaniels and a future second-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. In doing so, the Kings will open up a roster spot and create some flexibility to potentially add a player down the line.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jalen McDaniels and a 2nd-round pick are being traded to the Spurs, per <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShamsCharania</a>. <a href="https://t.co/Ao3Cos053X">pic.twitter.com/Ao3Cos053X</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1845918967082504241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For the Spurs, this trade gives them a future draft asset which could be utilized in future trades at the expense of McDaniels’ contract. McDaniels, who was set to make $4.7 million this season, is going to be waived by the Spurs upon completion of this trade.</p><p>In a total of 248 games over five seasons with three different teams, McDaniels has averaged 6.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting 44.9 percent from the floor. The 26-year-old forward is the older brother of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels.</p><p>Earlier this offseason, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-davion-mitchell-traded-raptors-3-player-deal">Kings acquired McDaniels from the Toronto Raptors</a>. Due to having to duck below the luxury tax threshold and open a roster spot, Sacramento traded away Davion Mitchell, Sasha Vezenkov, the draft rights to Jamal Shead, and a 2025 second-round pick to the Raptors in this trade involving McDaniels.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-player-gave-up-6-6-milllion-return-europe">Vezenkov was then waived by Toronto</a> and returned to Europe after one NBA season.</p><p>After trading McDaniels to the Spurs, the Kings now have 13 players under contract, including Orlando Robinson and his partially guaranteed contract. The Kings will be required to add at least one player to their roster in order to meet the 14-player minimum for the regular season.</p><p>It is possible that either Isaac Jones or Boogie Ellis, both of whom have played well in the preseason, could have their contracts converted to a standard deal for the upcoming season. Another possibility is that the Kings will look to add a veteran to the end of their bench with a standard contract.</p><p>Once McDaniels clears waivers after the Spurs release him, he will be eligible to sign with any other team. Whether or not a team will take a chance on McDaniels is a big unknown, especially since he has never been able to carve out a solidified role with any of his teams.</p><p>The Kings will officially announce the trade in the coming days along with the possibility of them signing another player to a standard contract in McDaniels’ place.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings trade Jalen McDaniels to Spurs, but there’s a catch

<!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', '/spurs-news-why-victor-wembanyama-wont-play-much-in-preseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama won’t play much in preseason');   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/2024/10/0Predicting-how-many-points-Victor-Wembanyama-will-have-by-the-end-of-his-career0.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama won’t play much in preseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T22:34:57-07:00">October 13th, 10:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T22:34:57-07:00">October 13th, 10:34pm</time><address><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LedesmaHector">Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama hasn’t played in two of the team’s preseason contests <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-victor-wembanyama-shifts-learning-expectations-to-winning-entering-2024-25-season">ahead of the 2024-25 NBA campaign</a>. Perhaps representative of the stark difference from this time last year, Wemby’s absence on Saturday night against the Utah Jazz came five nights after he missed the exhibition opener vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>Leading up to the games, when asked how much he thought he’d play, the reigning unanimous Rookie of the Year answered the question with one of his own.</p><p>“How much did I play last season?”</p><p>When the reporter who asked the question said he wasn’t sure, Wemby jokingly countered by saying, “I can’t answer that,” in estimating how much he’ll play leading up to the regular season.</p><h2>Victor Wembanyama’s lone preseason appearance thus far</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Victor-Wembanyama-playing-against-little-people.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The 20-year-old phenom played 23 minutes, scoring 11 points, grabbing nine rebounds and blocking three shots in a 107-97 victory against the Orlando Magic. He also had four assists that night, which represented the Spurs’ second preseason game.</p><p>“Just getting back in the habits. It’s been five, six months maybe since I’ve played this game. Today was the day to experiment on this,” the Spurs center said, referring to last year’s regular season finale.</p><p>Gregg Popovich alluded to Wemby looking good despite not having played in game action since France’s Olympic gold medal loss to the United States in August.</p><p>“Victor and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-chris-paul-stuns-fans-first-alley-oop-victor-wembanyama">Chris [Paul] got to play and play</a> with each other a little bit. That’s good. Decent night,”</p><p>Late in that first quarter against the Magic, the newly acquired Paul and Wemby teamed up for a play that San Antonio fans had envisioned since they added the future Hall of Famer at the beginning of free agency.</p><p>“Felt very natural. Felt like a good play and he’s making a lot of good plays,” Wembanyama said of an alley-oop from the 39-year-old point guard.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">THROW 👏 IT 👏 DOWN!!! <a href="https://t.co/JOCpYKxDIs">pic.twitter.com/JOCpYKxDIs</a></p><p>— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) <a href="https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1844175230761160877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“It feels really good to play with him. In this preseason, we’re going to try to experiment as much as we can on the pick and roll. That’s for sure,” Wemby continued.</p><h2>Wemby not sure what preseason holds</h2><p>This October marks a stark contrast from this time 12 months ago for Wembanyama.</p><p>“The difference with last year is it was my very first experience. Really, I was running around doing a bunch of stuff,” the Spurs returning leading scorer said.</p><p>“Now, we’re trying to set a winning culture early this year. We want to start the year strong, we don’t want to be 50, 60 games in to lock in. It starts in the preseason. Of course, I want to be a part of it and help my team the best I can.”</p><p>How much Wemby plays in the remaining exhibition games, both of which come on the road, remains to be seen as a franchise used to excellence strives closer to a return to prominence.</p><p>“It also means we’re going to be less loose on the mistakes, the rookie mistakes. We had one year, coach gave me one year to figure out a little bit more about my game. Now it’s time to be held to certain standards.”</p><p>How much that involves the preseason is the question.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama won’t play much in preseason

<!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', '/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-leagues-best-defender-title-nba-gms');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama earns league’s best defender title from NBA GMs');   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/2024/10/Spurs-news-Victor-Wembanyama-earns-leagues-best-defender-title-from-NBA-GMs.jpg"></figure><h1>Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama earns league’s best defender title from NBA GMs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T17:23:31-07:00">October 13th, 5:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T17:23:31-07:00">October 13th, 5:23pm</time><address><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LedesmaHector">Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1843766457358004651" rel="noopener">found himself all over the annual survey</a> of NBA general managers conducted by NBA.com. He topped three categories, Best player to start a franchise with, Best Defender and Best Interior Defender.</p><p>The poll also saw Wemby receive votes as the league’s Best Power Forward, get three percent of the vote in both the Best Center and Best International Player categories, tie for third place in the Most Versatile category, and tie for second in both the Most Versatile Defender and Most Likely to Have a Breakout Season questions.</p><p>Wemby’s Spurs came in second as the Team that Will Be Most Improved this season and fourth as the Team with the Most Promising Young Core. Both nods are only possible because of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-immediate-reaction-to-winning-rookie-of-the-year">reigning unanimous Rookie of the Year’s presence</a>.</p><h2>Victor Wembanyama atop list of franchise starters</h2><p>By a whopping 77%, the 7-foot-5 phenom tops all players NBA general managers would want to start a team. The rest of the list looks like this:</p><p>T-2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder – 10%<br>T-2. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets – 10%<br>4. Luka Doncic, Mavericks – 3%</p><p>Jokic, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player and Finals MVP, got the top spot in this category last year with 33%.</p><p>It’s actually not a surprise that Wembanyama finished number one here. If anything – with respect to the other outstanding players on this list – that anyone else received votes may surprise. By just about every account, from analysts and many fans, the 20-year-old has a very good opportunity to go down as one of the game’s absolute greats. Along these same lines, he nearly topped the Player Most Likely to Have a Breakout Season poll.