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.
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.
The New York Knicks scouting department should be looking for ancillary pieces that can be added to the team's core for a potential playoff run next season.
Champagnie didn’t learn new tricks but refined his valuable skill set and stepped up when the team needed him during an injury-riddled season. Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2024-25 player reviews!
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.
PITTSBURGH — Former Pitt Panthers star forward Justin Champagnie realized his dreams, as he earned his first full-length NBA contract this week. The Washington Wizards signed Champagnie to a four-year, $10 million deal on March 3, converting him from a two-way contract to a standard contract, keeping him with the Wizards full-time.
Near the end of the third quarter in a close game between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, Kenrich Williams took exception to Julian Champagnie making contact with him and pushed him off the court, resulting in a massive scuffle.
The Oklahoma City Thunder held a six-point lead late in the third quarter against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night when tensions flared. Spurs forward Julian Champagnie had the ball at the top of the key, guarded closely by Thunder forward Kenrich Williams.
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie as well as Oklahoma City Thunder players Kenrich Williams and Lu Dort were all ejected following an incident that could’ve turned into a brawl had multiple players not intervened.
In the midst of the news that the San Antonio Spurs are going to be without Victor Wembanyama for the remainder of the season, ClutchPoints talked exclusively with one of Wemby’s teammates.
Justin Champagnie was more than ready to get some revenge on his twin brother Julian Champagnie. On Monday, the Champagnie twins faced off as Justin's Washington Wizards hosted Julian's San Antonio Spurs for an interconference matchup at Capital One Arena.
CEDAR PARK, Texas — Julian Champagnie sat courtside, his hair the most discernible feature from behind, and took in a scene he'd grown heavily familiar with in a few short years.
Former Pitt forward Justin Champagnie is having a career year for the struggling Washington Wizards alongside fellow Panther Bub Carrington. Champagnie joined the Wizards in spring 2024 on a two-way contract.
The San Antonio Spurs beat the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night, winning 96-87. The Spurs as a whole offered only 11 points in the first quarter but were able to bounce back from their slow start with solid outings from their second unit.
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.
Julian Champagnie has been nothing short of a revelation for the San Antonio Spurs this preseason. With three games under his belt, Champagnie has emerged as one of the team’s most consistent and impactful players, averaging 16.3 points per game in just 21.4 minutes per contest.
Julian Champagnie, fresh off a loss in the San Antonio Spurs' first preseason game, adjusted his seat, sat down and admitted that he'd played hard, without saying it.
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