During the game, star center Victor Wembanyama had a block that got a lot of views on social media. Via The NBA: "Wemby didn't even jump on this rejection 😳" The 2024 Rookie of The Year had 16 points,

De'Aaron Fox scores 24 points in his first game for San Antonio, leading the Spurs to a 126-125 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

The story, as Buford tells it, goes like this: Claudio Crippa, an international scout for the Spurs, proposed going to see a youth game before checking out Doumbouya. Buford saw Wembanyama play for the first time that day. And the seeds for the Spurs’ new master plan were immediately planted.

Even though it's 16 months away, summer 2026 was the dominant factor in this week's surge of deadline dealing.

San Antonio Spurs second-year standout Victor Wembanyama is the most dominant shot-blocker in the NBA, and he tends to sometimes make it look easy.

The Spurs landed a major All-Star at the NBA's Trade Deadline, but according to DeMarcus Cousins, they aren't done