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2024-25 Spurs Player Reviews: Julian Champagnie 5:00 AM (10 hours ago)

Champagnie didn’t learn new tricks but refined his valuable skill set and stepped up when the team needed him during an injury-riddled season.

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).

Julian Champagnie

2024-25 stats: 82 games, 9.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 37.1 3PT% on 5.9 attempts

Contract Status: 2 years, $6 million remaining (2025/26 non-guaranteed until August 1, 2026/27 team option)

Age: 23

The Spurs were once known for finding gems. From the two Hall-of-Famers drafted outside of the lottery that joined Tim Duncan in the Big Three, to role players like Bruce Bowen and Patty Mills, San Antonio routinely found talent others had overlooked. Even recently, the selections of Derrick White and Dejounte Murray kept that tradition alive. In the past few years, however, the Silver and Black prospect pipeline didn’t produce great results, partially because the front office took more chances amid a rebuild and partially because the rest of the league might have gotten better at not letting valuable players slip away.

Julian Champagnie stands as the Spurs’ best example that the franchise can still get great value where others don’t see it. With all its injuries, the 2024/25 season served to amplify how important having a two-way wing on the cheap ready to step up really is. Champagnie didn’t learn any new skills, but refined the ones he had, which was enough to make him a good rotation piece. His per-minute numbers improved on a better team, his corner shots were more reliable, and his defense remained solid across three positions. He had a good season despite being asked to start 29 games, and he suited up for all 82 matchups. Champagnie was durable, reliable to the extent most role players can be, and adaptable. A solid 3-and-D guy.

Some minor blemishes make this just a good season of progression and not a breakout year. The outside shot from above the break continues to be decent but not reliable. Defensively, Champagnie looked like he had the potential to be a great weakside help defender but blocked fewer shots than he did in 2023/24 despite playing an extra 500 minutes. The entire team struggled with turnovers at times, but he had some really bad ones at key moments. None of those are huge issues for a guy who projects to be, at best, the fifth starter on a good team. What he can do is valuable, and that’s what matters.

Looking ahead

Champagnie has two more years in his incredibly team-friendly contract. It’s unclear how much turnover the Spurs will want to have on their roster, but it only makes sense to trade him or not guarantee his deal in particular circumstances. It’s safe to say he’ll be around next season, likely as a bench shooter. His numbers were stellar as a starter, and there is a case for him as a floor-spacer with the main unit, but he would be competing with Stephon Castle and Jeremy Sochan for a spot, and the two higher-upside young guys would likely win out.

Once his current contract expires, a tough decision could await. Champagnie at $3 million a year is a steal, but what’s his value in the open market? Even if he doesn’t earn a lot more, he’d hit free agency just as the Spurs would be getting expensive. A potential Jeremy Sochan extension would be on the books and Keldon Johnson’s deal expires in the same offseason as Champagnie’s. A lot can happen between now and two years in the future. Champagnie’s progress will determine whether he sticks around as San Antonio is hopefully entering contention or becomes a casualty of the harsher cap rules the league has in place.

Top performance

Dec. 6 vs. the Sacramento Kings: A career-high 30 points on 50 percent shooting.

Final grade: B+

Up next: Jeremy Sochan

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Bismack Biyombo, Charles Bassey, Malaki Branham

Blake Wesley

Sandro Mamukelashvili

De’Aaron Fox

Open Thread: Three interesting Finals matchup possibilities 3:00 AM (12 hours ago)

Fifteen teams still vying for the Larry O’Brien

The Memphis Grizzlies have been eliminated from the playoffs, leaving fifteen teams with hopes of nabbing themselves and championship.

Of those fifteen teams, there are three matchups that should pique any basketball fan’s interest and keep them watching through to the final buzzer.

Golden State Warriors vs. Miami Heat

The Heat are most likely to be sent on vacation, as early as tonight. But if the Heat can be the first team from the four major sports since the 2004 Boston Red Sox to pull off a comeback from 0-3, then they’d maintain that underdog status that carried them into the Finals in 2020 and again in 2023.

Since 2011, every NBA Finals sans two (2021 and 2024) have featured either the Miami Heat or the Golden State Warriors.

