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Preseason Observations: Spurs defeat Pacers in Indiana Reviewing some preseason observations on Stephon Castle, Victor Wembanyama, Dylan Harper, and Luke Kornet from the San Antonio Spurs' preseason win over the Indiana Pacers.

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🏀 Stephon Castle returns
🏀 Wemby
🏀 Dylan Harper
🏀 Luke Kornet
🏀 Keldon
🏀 The rotation

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Preseason Observations: Spurs defeat Pacers in Indiana Reviewing some preseason observations on Stephon Castle, Victor Wembanyama, Dylan Harper, and Luke Kornet from the San Antonio Spurs' preseason win over the Indiana Pacers.

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The Spurs improve to 4-0 in the preseason with a 16-point win in Indiana.

Rotation players played between 19 and 29 minutes.

Starters: Castle, Vassell, Champagnie, Barnes, Wemby

2nd Unit: Harper, Keldon, Waters III, Kornet

Final preseason game will be Friday vs Pacers again

Coach Johnson takes out all the rotation players.

On the floor: DJG, Bryant, Ingram, Biyombo with Waters III

If I'm correct, this is the first time Wemby has played in the 4th quarter during the preseason.

14 points, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl for Luke Kornet in 20 mins so far.

8 paint points (hooks and tip-ins)
Made a late shot clock pull-up mid-ranger
4/5 FT
Found Vassell on cut with bounce pass for layup

In the first half, Wemby had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, and 6 turnovers in just 15 minutes on 7/8 shooting.

8 paint points (lefty dunks, tip-in dunks)
3 made free throws
Pull-up mid-ranger
Step back three and pull-up three

13 points

12 points for Stephon Castle in his first 2 quarters of the preseason.

6 points on drives, throwing some hesitations while being fouled
2/3 from outside. Made both catch and shoots right on the line with the hop shooting motion

Preseason debut of the Dylan Harper-Stephon Castle backcourt

Another night with the Spurs trying out the Wemby-Kornet frontcourt lineup

To give Dylan Harper a chance to blow by the defense with his speed, the Spurs had Kornet and Barnes set a double screen near halfcourt on a possession like the Clips used to do with Chris Paul.

Wemby with 7 points, 2 ast, 1 blk early.

6 points all right at rim with 2- throwdown dunks
1 alley-oop pass to Castle for an alley-oop dunk

Castle 4 pts, 2 ast, 1 stl

Tipped Mathurin pass for stl
Found Champagnie on opposite corner for three

Asked Mitch if it is fair to assume this will be his opening-night starting lineup w/ Fox out. Not neccesarily, he said.

“We have a lot of moving parts. Guys are still competing. There will be a lot of conversations, and those five guys will definitely be at the forefront of those conversations.”

Spurs starters tonight in Indy, per Mitch Johnson:

Castle, Vassell, Champagnie, Barnes, Wembanyama

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Dylan Harper last night on learning to throw alley-oops to Wemby: open.substack.com/pub/thespotu...

Here are some of the scoring and passing plays from Harper last night, along with details on the sets and other players involved.

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Observations from Dylan Harper's First Preseason Game vs Utah Dylan Harper played in his first preseason game Friday against Utah, along with more observations on the rotation, Wemby, Devin Vassell, Luke Kornet, and more.

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🎥 and observations on Harper
📽️ on Wemby scoring vs UTA and getting to foul line
🎥 on Luke Kornet blocking shots
🏀 the Rotation
🏀 Devin Vassell
🏀 David Jones Garcia
🏀 Carter Bryant

Observations from Dylan Harper's First Preseason Game vs Utah Dylan Harper played in his first preseason game Friday against Utah, along with more observations on the rotation, Wemby, Devin Vassell, Luke Kornet, and more.

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Word at Spurs shootaround is that rookie Dylan Harper (thumb surgery) will make his preseason debut tonight vs. Utah. He will be on limited minutes.

Ep. 50: Through Two Preseason Games Podcast Episode · The Spot Up Pod · 10/10/2025 · 25m

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🏀 Point Wemby
🏀 Wemby - Kornet lineup
🏀 Observations from 2 preseason games
🏀 Spurs mentioned in annual GM survey

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Ep. 50: Through Two Preseason Games Discussing the Spurs' first two preseason games against the Loong-Lions and Miami Heat, as well as the results from the annual GM survey.

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Preseason Observations: Spurs at Heat Observations on Victor Wembanyama, Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, and more Spurs players from the team's second preseason game.

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- 9-man rotation
- Wemby
- Keldon
- Vassell
- Champagnie
- Kornet on the offensive glass
- Flagler
- Waters III
- Bryant

Preseason Observations: Spurs at Heat Observations on Victor Wembanyama, Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, and more Spurs players from the team's second preseason game.

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The Spurs improve to 2-0 in the preseason with a 5-point win over the Heat.

Spurs' rotation players played 3.5 quarters.

Next game is Friday vs Utah

Luke Kornet gets subbed out a minute into the 4th. The rotation players for the Spurs are likely done for the night.

Spurs with DJG, Waters III, Ingram, Minix, and Biyombo on the floor right now.

After going with a 9-man rotation for the first 3.5 quarters, David Jones Garcia becomes the 10th player on the Spurs to enter the game.

Pick-and-roll between Flagler and Wemby ends with Wemby catching the lob in the air and dunking it with 2 hands backwards.

The Spurs' starters are back on the floor to start the second half.