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Spurs Starter, Thursday, August 29, 2024: Spurs Wish Devin Vassell Happy Birthday

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Matt Guzman

Mar 27, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) celebrates with fans after the game against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center.
Mar 27, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) celebrates with fans after the game against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center. / Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
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Happy Thursday, Por Vida fans! Welcome to your afternoon Spurs Starter.

As the regular season inches closer, the San Antonio Spurs have begun to get back in the gym, but in between their workouts last week, they made sure to celebrate one player in particular: Devin Vassell.

And why? His age now matches his number.

Vassell turned 24 last Friday, but the video of the team's mini-celebration — complete with a song, cupcakes and candles – surfaced this week. It makes Vassell one of four 24-year olds on the Spurs.

San Antonio remains one of the youngest teams in the league, but now with Vassell one year older, they have just a little more experience.

Now, here are the headlines:

THE NEWS

1. READ: CAN BLAKE WESLEY EARN HIS PLACE IN SAN ANTONIO

Now in his third season with the San Antonio Spurs, Blake Wesley faces a pivotal moment in his career. Will he carve out a role for himself on the young squad?

Read the full story at the link above.

2. WATCH: NBA 2K25 RATINGS & MORE ON 'LOCKED ON SPURS'

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama now holds the highest NBA 2K25 rating for a rookie and second-year player in the game's history, but is it a fair rating? Too High? Too Low?

Watch the full episode at the link below:

3. READ: DEMAR DEROZAN COMMENDS WEMBANYAMA'S EARLY SUCCESS

Speaking on the Club 520 podcast, former San Antonio Spur DeMar DeRozan openly shared his thoughts on the team’s rising superstar.

Read the full story at the link above.

THE DRAFT

Now that the 2024 NBA Draft is over, you can check out the newest Spurs and what they might bring to the team next season and down the road. Below are the some stories about the rookies selected:

Round 1, Pick No. 4: Stephon Castle

Round 2, Pick No. 36: Juan Núñez

Round 2, Pick No. 48: Harrison Ingram

THE SCHEDULE

There are 54 days until opening night of the 2024-25 NBA season, but the San Antonio Spurs have more to look forward to prior to that. The regular season schedule will be released at 2 p.m. Central, but the entire preseason schedule, the NBA Cup slate and the Christmas Day schedule has.

Below is a list of dates and start times (all in CST) for all relevant Spurs games:

San Antonio Spurs Preseason

Oct. 7: Home vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (Tipoff 7 p.m.)
Oct. 9: Home vs. Orlando Magic (Tipoff 7 p.m.)
Oct. 12: Home vs. Utah Jazz (Tipoff 7 p.m.)

Oct. 15: Away at Miami Heat (Tipoff 6:30 p.m.)
Oct. 17: Away at Houston Rockets (Tipoff 7 p.m.)

San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Schedule

Oct. 24: Season Opener at Dallas Mavericks
Oct. 26: Home opener vs. Houston Rockets

Nov. 15: Group Play Begins vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Dec. 10: NBA Cup Knockout Rounds Begin
Dec. 25: MSG Christmas at New York Knicks

Dec. 31: New Year's vs. LA Clippers

Jan. 23-25: Paris Games vs. Indiana Pacers

Feb. 3: Rodeo Road Trip Begins at Memphis Grizzlies

Feb. 14-16: All-Star Break

Feb. 20: Spurs Get Moody vs. Phoenix Suns
Feb. 21: Spurs Get Moody vs. Detroit Pistons

March 21: Longest Home Stand Ends vs. Philadelphia 76ers

April 6: Final Road Trip Begins at Portland Trail Blazers
April 13: Final Home Game vs. Toronto Raptors

AROUND THE NBA

Catch up on some of the league-wide headlines below:

Also, be sure to follow along with Spurs On SI's NBA tracker, with more detailed breakdowns of major league news and updates.

THE CLOSER

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Matt Guzman

MATT GUZMAN

Matt Guzman is a sports journalist and storyteller from Austin, Texas. He serves as a credentialed reporter and site manager for San Antonio Spurs On SI and a staff writer for multiple collegiate sites in the same network. In the world of professional sports, he is a firm believer that athletes are people, too, and intends to tell stories of players and teams’ true, behind-the-scenes character that otherwise would not be seen through strong narrative writing, hooking ledes and passionate words.

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