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San Antonio Spurs Fiesta 5: Top Players Sound Off on Season Ahead

The San Antonio Spurs' rising stars spoke at Media Day before the start of training camp.

Jeremy Brener

San Antonio Spurs Fiesta 5: Top Players Sound Off on Season Ahead
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1. VICTOR WEMBANYAMA "I think pretty quickly I learned to know my teammates and they learned to know me," Wembanyama said. "They know I don't care about [the media attention]. I'm here to make sacrifices for them, and I think they're going to make sacrifices for me ... at the end of the day, we're at practice and I'm like, 'What can we do today to make this team better?'"

2. JEREMY SOCHAN "There's been a different kind of energy," Sochan said. "Everyone wants to come back. Everyone wants to learn. That's an exciting thing to have as a young team. ... We've been in the gym. Sometimes the whole team is here — that's a rare thing in the NBA."

Jeremy Sochan, Victor Wembanyama, Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson
San Antonio Spurs stars Jeremy Sochan, Victor Wembanyama, Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson / © Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports

3. KELDON JOHNSON "I'm definitely excited," Johnson said. "We're ready to work. We've been working all summer. ... I've grown a lot. I've put a lot of hard work and time into my body and my craft, so I'm ready. I'm excited to prove all the doubters wrong."

4. DEVIN VASSELL "My knee is great," Vassell said, addressing the most pressing question posed by reporters. "It was tough last year, battling back and forth, in-and-out of games. Having to sit out and have surgery. But I took a lot away from that.

"I feel great. I'm ready to get this season going. Just know that my knee feels great."

5. ZACH COLLINS "I think being together so long now," Collins said. "Everybody is growing up a little bit. [We all] took this summer really seriously. We all got a lot better. ... and I think we made all the right steps to do that."

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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