</p><p>1. Jalen Williams, Thunder – 13%<br>T-2. Evan Mobley, Cavaliers – 10%<br>T-2. Ja Morant, Grizzlies – 10%<br>T-2. Victor Wembanyama, Spurs – 10%<br>T-5. Paolo Banchero, Magic – 7%<br>T-5. Cade Cunningham, Pistons – 7%<br>T-5. Brandon Miller, Hornets – 7%</p><h2>Wemby Voted Best Defender By GM’s</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Wembanyama.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The French phenom beat out his fellow country man as the Best Interior Defender in the NBA according to the general managers.</p><p>1. Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio – 40%<br>2. Rudy Gobert, Timberwolves – 37%<br>3. Anthony Davis, Lakers – 10%<br>4. Bam Adebayo, Heat – 7%</p><p>It stands to reason then, that Wemby also finished first as the Best Defensive Player in the NBA.</p><p>1. Victor Wembanyama, Spurs – 40%<br>T-2. Bam Adebayo, Heat – 10%<br>T-2. Rudy Gobert, Timberwolves – 10%<br>T-2. Jrue Holiday, Celtics – 10%<br>T-5. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks – 7%<br>T-5. Anthony Davis, Lakers – 7%<br>T-5. Herb Jones, Pelicans – 7%</p><p>It marked yet another landslide win for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-victor-wembanyama-shifts-learning-expectations-to-winning-entering-2024-25-season">Spurs star center in a year that comes with huge expectations</a>, including from some who know the league best.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama earns league’s best defender title from NBA GMs

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From 2010 to 2018, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-danny-green-painfully-honest-gregg-popovich">Green was with the Spurs</a>, winning a championship and All-Defensive honors. But after nearly a year away from the NBA, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-3-time-champ-danny-green-makes-retirement-decision">Green has retired from basketball</a>. Now that Green has hung it up, San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich <a href="https://x.com/tom_orsborn/status/1845236328411398611" rel="noopener">had deep, profound thoughts</a> about Green’s retirement.</p><p>He helped us win championships, and he’s a sweet man,” said Popovich. “He worked for it. He failed a couple of times here and elsewhere, and he just stuck with it, showed persistence.. On that 101st blow it happened for him. He had a great career from then on. Special guy.”</p><p>Green finished his time with the Spurs, averaging 9.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 41.8% from the field and 39.6% from the three-point range in 520 regular season games. He won two more NBA Championships with the Toronto Raptors (2019) and Los Angeles Lakers (2020) following his time with the Spurs. Over his 15 seasons, Green spent time with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, Lakers, Raptors and Memphis Grizzlies.</p><p>Overall, Green’s career averages were 8.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 42.1% from the field and 40.0% from the three-point range in 832 regular season games. Green also appeared in 169 NBA playoff games.</p><h2><b>Remembering Danny Green’s Spurs legacy</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Danny-Green-Spurs-layup.jpg"><figcaption>Soobum Im-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Affectionately known as “Icy-Hot” for his streaky (but often deadly) outside shot, Green helped make the Spurs’ new team-oriented offense click by helping spread the floor and providing All-NBA level defense. From the 2011-12 season through 2014-15, he was one of just four players to shoot over 40 percent from beyond the arc all four seasons (along with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Kyle Korver).</p><p>Green’s ability to make quick decisions and shoot effectively from a long-range redefined the role of support players and influenced many contemporary players. Despite injuries toward the end of his career, Green’s impact on the game remains significant as a model for aspiring role players in the NBA.</p><p>His crowning moment with the Spurs came during the 2014 Finals against the Miami Heat, where his shooting and defense helped San Antonio secure their fifth NBA title. Overall, Green’s career is a testament to the value of adaptability and collaboration in professional sports. His legacy as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history is titanium. Green’s championship accolades put him in an elite company alongside LeBron James, Robert Horry, and John Salley, who were the only players to achieve this remarkable feat.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Gregg Popovich’s beautiful take on Danny Green after NBA retirement