If (and it is a big IF) the Heat were to stave off elimination and face the Golden State Warriors, it’d be their first Finals as opponents.

In addition, this matchup pits Jimmy Butler against the team he shunned and said was not good enough.

Highly unlikely, but an interesting consideration.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New York Knicks

Like The Warriors/Heat, a Finals featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks also pits players who were traded to give their respective teams a better opportunity for success. Minnesota vs. New York puts it to the ultimate test.

What better grudge match than knocking out the team that sent you packing.

Four members of the Villanova Wildcats 2016 NCAA Championship team all ended up playing on the Knicks. Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart were there with Donte DiVincenzo in 2023-2024. Mikal Bridges was traded to New York July 6. From then until to October 2, the four former teammates were slated to play together.

Ultimately, DivIncenzo was traded to Minnesota leaving just three of the former Wildcats together.

The reunion was parodied in a March Madness spot:

The trade that sent DiVincenzo, Julius Randle, and Keita Bates-Diop to Minnesota also sent Karl-Anthony Towns to New York.

The Knicks won one more game this year than last, while the Timberwolves won seven less games than last season.

While a Finals featuring a six seed and a three seed may not be the most likely, but it yields better odds than the aforementioned Heat/Warriors matchup.

A Finals competition between the two settles unfinished business.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics

Yes, this may be the most obvious and least interesting, but a Finals matchup between the Celtics and Lakers checks a few boxes.

For one, there can only be one winner, meaning that one franchise will capture their nineteenth title, giving bragging rights for at least one year. Both currently lead the league with eighteen titles apiece.

Two, it pits the reigning champions against one of the greatest players of this generation. The Celtics lost to the Golden State Warriors in 2022. They were embarrassed in 2023 Eastern Conference Finals losing at the hands of the play-in tournament Miami Heat.

Back-to-back title runs in the modern NBA is hard. The Celtics will most likely face a slugfest with the Cleveland Cavaliers to make it to the Finals. They will be well worn by the time the Finals start.

LeBron James’ 38-point game last Friday not only underscores his durability, but his immense talent. And the late season addition of Doncic only elevated the Lakers.

If experience outweighs youth and vigor, this 2nd seed/3rd seed matchup could happen. The last time the Lakers and Celtics met in the Finals was 2010.

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NBA Playoffs Final Score: Knicks hold on, force Pistons to the brink with 94-93 win 27 Apr 3:06 PM (yesterday, 3:06 pm)

A gutsy, hard-nosed series continued to live up to the billing in Game 4 of the New York Knicks-Detroit Pistons first round match-up

The New York Knicks came out looking like they wanted to make a statement on this series and leave Detroit with a commanding 3-1 lead. For much of the first half that’s exactly how it played out for the New York. They forced the Detroit Pistons into tough shots and turnovers throughout the first half, eventually growing a 16 point lead late in the 2nd quarter. A missed Jalen Brunson 3 though that could have made it a 19-point hole instead led to a Detroit run, keeping the game within single digits heading into halftime and giving Detroit new life.

The Pistons came out of the intermission riding the same momentum that carried them to the end of the first half. New York tried desperately to hold on, but now found themselves in the same situation they had put Detroit in during the first half. To make matters worse, Jalen Brunson left for the locker room with an apparent ankle injury towards the end of the 3rd with the Knicks trailing. Brunson was back on the bench to start the 4th though and was back into the game not long after with the Knicks still trailing and in desperate need of a spark. Spearheaded by 15 points in the frame from Brunson, the Knicks stormed back from down 11, turning the game into a back and forth affair with the W there for the taking. Two clutch buckets from Karl Anthony-Towns proved to be the difference, and the Knicks forced two misses in the final 10 seconds to claim a 94-93 win and grab the 3-1 series lead heading back to Madison Square Garden this Tuesday night.

