It’s been 193 days, or 4,632 hours since we last saw the San Antonio Spurs play in official NBA action. In that amount of time the Spurs won the draft lottery, selected Victor Wembanyama number one overall, extended Gregg Popovich and signed Devin Vassell to the biggest contract in franchise history. On Monday, we will begin to see the fruits of their labor.
Yes, it’s just a preseason game, but this feels different than last year. The excitement of seeing Wembanyama play NBA competition is palpable. Not only is this a must watch game for Spurs fans, but it may be one of the biggest events of the week for basketball fans, period.