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Deadspin | Spurs' Victor Wembanyama prone to return vs. Grizzlies

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Jan 31, 2025; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs heart Victor Wembanyama (1) dunks over Milwaukee Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) throughout the second half at Frost Financial institution Heart. Obligatory Credit score: Scott Wachter-Imagn Photographs

The San Antonio Spurs seemingly can have second-year star Victor Wembanyama again within the lineup after they go to the surging Memphis Grizzlies on Monday evening.

Whether or not newly acquired De’Aaron Fox is on the journey is much less seemingly.

A number of studies late Sunday had the eight-year veteran level guard going from Sacramento to San Antonio as a part of a three-team commerce that concerned the Chicago Bulls sending Zach LaVine to the Kings.

Fox is averaging 25 factors, 6.1 assists and 5 rebounds a sport and may make the 7-foot-3 Wembanyama an excellent stronger offensive weapon.

Wembanyama missed Saturday’s last-second loss to the Miami Warmth, a late scratch attributable to an sickness that isn’t thought-about severe.

“Clearly, (Wembanyama) wasn’t feeling 100% (in opposition to Miami),” Spurs interim coach Mitch Johnson stated. “I count on it to be minor. It did not sound prefer it was something drastic or excessive.”

Fox will likely be a welcome addition. The Spurs have misplaced six of their final eight video games however did submit an overwhelming win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Within the 144-118 victory, Wenbanyama had 30 factors, 14 rebounds and 6 blocks.

Wenbanyama advised the media after Saturday’s 105-103 loss to Miami that he was affected by allergy symptoms. He was scratched from the lineup 40 minutes earlier than tipoff.

Because the All-Star break approaches, Wenbanyama leads the NBA with a median of 4 blocks per sport and has at the least one block in 77 consecutive video games. He’s averaging 24.6 factors, 10.9 rebounds and three.7 assists and will likely be a Western Convention reserve within the All-Star Recreation.

Memphis, in the meantime, is on a mid-season roll. The Grizzlies have gained two straight video games with out star guard Ja Morant (proper shoulder harm) and eight of their previous 9 general. In addition they are 20-5 at dwelling this season.

The Grizzlies rallied to beat the Bucks 132-119 on Sunday behind a robust fourth quarter, a determined rebounding edge (61-36) and 37 factors from Jaren Jackson Jr. Memphis outscored the Bucks 39-20 within the ultimate interval.

“Our tempo, we simply tried to put on them down within the fourth quarter,” Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins stated. “We had nice contributions from everybody.”

Whereas Jackson led the Grizzlies in scoring and related on seven 3-pointers, Memphis acquired 22 factors and 9 rebounds from Desmond Bane and 14 and 11, respectively, from Zach Edey.

The Grizzlies’ bench was an element, too. Santi Aldama contributed 23 factors and eight rebounds and Scotty Pippen Jr. was productive throughout the board, ending with 10 assists, 9 factors, 5 rebounds and 4 steals in 23 minutes.

Pippen has had vital enjoying time with Morant lacking 21 of the staff’s 49 video games and, as a rule, has been efficient. He had a plus/minus score of plus-22 Sunday.

“Scotty simply tries to search out methods to contribute to successful,” Jenkins stated. “That is what I’ve cherished about him over the course of this season. He is performed loads of completely different roles — coming off the bench, beginning, enjoying with completely different personnel. He is progressively gotten higher as a decision-maker and as a play-maker.

“I advised him the opposite day, ‘Your defensive depth and the tempo at which you play unlocks a lot for our offense.’ We wanted him (Sunday), and he got here via for us big-time.”

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