In his workouts with Victor Wembanyama a couple summers ago, Jamal Crawford says he was most impressed with how quickly he could download information and input it on the court.
"It was almost like fake, to be honest with you."
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"Gregg Popovich is one of the greatest coaches to have ever coached basketball... It's the mental that he's a specialist in... The mastermind is still around."
Stephen A. Smith on Pop's influence on the Spurs ahead of the NBA Finals 👏
(via @FirstTake)
THE NBA FINALS ARE FINALLY HERE 🙌
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks.
One of them will be an NBA champion.
Drop your prediction in the replies ⤵️
"[Wemby is] a Steph Curry shooter with Kobe Bryant agility and has Wilt Chamberlain and Nate Thurmond ferocity. ... I don't think we've ever seen anything like him."
James Worthy on Victor Wembanyama.
(via @RoadTrippinShow)
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama since February 1, including the NBA playoffs 👀
🔹39-6 overall record
🔹13-1 record vs. East
🔹25.9 PPG
🔹11.8 RPG
🔹3.7 BPG
🔹51.9% FG
🔹+650 plus/minus
The 2026 NBA Finals begin tonight 🍿
The Knicks hype train is off the rails after their historic playoff run, but will they keep it going against Wemby and the mighty Spurs?
@BrettSiegelNBA makes his prediction right here ✍️
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Most teams have one elite defender.
The Spurs have three of the top four lowest opponent FG% marks in the entire playoffs.
This isn't defense.
It's a lockdown operation.
The youngest Finals team in 50 years just happens to be a defensive nightmare.
"It doesn't motivate me. At the end of the day, only 20,000 people fit in the arena. So it doesn't really make a difference."
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama on whether the NBA Finals spotlight motivates him 🗣
(via @NBA)
Referees for Game 1 of the NBA Finals tonight between the Spurs and Knicks:
• Scott Foster (Crew Chief)
• James Capers
• Sean Wright
• JB DeRosa (alternate)
In 2024, the Kings fired head coach Mike Brown.
In 2025, they traded franchise star De'Aaron Fox.
Now, in 2026, both men have reached the NBA Finals, Fox leading the Spurs and Mike Brown coaching the Knicks.
From being let go by the same organization to meeting on basketball's biggest stage, their journeys have come full circle in the most unbelievable way.
What once looked like the end of an era in Sacramento became the beginning of something even bigger.
Now, two of the franchise's most important former figures are just four wins away from a championship, on opposite sides of the NBA Finals 🏆
You couldn't script it any better.
The 2026 NBA Finals begin tonight in San Antonio.
Will it be the Spurs or the Knicks who reign supreme this year? @BrettSiegelNBA breaks down the five main factors that will impact this series and determine his winner.
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