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Spurs Fiesta 5: Pelicans' Jonas Valanciunas Trade to San Antonio?

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Spurs Fiesta 5: Pelicans' Jonas Valanciunas Trade to San Antonio?
Spurs Fiesta 5: Pelicans' Jonas Valanciunas Trade to San Antonio?

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1. JV TO SA? "Now the Spurs will have to turn to other targets, perhaps someone like Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas, as New Orleans and San Antonio recently did business on offloading Devonte’ Graham’s contract, and the Pelicans, sources said, have since made Valanciunas available in search of more mobile, rim-protecting big men," Yahoo! Sports wrote.

2. DEFENSE FIRST "I know if I go and make it to an NBA team, I’m going to be a rookie and I’m not going to get like 20 shots a game," Cissoko said to The Rookie Wire's Cody Taylor. "The NBA coaches like to make young guys play defense so I just want to focus first on defense."

3. WEMBY MAKES BASKETBALL BETTER "In the two days after the draft on June 22 the team saw a "3,000% increase in year over year online traffic and sales" according to Spurs senior corporate communications coordinator Lucy Kaneb. The second Wemby put that Spurs cap on and shook NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's hand there is just no telling how much the overall value of the club increased to. $500 million? That might be low in the long run."

4. NO VIC AT CALIFORNIA CLASSIC Victor Wembanyama will make his highly-anticipated San Antonio Spurs debut soon, but not immediately.

The team announced that Wembanyama would not join the Spurs in their two-game California Classic showcase in Sacramento on July 3 & 5. Instead, Wembanyama will join the team in Las Vegas for Summer League.

5. SUMMER LEAGUE COUNTDOWN The San Antonio Spurs are four days away from their first Summer League game at the California Classic in Sacramento.

Their first game against the Charlotte Hornets is on July 3 at 7 p.m. CT.

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JEREMY BRENER

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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