Hawks vs Spurs: Victor Wembanyama's Playing Status Revealed

Atlanta is 8-9 going into their matchup with the Spurs

After being a game-time decision tonight, the Spurs have made a decision on whether Victor Wembanyama will play tonight. 

After going through warm-ups, Wembanyama is going to play tonight. That is a huge boost for the Spurs, who have lost 12 games in a row and Wembanyama will be a huge matchup issue for the Hawks. 

Spurs say Victor Wembanyama is available. He will play tonight. https://t.co/nlGBwsrwdO

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) November 30, 2023

The Hawks' offense vs the Spur's defense is going to be a huge mismatch in this game, even with Johnson out. Atlanta is coming into today's game 2nd in PPG, 15th in field goal percentage, 12th in three-point percentage, 3rd in offensive rebounds per game, 5th in free throw attempts per game, and 20th in turnovers.

Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 3rd in points per 100 possessions, 12th in effective field goal percentage, 3rd in offensive rebounding percentage, 4th in free throw rate, and 17th in turnover rate.

Trae Young had a rough game vs Cleveland, but he was playing very well before that. He started the year off not shooting the ball well, but he should not have a lot of trouble facing this terrible Spurs defense tonight.

It will be the return of Dejounte Murray to San Antonio. The former Spurs guard has been slumping as of late after a great start to the season. He is averaging 19.6 PPG, 5.4 APG, and 4.3 RPG this season.

Victor Wembanyama will play tonight for the Spurs / Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

De'Andre Hunter came into the year as one of the most important players for the Hawks's success this season and that is going to be even more true in the absence of Johnson. Hunter is the best wing defender on the Hawks by a mile now and he has to avoid injury and foul trouble until Johnson comes back. Saddiq Bey is starting now and his defense has been very poor.

The most interesting matchup will be between the Spur's offense and the Hawks's defense. Atlanta has a pretty bad defense, but the Spurs are not a good offensive team.

The Spurs are 25th in PPG, 24th in field goal percentage, 27th in three-point percentage, 21st in offensive rebounding, and 28th in turnovers. Per Cleaning the Glass, San Antonio is 27th in points per 100 possessions, 24th in effective field goal percentage, 26th in turnover percentage, 23rd in offensive rebounding percentage, and 30th in free throw rate.

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