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Harrison Barnes' blunt ‘luxury' take on place among young Spurs core
The post Harrison Barnes' blunt 'luxury' take on place among young Spurs core appeared first on ClutchPoints. At 33 years old, Harrison Barnes is ancient compared to most of the youth who make up the San Antonio Spurs' core. Advertisement 'Me and Chris, we're like the same age,' Barnes joked on the last day of the season in mentioning Chris Paul, who has since turned 40. That Barnes is viewed on the future Hall-of-Famer's level in any aspect is a credit to the Spurs veteran forward. Barnes' two appearances in the NBA Finals, including a ring with the Golden State Warriors, and his role with a Sacramento Kings franchise that broke a long playoff drought define him as a veteran who's had a positive impact. He certainly had an effect on a San Antonio squad whose oldest returning player from the season before is still just 25 years old. It's a reality not lost on Barnes. 'I think once you hit 30, you're probably out of the core. I definitely just give my all to just continuing to prep, knowing that you can't play forever.' Advertisement However it's defined, Barnes makes no bones about how he sees these Spurs. Harrison Barnes searches for a niche with the Spurs Victor Wembanyama is just 21 years old. Stephon Castle is 20. They have two lottery picks this summer. While Barnes' play helped the Spurs to 12 more wins from the season before, his professionalism and effort – he played in all 82 games – may have delivered more of an impact. 'The way I look at it, and Chris and I have talked about it a lot, it's how do you continue to play the game, but also give back to next generation,' Barnes continued. 'I think when you're younger, you're always worried about what the core looks like or what my potential is or whatever, but when you get older, you realize you're on the back nine. You don't know how many seasons you have left, you don't know how many opportunities you have left to to go out there and do this.' Advertisement Barnes shot a career-best 51% from the field this season, including a personal high 43% from 3-point range, in averaging nearly 12-and-a-half points per game. Still, he's not consumed with what lies ahead. 'For me, it's always a matter of just giving the most effort that I can, whether that's to young guys, whether that's with my play, whatever it is,' Barnes said. 'So unfortunately, I don't have the luxury of of wondering if I'm still a part of a core or not.' Barnes is under contract for another year. Reports about the Spurs' interest in high-profile stars this summer may affect that. Either way, a man who has a ring and has been a part of six postseason appearances, including a Play-in, has high praise for the youth San Antonio has assembled. 'The future is bright. This young group has is one of the more talented groups that I've been a part of, and I've been a part of some pretty good teams,' Barnes said. 'Now, hopefully, I'm not retired by the time all this talent has been realized, but the future's very bright for Spurs fans, so they should be excited.'
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11-05-2025
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San Antonio Spurs Roser Construction Could Dampen Trade Rumors
The San Antonio Spurs, since the end of their season and into the playoffs, have been included in more than their fair share of trade rumors, and for good reason. The Silver and Black boast one of the most promising stars ever and are on a championship trajectory in the coming seasons, and they have the assets to land a star. In terms of matching an expensive salary, the Spurs have several options. Harrison Barnes, Keldon Johnson, and Devin Vassell are all under team control on tradeable contracts, although fans might be thrown for a loop this summer. Advertisement Johnson is one of the more volatile players on the roster, capable of having massive scoring outbursts or going cold. He is, however, an established veteran leader and solid bench presence. Jeremy Sochan and Vassell might both be demoted to the bench unit next season, although Sochan's rookie contract doesn't do much in the way of matching salary. Of Barnes, Vassell, Johnson, and Sochan, Vassell is the most complete player with by far the most trade value, although fans seem to see him as a last-resort option to land a star. However, with Barnes coming off a career-best shooting season, a talented wing like Kon Knueppel in the draft, and Julian Champagnie's continued improvement, Vassell might be expendable, especially if it means holding onto key depth pieces or an extra draft pick. Two seasons ago, Vassell was touted as a possible star and second option on a title team. This past season, his scoring and shooting numbers took a hit. Johnson isn't the most talented shooter, although he is a key energy guy. As the Spurs push for a title in the next few seasons, only Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox are truly "untouchable," and Stephon Castle isn't far behind them. As for everyone else, the clock is ticking on them proving their role on a winning Spurs team. Advertisement Check out the Inside the Spurs home page for more news, analysis, and must-read articles. Related: San Antonio Spurs Predicted to Bring Back Fan-Favorite This Offseason Related: Possible San Antonio Spurs Offseason Move Touted as 'Disaster'
