Spurs Fiesta 5: Cam Payne Traded to San Antonio

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Jeremy Brener | Jul 17, 2023

Spurs Fiesta 5: Cam Payne Traded to San Antonio /

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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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Published Jul 17, 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.