Devin Vassell on hitting his stride and breaking the mold

Devin Vassell snaps his fingers as he thinks back on his rookie season, one that began with his selection by San Antonio at 11th in mid-November and dropped him into NBA competition just weeks later — no Summer League, or summer for that matter, no cup of coffee in the G League before adjusting to the pace of the league and an accelerated pandemic schedule.

“It was honestly crazy,” Vassell said in a sitdown before the team’s Friday night win over the Bulls. “You’re drafted; a week later, you’re in San Antonio; a week later, you’re in practice. It was a quick turnaround trying to learn plays, trying to learn the system, trying to learn my teammates, coaches — you’re two weeks in and you’re…