Bold (and not so bold) predictions for Spurs’ season
Spurs guard Devin Vassell took such a leap in scoring last season that a similar jump this season may put him in position to supplant Keldon Johnson as the team’s top scorer.As the Spurs gathered for some post-workout shooting games Wednesday, a familiar sound filled the practice gym.This is what happens when coach Gregg Popovich gets to choose the music.Taylor’s music wasn’t exactly old hat to every member of the Spurs’ ultra-young roster.
With that in mind, here are some bold predictions for the Spurs’ season ahead, which — to paraphrase another Taylor hit — should see both fire and rain: The Spurs aren’t the only club salivating over the prospect of landing the game’s top prospect. The race to the bottom of the NBA standings will be as compelling this season as the race to the top.
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That chatter is not going to dissipate as the losses mount, which will only serve to annoy the locker room further,With Dejounte Murray gone, Johnson is the Spurs’ leading returning scorer at 17 points per game. He would be the odds-on favorite to pace the team this season.The third-year swingman has been given the green light to hunt shots. If his preseason is any indication, Vassell is taking that directive to heart.
Branham, a guard taken 20th overall, is a pure and crafty scorer. He averaged 13.7 points as a freshman at Ohio State, including a 35-point game against Nebraska.4. Blake Wesley, the Spurs’ other 19-year-old rookie, will play more games in the G League than the NBA
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