{"id":80268,"date":"2024-06-04T13:33:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=80268"},"modified":"2024-06-04T13:33:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:33:20","slug":"report-san-antonio-spurs-consider-2-players-untouchable-victor-wembanyama-devin-vassell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/04\/report-san-antonio-spurs-consider-2-players-untouchable-victor-wembanyama-devin-vassell\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: San Antonio Spurs Consider 2 Players &#8220;Untouchable&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com, the San Antonio Spurs consider just two of their players untouchable&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wembavi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-04_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vassede01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-04_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin Vassell<\/a>. Givony noted that the Spurs &#8220;want to be competitive next year&#8221; despite last appearing in the playoffs in 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell only untouchable players for San Antonio; per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DraftExpress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DraftExpress<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything I hear is that they want to be competitive next year, they want to be in the playoffs. They\u2019re not looking to make this a 2-3 year process&#8230; I&#8217;ve heard nobody in the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rzIjnfPZlz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/rzIjnfPZlz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BASKETBALL ON \ud835\udd4f (@BASKETBALLonX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BASKETBALLonX\/status\/1798009912921903388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Spurs will likely have a busy offseason ahead of them this summer. They have just one unrestricted free agent (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/o\/osmande01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-04_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cedi Osman<\/a>) and are projected to have the sixth-highest cap space total this offseason. Additionally, they own the No. 4 and No. 8 picks in the upcoming NBA Draft. Per the most recent reports, the Spurs are willing to trade nearly everybody to be competitive immediately.<\/p>\n<h2>REPORT: San Antonio Spurs Consider 2 Players &#8220;Untouchable&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h3>Victor Wembanyama<\/h3>\n<p>Deeming Wembanyama an untouchable is a no-brainer. In his first season in the NBA, the French native took the league by storm, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/07\/wemby-and-the-5-others-to-win-rookie-of-the-year-unanimously\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">winning the Rookie of the Year award unanimously<\/a>. Additionally, he finished as the runner-up to the Defensive Player of the Year award behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/goberru01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-04_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rudy Gobert<\/a>. In his historic rookie season, Wembanyama averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and a league-leading 3.6 blocks per game. Many NBA personalities have given Wembanyama his flowers. In fact, some have even said he could be considered <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/10\/grizzlies-forward-believes-rising-star-will-become-the-nba-goat-victor-wembanyama\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">the greatest of all time<\/a> when he retires. However, the 20-year-old feels he &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/hoopshype.com\/rumor\/2882712\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">didn&#8217;t do enough.<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThat is not how I feel,\u201d he responded to the suggestion he had outdone even the most optimistic forecasts for success in his inaugural season. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s the case, but it\u2019s not how I feel because I always, every day, try to push harder and do more, get more achievements, more records, more wins. But the next day I always tell myself that I didn\u2019t do enough and to push me even more. \u201cSo, it\u2019s my first impression that I didn\u2019t exceed any expectations, that I should have done more.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Considered a generational talent, it will be worth following Wembanyama&#8217;s NBA career from this point on.<\/p>\n<h3>Devin Vassell<\/h3>\n<p>Before a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/04\/01\/san-antonio-spurs-lose-2-starters-for-season-due-to-injuries-jeremy-sochan-devin-vassell\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">foot injury<\/a> ended his season early, the fourth-year wing was enjoying a career year. The 23-year-old averaged 19.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game during the regular season. Additionally, he finished 12th in the voting for the Most Improved Player award. In October, Vassell signed a five-year, $135 million contract extension that will keep him under contract through the 2028-29 season. It is clear the Spurs view him as a foundational piece. Furthermore, during the season, head coach Gregg Popovich spoke about Vassell&#8217;s improvements on the court.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe is one of the guys on the team that, all the development things we\u2019ve been doing, you can start to see it,\u201d Popovich said. \u201cHe\u2019s playing better defense. He\u2019s rebounding. He\u2019s becoming aggressive. He\u2019s driving the paint, he\u2019s finding people, he\u2019s shooting the three in transition. He\u2019s really upped his game.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com, the San Antonio Spurs consider just two of their players untouchable&#8211;Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell. Givony noted that the Spurs &#8220;want to be competitive next year&#8221; despite last appearing in the playoffs in 2019. 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