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2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: Stephon Castle
Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2025-26 player reviews! The series will look at the players who finished the season with the San Antonio Spurs on guaranteed contracts and who played consequential minutes and/or a vital role (so no two-way players because we hardly saw them this year, no players who were traded away, and none of the […]
Open Thread: Carter Bryant’s guest spot on the Road Trippin’ Show
I originally saw this yesterday in a dozen cut up tweets (xs…what do we call these, Pounders?). Thank you to Karatestyle who shared the link with the entire interview. It was recorded last month during Summer League and released on YouTube Monday. It’s 34 minutes and 19 seconds long, so…see ya in a little while. […]
Spurs host Thunder on opening night, visit the Knicks on Christmas Day
The NBA has begun releasing the 2026-2027 schedule, beginning with the opening week and Christmas match-ups today. They’re wasting no time in getting the Spurs back against their opponents of the final two rounds of the playoffs, beginning with a Western Conference Finals rematch against Oklahoma City Thunder at home on opening night. Tip-off will […]
Open Thread: Remembering a heartwarming moment involving Maurice Cheeks
I saw this on X recently and had to smile. As it just so happens, I had caught Untold : Jail Blazers on Netflix. The documentary discussed the early 2000s Portland Trail Blazers and their quest for a title. It featured Rasheed Wallace, Bonzi Wells, Damon Stoudamire, and Shawn Kemp (but for reasons unexplained not […]
Patty Mills to play for Tony Parker at ASVEL
It’s a Spurs reunion! Well, sort of. Two members of the 2014 Spurs Championship and longtime teammates are teaming up again, this time as player and coach over in France. ASVEL of the French LDLC and Euro League has announced it has signed Patty Mills for the 2026-27 season, and he will be coached by […]
2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: Julian Champagnie
Julian Champagnie 2025-26 stats: 82 games, 27.6 MPG, 11.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 38.1 3FG%, 6.2 3PA Contract Status: 3 years, $45 million remaining (no options) Age: 25 Julian Champagnie has overcome the odds and contributed at a high level throughout his career with the San Antonio Spurs. He was a diamond-in-the-rough success story, signing a full […]
End of Summer Disjointed Basketball Thoughts: Part Deux
Last year at this time, I wrote a piece entitled End-of-summer Disjointed Basketball Thoughts. Among other things, I wrote that school should start after Labor Day as God intended, questioned the NBA’s “max” and “supermax” contracts (how can something be more than the maximum?), and (most importantly), why the Spurs’ three excellent guards was a good thing, […]
Open Thread: The basketball world mourns the death of Don Nelson
The basketball world lost a giant. The great Don Nelson died on Sunday at the age of 86 after suffering a stroke three weeks ago. Nelson was drafted by the Chicago Zephyrs in 1962. A year later he headed to Los Angeles to join the Lakers and the Zephyrs moved to Baltimore to become the […]
Open Thread: NBA’s rule change on buzzer beaters yields increase in attempts
I saw this post recently. “NBA’s rule change last season to not count last second heaves as missed FGs for players had a big effect on their behavior. A new research paper by 2 Texas Tech professors, James W. Kemper & Noah Liptack, found players took that shot 94% of the time last season after […]
DAZN set to take over Spurs local broadcasts
Per recent reporting by Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal, a new player is entering the local NBA broadcast space. U.K. based streamer DAZN (pronounced da’zone), a platform primarily known for boxing and MMA, secured streaming rights for New York-based MSG and YES networks, making them the exclusive digital provider for all non-national TV New […]
Open Thread: Luke Kornet stops to help a local motorist
In the midst of summer, members of the Spurs are in Paris, France working out and visiting a national art museum. Keldon Johnson made an appearance at a summer basketball camp in Laredo, Texas. And this weekend, the Spurs are hosting a back-to-school at the Frost Bank Center. Meanwhile, somewhere in San Antonio, Luke Kornet […]
2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: Harrison Barnes
Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2025-26 player reviews! The series will look at the players who finished the season with the San Antonio Spurs on guaranteed contracts and who played consequential minutes and/or a vital role (so no two-way players because we hardly saw them this year, no players who were traded away, and none of the […]
San Antonio signs Taelon Peter to training camp deal
The San Antonio Spurs are filling out their roster for training camp. Today, the Spurs announced they’ve signed former Indiana Pacer Taelon Peter to an Exhibit-10 contract, meaning he’ll join the Spurs for training camp but isn’t a guarantee to be on the regular-season roster. Peter played in 38 games for the Pacers last season, […]