<!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', '/spurs-news-chris-paul-shares-honest-take-on-game-1-of-lynx-liberty-wnba-finals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Chris Paul shares honest take on Game 1 of Lynx-Liberty WNBA Finals');   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/2024/10/Spurs-news-Chris-Paul-shares-honest-take-on-Game-1-of-Lynx-Liberty-WNBA-Finals.jpg"></figure><h1>Spurs’ Chris Paul shares honest take on Game 1 of Lynx-Liberty WNBA Finals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T21:31:30-07:00">October 10th, 9:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T21:31:30-07:00">October 10th, 9:31pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals brought plenty of fireworks for fans to enjoy. In the end, following a topsy-turvy end to the ballgame, it was the Minnesota Lynx that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lynx-news-napheesa-collier-striking-admission-miracle-win-vs-liberty">came out on top in overtime</a>, 95-93, against the New York Liberty team that has been the WNBA’s cream of the crop all season long.</p><p>This hotly-contested game between two of the best teams in the WNBA all season long has captured the attention of plenty of fans, with San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul among those who were keeping tabs on the proceedings. Paul <a href="https://x.com/CP3/status/1844566435130974538" rel="noopener">was very impressed</a> with the high level of game play from both the Lynx and Liberty, which is simply fitting for a Finals matchup.</p><p>“Lynx vs Liberty game is so damn good!! Great Basketball being played!!!!! Big shot making!! #WNBAFinals,” Paul wrote on his official account on X, formerly known as Twitter.</p><p>A bit of insanity ensued to end Game 1 for both teams. Down three with only five seconds to go in the ballgame, Lynx guard Courtney Williams made a three and then sank the ensuing free throw from the foul to give Minnesota an 84-83 lead. However, with plenty of time left on the clock, Liberty star Breanna Stewart drove hard to the hoop and drew a foul on the reigning Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier with a chance to win the game with 0.1 remaining on the clock.</p><p>Stewart then proceeded to split a pair of free throws, sending the game to overtime as a result. That was when the Lynx and Liberty, like two heavyweights in the middle of the ring, traded blows. But the Lynx managed to land the decisive blow, with Collier nailing a tough fall-away jumpshot from near the free-throw line to give Minnesota the 95-93 lead that was enough for the victory.</p><p>It wasn’t as if Collier’s dagger was the nail in the Liberty’s coffin. The Liberty had a golden chance to tie the game, but Stewart hit all glass on a layup attempt — an unfortunate misfire from one of the greatest players the league has ever seen.</p><p>If the rest of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sky-news-angel-reese-honest-take-lynx-liberty-wnba-finals-series">Lynx and Liberty’s WNBA Finals clash</a> will be anything as exciting as Game 1, then fans better buckle up for the incredible basketball that is in store.</p><h2><b>Lynx outgun Liberty in WNBA Finals instant classic</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lynx-celebrate-after-defeating-the-Liberty-in-overtime.jpg"></figure><p>There’s nothing better in basketball when there is a sense of desperation that both teams cannot shake, leading to some spirited performances on the court. Fans can sense when players put everything on the line in the name of victory, and in Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals, that was certainly the case for both the Lynx and Liberty.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lynx-news-napheesa-collier-reveals-wnba-finals-trip-sweeter">Lynx simply refused to quit</a>. They were down by 15 with a little over five minutes to go in the ballgame, but then they put their foot down defensively which then opened up the opportunity for their offense to come alive. Even in the possession where Courtney Williams made an and-one triple to snatch the lead away from the Liberty, the Lynx showed some incredible fighting spirit, as they fought for an offensive board to keep the play alive following an initial miss from Williams.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Liberty must be lauded for their efforts to avoid a choke job as well, as disappointing as relinquishing a 15-point lead may be. 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<!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', '/predicting-how-many-points-victor-wembanyama-have-end-career');   ga('set', 'title', 'Predicting how many points Victor Wembanyama will have by the end of his career');   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/2024/10/0Predicting-how-many-points-Victor-Wembanyama-will-have-by-the-end-of-his-career0.jpg"></figure><h1>Predicting how many points Victor Wembanyama will have by the end of his career</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T22:30:16-07:00">October 9th, 10:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T07:37:27-07:00">October 10th, 7:37am</time><address><a>Derick Quinanola</a>With a proficient background in basketball, NFL, and football, Derick Quinanola uses his knowledge to write blogs for readers that are both entertaining and informative. He has been writing with ClutchPoints for years and has developed an understanding of the type of content fans resonate with.