Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2022-23 player reviews! The series will look at all 16 players that finished the season with the Spurs (minus Khem Birch since he never suited up), so we won’t be reviewing players like Stanley Johnson or Isaiah Roby. In the next edition, we will be taking a look at Malaki Branham’s performance and his outlook for the future.
Malaki Branham
2022-23 Stats: 66 games, 10.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 44% FG
2022-23 Salary: $5.06 million
Contract Status: 3 years, $11 million remaining (1 year, $3.07 million guaranteed)
Age: 20
Malaki Branham’s season can really be split into two parts: before he became a fixture in the starting lineup, and after.