Even if he is due for little more than a cameo, 7-foot-3 rookie Victor Wembanyama looms large over the Spurs’ Summer League proceedings
Victor Wembanyama shoots during a workout in the San Antonio Spurs practice facility on Thursday, June 29, 2023. The team will soon leave San Antonio for summer league play.SACRAMENTO — From the time the Spurs won the NBA draft lottery and especially since the day of the June draft, visions of Victor Wembanyama in silver and black have danced in the heads of San Antonio faithful everywhere.
The object is to allow Wemby to get a brief taste of NBA action, then pack him away in a Lucite case for safe keeping until the start of training camp.The Spurs’ biggest free agency move so far has been to bring back Tre Jones on a two-year, $20 million contract. Branham averaged 10.2 points per game and unveiled one of the NBA’s most reliable floaters. An off-guard by trade at Ohio State, Branham will be looking to display a more honed floor game during the summer.The Notre Dame product showed little difficulty beating his man off the dribble and getting into the paint. Finishing once he got there, however, often proved problematic for Wesley.Even with Jones back, point guard is the Spurs’ thinnest position.
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