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Evergreen</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Victor Wembanyama entered the NBA with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyamas-insane-no-look-dime-will-have-rivals-trembling-in-fear">crazy expectations</a> as a 7’4″ French phenom, and he immediately delivered in his rookie campaign (21.4 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 3.9 APG, 46.5 FG%), proving why he’s one of the most hyped basketball prospects in recent memory. While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-bill-russell-message-bob-cousy" rel="noopener">San Antonio Spurs</a> finished with just a 22-609 record, it was enough for voters to unanimously give him the Rookie of the Year award.</p><p>As impressive as Wemby’s rookie season was, one can only assume that this was just the beginning. With a bright future ahead of him, is it too early to predict whether Wembanyama has enough in him to eventually pass LeBron James as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer?</p><h2>Is Victor Wembanyama destined for a career similar to Tim Duncan?</h2><p>The comparisons between Wembanyama and Tim Duncan are hard to ignore. Like Wemby, Duncan was a number one overall pick of the Spurs, won Rookie of the Year honors, and averaged 21 points per game in his <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/duncati01.html" rel="noopener">rookie season</a>. However, there are a few key differences. Duncan played all 82 games in his rookie campaign and averaged 10 more minutes per game than Wembanyama. Nevertheless, both players showed similar promise early in their careers for the same franchise.</p><p>Since it’s physically impossible to predict how durable a player can be, let’s assume Wemby follows Duncan’s footsteps in terms of durability and longevity. For Duncan’s career, he played 19 seasons appearing in 89 percent of his team’s games, which translates to an average of 72 games per season. Assuming Wembanyama does the same, we should expect him to play until the age of 39.</p><h2>When will Victor Wembanyama hit his prime?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Victor-Wembanyama.jpg"><figcaption>© Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The next assumption that needs to be made is how many points Wembanyama can average each season as he enters his prime. In the NBA, players typically hit their scoring prime in their late 20s to early 30s. <a href="https://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/eeb/vol16/iss1/14/" rel="noopener">Research shows</a> that most athletes reach their peak during this period, and with Wemby’s potential, it’s plausible to suggest that he will significantly improve as he matures.</p><p>For the sake of this projection and the NBA’s commitment to offense, let’s assume that over the next nine years, Wemby increases his scoring output, eventually peaking at an average of 27 points per game by the time he turns 30, which is a conservative estimate given that many great players such as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis have seen their averages climb higher as their careers progressed.</p><p>Once Wemby hits his prime, let’s assume his level of production mirrors Duncan’s career. With this assumption, we can assume that Wemby’s scoring averages will dip gradually by around two points per season as he ages, but he’ll never average less than 15 points per game only until his final season.</p><h2>Calculating Victor Wembanyama’s career scoring total</h2><p>Based on the assumptions mentioned earlier, we can estimate that Wemby will average 23.9 points per game over the course of his career. Given the assumption that he will play 72 games per season and play until he’s 39, this equates to approximately 32,241 career points.</p><p>If for some reason the current top 10 list experiences zero changes 19 years from now, Wemby’s point total would rank him as the sixth-highest scorer in NBA history, just 50 points behind Michael Jordan, who currently sits in fifth place with 32,292 points. While this projection doesn’t come close to James’ all-time scoring record, it does still put Wemby in a rare breed of players who managed to score over 30,000 points.</p><p>Whether Wemby finishes his career with 32,000 points or more, his success will be measured by how many rings he can win and the impact he makes on the game as one of the most exciting prospects in modern NBA history.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Predicting how many points Victor Wembanyama will have by the end of his career

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Antonio Spurs may not be among the best teams in the league quite yet, but it shouldn’t be long before they emerge as a powerhouse yet again, thanks to the presence of generational talent Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama, in his rookie season, already showed the transcendent two-way talent that would make him an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-chris-paul-stuns-fans-first-alley-oop-victor-wembanyama">unsolvable problem for opposing teams</a> for years to come. But it seems as though he is wasting no time adding to his already-deep bag of tricks.