The San Antonio Spurs are entering NBA Training Camp with a clear spotlight on Victor Wembanyama, whose season was cut short by a blood clot that fueled a more “violent” offseason training approach.
The San Antonio Spurs have once again gone strength-to-strength and put together their roster quite well. The San Antonio Spurs may have the brightest young core in the NBA today.
The basketball world held its collective breath when Victor Wembanyama went down with a season-ending injury last February. Deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder—words that sent chills through the Alamodome and beyond.
Though San Antonio Spurs rookie Dylan Harper’s focus to start training camp is on returning from a partially torn ligament in his left thumb, it is, relatively speaking, a minor injury.
SAN ANTONIO — The Spurs are entering this season with renewed energy. Victor Wembanyama’s return to the lineup gives the team belief. That optimism, however, has been tested before tip-off.
Basketball originated as a distinctly American game. It had international roots, though, as the game's inventor, James Naismith, was Canadian. In the years since, the NBA has been flooded with league-defining international talent.
SAN ANTONIO — Despite the slow crawl of the offseason, Spurs media day finally arrived, setting the stage for the 2025-26 campaign. For the first time in nearly 30 years, Gregg Popovich was not on the podium as head coach.
The San Antonio Spurs have the NBA's most promising young player in Victor Wembanyama, but for the first two years of his career, they've been picking at the top of the draft lottery. They want that to end in 2025-26.
No. 2 overall draft pick Dylan Harper is one of the league’s most anticipated rookies, and rightfully so due to his star potential. After a blazing singular season with Rutgers, the Spurs are ready to roll him out in a core featuring Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and more.
Before he became a champion with the Boston Celtics, Derrick White had to learn how to play in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs. White spent the first five years of his career under the tutelage of legendary head coach Gregg Popovich.
The San Antonio Spurs will officially enter a new era during the 2025-26 NBA season. The San Antonio Spurs experienced phenomenal success under head coach Gregg Popovich as they made 22 straight postseason appearances.
Manu Ginobili brought a unique energy to so many great San Antonio Spurs teams. His creativity and unpredictability on the court stood in stark contrast to the clinical efficiency and fundamentals of Tim Duncan, and together with Tony Parker, they won four rings over a 12-year period.
Stephon Castle has already assembled an impressive basketball résumé at age 20. The San Antonio Spurs guard became a McDonald’s All-American at Newton High School in Covington, Georgia.
One of the best parts of NBA locker rooms is the behind-the-scenes stories that reveal the character of players beyond the hardwood. Recently, Boston Celtics guard Derrick White shared such a story on his White Noise podcast about Pau Gasol, offering fans a glimpse into the Spaniard’s generosity and sense of responsibility as a veteran.
It was another rough season last year for the San Antonio Spurs as they finished with the third-worst record in the Western Conference. Of course, the Spurs did have some bright spots last season as Stephon Castle won Rookie of the Year and they pulled off a trade with the Sacramento Kings for De’Aaron Fox to pair him alongside Victor Wembanyama.
The Spurs have filled their final training camp slot, signing guard Isaiah Miller, per Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot. Miller, 26, has been chasing an NBA opportunity since going undrafted out of UNC Greensboro in 2021.
The San Antonio Spurs have one of the league’s promising young cores heading into the 2025-26 season, but Brian Windhorst is concerned with the team’s immediate outlook.
The San Antonio Spurs will head into the 2025-26 season with one of the most promising young cores in the league. Having secured their key players for the long haul, the Spurs are poised to be competitive in the future.