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Spurs Fiesta 5: Trades 'Smart' for San Antonio

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Spurs Fiesta 5: Trades 'Smart' for San Antonio
Spurs Fiesta 5: Trades 'Smart' for San Antonio

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1. SPURS ARE SMART "The Spurs made a lot of smart moves this offseason, using their cap space to take on vets like Reggie Bullock, Cedi Osman and Cam Payne while collecting draft picks," Bleacher Report writes.

2. VASSELL'S LEAP "Vassell has made a significant leap each of the past two seasons, and he just might continue that pattern in the upcoming campaign," Bleacher Report writes. "Shots could be harder to come by in this now Wembanyama-centric attack, but maybe that merely boosts Vassell's efficiency. This past season, he put up 18.5 points on 43.9/38.7/78 shooting with 3.6 assists against 1.5 turnovers."

3. POP'S GLORY "Off he went, out of the restaurant and back to whence he came. Holding a bag of food. Holding the keys back to glory for the Spurs. Holding the keys to the indescribable mood this city is in when the basketball team is good."

4. SHAWN BRADLEY > VIC?!?! "He hopes to be better than Shawn Bradley in my opinion. I'm serious," Polynice said on Fox Sports Radio. "I'm not even putting him in the Yao Ming category right now... Guy like that they're over 7-5 and just shot blockers. He's going to try to do all the stuff he was doing overseas. It's going to be very difficult for him to do in the NBA."

5. JULIAN CHAMPAGNIE = KENRICH WILLIAMS? “Bleacher Report compared Champagnie to a "high-end Kenrich Williams." This is high praise, as Williams is a swiss-army knife that contributes to winning at a high level."

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Jeremy Brener
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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