</p><p>On Wednesday night, during the Spurs’ preseason contest against the Orlando Magic, it appears as though Wembanyama has already picked up a few tricks from veteran point guard Chris Paul. Wembanyama showed off his <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1844175710266839196" rel="noopener">improved playmaking flair</a>, unleashing an exhilarating no-look pass straight to a wide-open Malaki Branham from underneath the basket.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wemby with the PERFECT no-look dime to Malaki Branham 👀<a href="https://t.co/0d4dTS5zmA">pic.twitter.com/0d4dTS5zmA</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1844175710266839196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Now, it’s imperative that Wembanyama improve his playmaking feel so he could become the all-world destroyer that many believe he’ll soon be for the Spurs. But it’s downright unfair that, at 20 years of age, he’s already showing off a bag befitting of a veteran, and if he ever manages to optimize his playmaking game, his height of 7’4″ would give him an unfair advantage when it comes to seeing passing lanes that nobody else can.</p><p>Wembanyama has already been making plenty of strides as a ballhandler, and his defense gives him a lofty floor of production even if his shot isn’t falling. But witnessing the Spurs star improve his playmaking will be downright terrorizing for the entire association. Wembanyama struggled with turnovers during his rookie season. He averaged <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/victor-wembanyama-spurs-plagued-by-turnovers-amid-erratic-play">nearly as many turnovers</a> (3.7) as he did assists (3.9) last year, which is something he has to improve upon.</p><p>But he can improve at his own pace now that the Spurs have one of the greatest playmakers of all time in Paul lining up alongside perhaps the most exciting young talent in today’s NBA.</p><h2><b>Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs are coming</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/San-Antonio-Spurs-forward-Victor-Wembanyama-1-and-teammates.jpg"></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-bill-russell-message-bob-cousy">Victor Wembanyama was too good</a> during his rookie campaign that it would not have been too astounding had the Spurs decided to make win-now moves this offseason. Wembanyama put up 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.6 blocks per game in his age-20 season, which is simply unfair. But the Spurs have decided to take a much more languid pace in building a winning roster around Wembanyama, which may be the correct move.</p><p>Nonetheless, the Spurs are ripe for a leap this season. They have assembled a roster with players that complement each other. Chris Paul is coming in to solidify the team’s starting point guard spot, and Harrison Barnes gives them a solid 3-and-D guy at small forward. Devin Vassell could very well take a leap now that he can move into more of an off-ball shot-creation role, while Jeremy Sochan continues to round out his game as a true swiss-army knife.</p><p>Now, it’s not quite clear yet who the other long-term pieces for the Spurs will be. Stephon Castle figures to play a huge role in the future, but his offensive game remains very raw. He’s going to need time to marinate before he becomes a major contributor. The likes of Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley, and Julian Champagnie could also strengthen their case to stay on the team for the long haul.</p><p>At the end of the day, the league better watch out for these nascent Spurs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Victor Wembanyama’s insane no-look dime will have Spurs’ rivals trembling in fear

<!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', '/spurs-news-chris-paul-stuns-fans-first-alley-oop-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chris Paul stuns fans after completing first alley-oop to Victor Wembanyama');   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/2024/10/Spurs-news-Chris-Paul-stuns-fans-after-completing-first-alley-oop-to-Victor-Wembanyama.jpg"></figure><h1>Chris Paul stuns fans after completing first alley-oop to Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T18:47:36-07:00">October 9th, 6:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T18:47:36-07:00">October 9th, 6:47pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The play that San Antonio Spurs fans have been anticipating all offseason finally happened on Wednesday. During the Spurs’ preseason game against the Orlando Magic, new point guard Chris Paul set up Victor Wembanyama with <a href="https://x.com/spurs/status/1844176949960376723" rel="noopener">a perfect alley-oop pass</a> for the slam dunk.</p><p>During the play, Chris Paul drove baseline and found Victor Wembanyama cutting down the middle for the alley-oop slam. The fans in the arena went crazy after the play with the Spurs social media account stating that it’s only the first of many to come.</p><p>When the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-chris-paul-is-excited-about-after-joining-san-antonio-spurs">Spurs added Paul in the offseason</a> as a free agent, this was the expectation, that he would be able to consistently get the ball to Wembanyama and get him easy scoring opportunities. The French sensation did not have a point guard of that caliber of playmaking during his rookie season.