The preseason has been kind to the San Antonio Spurs so far. Victor Wembanyama has returned from injury looking refreshed. The rookies, Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant, have impressed. New additions like Luke Kornet and Lindy Waters have played well. They\u2019ll look to keep the good vibes going against last season\u2019s Eastern Conference champions, the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n
The Pacers rested a good chunk of their starters in its previous preseason outing against the Oklahoma City Thunder. San Antonio may see close the Pacers close to full health on Monday (obviously, minus star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who is out for the season). The Spurs will hope to see a few key contributors return to the court, as Stephon Castle and Jeremy Sochan are questionable for Monday\u2019s contest.<\/p>\n
The Spurs will likely get a better look at Harper on Monday, as he was eased in against the Utah Jazz in Friday\u2019s win. The rookie guard looked good, tallying 9 points and 3 assists in 18 minutes. This will be a good test for the Spurs ball handlers, as the Pacers are known for their tough perimeter defense.<\/p>\n
October 13th, 2025 | 6 PM CT<\/strong><\/p>\n Watch: CW SA| Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)<\/strong><\/p>\n Spurs Injuries<\/strong>: De\u2019Aaron Fox \u2013 Out (hamstring), Kelly Olynyk \u2013 Questionable (heel), Stephon Castle \u2013 Questionable (knee), Jeremy Sochan \u2013 Questionable (calf), Jordan McLaughlin \u2013 Questionable (undisclosed)<\/p>\n Pacers Injuries:<\/strong> Ben Sheppard \u2013 Out (undisclosed), Aaron Nesmith \u2013 Questionable (rest), Andrew Nembhard \u2013 Questionable (rest), Pascal Siakim \u2013 Questionable (rest), Johnny Furphy \u2013 Questionable (ankle), Quenton Jackson \u2013 Questionable (hamstring), T.J. McConnell \u2013 Out (hamstring), Kam Jones \u2013 Out (back), Tyrese Haliburton \u2013 Out (achilles)<\/p>\n The Spurs didn\u2019t shoot the ball well in their last game, against the Jazz, hitting 27.1% of their threes. Shooting is thought to be San Antonio\u2019s biggest weakness coming into the season, but the team has shot it well in 2 out of 3 preseason games. The Spurs three point shooting will be an important variable all season long, and one to track in the final games of the preseason.<\/p>\n Harper played as advertised in his preseason debut. He played well off the ball, and finished around the basket when he got to the rim. He knocked down a corner three, which is a huge shot for him moving forward. It\u2019ll be interesting to see him get more primary ball-handling opportunities as the season progresses. Bryant\u2019s defense has continued to be good against NBA competition. He knocked down two big threes on Friday night, a good sign for his development early in his career. The rookie will likely have to cut his teeth in Austin, but with Bryant\u2019s combination of size, athleticism and motor, it may be hard to keep him out of the rotation for long.<\/p>\n End of the bench standouts<\/p>\n It\u2019s been a mixed bag for the Spurs two-way and training camp invitees this preseason. They pulled out a big win on Friday night against players who are likely to figure into the Jazz\u2019s rotation. Harrison Ingram and David Jones-Garcia look like strong two-way players who will provide good depth at the wing and combo guard positions Waters has shot the ball well, giving San Antonio another weapon at the end of the bench. Keep your eyes on Riley Minix and Adam Flagler as players who could have a major moment before the preseason is over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The preseason has been kind to the San Antonio Spurs so far. Victor Wembanyama has returned from injury…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":299439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,7202,7203,145315,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-299438","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-san-antonio","10":"tag-sanantonio","11":"tag-spurs-game-previews","12":"tag-texas","13":"tag-tx","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115365874628851259","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}