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15-04-2025
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Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors
Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images The end of the season continues to be brutal for the San Antonio Spurs. After playing a late game on the West Coast against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Spurs must travel to take on the surging Golden State Warriors on the second game of a back-to-back. Luckily, they'll be on an even playing field with the Warriors, who blew out the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Advertisement Things weren't pretty for the Spurs in their last contest with the Warriors. Just over a week ago, San Antonio lost in blowout fashion to Golden State 148-106. Don't expect the Warriors to rest up too much against the Spurs. They are in a competitive battle in the Western Conference for playoff seeding. A win for the Warriors could help them get home-court advantage in the first round. The Spurs will look to build off a solid performance against the Clippers on Tuesday and make up for their last game against the Warriors. San Antonio Spurs (32-47) vs. Golden State Warriors (47-32) April 9th, 2025 | 9 PM CT Watch: KENS5 | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM) Spurs Injuries: Injury report released at 1 pm CT Advertisement Warriors Injuries: Injury report released at 1 pm CT What to watch for: Bench play One of the few positive takeaways from the Spurs' last game against the Warriors was their bench scoring. Keldon Johnson chipped in 19 points in 21 minutes. Sandro Mamukelashvili and Malaki Branham had nice games as well. It'll take all hands on deck to compete with the Warriors. It'll be tough to outplay Golden State's rock-solid starting five, but gaining ground during the bench minutes could help the Spurs stay in the game. Harrison Barnes and Chris Paul's consistency Not to jinx anything, but Harrison Barnes and Chris Paul are on track to play all 82 games this season. That is not a sentence I expected to write before the season started. Both players deserve a lot of credit for being available and providing consistent value to the team. Barnes in particular has been huge for the Spurs with his shooting and plug-and-play versatility on offense. Both players have a history with the Warriors and should have a little extra juice, even on the tail end of the back-to-back. Defending the arc Golden State has been shooting teams out of the gym for the better part of a decade. San Antonio can't get into a shooting contest with the Warriors if they want to compete. They let Golden State knock down 21 threes against them in their last contest, including 7 from Brandin Podziemski. Getting good contests and running shooters off the line will help the Spurs gain an edge on Wednesday night. Advertisement More from
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10-04-2025
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Toronto Raptors odds for May 12 NBA lottery now official
The last two Toronto Raptors games this season were rendered completely meaningless by an unexpected result in San Francisco on Thursday night. The San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun Golden State — which had won six of its previous seven games — on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Harrison Barnes. As a result, Toronto became locked in to the NBA's seventh-worst record. Had the Spurs lost and then dropped games to Phoenix and Toronto in the season finale and had the Raptors won in Dallas and against the Spurs, the teams could have been tied at 32-50, resulting in a coin flip deciding who would have the seventh-best odds at the May 12 lottery. That means Toronto will have 7.5% odds at landing the first pick (expected to be generational talent Cooper Flagg of Duke), 7.8% odds of picking second, 8.1% at third and 8.5% at fourth. The Raptors cannot select fifth or sixth and have 19.7% odds at staying put at seven, but more than a one in three (34.1%) chance of dropping to eighth — which would happen if any team with worse odds than them move up. If things go really poorly, they have 12.9% odds of falling to ninth, 1.3% at 10th and 0.03% at 11th. Toronto jumped to fourth from seventh in 2021 and came away with future face of the franchise Scottie Barnes. The team in the seventh spot before the lottery has moved up four times in the past six years since the NBA changed its system and flattened the odds so that the three worst teams had equal odds. Last year, Atlanta stunningly won the lottery from the 10th spot at just 3% odds, while Houston leapt from ninth to third and Toronto dropped two spots as a result, from sixth to eighth — which also meant the pick went to San Antonio as stipulated in the Jakob Poeltl trade. The teams with the seventh- and eighth-best