Who is the San Antonio Spurs’ best-kept secret for the 2024-25 NBA season? The shadow cast by star French forward Victor Wembanyama is a long one, even considering his considerable height. But Wemby is about as far from being a secret in any NBA context as currently exists in the league, so it very clearly is not him.
In a recent assessment of this question for every ball club in the Association, Bleacher Report league analyst Grant Hughes has another player in mind, however. “The situation in San Antonio got worse for Blake Wesley when Chris Paul signed on, moving Tre Jones to the second unit,” he writes. “The Spurs tried to turn Wesley, an athletic 6-foot-5 first-rounder who entered the league as a 2, into a point guard during a G League stint last year.”
“It wasn’t a total success, but Wesley returned to San Antonio for good in late December and stuck in the rotation,” added Hughes. “He racked up at least five assists in a dozen games after getting back onto the floor with regularity, but it was his uptick in defensive intensity and aggression attacking the basket that opened eyes widest.”
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“Now, though, Wesley sits no higher than third on the depth chart at the 1,” suggests the B/R analyst. His 29.9% shooting from deep suggests he’s not going to offer value off the ball, so playing time could be hard to come by.”
Hughes also says that it is “hard to bet against a player with high-end physical tools who has already shown a willingness to tweak his game in whatever way is necessary to earn minutes.”
“Maybe this year will see Wesley, still just 21 years old, add new layers … that force the Spurs to get him on the floor at one position or another.”
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