Spurs 'Hopeful' Victor Wembanyama Will Play in Summer League

Victor Wembanyama could make his San Antonio Spurs debut at the Las Vegas Summer League next month.

Jeremy Brener | Jun 16, 2023

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The San Antonio Spurs are days away from officially making Victor Wembanyama the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft.

From there, it will be a quick turnaround with the Spurs playing in the California Classic from July 3-5 and the subsequent Las Vegas Summer League.

NBA insider Marc Stein says that the team hopes that Wembanyama will play at some point in July.

"The Spurs are hopeful, I'm told, that Victor Wembanyama will indeed be a
participant to some degree in summer league play in Las Vegas," NBA insider Marc Stein wrote.

Wembanyama's case is very different from most of his rookie counterparts. With the G League and college season ending in March and April, Wembanyama has been playing up until yesterday when his French team, Metropolitans 92, went on a run to its league's championship. However, the run ended unsuccessfully in a sweep to top-ranked Monaco.

Wembanyama doesn't have much to prove in any summer league and isn't rusty like many of the collegiate players coming out of the draft. The last thing the Spurs would want is for Wembanyama to suffer an injury that switches up his rehab process for the summer and delays his real San Antonio debut, when the games begin to count.

However, if the Spurs had it their way, their No. 1 pick would make his debut in the coming weeks.

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Published Jun 16, 2023

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.