It just got VERY real... - Multiple MASSIVE Spurs updates

It just got very real as we have multiple massive Spurs updates, one concerning Devin Vassell in a recent report about the Spurs trade opportunities this offseason and how Devin Vassell is very much still on the market with the emergence of Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant. He's become a lot more expendable. We got to dive into that, plus a huge update on Victor Wembanyama's health that has us all absolutely ecstatic. We got to break down these big reports and much more coming up on this episode of Spurs Digest. But, guys, before we get into the video, just wanted to say that we are so close to 9,000 subscribers, less than 150 away. You guys know we've been going for 10K for the start of next season. You guys have been supporting like crazy, and if you want to show us some love, hit that free subscribe button down below. Get us to 9,000. Some huge milestones coming, Keenan. You know what? What better way to celebrate than talking about Victor Wembanyama. Maxime Aubin, a French reporter who's been covering Wemby, said breaking today via l'équipe, Victor Wembanyama has announced he's officially recovered from the blood clot in his shoulder and we'll go straight to the here uh there it is actually i'm officially cleared to return it just happened i got the green light from the spurs medical staff just a few hours ago on last friday phew i'll finally be able to play a bit of basketball again kenan this is just such good news i mean we've been waiting for this for so long we know we have euro basket coming up not sure yet if he's gonna play i believe actually it's in the article maximo van wrote so go check it out but yeah just some unbelievable news we we have the great news that dylan harper carter bryan summer league is rolling just to get hit with this as well i mean i don't know if i could be any happier right now no spurs basketball is at like an all-time high for like the past seven years of course obviously one decade to go and things like that but no it's just the fact that you've got Victor Wembanyama is officially back and ready to go and you figured he was going to be but it's one thing to think it in the back of your mind it's another thing to be like yes he is here he is ready to go and it's only july so like that's 24 and 11 four blocks that was the guy who is still not even 90 percent of the player that he could be like he has so much more to grow and he's already a top 10 player in the game today you just can't be more excited for what the future holds with this man right here and his health is number one and we just got a green mark that his health is 100 percent yeah and look he's out there playing chess he's out there becoming a monk he's doing side quests he's in japan he's in china he's all over the place doing these sidequests now he comes back and like you said the big point there is guys it's only july it's july 14th as of the recording of this video and he got cleared back on friday which would have been what the 11th so like he's got a couple of full months now to prepare for next season i remember at the start of this season when we heard the blood clot stuff you know we didn't know how long it would be spurs doctors were adamant that like hey this is not something that's gonna last into next season it'll just be this year and yeah it took him a couple months to fully get cleared but to be able to have it this early to me is such a good sign like we didn't have to wait to the last minute to before next season it's done now and we're gonna start seeing videos surfacing of Wemby working out and i think that's the next big thing that i'm waiting to see on my timeline yeah i am very excited about it as well and again the EuroBasket it's up in the air we don't fully know the article i believe highlights it but if he is playing in that that means he's going to get multiple reps in prior to the season two which is only going to be better for us but we're going to get to see Wemby working out shooting a basketball again it's going to be a beautiful sight yeah absolutely leave your love for Wemby down below so excited to see him back in action but you know transitioning to this team so we know Wemby coming back is going to be so big for the Spurs heading into this next season with high expectations not saying championship expectations or anything but when Wemby's on your roster you don't really know what we do know is the Spurs have done a lot of reconstruction and again we take a look at this roster here we got Cornet we got Olenek we drafted Harper we got Carter Bryant in the draft as well we have lots of additions while losing some players I think this team is no doubt looking better than it was last year especially when you take into account that a lot of our young players statistically are going to get better as they get more experience in the league like a Sohan like a Castle so this team is looking great Keenan but there's been a lot of talk still about trades to come and Jake Fisher recently on a YouTube live stream that I'll link down below said just like they went out and flipped some guys for Kelly Olenek they are very willing to move off of Harrison Barnes and Kelton Johnson and I believe they are also open to moving Devin Vassell they clearly want to keep getting better so this is the thing like it's getting real Devin Vassell I know Keenan we've talked a lot about how he has become expendable with the way the Spurs have built their roster and I don't want to dive too much into why because I think we've talked about that a lot and feel free to watch lots of our other videos on Vassell if you want to get that info but like like uh Sean McKenna points out in this Air Alamo article that i'll also link dangling a player like Devin Vassell is sure to turn the waters for teams looking for a young cost-effective shooter the birth of San Antonio is that teams must pay up they want a player like that and the return for the team should be substantial the problem is Keenan a cost-effective shooter is kind of what San Antonio needs and i know Devin Vassell has been great from the corner three San Antonio we need a bit more reliable high volume three-point shooting and while Vassell is great at his contract 27 million it's going to be worth its value he's not really that at this point I think he could get there what are your thoughts on if we're dangling Devin Vassell what kind of player are you even looking to get back