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San Antonio Spurs 2024 NBA offseason preview

NBA draft guru Sam Vecenie has put together an offseason guide for all the change that could be coming.

The San Antonio Spurs have star French forward phenom Victor Wembanyama already on their roster, a feat (unlike that of the Phoenix Suns) that pretty much any other team in the NBA would likely swap their rosters just to have the generational talent on their team.

But to jump start the winning such a player demands, the Spurs actually have a fair amount of work to do this coming 2024 offseason, at least if the winning is to start happening in San Antonio’s 2024-25 campaign. The Spurs could make more forward-looking moves that would delay that leap forward another season and reap a good lottery pick as a result, but whatever the team does, this summer will be a key part of the rebuild.

NBA draft guru Sam Vecenie has put together an offseason guide to help us fans smooth the path mentally for all the change that could be coming.

Check it out for yourself in the clip embedded above!

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Five minutes of Victor Wembanyama slams with the San Antonio Spurs

Very few things Wemby did last season compare to his absurd dunks.

In his rookie season in the NBA, star San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama has accomplished a historic raft of accomplishments in his inaugural campaign in the Association. Winner of the league’s 2024 Rookie of the Year award, Wemby also came in second overall in the Defensive Player of the Year award, and was the first rookie and youngest player to ever be named to the All-Defensive First Team.

The Le Chesnay native put up 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals, and 3.6 blocks per game over the course of the NBA’s 2023-24 regular season while shooting 46.5% from the floor overall, 32.5% from beyond the arc, and 79.6% from the free throw line.

But very few things Wemby did last season compare to his absurd dunks, which the Spurs’ official YouTube channel recently published a five-minute highlight reel of the best of Wembanyama’s flushes from his rookie season.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to see them for yourself!

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Was San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama an All-NBA Team snub?

Are we being prejudiced against younger players winning such an honor in the NBA of today?

Star San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama set a lot of records in his rookie season in the NBA. Among many, the fact that he not only won the league’s 2024 Rookie of the Year award but also made All-Defensive First Team to boot as the first rookie and youngest player ever to do so is worthy of mention.

But there are some league analysts wondering openly if Wemby not making an All-NBA team was actually a snub for the French big man. Would it be too much to say that it was, or are we just being prejudiced against younger players winning such an honor in the NBA of today?

The host of the “Locked On Spurs” podcast, Jeff Garcia, took some time on a recent episode to talk with the host of the “Alamo City Sportscast’s Joe Garcia on a recent episode.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama makes All-Defensive First Team as a rookie!

He is the first rookie player in the history of the league to earn such an honor.

San Antonio Spurs rookie forward phenom Victor Wembanyama has smashed our early impressions of his early-career capabilities, morphing from a competent defender to a real Defensive Player of the Year award candidate. And while the French phenom may not have taken home that particular piece of season-long hardware, he did win Rookie of the Year handily, and has now broken yet another record.

Wemby has just been named to the NBA’s 2023-24 Kia All-Defensive First Team, and is the first rookie player in the history of the league to earn such an honor — as well as his being the youngest to make First Team.

The folks who put together the Spurs’ official YouTube channel put together a highlight reel of some of the best defensive plays made by Wembanyama with San Antonio from the Spurs’ 2023-24 campaign for our collective enjoyment in their offseason.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to see it for yourself.

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What player improved the most for the San Antonio Spurs last season?

With such a young team, there is a long list of potential candidates to point to.

What player improved the most for the San Antonio Spurs last season? With such a young team, there is a long list of potential candidates to point to, but most fans of the team are likely to point to a certain rookie forward who hails from France for the obvious answer.

And the case is not a hard one, considering said French forward (Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama, in case it is not so obvious as we think it is) entered the league barely able to stay on the floor defensively at times to a bona fide 2024 Defensive Player of the Year candidate by the end of the season. But there are other candidates — who are they?

The host of the “Locked On Spurs” podcast, Jeff Garcia, connected with “Alamo City Sportscast” podcast host Michael Jimenez to talk about which Spurs players improved the most last season

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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Did the San Antonio Spurs get stuck with a pair of good picks in a bad draft class?

The Spurs have proven to be skilled at finding hidden gems, at least.

Did the San Antonio Spurs get stuck with a pair of good picks in a bad draft class? Such an outcome could be a big problem for a ball club trying to find the best players available to surround star French forward Victor Wembanyama, but that does not mean it can’t be done.