</p><p>Having Paul alongside Wembanyama will certainly help with his development. Although Paul is in the twilight of his NBA career, he is still an effective point guard and playmaker. He became an unrestricted free agent when the Golden State Warriors opted not to guarantee his contract for this season. The future Hall of Famer then opted to sign with the Spurs.</p><p>Paul appeared in 58 games with the Warriors last year, including 18 starts at a little over 26 minutes per game. He averaged 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals with splits of 44.1 percent shooting from the field, 37.1 percent shooting from the three-point line and 82.7 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>Wembanyama, on the other hand, was the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. The No. 1 overall pick started all 71 games he appeared in with the Spurs at a little over 29 minutes per game. He averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and a league-leading 3.6 blocked shots. He shot 46.5 percent from the field, 32.5 percent from the three-point line and 79.6 percent from the free-throw line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chris Paul stuns fans after completing first alley-oop to Victor Wembanyama

<!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', '/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-bill-russell-message-bob-cousy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs Victor Wembanyama gets ‘Bill Russell’ message from Bob Cousy');   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/2024/10/Victor-Wembanyama-gets-Bill-Russell-message-from-Bob-Cousy.jpg"></figure><h1>Spurs Victor Wembanyama gets ‘Bill Russell’ message from Bob Cousy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T07:59:50-07:00">October 8th, 7:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T07:59:50-07:00">October 8th, 7:59am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ahead of his Victor Wembanyama’s second NBA season with the San Antonio Spurs, an NBA legend, Bob Cousy revealed a similarity <a href="https://www.eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/1724320/bob-cousy-projects-victor-wembanyama-as-the-next-bill-russell-san-antonio-spurs-nba/" rel="noopener">between Wemby and his former teammate</a>, Bill Russell. <br><br>“Tell him he will be the next Bill Russell and let him know that the first Frenchman in NBA history is watching him closely and with great attention,” he shared in a message relayed by SpursReport via Eurohoops.net.<br><br>Cousy has a similar path to the United States as Wembanyama. The six-time NBA champion was the only son of French immigrants before moving to New York. As the Boston Celtics drafted him, he joined forces with Russell and would dominate the league. Russell alone won 11 of the Celtics’ 18 NBA championships.<br><br>It wasn’t only the championships that stood out. Russell was a generational center that is forever remembered by fans across the sports world. His ability to protect the basket, score inside, and sheer physicality put the league on notice. Not to mention, Russell competed against Wilt Chamberlain which fueled the NBA’s first positional rivalry.</p><h2><b>Can Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama have a similar trajectory as Bill Russell?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bob-Cousy-compares-Victor-Wembanyama-to-Bill.jpg"><figcaption>© Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>From a statistical standpoint, it’s certainly possible. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-rookie-of-the-year">Wembanyama won the Rookie of the Year</a> and averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wembavi01.html" rel="noopener">21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals, and 3.6 blocks</a> per game. He also made the All-NBA defensive first team as a rookie. The Spurs signed point guard Chris Paul in free agency, giving the French center a true playmaker feeding him the ball. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-chris-paul-bold-victor-wembanyama-declaration">Paul even declared that Wembanyama is ‘good at everything’</a> ahead of the preseason. </p><p>Also, Wembanyama is coached by one of the best ever in Gregg Popovich. The Spurs head coach is one of the greatest basketball minds in the sport. Pairing him with Paul can help Wembanyama be in legitimate positions to dominate. Furthermore, he was only a rookie last season. There’s still room for improvement with developing his outside shot, physicality and touch.</p><p>Russell was an incredible defender but not the best scorer. He didn’t need to score as much because of the depth of those Celtics teams. While the Spurs are rebuilding and adding more pieces, Wembanyama will be required to carry more of the offensive responsibilities.</p><p>In a league that is evolving the center position, the alien is truly an alien. He can defend the basket and to the perimeter. He can stretch the floor offensively and be a force putting the ball floor. There are many more things that Wembanyama can do as the Spurs will continue their preseason action against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. Perhaps people will see the comparisons more and more as the season progresses.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs Victor Wembanyama gets ‘Bill Russell’ message from Bob Cousy

