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Spurs Fiesta 5: Cam Payne Traded to San Antonio

Inside The Spurs identifies five of the biggest NBA storylines in addition to relevant San Antonio Spurs news and analysis.

1. SUNS TRADE CAM PAYNE TO SPURS "According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, the Spurs are making a trade with the Phoenix Suns, a team that has refused to be quiet this offseason."

2. SPURS WIN SUMMER FINALE "The San Antonio Spurs (3-2) are ending their run at the Las Vegas Summer League on a high note after beating the Oklahoma City Thunder (2-3) in a 98-94 victory on Sunday evening at the Cox Pavilion."

3. VICTOR WEMBANYAMA'S TARGET "He’s No. 1. Absolutely, he has a target on his back," Garnett said per Ben Golliver. "Coming from high school, I had a bunch of targets on my back. But that’s part of it.”

4. NEW ARENA COMING SOON? "Per reports from the San Antonio Express-News, the Spurs are "exploring" the possibility of moving their home arena to downtown San Antonio.

"The Spurs have called the arena home since 2002, when it opened up as the SBC Center. The name changed to AT&T Center in 2006, even experiencing arena-wide renovations in 2016."

5. SUMMER LEAGUE FINAL TONIGHT The Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers put their perfect 5-0 records on the line tonight in the Las Vegas Summer League championship game. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. on ESPN.


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