On Monday, the Spurs issued this press release: “The San Antonio Spurs today announced the expansion of their in-game entertainment lineup with the return of the Silver Dancers for the 2026-27 season. The Silver Dancers will join the Spurs Hype Squad as part of a dynamic entertainment team designed to elevate the game-day experience and […]
Jayden Quaintance is a very talented basketball player. Need proof? Quaintance was drafted 20th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Draft Tuesday night, despite potentially needing a procedure that could sideline him for a good chunk of his rookie season. Players have to have talent to be drafted into the NBA, so […]
The San Antonio Spurs added another frontcourt prospect on draft night, acquiring the No. 26 pick from the Denver Nuggets and using it to select UConn center Tarris Reed Jr. In exchange, Denver received the No. 35 pick and two future second-round selections, according to NBA insider Shams Charania. San Antonio, coming off a 62-20 […]
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After losing Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to All-Star Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, the Oklahoma City Thunder selected Aday Mara with the 12th pick. Mara, 7-foot-3, coming off an NCAA national title with Michigan and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors, is projected to be the best rim […]
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BROOKLYN – UConn men's basketball alums Tarris Reed Jr. and Alex Karaban were selected in the First Round of the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday (June 23) night at the Barclays Center. Reed Jr. was the 26th overall pick and will head to the San Antonio Spurs by way of a trade with the Denver Nuggets, before Karaban went to the Sacramento Kings via the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 29th overall pick. The due become the 25th and 26th First Round picks in program history, all coming since 1990. They are...
The San Antonio Spurs doubled down on front-court depth after selecting Jayden Quaintance with the 20th overall pick. They traded up into the first round, acquiring the 26th pick from the Denver Nuggets for the 35th pick and two future second-rounders. With that pick, the Spurs took Tarris Reed Jr., a senior big man from […]
The San Antonio Spurs came into the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft with a clear objective: get bigger. They loaded up their frontcourt by grabbing former five-star recruit Jayden Quaintance at No. 20, before then completing a trade with the Denver Nuggets to acquire UConn standout Tarris Reed Jr. six picks later. The […]
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It’s only been 10 days since the New York Knicks won Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, coming back from a double-digit deficit for the fourth time in the series to take a 94-90 victory — snapping a 53-year title drought in the process. Considering how fresh the Knicks’ […]
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Well, we thought we were done for the night, but the Spurs upped and surprised us and made a trade with the Denver Nuggets, accepting the 26th pick in exchange for the 35th pick and two future second round picks. With the 26th pick, the Spurs went with size again. After selecting a long-term project […]
It’s not often that teams that make the NBA Finals get the opportunity to add a top-10 level talent late in the draft. The San Antonio Spurs did just that when they selected Jayden Quaintance with the 20th overall pick. Quaintance is an 18-year-old, 6-foot-10, 253-pound big man with a 9-foot-1 inch standing reach. He […]
The 2026 NBA Finals just ended, and San Antonio is already making moves. Fresh off a tough five-game loss to the Knicks, the Spurs wasted no time getting back to work on draft night.One of those moves turned some heads. Instead of sitting at No. 35 in the second round, San Antonio traded up into […]
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After an outstanding four-year college career, Tarris Reed Jr. is on his way to the NBA.
June 24: The Spurs issued a press release officially announcing their acquisition of Reed from Denver. June 23: Tarris Reed is headed to the Spurs, who have traded up from No. 35 to select him with the 26th overall pick in the 2026 draft, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (All Twitter links). Fischer reports […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder added national championship-winning center Aday Mara to their frontcourt with the No. 12 selection, and a bit later in the night, their rival snagged a big man of its own. The San Antonio Spurs grabbed Jayden Quaintance at No. 20, giving Victor Wembanyama another potential running mate in the low-post. The […]
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It’s been a while since we’ve had to wait this long for the Spurs’ first pick of the night – the last time their first pick was outside the lottery was Luka Samanic at 19th in 2019, and the last time they picked further back than 20th was Derrick White at 29th in 2017 – […]
Jayden Quaintance is now officially a professional hooper after being selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 20th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. While it wasn’t quite the lottery projections Quaintance was getting for much of his college career, it’s still a tremendous situation to be drafted into, arguably the best landing […]
Fresh off an appearance in the NBA Finals, the Spurs have made another addition to their frontcourt, using the 20th overall pick in the draft to select center Jayden Quaintance. Quaintance represents something of a question mark entering his pro career, since he was limited to just 28 total appearances across two college seasons with […]
Jayden Quaintance gives the Spurs a long-term defensive swing next to Victor Wembanyama, but his knee history makes the No. 20 pick a gamble.
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After losing to the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama in the Western Conference Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder added a new big man to their roster.
The Oklahoma City Thunder were one game away from playing for back-to-back NBA Championships. But Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs proved to be too much, beating the Thunder in Oklahoma City in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Wembanyama was, obviously, the biggest reason for the loss. So, the Thunder took direct […]
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After their most successful season since 2014, it’s time for the San Antonio Spurs to turn their attention to the next season, beginning tonight with the 2026 NBA Draft. Before taking a look at some mock drafts to see who others think the Spurs should pick, here is a quick rundown of the picks they […]
The New York Knicks are still basking in the glow of their recent NBA Finals win, which was capped off by a 45-point masterpiece from Jalen Brunson in Game 5 against the San Antonio Spurs. Brunson understandably won Finals MVP for his performance during these Finals, proving many of his doubters wrong in the process. […]
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As soon as Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks completed their five-game victory over the San Antonio Spurs to win the 2026 NBA Finals, a lot of people started looking to Becky Hammon for an apology. It sounds like they’re still not going to get one. The Las Vegas Aces coach and ESPN analyst…
After losing the NBA Finals to the New York Knicks, the San Antonio Spurs now focus on continuing to build the roster to compete for a championship again next season. The club owns the No. 20 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, giving the club a chance to acquire a talented prospect with that […]
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The New York Knicks are still coming off the high of winning the 2026 NBA Finals, which they took in five games against the San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks have some big decisions to make this offseason in free agency but figure to bring back essentially the same core of players as they look to […]
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