Spurs Fiesta 5: San Antonio Falls Short vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

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Jeremy Brener | Mar 13, 2023

Spurs Fiesta 5: San Antonio Falls Short vs. Oklahoma City Thunder /

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1. NO SGA, NO PROBLEM FOR THUNDER IN WIN VS. SPURS

"Coming off the most impressive win of their season against the Denver Nuggets, the San Antonio Spurs lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 102-90 on Sunday evening."

2. SPURS TRADE RUMOR/IDEA

"The San Antonio Spurs have their sights fully set on winning the 2023 NBA Draft lottery and selecting the highly-coveted French center Victor Wembanyama. With most of their veterans gone, does management wish they could have made a move for Toronto Raptors point guard Malachi Flynn?"

3. MAMU BRINGS HIS 'A-GAME' VS. NIKOLA JOKIC

"I wanted to play Nikola [Jokic] so I brought my A-game today," Mamukelashvili said. "I can't say enough about my teammates. They were hyping me up. They were so great. They were hyping me up and just bringing positive energy and just trusting me."

4. REGRADING THE JAKOB POELTL TRADE

“With the 27-year-old center headed for unrestricted free agency, San Antonio might have lost him for nothing this summer,” B/R said. “The Spurs determined Poeltl wasn't a part of their future and added an asset that might turn into a player who will be. There's nothing wrong with that approach for a rebuilder.”

5. NEXT SPURS GAME

The Spurs are back in action tomorrow night when the Orlando Magic comes to town. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. You can watch in-market on Bally Sports Southwest or out-of-market on NBA League Pass.

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Published Mar 13, 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.