San Antonio Spurs Fans Have Plenty of Reasons to be Excited About the NBA Summer League
The San Antonio Spurs will play their first game of the 2022 NBA Summer League versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. The best Spurs player to see in Summer League, if he were able to play, would undoubtedly be Jeremy Sochan, who was chosen ninth overall in this year’s NBA Draft. He was disqualified from taking part in Las Vegas along with Joe Wieskamp.
By moving DeJounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for a large number of future draft selections, the San Antonio Spurs made it clear that they intended to rebuild. While this could lower hopes for the regular season, it ought to heighten the enthusiasm for Summer League games.
The team just completed a strong draft in which they added three noteworthy players. Additionally, they have assembled some elite talent that they will put to the test throughout the Summer League stretch. Here are the four best reasons to watch the Spurs‘ Summer League games. The young core of the team will undoubtedly put on a display.
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San Antonio Spurs to watch out for in the Summer League
Two further NBA Draft picks by the Spurs will be important guys to keep an eye on. Malaki Branham was selected with the No. 20 overall selection, while Blake Wesley was selected with the No. 25 overall pick. The summer Spurs backcourt will be energized by both players. The Spurs will have Joshua Primo taking part in this year’s NBA Summer League in addition to their previous draft picks.
#Spurs have ruled Jeremy Sochan & Joe Wieskamp out for the entire summer league.
The club decided it wasn't worth risking injury to Sochan after he missed all of the pre-Vegas practices following a positive COVID test.
Wieskamp suffered a sprained ankle in practice Tuesday.
— Tom Orsborn (@tom_orsborn) July 7, 2022
Throughout his first season, he averaged 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 19.3 minutes per game. Dominick Barlow, a prospect with a lot of potentials who signed a two-way deal following the draft, is an intriguing player. Barlow can shoot three points and has great transition skills. Following is the full roster of the Spurs for the Summer League:
| PLAYER NAME | NO. | POSITION | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | BIRTHDATE | AGE | EXPERIENCE | SCHOOL |
| Jeremy Sochan | 10 | F | 6-8 | 225 lbs | MAY 20, 2003 | 19 | R | Baylor |
| Joshua Primo | 11 | G | 6-5 | 190 lbs | DEC 24, 2002 | 19 | 1 | Alabama |
| Blake Wesley | 14 | G | 6-5 | 185 lbs | MAR 16, 2003 | 19 | R | Notre Dame |
| Joe Wieskamp | 15 | G-F | 6-6 | 205 lbs | AUG 23, 1999 | 22 | 1 | Iowa |
| DJ Stewart | 16 | G | 6-6 | 205 lbs | JUL 28, 1999 | 22 | R | Mississippi State |
| Ky Bowman | 18 | G | 6-2 | 190 lbs | JUN 16, 1997 | 25 | 1 | Boston College |
| Malaki Branham | 22 | G | 6-5 | 195 lbs | MAY 12, 2003 | 19 | R | Ohio State |
| Dominick Barlow | 26 | F | 6-10 | 220 lbs | MAR 26, 2003 | 19 | R | Overtime Elite |
| Kyler Edwards | 27 | G | 6-4 | 205 lbs | MAY 03, 1999 | 23 | R | Houston |
| Robert Woodard II | 28 | F | 6-7 | 230 lbs | SEP 22, 1999 | 22 | 2 | Mississippi State |
| Anthony Polite | 29 | G | 6-5 | 220 lbs | JUN 21, 1997 | 25 | R | Florida State |
| Jordan Hall | 30 | G | 6-8 | 220 lbs | JAN 14, 2002 | 20 | R | St. Joseph |
| Denzel Mahoney | 36 | G | 6-4 | 230 lbs | JAN 18, 1998 | 24 | R | Creighton |
| Darius Days | 38 | F | 6-7 | 240 lbs | OCT 20, 1998 | 22 | R | LSU |
| Javin DeLaurier | 40 | F-C | 6-10 | 215 lbs | APR 07, 198 | 24 | 1 | Duke |
| Josh Carlton | 42 | F-C | 6-10 | 240 lbs | FEB 26, 1999 | 23 | R | Houston |
| Sasha Stefanovic | 55 | G | 6-4 | 200 lbs | NOV 29, 1998 | 23 | R | Purdue |
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