[autotag]Blake Wesley[/autotag] rode the bench for the San Antonio Spurs in the early part of this season. Eventually though, he worked his way into the rotation and has been a part of it ever since. Sometimes, we get reminders of why that is.
The latest example came when the Spurs visited the Dallas Mavericks. Wesley sprinted down the court off a turnover, received the pass and dunked with authority over Daniel Gafford, a man nearly half a foot taller than him. The former Notre Dame guard finished the sequence off by pointing at Gafford:
Blake Wesley rips down a poster on the break đ± pic.twitter.com/iMUTGYBhOY
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 15, 2024
While it was a highlight for Wesley, who had nine points and tied for the team high with six assists, it didn’t mean anything as far as the game’s outcome. The Spurs lost to the Mavericks, 116-93, and Gafford even had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Wesley now goes into the All-Star break averaging 4.1 points and 2.7 assists over 34 games, only three off the number of games he played in his injury-plagued rookie season.
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