because as much as we need shooting I don't know if there's another high profile shooter that would be worth trading Devin Vassell for I mean at least not one that I've heard on the market recently yes um it's going to be guys that we've kind of talked about already a little bit but like the Herb Jones and Trey Murphy's are the perfect guys Herb Jones just signed I believe a three year 66 million dollar deal to re-up themselves in New Orleans or if not roughly around there which means contractually now he would be able to be moved for that piece i understand that they want him and they have that idea of long-term future but if you can upgrade we can get a guy like Devin Vassell to fill in at the guard because Trey Murphy and Herb Jones kind of not play the same position but they kind of can do similar things on the floor even though they are a little bit different the thing with Devin Vassell is he is a good piece and people see the 16 a game and that was on a down year he can get you to 20 22 23 even depending if you put him in the right situation there are teams out there that are going to see oh Keldon Johnson Harrison Barnes or Devin Vassell on the market absolutely let's go get Harrison Barnes maybe a veteran guy for a team and we can get somebody at the wing position who is 6'8 and can shoot and I promise you that the Spurs are seeing what Carter Bryant has been doing in summer league and they're looking to themselves like this guy might be a year or two away like that defensively this man is a demon and his three-point shot the mechanics are clean you get him to a position where he can actually play 18 20 minutes a game here in a couple years it's going to be scary yeah it's going to be very scary and I do think that like watching these guys play in summer league has sort of affected the Spurs plans but where I'm a little like I'm a little confused about this team and I want to get your thoughts and the the fans down below it's like what we're hearing from Jake Fisher here just to bring this back Harrison Barnes Keldon Johnson Devin Vassell Harrison Barnes was straight up our best shooter last year right Devin Vassell we know when he's going when he's going good especially from the corners i know i always highlight that but he's a good shooter in general right he's a solid shooter again not that high volume high efficiency three-point shooting guy he's not going to shoot 43 percent for you from three but he's going to shoot the midwell and he's going to be a solid three-point shooter and Keldon Johnson i mean you know he's had his ups and downs he's had some good years some not so good years i don't know if i consider him a reliable shooter but like when i look at this roster like to me Harrison Barnes is one of these guys that as much as the spurs are willing to part ways with him i almost am not yet unless we have a clear guy that can succeed him because that shooting that he brought last year i don't know if fans are sleeping on it or or what but like not having a guy like Barnes who can just reliably shoot 40 ish from three on decent volume is going to be tough when he's going to get better and i know we have Kelly Olynyk who can come in and also shoot 40 from three but does that concern you at all when you look at guys like you know Fox not bad harper we don't really know Keldon Johnson ups and downs carter bryant not yet maybe soon champagne good but is prone to big cold stretches to me that three-point consistency is still our biggest hole if you can pick a biggest hole in this team because our defense is short up now like i don't know like to me losing out on a guy like Harrison Barnes unless we're getting some guy that can come in and shoot right along with them I don't know I'm not too keen on it personally I don't love losing Harrison Barnes um he shot about 43 percent from three last year roughly on four attempts or four attempts a game so like he was basically making two out of every four threes last year and that kind of consistency from the outside is something you want and now that we're not gonna get Chris Paul back we need a veteran like a true veteran and that guy is a champion he has been around the league in multiple spots so getting a guy and keeping Harrison Barnes would be the thing the guys that I would look for Devin Vassell if you have the right package you don't just throw him out there for nothing because he is a super talented guard and he can work in the second or first unit depending on how we have him come in depending the 28 to 30 minutes a game-ish but Keldon Johnson would be the guy that and maybe a draft pick or two those Atlanta picks aren't looking as great now because they have actually made good moves in the offseason so if you could offload that plus a Keldon Johnson to maybe get a guy who can truly shoot on the outside like a three and D level guy because that other team can take a guy who can score a little bit that would be where i go but Harrison Barnes truly i like his veteran leadership either off the bench or even if he needs to start and you move Sohan to the bench at some point like i like to keep Harrison Barnes and i would like to keep him truly i think if anyone was to get him it'd be a championship contender and he would truly benefit their championship aspiration yeah 100 i mean he brings a ton of value and like i don't know there's still some moves yet to be made i i don't i don't know if i want to say our summer's done yet because you know you mentioned three and D Carter Bryant i think can be that but again on offense i think we just need to see a bit more from him but then again like he had the ball in his hands a lot more in summer league than he would in the nba right he's not gonna have to create in the nba so watching him as a pure off-ball movement slashing threat who can spot up and hit the open three that his teammates are creating for him and that's his only job i think you can actually see him being being quite serviceable on offense in year one if he can just make his three that looks pretty consistent anyway even if the stats don't back it up but anyway leave your thoughts down below guys there's a lot of stuff a lot of question marks still around the Spurs roster but some great news with Wemby some trades still may be coming we're here to bring you all the updates but that'll do it for this episode of Spurs Digest if you enjoyed leave a like comment but most importantly guys hit that 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