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2024-25 Spurs Player Reviews: Bismack Biyombo, Charles Bassey, Malaki Branham

6 days ago | poundingtherock.com | Marilyn Dubinski

David Richard-Imagn Images Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2024-25 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, and no players who were traded away).
The playoffs kick off tomorrow with the Indiana Pacers hosting the Milwaukee Bucks

6 days ago | poundingtherock.com | Jeph Duarte

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The NBA playoffs officially kick off tomorrow with four games. The first game of the afternoon is between the 4th seed Indiana Pacers and their division rival Milwaukee Bucks who finished the season two games behind nabbing the 5th seed. The Pacers only tie to the San Antonio Spurs is assistant coach Jim Boylen who was with the Spurs from 2013-2015, earning a title in that 2014 Dynasty title run.
Spurs Fiesta Medals are now available

1 week ago | poundingtherock.com | Jeph Duarte

Per a Spurs press release:Spurs Give is tipping off the 2025 Fiesta season by introducing three new medals – 2025 Spurs, Coyote and San Antonio FC. The medals celebrate unity and growth between the San Antonio Spurs and the vibrant local community. Starting today, Spurs, SAFC, and Coyote medals are available. Spurs and SAFC cost $15 each while the Coyote medal is $12. All are available through the Spurs Fan Shop. Proceeds from medal support Spurs Give.
It’s do or die tonight for the Heat, Bulls, Mavs, and Kings

1 week ago | poundingtherock.com | Jeph Duarte

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Last night the Magic beat the Hawks. Now the Magic have secured a match up with the Boston Celtics. Likewise, the Golden State Warriors secured a spot against the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs by staving off a comeback attempt by the Grizzlies. Tonight the 9th and 10th seed play in a “win or go home” fashion. The winner in the East will face the Atlanta Hawks on Friday in another do or die game. Eastern Conference: Miami Heat vs.
Spurs 2024/25 season grade: San Antonio made progress despite terrible injury luck

1 week ago | poundingtherock.com | Jeje Gomez |Marilyn Dubinski |Mark Barrington |Bill Huan

Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images Marilyn Dubinski: I’ll give them a 7, with context. If you were told coming into the season that Victor Webmanyama would only appear in 46 games, and they would all come in the first “half” of the season, you probably wouldn’t have guessed they’d still come within a game of their preseason Vegas predictions with 34 wins.
The NBA Play-in tournament kicks off tonight

1 week ago | poundingtherock.com | Jeph Duarte

Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images There are two play-in tournament games tonight. Both involve the 7th and 8th seed, so no one will be eliminated just yet. Western Conference: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Golden State WarriorsJust two weeks after the Golden State Warriors hosted the Memphis Grizzlies, they are playing to determine seeding in the playoffs. The last time they met, the Warriors were victorious and Ja Morant picked himself up a $75,000 fine for twice making a gun gesture.
Why Victor Wembanyama is still the official blocks leader despite not reaching threshold

1 week ago | poundingtherock.com | Marilyn Dubinski

Rob Gray-Imagn Images A lot was lost when Victor Wembanyama was ruled out for the 2024-25 season during the All-Star break due to deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder, and it wasn’t just potential wins for a Spurs team that had postseason aspirations. With just 46 games played, he was deemed ineligible for awards such Defensive Player of the Year (which by all accounts he would have won had he qualified), as well as All-NBA and All-Defensive teams because he did not meet 65-game threshold.
Chris Paul, Harrison Barnes, and Julian Champagnie played in every Spurs game this season

1 week ago | poundingtherock.com | Jeph Duarte

For the first time in a decade, Chris Paul played in all 82 regular season games. He is the first player in NBA history to do so while playing in his twentieth season. His leadership with the Spurs paired with his endurance has endeared him to legions of Spurs fans who once railed against him during the heat of battle. During last night’s telecast Jacob Tobey stated that Chris Paul has said he is going to talk with his family about plans for next season.
Spurs use thrilling second-half comeback to end season with win over the Raptors

1 week ago | poundingtherock.com | Marilyn Dubinski

Photos by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images With the 2024-25 season coming to a close, the Spurs had a good chance to end things on a high note in front of their home fans against a Toronto team that was even more shorthanded than them. At first, it looked like it wasn’t going to happen, with the Raptors shooting red hot in the first half while the Spurs were sloppy and indecisive.
It’s time for Basketball: Spurs vs Raptors

1 week ago | poundingtherock.com | Mark Barrington

Photo by Kevin Sousa/Getty Images Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. It’s been a long season, and today it ends, not with a meaningful game, but with a contest between two teams that have been reduced to league irrelevance for quite some time.