odds in 2019 both moved into the top two spots. A Raptors executive told Postmedia before Wednesday's final home game of the season — a win over the Charlotte Hornets — that the team is comfortable, given the level of talent in this draft class, that a significant piece will be added to the program regardless of how the lottery unfolds. That same exec said it has not yet been decided who will represent the franchise for the televised event (this corner suggested the team's mascot, who has loyally served for the full 30 years the Raptors have been around, would be a novel choice, but that seems unlikely given the lottery winners are always interviewed and the Raptor is media-shy). Toronto's front office will be gathered in Chicago for the NBA's draft combine, which begins a day before the lottery, so there will be plenty of options. Barnes and assistant general manager Dan Tolzman represented the Raptors last year, general manager Bobby Webster did it in 2023, (Toronto stayed put at 13 that year), Fred VanVleet did it in 2021, Masai Ujiri did it in 2016 and Bryan Colangelo was there in 2013 — 10 days before Ujiri succeeded him as general manager and vice president. Raptors star Brandon Ingram got injection in injured ankle Duke star and potential Raptors draft target could face deportation Washington, Utah (both 17-63) and Charlotte (19-61) will have the best odds at the lottery (52.1% each at a Top 4 pick, 14% of drafting first), New Orleans will have 48.1% and 12.5% odds, respectively, Philadelphia 42.1% and 12.5% (but in the biggest twist, will surrender the pick to Oklahoma City if it falls further than sixth), and Brooklyn will have 37.2% odds at picking in the Top 4, and 9% of landing Flagg. By finishing with the eighth-best odds, San Antonio will have 26.3% odds of the Top 4 and 6% at first compared to Toronto's 31.9% and 7.5%. Jonathan Mogbo's past two games: 17 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals and 17 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds, 3 steals. Pretty good. Didn't expect Mogbo, the 31st pick last June, to be the only rookie to notch a triple-double this season and suspect not many did, even Mogbo himself. He said he never notched one in high school or college, always falling an assist or two short … Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic praised veteran Garrett Temple after Wednesday's win and said he hoped to have him back next year. Asked in the locker room in what capacity he'd want to stick around in Toronto, the 15-year veteran quickly indicated he wants to keep playing and not become a coach. 'Yeah, I want to be back playing, point blank. Let that be known,' Temple said. Temple can clearly still contribute on the court, even if he's most helpful as a mentor. After not playing for eight games, he scored nine points in nine minutes @WolstatSun
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10-04-2025
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Harrison Barnes hits 3-pointer at the buzzer as Spurs stun Warriors with 114-111 win
Harrison Barnes made a 3-pointer at the buzzer after committing a foul moments earlier that could have cost his team, and the San Antonio Spurs stunned the Golden State Warriors 114-111 on Wednesday night. Draymond Green made two free throws with 3.1 seconds left to make it 111-all after Barnes fouled him, then the veteran guard let it fly over Jimmy Butler and was immediately swarmed by his teammates when the horn sounded. Keldon Johnson made a go-ahead layup with 11 seconds left after tying the game with 32 seconds remaining and finished with 21 points. Butler scored 13 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and converted 16 of 17 free throws and Stephen Curry scored 30 with five 3-pointers and grabbed eight rebounds, but this loss could jeopardize Golden State securing a top-six playoff seed and avoiding the play-in tournament. Stephon Castle also had 21 for San Antonio. Green contributed 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists but the Warriors lost a critical game at home for a second straight time. Buddy Hield came off the bench to score 12 as the Warriors for much of the game looked like the more energized group as both teams played on consecutive nights — Golden State coming off a 133-95 win at Phoenix and San Antonio a 122-117 road loss to the Clippers. Barnes wound up with 20 points against his former team as the Spurs snapped a three-game skid with just their second victory in 10 games. Rockets: Chris Paul scored 10 of his 12 points in the second quarter facing his team from last season. Warriors: Of Golden State's 45 first-half shots, 29 were 3s. Curry hit back-to-back 3-pointers 30 seconds apart early in the third quarter and that gave him the three 3s he needed to reach 300 for the season — his NBA-record sixth season with 300 or more from deep. Klay Thompson and James Harden have each done so once. Golden State notched 29 assists on 36 baskets. San Antonio visits Phoenix on Friday night while the Warriors play at Portland on Friday night before returning to Chase Center to host the Clippers in Sunday's regular-season finale.
