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Lakers, Magic, Kings among teams interested in Cameron Johnson?
In what was viewed as a down year — slogging through adductor, ankle, calf, leg and shoulder injuries — Johnson still averaged 13.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in 58 games. He shot 39.1 percent from deep, just off his 39.2 career mark. His size (6-foot-8), age (28) and shooting ability combine to make Johnson valuable. Only 10 NBA players 6-7 or taller averaged more than his 2.4 made 3-pointers last season. While the Kings, Magic and Lakers are interested, one recent report claimed the Spurs, Raptors or Warriors could be a “dark horse.”
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Spurs showed interest in Darius Garland, Andrew Nembhard
The Spurs will be one team to monitor for Andrew Nembhard moving forward, sources said, after San Antonio registered trade interest in Nembhard this offseason. Before San Antonio brought Chris Paul to organize the Spurs’ offense around Victor Wembanyama, sources said San Antonio called various teams around the league exploring veteran guards who have still yet to enter their primes. Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland was another talented ball-handler the Spurs called about, sources said, although Cleveland has rebuffed any inbound trade interest for Garland to date.
Paul, 39, only joined San Antonio on a one-year pact, and for the stabilizing presence the future Hall of Famer will surely bring, he is not the long-term pick-and-roll partner the Spurs are looking to pair with Wembanyama for the next decade. And as long as that role remains undetermined, playmakers from Trae Young — who had the Spurs on his wishlist of next teams, sources said, if Young had moved this summer — to Josh Giddey, who also held an interest in joining San Antonio, sources said, before Oklahoma City moved Giddey to Chicago in exchange for Alex Caruso, will point to the Spurs as a desired home alongside Wemby.
San Antonio did select 6-foot-6 UConn guard Stephon Castle with the No. 4 pick, and the Spurs had identified and targeted Castle with that selection for the majority of the pre-draft process, sources said. Castle, though, has already shown his capability of thriving in dual-guard backcourts, like he did for the two-time reigning champion Huskies.
France struggled during the preparation period, but despite that, led by Victor Wembanyama and playing at home, the Blues are one of the favorites for a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The NBA Rookie of the Year and San Antonio Spurs star is set to play in his first major tournament for his national team, and it happens to be the Olympics at home. “It is still a dream to be able to be at the Olympic Games. I see it almost like any other sporting experience, but even more demanding. Mentally, the emotion is tremendous. It’s hard to realize that it’s really the Olympics. Of course, it’s different from when I used to watch them on TV. It’s still a dream,” Wembanyama said during the pre-Olympic press conference.
He’s looking forward to the unique experience that the Olympics provide, despite the fact that he will be in Lille for the group phase of the tournament during the opening ceremony. “Above all, we young people would have liked to see what the real Olympic experience is like, to be able to be in the Olympic Village and take part in the opening ceremony, and all those things. But it’s best to stay in Lille that day because some of the conditions here are optimal for our performance, even if we wonder what it would have been like if we were in Paris.”
Despite losing four straight games ahead of the Olympic tournament, Wemby believes the French team is on the right track. “We are on the right track because the energy of our entire group, players and coaching staff, is incredible.”
Ben Golliver: Nike unveiled a prototype shoe for Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama in Paris. – The shoe is inspired by “his love for science fiction” and the “bismuth stone he wore on draft night.” – He requested a low-profile design because he likes to walk barefoot.
