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Malaki Branham - Spurs pick up optionThe Spurs exercised their fourth-year team option on Branham on Friday, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.

ImpactBranham has emerged as a solid rotational piece for the Spurs and has improved with each passing year, so the team has decided to keep him around not only for this season, but for 2025-26 as well. Branham averaged 9.2 points, 2.1 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game across 75 regular-season appearances in 2023-24, his second year in The Association.

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Blake Wesley - Has option picked upWesley had his fourth-year team option picked up by the Spurs on Friday, Ty Jager of FanSided.com reports.

ImpactWesley averaged 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.3 blocks and 0.4 triples across 17.0 minutes in the final 20 games of his sophomore season in San Antonio. Although his option was picked up, the guard will presumably have to earn a spot providing depth in the backcourt once the regular season tips off.

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Victor Wembanyama - Spurs exercise third-year optionThe Spurs have exercised the third-year option in Wembanyama's contract on Friday, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.

ImpactThis is far from a shocking decision from the Spurs' front office, as Wembanyama is already the team's most important player in both the short- and long-term picture despite having played less than 100 games in the NBA in his career following his rookie. This move ensures Wembanyama will be under contract with the Spurs until the end of the 2025-26 season, and the Spurs will likely choose to sign him to a maximum extension after that.

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Jeremy Sochan - Option picked upThe Spurs exercised their fourth-year team option on Sochan (rest) on Friday, Ty Jager of FanSided.com reports.

ImpactSochan was rested, along with several other starters, in the Spurs' preseason finale. He is expected to start at power forward once the regular season tips off. He produced a double-double via 18 points (9-13 FG),11 rebounds, an assist and a steal across 28 minutes in his last exhibition game.

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Jamaree Bouyea - Signed by san AntonioThe Spurs signed Bouyea on Friday, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.

ImpactBouyea was let go by the Spurs in September, but the Austin Spurs acquired his G League rights via trade prior to the NBA club signing him. The 25-year-old made 12 appearances for the G League's Austin Spurs in 2023-24, during which he averaged 15.1 points, 6.3 assists, 6.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals.

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Blake Wesley Leads with HumorSan Antonio Spurs guard Blake Wesley revealed his comfort level heading into the 2024-25 season.

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Fred VanVleet - Scores 15, dishes out five dimesVanVleet delivered 15 points (5-12 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 2-2 FT), a rebound, five assists and a steal across 28 minutes in Thursday's 129-107 preseason win over the Spurs.

ImpactJalen Green and Alperen Sengun led the way for the Rockets in this one after combining for 51 points, but VanVleet can't be overlooked as one of the team's main offensive threats as well. The veteran floor general will be the one in charge of running the show in his second year with the Rockets, and he averaged 17.4 points with a career-best 8.1 assists per game in 2023-24.

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