Spurs' Bassey to miss remainder of season after tearing ACL in NBA G League game
San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey has a torn anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the rest of the seasonDECEMBER 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Charles Bassey - Suffers torn ACL Bassey will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left ACL in Sunday's G League contest against the Legends, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News reports.
Impact Bassey was re-evaluated Tuesday in San Antonio, which confirmed initial fears of a serious injury for the 23-year-old. Bassey was on pace for a new career high in minutes played this season, producing 3.3 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 72.5 percent from the field in 10.8 minutes per game across 19 appearances. Dominick Barlow becomes a critical piece for San Antonio's G League affiliate, and he could earn promotions when the Spurs need frontcourt depth. Sandro Mamukelashvili also climbs in the depth chart. Bassey will look to make a full recovery ahead of the 2024-25 season, but it's worth noting that his left leg is where he suffered a tibial plateau fracture during his time at Western Kentucky as well.
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Jeremy Sochan - Loses out on point guard role Sochan recorded seven points (3-11 FG, 1-5 3Pt), six rebounds, two assists and one steal across 35 minutes in Monday's 93-82 loss to the Rockets.
Impact After a one-game benching, Sochan has started in San Antonio's last two games, but he's seen more time off the ball as a forward while Devin Vassell and Malaki Branham have handled more of the ball-handling responsibilities. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Spurs plan to take a committee approach to the point guard spot moving forward, after Sochan had previously taken on that role for much of the season to limited success. In addition to Vassell, Branham and Sochan, bench guard Tre Jones will also serve as a ballhandler when he's on the floor. The arrangement is likely to result in fewer assist opportunities for Sochan, who has already seen his usage dip below 15 percent in both of his last two starts, well down from the 18.9 percent rate he's carrying for the season. If the recent downturn in usage proves to be sticky, Sochan may no longer be worthy of holding in most 12-team category leagues, even if he continues to see 30-plus minutes in most games.
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Charles Bassey - Could miss extended time Bassey will be re-examined in San Antonio on Tuesday and appears to be at risk of missing extended time, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News reports.
Impact Bassey rejoined the Spurs on Monday, one day after he suited up for the G League's Austin Spurs and recorded 30 points (12-24 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 13 rebounds, five assists, four blocks and two steals in a 115-111 loss to the Texas Legends. He apparently sustained the left knee injury at some point during Sunday's appearance with Austin and wasn't available Monday for the NBA team's loss to the Rockets, and the third-year center now looks as though he could be in danger of a long-term absence. Bassey notably saw his 2022-23 season come to an early end in mid-March, after he suffered a non-displaced fracture of the patella in the same knee.
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Devin Vassell - Poor shooting display Monday Vassell supplied 14 points (5-16 FG, 1-9 3Pt, 3-5 FT), six rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes during Monday's 93-82 loss to the Rockets.
Impact Vassell might have ended as one of the Spurs' main scorers in this low-scoring loss, but once again, the efficiency issues are plaguing him. Vassell has been part of the starting lineup in each of San Antonio's last three games, and while he's scoring 15.7 points per game in that span, he's also shooting a meager 38.3 percent from the field.
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Malaki Branham - Stuffs stat sheet Monday Branham provided 13 points (6-13 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, seven assists and one steal over 34 minutes during Monday's 93-82 loss to the Rockets.
Impact Branham needed 13 shots to score 13 points, and while that kind of efficiency will not cut it in most games, he still delivered a decent stat line thanks to his contributions in other categories. Branham has started in seven of San Antonio's last eight games, and while he seems to be trending up, the lack of consistency on a game-to-game basis hurts his upside, something that's also affected by his lack of an established role. Over that eight-game span, Branham is averaging 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Those numbers are not enough to target him outside of very deep leagues -- and even in that scenario, he'd only be suitable as an streaming option to fill gaps in your daily lineup.
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Victor Wembanyama - Extends double-double streak Wembanyama finished with 15 points (7-15 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 0-1 FT), 18 rebounds, three assists and five blocks in 33 minutes during Monday's 93-82 loss to the Rockets.
Impact The French rookie continues to improve with every passing game, and he's now achieved that feat in five consecutive games, as well as in six of his last seven appearances. The Spurs are struggling badly and seem headed to earn another lottery pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, but Wembanyama keeps thriving in fantasy and is leaps and bounds ahead of all the other draftees of his class. The numbers don't lie, as Wembanyama is averaging 19.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, 2.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game over his last 10 contests.
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Rockets hand Spurs franchise-record 17th consecutive loss
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Rockets beat Spurs 93-82 and send San Antonio to its franchise-record 17th straight loss
Tari Eason had a season-high 18 points and 14 rebounds off the bench as the Houston Rockets beat San Antonio 93-82 on Monday night and dealt the Spurs their franchise-record 17th c...DECEMBER 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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