The Spurs have proven to be skilled at finding hidden gems for one, and there is no rule saying that San Antonio has to keep and maker the picks. They could also trade one or both for a player who they were more confident fit on the team better than an unknown NBA quantity.

The host of the “Locked On Spurs” podcast, Jeff Garcia, put out a short that reflects on this current conundrum facing the team, and what he has to say about San Antonio’s 2024 draft prospects.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear for yourself.

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What do San Antonio Spurs fans think about Victor Wembanyama winning Rookie of the Year?

How did fans react to Wemby’s career milestone?

What do fans of the San Antonio Spurs think about French forward phenom Victor Wembanyama winning the NBA’s 2024 Kia Rookie of the Year award in a unanimous vote? The Spurs big man was the first so honored since star big man Karl-Anthony Towns was with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and just the sixth player in league history to be a unanimous nod for the honor.

Fans of the Spurs have to be pretty excited about that, but you wouldn’t know for sure unless you interact with some, and that was exactly what the host of the “Locked On Spurs” podcast, Jeff Garcia, did with guest Elias Rivera.

Garcia and Rivera get into the career milestone for Wemby and what it means for his future and the team.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say about the league’s 2024 Rookie of the Year and his award.

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San Antonio Spurs honor Victor Wembanyama for winning NBA’s 2024 Kia Rookie of the Year

The French forward phenom’s 495 points nearly lapped his next closest rival, Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren.

Your NBA 2024 Rookie of the Year is none other than star San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama, with the returns from the voting now in and tabulated by the league.

The French forward phenom’s 495 points nearly lapped his next closest rival, Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren, who, in his second year under contract with the Thunder, garnered 295 total points in Rookie of the Year voting. Other rookies who got votes include Brandon Miller of the Charlotte Hornets, Jaime Jaquez Jr. of the Miami Heat, Brandin Podziemski of the Golden State Warriors, and Derek Lively II of the Dallas Mavericks.

That Wemby won this honor unanimously makes it all the more impressive. He is the first rookie to do so since Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and just the sixth rookie to do so ever.

The Spurs organization put out a video to celebrate Wemby’s major career milestone. Check it out in the clip embedded above.

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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama wins unanimously NBA’s 2024 Rookie of the Year award

Wembanyama is the first to be a unanimous selection for Rookie of the Year since Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2015-16 season.

French forward phenom Victor Wembanyama has made his first major mark in his NBA career by winning the NBA’s 2024 Kia Rookie of the Year award with a unanimous vote. Wemby got all 99 first place votes for an overall total of 495, with second-year Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren getting the next-highest vote total of 295 (0 first place votes, 98 second place votes, and 1 third place vote).

Other rookies making an appearance on the vote total list include Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller (1 second place vote, 83 third place votes) for 86 overall, and Miami Heat wing Jaime Jaquez, Jr. (10 third place votes) for 10 overall.

Golden State Warriors wing Brandin Podziemski (4 third place votes) also register votes for 4 overall, and Dallas Mavericks big man Derek Lively II (1 third place vote) for 1 overall.

Per the league, Wembanyama is the first to be a unanimous selection for Rookie of the Year since Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2015-16 season.

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Is Trae Young a trade target for the San Antonio Spurs?

Do the Spurs really prefer Dejounte Murray?

If you want to call Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz a doubter for his skepticism of the possibility of veteran point guard Chris Paul joining the San Antonio Spurs in free agency, we doubt he will mind too much. But Spurs fans may also be interested to hear that Swartz has more doubts about San Antonio’s coming offseason.

There have been plenty of rumbles about potential Spurs interest in a potential trade for Atlanta Hawks star point guard Trae Young. And even more rumbles about San Antonio not being interested in such a deal, whether as smokescreen or as fact. And once again, Swartz isn’t buying it.

“If Young doesn’t fit with perhaps the greatest defensive talent the NBA has seen since Bill Russell, who does he fit with exactly?” asks the B/R analyst. “Young and Wembanyama would complement each other’s games perfectly.”

“Young is one of the best passers in the NBA who would allow Wembanyama to feast off lobs and no-look cuts to the basket,” adds Swartz. “The Spurs should have at least exploratory interest in the price of a Young trade.”

But perhaps San Antonio has other reasons for not wanting to burn assets to land a player who has won little and ruffled plenty of feathers in the process of doing so.

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