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Final season, the San Antonio Spurs had excessive hopes of lastly having the ability to flip across the storied franchise within the post-Tim Duncan period, bringing in Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 general choose within the 2023 NBA Draft.
The rookie proved he’s more likely to be the subsequent celebrity to emerge within the NBA, with a ability set at his measurement that has by no means been seen earlier than and in a position to excel on each ends of the ground.
Nevertheless, Wembanyama’s emergence as the brand new face of the franchise wasn’t sufficient to get the Spurs again on monitor throughout the 2023-24 marketing campaign as a result of he couldn’t do it himself and clearly wanted extra expertise round him to make them related within the Western Convention once more.
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell is anticipated to overlook the beginning of the season. Vassell had surgical procedure for a stress response of the third metatarsal head in his proper foot. His standing can be up to date on November 1, crew says. pic.twitter.com/qu0Xm0aGgh
Clearly, the absence of Vassell to start out the marketing campaign isn’t nice for the Spurs to get off to a fast begin, however not less than it isn’t a season-ending surgical procedure.
Thankfully, the Spurs introduced in veteran level guard Chris Paul this offseason, and he’s anticipated to supply management because the crew continues to construct round Wembanyama.
Time will inform if the Spurs can get again on monitor this season, however Vassell’s absence definitely isn’t superb for head coach Gregg Popovich.
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