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2 days ago
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NBA champion leaves OKC Thunder for Spurs
Such is the nature of the league, the Oklahoma City Thunder saw some roster changes this offseason. After a historic season, the NBA champions will enter the 2025-26 campaign as a popular pick to repeat because of the roster continuity they'll sport. There are a handful of changes, though, particularly at the bottom of the depth chart. After two seasons with the Thunder, Adam Flagler wasn't brought back. He was a two-way player who sporadically played at the NBA level. Flagler signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the San Antonio Spurs. He'll be at training camp with the hopes of getting another two-way deal. If not, he'll likely be signed to their G League squad. The writing was on the wall with Flagler's departure from the Thunder. He signed with the Atlanta Hawks for the 2025 Summer League, which meant he needed to find a new NBA home after the two-week event. He landed in a good spot that's still in a rebuild. Flagler averaged 1.7 points on 25.2% shooting in his two seasons on the Thunder. While he struggled to find his shot at the NBA level, he was a top-notch scorer at the G League. His outside shot helped the OKC Blue bring home the 2024 G League championship. Flagler hopes to extend his NBA career. The 25-year-old went undrafted out of Baylor in 2023. If he's near the end of the road of his time in the league, he has two seasons and a championship ring in his pocket. That's more than what other players with similar starting positions can say. This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: NBA champion leaves OKC Thunder for Spurs
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3 days ago
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Spurs sign NBA champion guard to contract
The post Spurs sign NBA champion guard to contract appeared first on ClutchPoints. The San Antonio Spurs have been a team that's developed a reputation in the NBA for having a good scouting staff and being able to find quality talent with late draft picks and going the undrafted route. Earlier in the offseason, the Spurs added a summer league star in David Jones-Garcia, who has the potential to be a steal of a signing. The Spurs added another deep roster player this week with the signing of Adam Flagler, as per Jeff Garcia of KENS 5 San Antonio. The Spurs signing of Adam Flagler is for their training camp roster, and he will have to make the team's final regular season roster. As it stands, the Spurs have 14 regular season roster spots occupied. They also have all three of their two-way contract spots filled. Flagler is eligible for a two-way contract, but could also be in the mix for the 15th and final roster spot. Flagler joins the Spurs after spending last season with the Oklahoma City Thunder on a two-way contract, and winning a championship in the process. He had a brief stint with the Thunder during the 2023-24 season, and was on the roster for the entirety of the season last year. Across the past two seasons, Flagler has appeared in a total of 39 NBA games, with 37 of those coming last season. As part of his two-way contract, Flagler gained a few live game reps while playing in the G League for the Oklahoma City Blue. This past season, he appeared in four games with the Blue at a little over 31 minutes per game. He averaged 26.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.0 steals with splits of 39.8 percent shooting from the field, 39.7 percent shooting from the three-point line and 80 percent shooting from the free-throw line. The Spurs will come into next season trying to get back to the playoffs behind a solid young core that includes Victor Wembanyama, De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper. Fox recently signed a max contract extension with the Spurs.
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3 days ago
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The surprising move Spurs made in rounding out roster
The post The surprising move Spurs made in rounding out roster appeared first on ClutchPoints. With the reported addition of Adam Flagler, the San Antonio Spurs roster stands at 19, with training camp less than two months away. But adding the little-known Flagler and going one over the maximum 18 spots allowed on an NBA roster during the season aren't the team's biggest surprises in NBA Free Agency. Neither was recently bringing back big man Riley Minix. Re-signing Harrison Ingram may be. Selected by San Antonio in the 2024 NBA Draft with the 48th overall pick, Ingram appeared in just five games for the Silver and Black last season. He spent the majority of his rookie year with the club's G League affiliate in Austin, playing 48 games for those Spurs. There, Ingram averaged 12.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 32.6 minutes per contest. Despite a mediocre summer for the Spurs, the organization re-signed Ingram to another two-way contract. Harrison Ingram doesn't stick out during Summer League Though the Summer Spurs went 4-1 in the 2K26 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Ingram didn't particularly play well. He certainly didn't shine, especially as one of the squad's established players, averaging 9.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists over 23.5 minutes in Nevada. The former North Carolina Tar Heel was more pedestrian in the summer team's three games in San Francisco's California Classic. He scored three points and grabbed five rebounds in that tournament's opener before putting up eight points and six rebounds in the Spurs' second contest. He capped the competition with just two points and three rebounds in 22 minutes. Combine those struggles with a first NBA campaign in which Ingram rarely spent time in the Alamo City and include the Spurs' expanding talent, and it wasn't a stretch to wonder whether the 6-foot-5 forward would find his way back to the franchise following last year's two-way contract. In what's been a busy off-season, the Spurs had already drafted lottery picks Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant, added projected rotational big men in Luke Kornet and Kelly Olynyk, while rewarding David Jones-Garcia with a Two-way deal of his own following stellar play during the summer. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Ingram began his college career at Stanford (2021-23) before transferring to UNC for the 2023-24 season. In one season with the Tar Heels, he appeared in 37 games (36 starts), averaging 12.2 points to go with 8.