Training Camp Approaches & Shooting Around Wemby

In Spurscast episode 711, Spurscast host Paul Garcia discusses the most recent roster updates by the San Antonio Spurs, coaching camp approaching subsequent week, and the workforce taking pictures round Victor Wembanyama.

Roster Updates

Over the past two weeks, the Spurs have made a couple of tweaks to the roster. The Spurs crammed their final open two-way roster spot by signing Seth Millner Jr. to a two-way contract, they signed Javonte McCoy to a coaching camp deal after which waived him, and the latest transfer was signing RaiQuan Grey to a coaching camp deal.

Millner Jr. went undrafted within the 2023 NBA Draft out of Toledo. He spent a while with the Spurs on the Summer season League roster again in July. Millner Jr. joins Dominick Barlow and Sir’Jabari Rice because the three gamers on two-way contracts for the workforce.

McCoy was a part of the Spurs’ Summer season League workforce as properly, and since he was waived, he might find yourself becoming a member of the Austin Spurs within the G-League. 

Grey being on the roster brings the Spurs’ roster to the utmost restrict of 21 gamers for the preseason. If Grey is waived, there’s a powerful probability he might find yourself in Austin as properly. 

Coaching Camp Begins Subsequent Week

The Spurs will maintain media day on Monday, and starting the next day, coaching camp formally opens for the workforce. The Spurs may have six days to follow earlier than their first preseason sport takes place on Monday, October 9, at Oklahoma Metropolis.

Because the Spurs progress by way of the preseason, they’ll nonetheless must make two roster strikes earlier than the common season formally suggestions off. The workforce must waive or commerce two gamers earlier than opening night time of the common season to satisfy NBA roster necessities.

Capturing Round Wemby

Utilizing knowledge from NBA.com/stats from final season, the returning Spurs gamers vast open three level knowledge is examined in figuring out who will likely be some gamers that defenses might again off of, which implies they should improve their vast open three level proportion, and who will likely be some gamers protection gained’t dare depart vast open. 

As every participant is mentioned, the method will likely be to remember who could also be out on the ground with Wembanyama all through video games.