As we progress through the summer, the end of the Olympics is also included in the NBA schedule. The release of the NBA schedule has slowed free agency as fans look forward to the start of the regular season, which is still more than two and a half months away. As a result, the San Antonio Spurs’ roster appears to be complete as they develop Victor Wembanyama. At the beginning of August, Lauri Markkanen extended his contract with the Utah Jazz, putting an end to a month-long debate regarding whether San Antonio could acquire the 2023 All-Star. Even though the Spurs made a trade proposal for the Finish forward, it seemed less likely that the deal would happen with each passing day. Before adding Malachi Flynn and Brandon Boston Jr.
last week, the Silver and Black re-signed several of their own players. Spurs signings that went unnoticed With the addition of Boston, Jr., and Flynn, San Antonio now has two young guards who have shown glimpses, albeit brief ones. The San Antonio Spurs acquired a player who scored 27 points in 2021 against a very good Boston Celtics team when the team agreed to a training camp contract with Boston. Boston played in 105 games over the course of three seasons for the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging 12.9 minutes and 6.2 points per contest. He has shot 39.5 percent from the field and 31.3 percent on three-point attempts, not great numbers. Before the Clippers selected him with the 51st overall pick in the 2021 draft, Boston only played college ball for Kentucky for one year. GM Brian Wright and the company had reached an agreement with Flynn two days earlier. Malachi Flynn is probably familiar to you because he scored 50 points in an April game against the Atlanta Hawks. Flynn, a member of the Detroit Pistons, shot 18-25 from the field in that game’s defeat.
The former San Diego Aztec and Washington State Cougar spent his first four professional seasons as a Toronto Raptor before being traded twice this past year, this time to the New York Knicks between Detroit and Canada. After spending four years at Washington State and San Diego State, Flynn was selected 29th overall in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft. Over the course of his career, Flynn has averaged 5.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game. Since Toronto selected him in the draft, he has shot 41.8 percent from the field and 33.1% from three-point range in 213 games. Flynn’s contract gives him a chance to compete for a roster spot, just like it did with Boston. The team’s composition in San Antonio 21 players have signed contracts with the Spurs. With recent deals offered to Sandro Mamukelashvili, Charles Bassey, and Julian Champagnie, the maximum 15 spots were filled. In addition to Flynn and Boston, Riley Minix has a contract for training camp. Harrison Ingram, a second-round pick this summer, and David Duke, Jr. and Jamaree Bouyea, two players who spent some time with the big club last year, signed the three Two-Way deals with the affiliate Austin Spurs. In less than two months, training camp will begin. It would appear that the Spurs have their roster for 2023 and 2024, barring any unforeseen moves.