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.4 steals in 32.8 minutes as a junior, earning Third-Team All-ACC honors. At Stanford, he was named the 2021-22 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. Riley Minix also back with a 2-way contract Like Ingram, the Spurs agreed to terms with Minix on a second consecutive two-way contract. Mainly because of a shoulder injury, Minix appeared in one game for San Antonio last season and played 19 games for Austin, averaging 19.3 points and 6.6 rebounds in 31.6 minutes, despite missing 31 games due to a season-ending torn left labrum. In four NBA 2K26 Summer League games, he posted 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in 26.5 minutes for the Silver and Black, including the game-winning basket in an overtime thriller vs. the Utah Jazz. Prior to joining the Spurs, Minix played four seasons at Southeastern State University before transferring to Morehead State for the 2023-24 season. In one season at Morehead, he started all 28 games, averaging 22.4 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 34.9 minutes, earning Ohio Valley Conference Male Athlete of the Year. Related: How Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper will make history in Mavericks-Spurs season opener Related: 2 way-too-early San Antonio Spurs trade candidates in 2025-26 season
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3 days ago
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NBA champion leaves OKC Thunder for Spurs
Such is the nature of the league, the Oklahoma City Thunder saw some roster changes this offseason. After a historic season, the NBA champions will enter the 2025-26 campaign as a popular pick to repeat because of the roster continuity they'll sport. There are a handful of changes, though, particularly at the bottom of the depth chart. After two seasons with the Thunder, Adam Flagler wasn't brought back. He was a two-way player who sporadically played at the NBA level. Flagler signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the San Antonio Spurs. He'll be at training camp with the hopes of getting another two-way deal. If not, he'll likely be signed to their G League squad. The writing was on the wall with Flagler's departure from the Thunder. He signed with the Atlanta Hawks for the 2025 Summer League, which meant he needed to find a new NBA home after the two-week event. He landed in a good spot that's still in a rebuild. Flagler averaged 1.7 points on 25.2% shooting in his two seasons on the Thunder. While he struggled to find his shot at the NBA level, he was a top-notch scorer at the G League. His outside shot helped the OKC Blue bring home the 2024 G League championship. Flagler hopes to extend his NBA career. The 25-year-old went undrafted out of Baylor in 2023. If he's near the end of the road of his time in the league, he has two seasons and a championship ring in his pocket. That's more than what other players with similar starting positions can say.
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3 days ago
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2024-25 Thunder player grades: Adam Flagler
The calendar has flipped to August, which means we've officially hit the low point of the NBA cycle. The next couple of months are the driest part of the year. Everybody has headed to vacation and awaits training camp to kick off the 2025-26 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to enjoy their NBA championship. They had a historic 68-14 regular-season campaign that eventually led to the franchise's first title with a 2025 NBA Finals Game 7 win. They'll enter next season as a favorite to be a rare repeat winner. To reflect on their title run, Thunder Wire will conduct 2024-25 season grades for all 19 players who suited up for the squad at one point during the year. Sixteenth up is Adam Flagler, who spent the year on a two-way deal: 2024-25 statistics: Advanced stats: Significant Percentile Finishes: Contract: Thoughts: If Flagler showed anything in his first two seasons on the Thunder, it's that he isn't afraid to hunt for his shot. The 25-year-old couldn't make an impact at the NBA level, but it wasn't from a lack of trying. He tried to find his outside shot but never could. Flagler spent last season on a two-way deal. Because the Thunder blew teams out left and right, that provided plenty of garbage time for the end of the bench to play in. He logged 37 games. The stats weren't pretty, but he gained a reputation among OKC fans as somebody who leaves it all on the court. While Flagler dominated at the G League level, he didn't translate that success to the NBA. He helped the OKC Blue win a championship in 2024 by being a score-first guard who can light it up from deep. He wasn't afforded those same looks in the NBA. His undersized frame only hindered his ability to get real minutes. There was some hoopla involved with Flager at times last season. When he was given rotation minutes, Thunder fans sighed in frustration. His quick trigger, combined with bad outside shooting luck, made fans feel like they wasted possessions. But when you're at the NBA level, you can't hesitate on your shot. Especially if you're known as an outside shooter like Flagler. The results might've been ugly, but the volume was too small to overreact to. Don't get me wrong, there's no justifying shooting below 20% from the outside, but his shot-taking process was fine. Moving Forward: After a couple of years on the Thunder, it was time for Flagler to move on. He spent the 2025 Summer League with the Atlanta Hawks and signed a training camp deal with the San Antonio Spurs. It's a fresh start the 25-year-old needs if he wants to compete for a roster spot. Perhaps his NBA championship buys him some pedigree. But if Flagler wants another chance at the NBA, he must convince teams that his outside shooting numbers were an aberration and that, instead, look at his G League numbers, where he was afforded time to get into rhythm. If Flagler can't make the Spurs, he's a textbook candidate to return to the G League. He could be a bubble NBA guy who's too good for the G League but not good enough to fit into his ideal role in the NBA. There's also the possibility of going overseas. Either way, Flagler needs a strong preseason. As simple as it might be, his shooting percentages must go up. You can only get so much leeway after shooting 19% from the outside through his first two seasons. That type of efficiency is a career-ender, regardless of the context behind it. But hey, if Flagler is near the end of the road, he carved out a decent career. He spent two seasons in the NBA after going undrafted in 2023. He was part of one of the greatest teams in league history and will have a championship ring. Most players at his spot finish with far fewer accolades and time in the league. Final Grade: D