Open Thread: Gratitude for David Robinson
On Thursday, Spurs legend David Robinson turned 61. That’s also 39 years since he moved to San Antonio. Nearly four decades in The Alamo City. Robinson was originally drafted in 1987 as the first overall pick, but because of his active-duty commitment to the United States Navy, he did not suit up until the 1989-1990 […]
The Spurs need Luke Kornet to develop a floater to be a playoff contributor
The Spurs’ bench was largely a disappointment in the playoffs after being a huge strength in the regular season. While Sixth Man of the Year Keldon Johnson will rightfully get the most scrutiny for his struggles on offense, Luke Kornet had his own issues not only on defense but also scoring inside against better interior […]
Open Thread: Kelly Olynyk is in Paris with the Spurs
Last week, Spurs CEO R. C. Buford stated that 8-10 members of the Spurs roster were joining Victor Wembanyama in Paris to work out. A few of the photos released on social media show Kelly Olynyk as part of the squad. Olynyk was acquired by the Spurs last summer in exchange for Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley, and […]
2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: Keldon Johnson
Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2025-26 player reviews! The series will look at the players who finished the season with the San Antonio Spurs on guaranteed contracts and who played consequential minutes and/or a vital role (so no two-way players because we hardly saw them this year, no players who were traded away, and none of the […]
Open Thread: R. C. Buford reaffirms Spurs commitment to Project Marvel
Last November, Bexar County residents voted in favor of Propositions A and B which helped fund Project Marvel in San Antonio. Prop B included $311M in county funds toward building a new arena for the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs committed at least $500 million toward construction of an arena, plus overruns while paying rent. […]
Open Thread: “8-10” Spurs joining Wemby in France
After briefly coming back stateside, Victor Wembanyama is back in overseas as he prepares to participate in this year’s round of Wold Cup qualifiers with Team France. But he is not alone, as according to RC Buford, “8-10” other Spurs are set to join him, which is at least 2/3 of the roster. “They want […]
2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: Dylan Harper
Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2025-26 player reviews! The series will look at the players who finished the season with the San Antonio Spurs on guaranteed contracts and who played consequential minutes and/or a vital role (so no two-way players because we hardly saw them this year, no players who were traded away, and none of the […]
Open Thread: A chess shop employee lucked into a match against Victor Wembanyama
This story was originally posted on Reddit. It is a first-hand account of a worker in a local Parisian chess shop who was given the opportunity to participate in a chess tournament against Victor Wembanyama at NBA Summer House, a free multi-day interactive event involving basketball, fashion, and music. ‘I work at a chess store. […]
Open Thread: Jeremy Sochan signed with the Portland Trail Blazers
Jeremy Sochan has had a strange NBA ride. Originally drafted ninth overall in 2022, he was a bit of a mismatch for the San Antonio Spurs. With his bright-colored hair and intimidating on-court nature, he harkened back to the mid-90s when the Spurs traded for Dennis Rodman. Like Rodman, Sochan never quite fit in with […]
Open Thread: Wemby signs a new deal with Nike
There is a lot going on this off season for Victor Wembanyama. Earlier this week he was in France cutting ribbon on the refurbished Nanterre court. Yesterday it was announced he signed a long-term contract with Nike. The deal includes a signature shoe line. Nike posted this: The shoe brand and The Alien have already […]
2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: Luke Kornet
Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2025-26 player reviews! The series will look at the players who finished the season with the San Antonio Spurs on guaranteed contracts and who played consequential minutes and/or a vital role (so no two-way players because we hardly saw them this year, no players who were traded away, and none of the […]
Open Thread: Victor Wembanyama cuts the ribbon on the newly refurbished basketball court in Nanterre, France
Victor Wembanyama returned to Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, France, where he played basketball as a teenager. He was there as a guest of honor in the unveiling of a refurbishment to the basketball court. Per a Spurs press release: “The San Antonio Spurs revealed a newly refurbished basketball court in Nanterre, France, commemorated with […]
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