The vision is finally starting to come together for the San Antonio Spurs. After years of missing the playoffs, accumulating draft picks and developing talent, they're 5-0 to start the season, looking like one of the scariest teams in the NBA at the top of the Western Conference.
SAN ANTONIO – For the better part of three seasons, Devin Vassell served as the San Antonio Spurs’ second leading scorer, if not their first offensive option at times.
The Heat lose to the Spurs but competed. They got run out of the Alamodome by the Spurs in the third quarter. Then, they made a furious comeback in the fourth quarter to take the lead.
Although the San Antonio Spurs has won five NBA championships, they have never had a start to a an NBA season like they are having now. French star Victor Wembanyama has led the team to its first 5-0 start in franchise history.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
There’s something electric happening with the San Antonio Spurs, and it’s not just the Texas heat seeping into the Frost Bank Center. For the first time in their storied 57-year history, the San Antonio Spurs have started a season 5-0, and they’ve got a 7-foot-4 French phenom to thank for it.
Victor Wembanyama posted 27 points, 18 rebounds, six assists and five blocks while leading the host San Antonio Spurs to a 107-101 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday night.
The San Antonio Spurs, who are off to their first 4-0 start since 2017-18, are set to host the Miami Heat on Thursday night. In Spurs history, four players have won the NBA Rookie of the Year award: legends David Robinson and Tim Duncan as well as current stars Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle.