Barnes, Champagnie and Vassell shooting a combined 3-19 from 3 didn't help matters. Just one of those nights.

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Barnes, Champagnie and Vassell shooting a combined 3-19 from 3 didn't help matters. Just one of those nights.

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Exactly. Not going to win them all against top level teams when our 1st and 3rd best players are injured and our three best shooters go 3-19.

Should be a new injury report this afternoon for tomorrow's Grizzlies game.

Castle probably getting close. Wemby still gonna be a bit. https://t.co/5A2IkpuNvm

— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) December 1, 2025

No setback. Just think they are being extra cautious with their franchise player so he doesn't suffer an even worse injury when he returns. https://t.co/JzQ2ir6uQD

— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) December 1, 2025

My (semi-informed) guess:

If I have to bet my house on Wemby returning for NBA Cup week, I'd bet against.

If I have to bet on Wemby being back by Christmas, I think it's a stone-cold lock.

Best bet is somewhere in between those two tentpoles. https://t.co/KCvVJq6TZk

— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) December 1, 2025

7th on The Athletic Power Ranking

7. San Antonio Spurs (13-6)
Last ranking: 9
In the last week: W at POR, W at DEN, L at MIN
Offensive rating: 118.0 (seventh place)
Defensive rating: 113.5 (13th place)
New face: C Luke Kornet
Victor Wembanyama hasn't played in more than two weeks while dealing with a calf strain. That has thrust Kornet into a key role, and the Spurs are 5-2 with Kornet starting at center. There's nothing flashy about Kornet (outside of the Kornet Kontest, of course), as he just sets good screens on offense while blocking shots on defense. That's all San Antonio needs until Wembanyama returns.

Above us: OKC, Detroit, Denver, Houston, Lakers, NYK

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Utah beat Houston
Dallas beat Denver
Atlanta lost
Suns smoking the Lakers

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Just like we all thought.

There is so much parity among NFL, NBA and NCAAF it has made for an incredibly entertaining fall

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Guitarsoup said:

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Utah beat Houston
Dallas beat Denver
Atlanta lost
Suns smoking the Lakers

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Just like we all thought.

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Plus the Wizards and Nets each won.

So apparently Giannis removed pretty much all references /images of the Bucks from his IG today. Just more fuel for the rumors he's going to ask for a trade "again"

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So apparently Giannis removed pretty much all references /images of the Bucks from his IG today. Just more fuel for the rumors he's going to ask for a trade "again"

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Yeah, and they are just a .500 team when he plays, but he has missed 6 games, too.

Atlanta controls their pick this year and next year (Jrue trade to New Orleans, then the DJM and Queen trades) and then Portland controls their picks in 28-30 (Dame trade.)

Also, even if you clear out a bunch of salary (and they still have 3y83M of Myles Turner, 1y20M of Kuzma, 2y30M of Portis and you have to pay Dame $22M a year for the next 5 years for stretching him) you still are ****ed.

What a complete cluster.

Both rookies had a nice 2nd Quarter.

Spurs got Jaren Jackson into severe foul trouble with 4 first half fouls.

Barnes is hitting shots and Sochan is playing pretty well.

Anyone else watching on FanDuel? It's not showing the score or time or anything.

A few minutes similar on Prime, but it's back on.
I'm more concerned about the bull crap calls we have to endure this half

Harper, Keldon, and Fox really pulling the Spurs out of the fire here in the fourth.

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Harper, Keldon, and Fox really pulling the Spurs out of the fire here in the fourth.

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Yep. Spurs down 113-110 with 4 minutes to go and Fox reenters the game.

Kornet makes a bucket to make it 113-112. And on that play, Barnes set the screen and they doubled off on Fox, giving Barnes the path to the basket. When Edey rotated to take away the lane, he left Kornet open for the easy lay in. But Fox's gravity is what set up that play for Barnes/Kornet.

Then Fox gets the assist to Keldon's 3, then Fox scores the next 11 points for the Spurs to ice the game. So Fox was responsible for the last 14 points and during that time, Memphis only made 1 field goal.

Great win and showed why the Spurs got Fox.

Barnes looks rejuvenated.

I thought we were gonna get beat by rec center guy, but Fox closed it out.

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This team has been pretty impressive while Wemby and Castle have been out. I don't feel like Wemby is going to have to come out and score 40 every night. We can get scoring from a lot of places.

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Very impressive.

Spurs are 14-6 = 70%. That's a 57 win pace through 20 games and we haven't had a single game with Wemby+Castle+Fox+Harper all healthy at the same time.

I realize Wemby is our #1 option, but how amazing is he going to be as a freaking decoy. With Fox/Harper/Castle out, teams were just bullying us around him... but now we can either make them play us straight up and he gets his, or we use him to draw out the team and the paint and open it up for three of the best slashing guards there are.

Once we get healthy and the team gets a few games together, it's gonna be REAL hard to guard us, even with just mediocre shooting.

Uncle Barnes had no chance coralling this group pic.twitter.com/C6GQMRVtmB

— Josh Paredes (@Josh810) December 3, 2025

I've got a feeling the rookie pranks this year are going to be pretty brutal

BREAKING: Clippers have informed Chris Paul that he is being sent home, per @ChrisBHaynes

😳 pic.twitter.com/A0ZD0agH3x

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 3, 2025

Trash franchise cut CP3 in the middle of the night

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CP should have retired after last year.

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Should have done the sign for one day and retire thing.

Feel bad for Paul but what do you expect from a franchise who decided to overpay Load Management and his Uncle through a landscaping company?

Guitarsoup said:

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HummingbirdSaltalamacchia said:

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So apparently Giannis removed pretty much all references /images of the Bucks from his IG today. Just more fuel for the rumors he's going to ask for a trade "again"

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Yeah, and they are just a .500 team when he plays, but he has missed 6 games, too.

Atlanta controls their pick this year and next year (Jrue trade to New Orleans, then the DJM and Queen trades) and then Portland controls their picks in 28-30 (Dame trade.)

Also, even if you clear out a bunch of salary (and they still have 3y83M of Myles Turner, 1y20M of Kuzma, 2y30M of Portis and you have to pay Dame $22M a year for the next 5 years for stretching him) you still are ****ed.

What a complete cluster.

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Yeah they need to blow it up. Windhorst confirmed today that Giannis requested a trade prior to the season, then "swallowed his pride and committed to the season" provided they are winning….well…

Sources: Weeks ago Chris Paul requested to have a meeting with Tyronn Lue to discuss allegations of being a negative presence on team. Lue refused to meet with him. Lawrence Frank traveled to Atlanta to deliver news of parting ways. Paul desired final season to be with Clippers.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) December 3, 2025

HummingbirdSaltalamacchia said:

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Guitarsoup said:

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HummingbirdSaltalamacchia said:

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So apparently Giannis removed pretty much all references /images of the Bucks from his IG today. Just more fuel for the rumors he's going to ask for a trade "again"

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Yeah, and they are just a .500 team when he plays, but he has missed 6 games, too.

Atlanta controls their pick this year and next year (Jrue trade to New Orleans, then the DJM and Queen trades) and then Portland controls their picks in 28-30 (Dame trade.)

Also, even if you clear out a bunch of salary (and they still have 3y83M of Myles Turner, 1y20M of Kuzma, 2y30M of Portis and you have to pay Dame $22M a year for the next 5 years for stretching him) you still are ****ed.

What a complete cluster.

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Yeah they need to blow it up. Windhorst confirmed today that Giannis requested a trade prior to the season, then "swallowed his pride and committed to the season" provided they are winning….well…

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I think they do something with Hawks and a 3rd team.

Send the 2026 Pelicans/Bucks pick to Milwaukee with Risacher, Dyson, Asa Newell
Send Trae Young to 3rd team for more picks/young players for Milwaukee

You could do a big 4-team deal where Trae goes to Portland, Jrue goes to Minn, Giannis and Kuzma go to Atlanta, and lots of young players and picks go to Milwaukee. Then Milwaukee gets its picks back from Portland, has the chance to get two picks in the top 5 with their own and NOLA's from ATL.

Milwaukee ends up with Kristaps (ending salary, can be traded), Risacher, Dyson Daniels, Asa Newell, Donte DiV and Terrence Shannon. Donte gets flipped for more picks. Then you rebuild around Pelicans 26, Bucks 26, Rollins, Green, Risacher, Daniels, Newell. Trade Myles Turner for something, too, since he has some value and his contract is reasonable for a D&3 center.