<!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', '/spurs-news-stephon-castles-wild-poster-dunk-has-victor-wembanyama-in-disbelief');   ga('set', 'title', 'Stephon Castle’s wild poster dunk has Victor Wembanyama, Spurs in disbelief');   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/2024/10/Stephen-Castles-wild-poster-dunk-has-Victor-Wembanyama-in-disbelief.jpg"></figure><h1>Stephon Castle’s wild poster dunk has Victor Wembanyama, Spurs in disbelief</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T20:20:33-07:00">October 7th, 8:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T20:20:33-07:00">October 7th, 8:20pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Antonio Spurs figure to be one of the most exciting teams to watch for the upcoming season, and it’s not hard to see why. All the makings are there for Victor Wembanyama to have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-chris-paul-bold-victor-wembanyama-declaration">a monster sophomore season</a>, and the Spurs have assembled a roster that complements Wembanyama’s strengths quite well. Moreover, the Spurs have such high hopes for Stephon Castle, the fourth overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft, and on Monday night, Castle’s tantalizing potential was in full display.</p><p>During the third quarter of the Spurs’ preseason contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Castle caught the ball on the left elbow while Oklahoma City’s defense was napping. This gave him a free runway to the basket, and all the Thunder had protecting the backline was rookie guard Alex Ducas.</p><p>Suffice to say, with the head of steam that Castle had built up, there was only going to be one winner in the battle at the rim. Castle threw down an emphatic tomahawk slam, <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1843470180879339636" rel="noopener">much to the excitement</a> of Wembanyama and the entire Spurs bench.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">STEPHON CASTLE OMG 💥</p><p>Wait for the bench reaction 😂 <a href="https://t.co/YeZLTTnjt9">pic.twitter.com/YeZLTTnjt9</a></p><p>— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1843470180879339636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The main celebrants on the bench were Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson, and Julian Champagnie; in typical bench celebration fashion, those three aforementioned Spurs were holding each other back to prevent themselves from mobbing Castle after his incredible poster jam. Wembanyama, meanwhile, was more impressed than anything, as evidenced by the look on his face that gives off the impression that he was pleasantly surprised by Castle’s display of athleticism.</p><p>The Spurs, however, know that it will take time for Castle to be an impact player for the team. He won’t be turning 20 until the first of November, and the Spurs are going to bring him along slowly, as indicated by their decision to sign Chris Paul in free agency.</p><p>Castle will have to work on rounding out his game if he were to fulfill his potential as the Spurs’ long-term lead guard. But on Monday, everyone caught a glimpse of what Castle would look like when he’s playing at his best.</p><h2><b>Spurs believe in Stephon Castle’s potential</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Stephon-Castle-1.jpg"></figure><p>The Spurs believed that Stephon Castle’s potential as a long-term lead guard was more worth taking a chance on than Rob Dillingham’s. Dillingham impressed in his preseason debut by showcasing his talent as a shooter, which is not something that can be said for Castle in his preseason debut.</p><p>Castle’s preseason debut did not go ideally, apart from his poster jam that exhilarated the Spurs’ bench. He did go 2-3 from the field, and he was a +6, so it wasn’t all bad for the 19-year-old guard. But his decision-making left a lot to be desired. Despite only playing 19 minutes, Castle turned the ball over six times. That is not excusable whatsoever, especially for someone auditioning to be a lead ballhandler for a team with contending aspirations in the near-future.</p><p>Castle will have to impress with his slashing and playmaking game for him to earn minutes on the Spurs rotation in his rookie season. He does not provide any value yet as a floor-spacer; last year in Arizona, he shot 26.7 percent from three on 2.2 attempts per night, and in his preseason debut, he didn’t even take any three-pointers.</p><p>Of course, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-biggest-stephon-castle-concern-summer-league">Castle butters his bread</a> on the defensive end of the court. But for him to reach his full potential, his offensive game has to come around.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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