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Spurs Fiesta 5: Bilal Coulibaly Teaming Up with Victor Wembanyama?

Inside The Spurs identifies five of the biggest NBA storylines in addition to relevant San Antonio Spurs news and analysis.

1. VIC x BILAL?

"Bilal Coulibaly, a 6-7 wing who turns 19 next month, has been flying up boards in recent weeks and could even be a lottery pick in this year's draft. Given the chemistry Wembanyama and Coulibaly already have, could the Spurs trade up into the draft and take him?"

2. SA FINALS TV RATINGS

"Following Game 1 of the NBA Finals, TV ratings were released depicting the top five local markets around the country. To no surprise, Denver and Miami held the top two spots, as their respective teams were the ones playing, but rounding out the top five was San Antonio — a city whose team didn't even make the playoffs."

3. JEFF VAN GUNDY BACK TO COACHING?

"Per NBA insider Marc Stein, the Mavericks “plan to gauge” Jeff Van Gundy's interest in joining the team as an assistant coach following the departure of Greg St. Jean."

4. NUGGETS vs. HEAT GAME 3

After losing Game 2, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets look to get revenge on Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat while taking back homecourt advantage in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on ABC.

5. DRAFT COUNTDOWN

The San Antonio Spurs are 15 days away from the 2023 NBA Draft, where Victor Wembanyama will officially become the newest member of the franchise with the No. 1 overall pick.

Coverage begins on Thursday, June 22 at 7 p.m. CST on ESPN.


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