FEB 20 WEMBY HELPS SPURS TV RATINGS RISE The San Antonio Spurs have a lot of added intrigue this season … 7 feet, 4 inches to be exact.
Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick from this year’s draft, has got Spurs fans excited about basketball in San Antonio once again.
According to the Sports Business Journal, Spurs ratings are up 54 percent year-over-year on Bally Sports Southwest … even with an 11-44 record through the All-Star Break.
It would be interesting to see how much the ratings rise once the Spurs are actually playing competitive basketball at a consistent rate.
FEB 19 NETS FIRE VAUGHN A former San Antonio Spurs assistant is looking for a new job.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Brooklyn Nets are firing coach Jacque Vaughn, who played with the Spurs from 2006-09 and coached under Gregg Popovich from 2010-12.
Vaughn, 49, has the Nets at a 21-33 record before the All-Star Break, which ended in a 50-point loss on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics.
FEB 8 SOCHAN TO RISING STARS The San Antonio Spurs will have more representation at the All-Star Break next weekend.
The league announced today that Jeremy Sochan would replace injured Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe at the Rising Stars Challenge.
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Sochan is on “Team Jalen Rose” with Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder), Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder), Bennedict Mathurin (Indiana Pacers), Dereck Lively II (Dallas Mavericks), Jordan Hawkins (New Orleans Pelicans) and Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz).
The Rising Stars Challenge is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT on Friday, Feb. 16.
JAN 7 SPURS SET RECORD, LOSE 30 GAMES The San Antonio Spurs fell to 5-30, losing 30 games in a season for the seventh year in a row. Since the Spurs joined the NBA in 1976, the franchise had a six-season streak twice.
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The Spurs aren’t likely done losing either. With over half of the season left, the team is on pace to go 12-70, which would be the worst season in franchise history.
JAN 5 DEJOUNTE MURRAY ON THE TRADE BLOCK. According to reports from Yahoo’s Jake Fischer, the former All-Star has been “made widely available, according to league sources, two years after trading three first-round picks to acquire Murray from San Antonio.”
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Murray, 27, is averaging 20.6 points per game and a career-high 38 percent shooting from three. He is under contract through 2026-27.
JAN 1 SPURS SIGN DIAKITE The San Antonio Spurs are adding to their roster.
The team announced Monday that it had signed Mamadi Diakite to a two-way contract. The move comes after Charles Bediako was waived last week.
Diakite, 26, won a National Championship in 2019 with the Virginia Cavaliers and has 49 games of NBA experience with the Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers.
DEC 17 SAN ANTONIO SPURS HONOR TONY PARKER during halftime of their game against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Frost Bank Center now has number nine retired with the “Hall of Fame” badge.
Parker thanked the fans, saying, “You’re by far, by far, the best fans in the world…San Antonio is home for me and it will always be my home.”
In 17 seasons with the Spurs, Parker was the 2007 Finals MVP, a six-time All-Star and four-time All-NBA player.
He remains the Spurs’ all-time assist leader with 6,829.
DEC 15 MURRAY LIKES CRYPTIC TWEETS. Former All-Star point guard Dejounte Murray “liked” two Tweets suggesting that he is unhappy in Atlanta.
The first, from user @CbTurner6 suggested that he was not getting enough playing time. The second, from his father @TeamMurray05 just criticized the organization.
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Murray is under contract until 2027, when he can exercise his player option.
DEC 14 SPURS SIGN DAVID DUKE JR. The San Antonio Spurs are adding to their roster.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Spurs are signing Delaware Blue Coats guard David Duke Jr. to a two-way deal.
Duke played 45 games for the Brooklyn Nets from 2021-23.
DEC 13 LEBRON VS. WEMBY POSTPONED After going through what Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham called an “ongoing process,” superstar forward LeBron James will be held out for his team’s first matchup against the San Antonio Spurs.
James is still nursing a calf injury, and the team opted to keep him out for the second night of a back-to-back. He will likely return to action Friday for the Lakers’ second game against the Spurs, barring any setbacks.
Victor Wembanyama and Anthony Davis will both play.
“The Extraterrestrial” and “The King” will have to wait to face off.
DEC 10 SPURS MAKE G LEAGUE SWAP The San Antonio Spurs are shuttling players back and forth from Austin and San Antonio.
The team announced that it would be sending Charles Bassey to Austin and Sandro Mamukelashvili back to San Antonio.
Mamukelashvili scored 34 points and grabbed 22 rebounds in Saturday’s win against the Texas Legends, proving he belongs with San Antonio.
DEC 9 BLAKE WESLEY, SANDRO MAMUKELASHVILI ASSIGNED TO AUSTIN The San Antonio Spurs are making two slight roster changes.
Second-year guard Blake Wesley and third-year center Sandro Mamukelashvili are heading to the Austin Spurs ahead of their game on Saturday against the Texas Legends. The Spurs are off until Monday, so Wesley and Mamukelashvili could be back in time to be available without missing a game.
