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Spurs Starter, Monday, September 23, 2024: San Antonio Spurs Week Begins

Your daily briefing on what's going on with the San Antonio Spurs, including news, draft & more.

Matt Guzman

Dec 11, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrates with forward Keldon Johnson (3) after scoring a basket during the third quarter against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center.
Dec 11, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrates with forward Keldon Johnson (3) after scoring a basket during the third quarter against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
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Happy Monday, Por Vida fans! Welcome to your evening Spurs Starter.

The time for San Antonio Spurs basketball is inching closer, and the first benchmark is what San Antonio Spurs On SI is calling Spurs Week.

Next Monday is media day, where Harrison Barnes, Chris Paul, Stephon Castle, Harrison Ingram and a few other Spurs invited to training camp will give their first looks in Silver & Black threads. The Monday after that is the first preseason game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

READ MORE: Is Spurs-Thunder A True Budding Rivalry?

This week, join us as we preview each position group, dive into some last minute questions and of course, discuss Victor Wembanyama ahead of his second season. Then, stick around for season-long coverage.

Now, here are some headlines:

THE NEWS

1. READ: SPURS VETERAN CHRIS PAUL WILL OFFICIALLY WEAR NO. 3

The jerseys have been revealed, and so have the numbers that each member of the San Antonio Spurs will wear during this upcoming season.

Read the full story at the link above.

2. WATCH: WHERE DOES GREGG POPOVICH RANK AMONG NBA COACHES?

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has been with the franchise for its ups and downs, but entering Year 30, is he still a top-10 coach in the NBA?

Watch the latest episode of Locked On Spurs to find out more:

3. READ: IS SPURS-THUNDER A BUDDING NBA RIVALRY?

With the season just around the corner, both the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder will be looking to achieve goals of their own. As much as it might seem that they'd intersect, however, it doesn't appear they do.

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 29 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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