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SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 30, 2024) –&nbsp;The NBA today announced that San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama is one of 28 players who earned a spot to compete in the 2024 Rising Stars. The annual showcase, featuring a mini-tournament with four teams and three games, will air live at 8 p.m. CT on TNT on Friday, Feb. 16.

Wembanyama has appeared in 41 games (all starts) for the Spurs, averaging 20.6 points, 10.1 rebounds and an NBA-best 3.12 blocks in 28.6 minutes, leading all rookies in each of these categories. He has posted seven games with at least 20 points and 5 blocks, most in the NBA this season, and is the only rookie this season with at least 800 points, 400 rebounds and 120 blocks.

In a win at Detroit on Jan. 10, Wembanyama became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double with zero turnovers with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in 21 minutes. &nbsp;

He becomes the 11th player in Spurs history to be selected to Rising Stars since the event’s inception in 1994.

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Victor Wembanyama Named a 2024 Rising Star

SAN ANTONIO (June 23, 2023) –&nbsp;The San Antonio Spurs invite fans to watch the team’s “Meet the Rookies” live streaming and television special on Saturday, June 24 at 10 a.m. Spurs legend Sean Elliott will introduce the Silver and Black’s 2023 NBA Draft class, featuring the No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs 44th overall selection Sidy Cissoko&nbsp;(SEEDY sis-oh-koe).

Spurs Managing Partner Peter J. Holt and CEO RC Buford will speak publicly for the first time since the team selected their highest pick in 26 years. Following Holt and Buford’s appearance, Wembanyama and Cissoko will be introduced and answer questions from Elliott.

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TUNE IN TO MEET THE 2023 SAN ANTONIO SPURS ROOKIES ON SATURDAY, JUNE 24

SAN ANTONIO&nbsp;(June 23, 2023) – The San Antonio Spurs today selected Sidy Cissoko with the 44th&nbsp;overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft.

Cissoko (SEEDY sis-oh-koe), 6-7/230, played one season with the G League Ignite where he averaged 12.8 points, 3.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 28 regular season games. He recorded eight games where he scored at least 20 points. Cissoko was chosen to the play in the Rising Stars Challenge at the 2023 NBA All-Star weekend. He was also one of 24 players named to the G League inaugural Next Up Game.

A native of Paris, France, Cissoko made his professional debut in 2021 with Baskona in the Spanish ACB League.&nbsp;He was loaned out to Baskonia's satellite club,&nbsp;Iraurgi SB, in the second-tier&nbsp;LEB Oro&nbsp;where he averaged 10.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 32 games.

Cissoko was named to the World Select Team in the 2022 Nike Hoop Summit. In the same year, he represented France at the FIBA U-18 European Championship where he averaged 7.8 points and 3.2 rebounds.

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SPURS SELECT SIDY CISSOKO WITH THE 44TH OVERALL PICK IN 2023 NBA DRAFT

SAN ANTONIO (June 23, 2023) –&nbsp;The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have acquired two second round picks from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for the draft rights of Leonard Miller. San Antonio receives Utah’s 2026 second round pick (from Minnesota) and Minnesota’s 2028 second round pick.

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SPURS ACQUIRE FUTURE SECOND ROUND PICKS

SAN ANTONIO&nbsp;(June 22, 2023) – The San Antonio Spurs today selected Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.

The first French player selected No. 1 overall in NBA Draft history, Wembanyama (Wem-ban-YAH-muh)&nbsp; joins David Robinson and Tim Duncan as the only top overall picks in Spurs franchise history.

Wembanyama, 7-3/225, most recently played with French-club&nbsp;Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 in the LNB Pro A French League during the 2022-23 season, where he helped lead the team to the LNB Pro A Finals and a 23-11 regular season record. In 34 regular season games with Mets 92, he averaged 21.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 3.0 blocks in 32.3 minutes. In 10 postseason games, Wembanyama averaged 17.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 2.7 assists.&nbsp;

The Le Chesnay, France native wrapped up the season being named league MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Best Young Player, Scoring Champion, Blocked Shots Champion and was named to the All-LNB First Team.&nbsp;Throughout his career, he’s earned&nbsp;Best Young Player three times (2021, 2022, 2023), is a two-time LNB All-Star (2022, 2023), named to the All-LNB First Team twice and won the 2022 LNB Pro A Championship with&nbsp;ASVEL Basket.

Wembanyama played his first games in the United States in October 2022 during a pair of exhibition games against the G League Ignite in Las Vegas. In his U.S. debut, he recorded 37 points, 4 rebounds and 5 blocks.&nbsp; In the second game, he had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks in a Metropolitans 92 win.

The 19-year-old started his professional basketball career at the age of 15 with Nanterre 92 in the Euro Cup League from 2019-21. Prior to joining the Mets 92 for the 2022-23 season, Wembanyama played for the French club ASVEL Basket from 2021-22.&nbsp;

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