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WATCH: Victor Wembanyama Confirming Spurs Summer League Debut?

The San Antonio Spurs could see Victor Wembanyama play in next month's Las Vegas Summer League.

Jeremy Brener

WATCH: Victor Wembanyama Confirming Spurs Summer League Debut?
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There's been a lot of speculation as to whether future No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama will play in next month's Summer League.

Wembanyama wrapped up his season with Metropolitans 92 on Thursday after being swept by Monaco in the Finals. After Thursday's Game 3, Wembanyama shook hands with some Monaco players, one camera and microphone picked up a conversation that San Antonio Spurs fans would love to know.

"Are you going to play Summer League?" one player asked.

It's tough to hear Wembanyama's answer in the loud arena, but a hand gesture seems to suggest that he said "a little bit" in response to his opponent's question.

While this isn't giving us a confirmed answer, we know that this is what the Spurs ultimately want, per NBA insider Marc Stein's reporting.

"The Spurs are hopeful, I'm told, that Victor Wembanyama will indeed be a participant to some degree in summer league play in Las Vegas," NBA insider Marc Stein wrote.

Wembanyama doesn't have much to prove in any summer league and isn't rusty like many of the collegiate players coming out of the draft. The last thing the Spurs would want is for Wembanyama to suffer an injury that switches up his rehab process for the summer and delays his real San Antonio debut, when the games begin to count.

But that may not stop the No. 1 pick from playing with the Spurs sometime in Las Vegas next month.

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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.

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