Observations

• Detroit hasn’t won a home playoff game since Game 4 of the 2008 Eastern Conferencr Finals when they still played at the Palace at Auburn Hills
• Criticism of Brunson’s offensive game, namely those calling him a shameless foul merchant, are really selling him short. While some of it is certainly blatant foul-baiting, his herky jerky style of ball handling is part of what makes him so effective as an offensive player and naturally lends itself to seeking contact. His 32 points tonight marks his 15th 30-point performance with the Knicks, but even more impressive? His 11 assists against just 2 turnovers, with the entire Detroit defense gunning for him all game.

• Slow start for Cade Cunningham (6 points in the 1st half) thanks in large part to an OG Anunoby defensive clinic. He came alive in the 2nd half though, finishing with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, only the second player in Piston’s history to notch a playoff triple double. The other guy? Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, who was in attendance this afternoon.
• The Pistons used their challenge 5 minutes into the game, hoping to gain possession on a tipped ball that was ruled in New York’s favor, and lost. While there’s no, “right,” time for a coach to use their challenge, it’s safe to say it was wasted in this situation.
• Perhaps it’s unfair to come at both OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges for having such mediocre games on the offensive end. The two are a formidable defensive tandem that leave it all out there on that end of the floor. New York might be able to live with mediocre scoring performances from those two to win this series, but in the next round, likely against the Boston Celtics? Not a chance. This is especially true of Bridges, whom the Knicks gave up quite the haul to bring into the fold last summer.
• Tobias Harris played a huge role in getting the Pistons back into this one. Detroit ran a lot of action to get him the ball with Brunson guarding him and he delivered. He was huge in the 3rd quarter, leading the charge and helping Detroit take control of the game. He picked up his 4th foul before that quarter ended though, finding himself on the bench until halfway through the 4th quarter. Harris failed to score the rest of the way.
• The Knicks continue to receive almost nothing from their bench (just 5 points total today, all from Deuce McBride), while some guys on the Detroit bench were quiet today, namely Dennis Schroder. He finished with just 6 points on a measly 4 attempts from the field. Consistency continues to elude Malik Beasley as well. Beasley, who shot 41% from 3 this season, is just 6/27 from behind the arc in the last 3 games.
• Karl Anthony Towns (who finished with 27 points, only second to Brunson for the game) hit two huge jumpers with under 2 minutes to go that ultimately proved to be the difference in the game. The first:

• And the second:

Game 5 is back in New York City Tuesday, April 29th at 6:30 CT on TNT.

Happy birthday to Iceman George Gervin 27 Apr 3:00 AM (yesterday, 3:00 am)

And a happy belated to our own Tim Duncan

Today is George Gervin’s 73rd birthday. Friday was Tim Duncan’s 49th birthday.

Both of their birthdays fall during this year’s annual Fiesta celebration.

Although both are worthy of city-wide celebration, the current parades, parties, and medals have nothing to do with Spurs legends...but perhaps it should.

It could be great to have a day that recognized the San Antonio Spurs and celebrated all things Silver & Black.

We can adorn our homes with Tony Parker pinatas, Manu Ginobili costumes, and David Robinson alters.

Fans can dress as their favorite players. Sochan fans can dye their hair. Or Rodman. No judgement.

Everyone in the San Antonio area would get the day off from work or school.

That’s the kind of holiday I want on my calendar.

Happy belated birthday, Big Fun.

Happy birthday, Iceman.

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Thunder sweep Grizzlies with ragged Game 4, 117-115 26 Apr 2:40 PM (2 days ago)

Thunder overcome a nightmare shooting night from outside to weather a very late Memphis run and take the series

MVP finalist Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up a perfect shooting first quarter (7-for-7, 16 points), an aggressive free throw line (11-for-13), and a stepback straightaway game-winner to prevent Oklahoma City from falling behind like in Game 3 and complete a hard-fought sweep of the Grizzlies. The Thunder were able to accomplish the 4-0 result despite shooting a horrid x-for-xx behind the arc.

Gilgeous-Alexander (38 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals) had a great closeout game with Jalen Williams (23 points and 5 assists) battling alongside.

Rookie Scotty Pippen, Jr. (30 points and 11 rebounds) put up an impressive statline replacing Ja Morant in the starting line-up before fouling out with 61 seconds left. Santi Aldama (23 points and 9 rebounds) and Desmond Bane (23 points and 5 assists) capably competed tonight over the first 3+ quarters of action. Zach Edey (8 point, 8 rebounds, and 7 blocks) also availed himself well against the vaunted OKC frontline before fouling out in crunch time, as well.

The teams started game 4 furiously putting up points and shooting lights out. Memphis staked itself to an early advantage behind Pippen, Jr’s earnest attempt to replicate Morant’s output. Jalen Williams played primary playmaker to start, but Gilgeous-Alexander excelled in seeking his own shot - starting 7-for-7. Caruso’s steal of a clumsy Jackson, Jr. post-up led to a Cason Wallace transition bucket. While Memphis avoided an expected flat start (after that implosion the other night), they still left the period down 31-34.

The second quarter devolved into a slugfest, and the combatants had trouble creating separation. Former Laker and Bull Alex Caruso and former Knick Isaiah Hartenstein were absolute nuisances on both ends and helped spell the Thunder starters. The teams stayed within 1-2 posessions of each other throughout the remainder of the half. The play was so compeitively tough that time stood still (i.e., the game clock started stuck at 2:58 for about 10 seconds). The referees also swallowed their whistles over the last minutes. Oklahoma City maintained a 60-59 advantage at the half.

Just as with the previous two quarters, the teams could not gain separation from each other. Gilgeous-Alexander carried the Thunder with his prodigious scoring skills, while Memphis continued to struggle cobbling together productive possessions. Jackson, Jr. tried at times to grab the mantle, and Pippen, Jr. attacked very fiercely, and their team could not close the gap enough. Memphis remained down 85-88 after three.

Observations

• From what I saw in this series, Luke Kennard, while a key contributor in the regular season, seemed to be played off the floor with his suspect defense.
• Jackson, Jr. is so foul prone - he’s far enough into his career where I don’t see him changing his ways much. His fifth foul only three minutes into the fourth was particularly egregious.
• Jalen Williams has such a lightning quick first step.
• Cleveland’s Game 3 destruction of Miami (by 37 points) managed to eke out the 36-point whipping San Antonio gave the Heat in the 2013 Finals Game 3. That was the Danny Green and Gary Neal game.
• Sequence of the Game #1: Anytime Gilgeous-Alexander had the ball in the first quarter and gathered himself to put up a shot (that went in).
• Sequence of the Game #2: Holmgren swatted away a Pippen, Jr. shot attempt late in the third, and drove it down the middle of the court before finding Aaron Wiggins filling the right lane for a lay-up.

Game Rundown

Pippen, Jr. willed home a banker and fed Santi Aldama for a wing three to get Memphis five quick points. Aldama knocked home his second three moments later, while Gilgeous-Alexander hit an impressive midrange jumper. Difficult layups by Pippen, Jr. and Bane over Chet Holmgren bumped the Grizzly lead to seven. Jalen Williams found success from 14-20 feet. The teams basically treated the first handful of minutes like a preseason tune-up and put up 36 total points halfway through. Harteinstein swallowed up several offensive rebounds for easy buckets, and Gilgeous-Alexander’s steal and transition lay-up trimmed the deficit to one. The teams traded blows, and the Thunder exited the first up three.

Off-season acquisitions Hartenstein and Caruso helped grow the OKC lead to start the second period. Jackson, Jr. and Bane scrapped and gritted their way to help the Grizzlies stay neck-and-neck with the Thunder. Edey picked up his third and fourth fouls - with the latter seeing the rookie swinging Chet Holmgren to the hardwood. Aldama’s fourth three put Memphis up two. Harteinstein’s lumbering lay-up and Gilgeous-Alexander’s freebies gave OKC a slight cushion heading into the break.

On consecutive possessions, the teams were whistled for illegal picks to start a very physical third quarter. A Gilgeous-Alexander and-1 put OKC up six. A similar sequence of offensive fouls broke out a minute later. Gilgeous-Alexander resumed his regular season scoring pace on a variety of productive drives. Memphis ran a number of ever-changing line-ups out to get some traction against the heavily-favored Thunder, but it was still OKC that led after three.

Victor Wembanyama’s interest in other sports is part of what makes him great 26 Apr 8:47 AM (2 days ago)

What can’t he do?

Victor Wembanyama is fully engaged with his rehabilitation from DVT as shown by him … enjoying the offseason while playing soccer with kids in Costa Rica. Amazingly, he wasn’t the keeper. Here he is dribbling on the field.

Well, that’s not all he’s been up to an there were chess matches against fans at Washington Square Park as well. It’s all adding to his status as one of the cool guys in the NBA.

This kind of thing is precisely what I want to see from his downtime. He’s safely back in action and diversifying his skills. Don’t be surprised if Wembanyama’s footwork continues to take leaps.

Playing soccer can have enormous advantages for an NBA baller because practicing those techniques improves agility. The great Hakeem Olajuwon said having a background in soccer was his “foundation,” as those motions helped him produce the lethal fakes and hesitation moves that . On top of that, he told coach Pete Newell at his basketball camp, “I play soccer,” when asked how he was taught to move like he had, according to Mirin Fader’s biography, Dream.

Soccer was also a part of Kobe Bryant’s upbringing. He said in a 2017 interview that it helped him understand space and angles. When asked in 2009 what he would do without hoops, he said playing soccer. His disciple, the former Spur DeMar DeRozan, mentioned two years back on “The Old Man and the Three” podcast that Bryant encouraged him to watch soccer to study how the players moved their bodies.

Wembanyama is a soccer fan who has playfully left word that he’s “ready” to sign with the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, the biggest team in France. He’s been spotted this season juggling by himself with his legs or with Sandro Mamukelashvili before a game. It was remarkable watching someone that big maneuver like that, and those skills have very likely helped his torque plus reaction time and been good practice for contorting his body through traffic.

Hopefully Wemby’s quest for maximizing himself as a basketball player includes more dabbling into other sports. There’s tons of value one can learn from the philosophies of different sports and apply it to their own. Here’s an example. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra sought the counsel of football instructor Chip Kelly in Oregon to improve Miami’s offense in 2011. The ideas, along with great players executing them, helped the Heat win back-to-back titles.

I wonder what kind of outside-the-box thinking Wembanyama will help the Spurs with in 2025-26.

Open Thread: The struggle to root for either the Golden State Warriors or the Houston Rockets 26 Apr 3:00 AM (2 days ago)

As a Spurs fan one should represent the lesser of two evils

From a Spurs perspective, the Houston Rockets are the I-10 rivals. Some of the most heated battles have taken place between the two South Texas teams. But some things have changed.

For one, the Rockets head coach is Ime Udoka, who played two stints with the Spurs and won an NBA title as an assistant coach in San Antonio. Udoka got his first head coaching position in Boston as the Celtics were rising toward their 2024 championship. Unfortunately, personal problems sent him packing. What he’s accomplished in Houston cannot be denied.

Their opponents, the Golden State Warriors, also hold some ire for Spurs fans going back to the 2017 Western Conference Finals. The Zaza Pachulia incident took Kawhi Leonard out of the competition and essential changed the trajectory of the Spurs path.

Despite being in 7th place, the Warriors have elevated their game since the acquisition of Jimmy Butler. Stephen Curry is still the greatest shooter the game has even known. Draymond Green remains a force on the court. The Warriors find the pieces to surround them. And Steve Kerr is just a phenomenal coach.

But from my perspective, Butler’s public refusal to play and method of demanding a trade was reminiscent of Kawhi Leonard’s tactless exit. It makes it nearly impossible to root for them.

So much so that I find myself cheering for their rival.

And why not?

In addition to Udoka, the Rockets boast Fred VanVlleet, one of the most successful undrafted players in the modern NBA. They have also built their team with great draft picks — Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith, Jalen Green, Cam Whitmore, and Tori Eason have all been drafted by Houston over the last three years, and they all contribute.

Prediction: Warriors in five if Jimmy Butler returns, Rockets in six if he is out.

Who am I rooting for: Rockets, but only for this round.

Reason: Can’t support Butler’s methods and never been a fan of the Warriors showboating.

How about you? Who you rooting for?

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2024-25 Spurs Player Reviews: De’Aaron Fox 25 Apr 6:00 AM (3 days ago)

Although we didn’t see much of him, acquiring Fox showed (or at least confirmed) that the Spurs are ready to move out of rebuild mode.

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).

De’Aaron Fox

2024-25 stats (total): 62 games, 23.5 points, 6.3 assists, 46.3 FG%, 31.0 3PT%

Spurs stats: 17 games, 19.7 points, 6.8 assists, 44.3 FG%, 27.4 3PT%

Contract Status: 1 year, $34.8 million remaining (extension eligible)

Age: 27

As the Spurs entered their second season of the Victor Wembaynama era, a lingering question was where his first star teammate would come from (because as we all know, it takes at least two to tango these days). Would someone from within grow into the role, or would he come via the draft or free agency? It turned out, the answer was trade. As January rumors swirled that the Spurs were working on acquiring De’Aaron Fox from the Sacramento Kings, fans were cautiously optimistic but knew not to get their hopes too high.

Then, it actually happened. Not only did the Spurs pull off arguably their biggest trade in franchise history (at least among those that were for positive reasons), but they did it without giving up a single core player. Three fringe/non-rotation players (Tre Jones, Zach Collins, Sidy Cissoko) and only one of their own draft picks — as well two protected picks that weren’t likely to convert in the first round and Minnesota’s 2031 pick — is a steal of a deal for a star, and in limited playing time, Fox showed what the future could hold.

Despite playing through a torn tendon in his thumb since training camp, Fox continued to post his typical stat line with the Kings before the Spurs acquired him at the beginning of February. His arrival marked hope during a rough stretch, with the Spurs having slogged through a brutal January schedule and just setting out on the Rodeo Road Trip. They got a win in Atlanta while Fox led the team with 13 assists in his first appearance, and despite clearly trying to defer to his teammates as they built chemistry, there were promising signs.

Unfortunately, he only got to play in five games with his new star teammate before Wemby was ruled out for the rest of the season with deep vein thrombosis. It ended up costing the Spurs valuable team-building time, and while Fox would go on to play in their next 12 games, it was becoming clear that the play-in was just out of reach without Wemby. Perhaps knowing what was to come, Fox put out his best performance with a near triple-double in a home win over the Mavs on March 12 before he was shut down for the remainder of the season to get his thumb fixed, bringing an end to a brief but promising Spurs debut.

Looking ahead

There really wasn’t too much to take away from Fox’s first 17 games as a Spur, but the future is what’s important. He brings a lot of intangibles that the Spurs have been lacking in recent years: a go-to scorer, shot-creator, someone who could take some of the defensive pressure off of Wemby, and the clutch gene as a former Clutch Player of the Year. While his shooting numbers took a minor dip in San Antonio, it can presumably be chalked up to a lack of chemistry and his thumb, which has now been surgically repaired.

Although shutting him down may have cost the Spurs a shot at the play-in (they got close as they won more in the last month while other play-in contenders struggled), what’s more important is the earlier recovery time means Fox can spend much more time practicing with his new teammates in the offseason, and hopefully Wemby — who seems to be cleared for contact sports now — will soon join him. (Oh, and the Spurs should have a top-10 draft pick, so there’s that benefit as well.)

Contract-wise, Fox is eligible to sign an extension this summer, which he is expected to do. (The Spurs likely wouldn’t have traded for him if there was any concern that he wouldn’t.) Fox turned down a 3-year, $165 million extension offer from the Kings last fall, but he is eligible for up to 4-years, $229 million with the Spurs. Since winning seems to be his ultimate goal (and playing for the Spurs has been a dream of his), he may be willing to negotiate down a bit, and both sides seem willing to work with each other.

It would have been great to see more of the Wemby-Fox duo this season, but the future is much brighter with him in-tow, and expectations will be much higher going forward.

Top Performance

March 12 vs. Dallas Mavericks: 32 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 12-25 shooting

Final Grade: Incomplete (A- for entire season)

Up next: Julian Champagnie

Previous Reviews:

Bismack Biyombo, Charles Bassey, Malaki Branham

Blake Wesley

Sandro Mamukelashvili