Spurs development darling Julian Champagnie replaced veteran wing Harrison Barnes in the starting five, a smart basketball move that also might signal that San Antonio is in the market for a bigger deal at the NBA trade deadline.
The San Antonio Spurs’ recent shooting woes haven’t plagued Julian Champagnie. Coming off a night in which he knocked down 8/16 from three-point range, the third-year Spur has hit at least 40 percent from the field during a recent seven-game stint.
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This recap, Spurs Start 2026 Strong: Champagnie Shines & San Antonio Spurs Title Odds Rise, is adapted with permission from the Spurs Bros Podcast video.
SAN ANTONIO — The task was fairly simple: Take the mallet, bang the drum twice and wait for the clap. Then do it again. But faster. Julian Champagnie was the ringmaster for the San Antonio Spurs' newest home tradition Wednesday night after their New Year's Eve victory over the New York Knicks.
Talk about ending the new year with a bang. Or in this case, a splash. Actually, in this case, 11 splashes. When things looked dire for the San Antonio Spurs in their New Year’s Eve game against the New York Knicks, Julian Champagnie got them back on track with his three-point shooting.
Julian Champagnie poured in career-high 36 points and set a team record with 11 3-pointers as the host San Antonio Spurs roared from behind to beat the New York Knicks 134-132 on Wednesday in a rematch of the NBA Cup final.
Julian Champagnie poured in career-high 36 points and set a team record with 11 3-pointers as the host San Antonio Spurs roared from behind to beat the New York Knicks 134-132 on Wednesday in a rematch of the NBA Cup final.
Missing 2023 No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama, last year's No. 4 pick Stephon Castle and 2025 No. 2 pick Dylan Harper, the San Antonio Spurs are showing they have talent all over their roster.
Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and Victor Wembanyama and Julian Champagnie had 22 each as the host San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-110 on Friday in an NBA Cup clash between the Lone Star State rivals.
Julian Champagnie is after my job. The fourth-year veteran made that clear during the first week of San Antonio Spurs training camp. While our small brigade of media met with Luke Kornet for the first time since he signed a four-year deal in free agency over the offseason, an extra reaching hand was in the mix.
Julian Champagnie has spent part of the last three seasons playing for the San Antonio Spurs. He finished this past year with averages of 9.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest while shooting 41.5% from the field and 37.1% from the three-point range in 82 games.
Playing every outing of an 82-game season is difficult, especially if heavy minutes are involved. This year, just 11 players have joined the exclusive NBA club of appearing in all 82 games of the 2024-2025 regular season.
The San Antonio Spurs have long been praised for having one of the very best front offices. From getting the most out of discarded or overlooked players like Danny Green, Patty Mills, Bruce Bowen, Manu Ginobili, and even Tony Parker, the Spurs have a track record of finding diamonds in the rough.
It appears the San Antonio Spurs are going to continue working with a former Philadelphia 76ers developmental prospect, Julian Champagnie. According to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto, the Spurs decided to fully guarantee Champagnie’s salary for the upcoming season.
The San Antonio Spurs will guarantee the contract of wing Julian Champagnie after starting in more than half of their games in 2023-24. The Spurs had until August 1 to decide if they would keep the 6-foot-7 wing for 2024-25, and they chose to keep the undrafted player likely due to his cheap contract.
Thanks to a 102-87 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, a dubious losing streak for the San Antonio Spurs is finally over. It’s no wonder one of their players