Malaki Branham remains confident in Spurs despite season struggles

Despite their struggles, Malaki Branham remains confident in the San Antonio Spurs.

Before the season started, the San Antonio Spurs weren’t expected to compete for the postseason. As things stand, the Spurs are 5-30 on the season. Victor Wembanyama’s presence has given fans high hopes for the future, but in the short term, the Spurs are the bottom-feeders of the Western Conference.

Three of the Spurs’ five wins came in the first five games of the season, and since then, they’ve won just two games. They’ve found themselves in some close games, but they’ve struggled to close the gap and get over the hump. But despite their struggles, the team is still confident in their abilities and the guys they have on the roster.

Malaki Branham recently spoke with the Akron Beacon Journal, noting his continued confidence in the team in the face of losing. (H/t Jeff Garcia of KENS5)

“We haven’t been winning games, but I feel like that’s going to change as long as we just stick together,” Branham said. “We have a young core, so I feel like the best thing we can have is just chemistry, where people like the ball at, and once we figure that out I think we’re going to be pretty good.”

Branham has taken on a role as one of the primary ball-handlers in San Antonio. Once the Jeremy Sochan-at-point-guard experiment failed, they moved on to a committee of Branham, Sochan, Tre Jones, and Devin Vassell.
So far this season, Braham is averaging 8.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists while shooting 43.3% from the field and 30.9% from behind the three-point line.
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