On Friday, the San Antonio Spurs announced they signed first-round picks Jeremy Sochan and Malaki Branham to their rookie-scale contracts.
Sochan, the ninth pick last month, was named the Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year last season at Baylor after posting 9.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals in 30 games. He became the first player drafted in the top 10 by the Spurs since Tim Duncan (No. 1 overall) in 1997.
Branham, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, was the 20th pick after averaging 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and two assists with Ohio State. He was one of five freshmen in the country to have multiple 30-point games and one of two from a Power Five school.
The Spurs previously signed No. 25 pick Blake Wesley on July 5.
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Sochan was ruled out of participating in summer league after testing positive for the coronavirus last week. He missed all of the Spurs’ week-long training camp ahead of summer league and the team opted to hold him out as a precautionary measure.
Branham debuted with the Spurs on Friday, recording 15 points and three rebounds in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He went 6-of-15 from the field, including 2-of-6 from 3-point range, in 27 minutes of work.
San Antonio plays next on Sunday.
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