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OCT 9 JOHNSON, SOCHAN OUT FOR PRESEASON OPENER The starting point guard debate has officially been answered … at least for the San Antonio Spurs’ preseason opener.

“General soreness” is keeping both Keldon Johnson and Jeremy Sochan sidelined against the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday evening, marking the first official “injuries” for San Antonio this season. 

With Sochan out, any scenario where he was the starting point guard in a Victor Wembanyama-centered lineup are no longer viable, and Tre Jones is now in a prime position to start. 

Everyone else on the Spurs’ is good to go for their 7 p.m. road tipoff. 

OCT 3 BULLOCK SIGNS WITH ROCKETS A former member of the San Antonio Spurs has a new home. 

The Houston Rockets plan to sign free agent forward Reggie Bullock once he clears waivers. Shams Charania of The Athletic was the first to report.

Bullock and the Spurs reached a buyout agreement shortly before the start of training camp. Now, he joins one of the Spurs' biggest rivals.

SEP 27 DAME TRADED TO BUCKS After a long offseason saga involving 11th-year Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard, the veteran NBA superstar is headed to Milwaukee. 

A three-team deal involving Phoenix, Milwaukee and Portland sees Lillard joining forces with Bucks two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, also forming a big three with Kris Middleton. Lillard averaged 32.2 points last season on 37 percent shooting from deep, and is still a colossal impactor on offense. 

Looks like Giannis — after honestly speaking out about his situation with the Bucks a few weeks ago — is staying put. Former Bucks point guard Jrue Holiday was also moved in the deal, and will look to sign with a "contending team." Full details below:

MIL gets: Damian Lillard

POR gets: Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, 2029 unprotected Bucks 1st-round pick, 2028, 2030 Bucks swap rights.

PHX gets: Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Nassir Little, Keon Johnson

SEP 27 WARRIORS SIGN RUDY GAY A former member of the San Antonio Spurs is signing with a Western Conference contender.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Golden State Warriors are signing Rudy Gay.

Gay, 37, played the past two seasons with the Utah Jazz but also has four years with the Spurs under his belt from 2017-21.

SEP 22 STEVENS SIGNS WITH CELTICS A former member of the San Antonio Spurs has a new home.

According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, the Boston Celtics are signing Lamar Stevens to a deal.

Stevens was traded to the Spurs earlier in the offseason with Cedi Osman from the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he was cut back in the summer to shed some roster space. Now, he joins the contending Celtics to help with their second-unit defense.

SEP 18 SPURS SIGN MILLNER The San Antonio Spurs are adding to their roster.

According to HoopsHype reporter Michael Scotto, the Spurs are signing Seth Millner to a two-way contract.

Millner, 23, averaged 5.2 points for the Spurs during Summer League in July.

SEP 11 CAM PAYNE CUT The San Antonio Spurs are making a small change to their roster.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Spurs are cutting veteran guard Cam Payne.

Payne, 29, was acquired in a small trade with the Phoenix Suns back in July. However, his next home won't be in San Antonio.

SEP 10 BROOKS, CANADA BEAT U.S. Dillon Brooks is coming home with some hardware after Canada beat the United States 127-118 in Sunday's FIBA World Cup bronze medal match to clinch third place in the tournament.

In an effort that earned "MVP" chants from the crowd assembled at SM Mall of Asia Arena, Brooks did a little bit of everything, pairing a five-rebound, four-assist output with 39 points on 12-of-18 from the field.

Now, Brooks will get ready for Houston Rockets training camp, which begins in less than a month.

Brooks and the Rockets play the San Antonio Spurs at the Frost Bank Center on Friday, Oct. 27.

SEP 8 GERMANY KNOCKS OFF USA IN FIBA WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL Sometimes in sports, the outright favorite gets shocked by the underdog. On Friday, that's exactly what happened in the FIBA World Cup as USA fell to Germany in the semifinal, 113-111.

Germany, who has yet to lose a game in the World Cup, played with such poise and chemistry as if they were the team who was seen as the overall favorite, who had three players score 20+ points along with Dennis Schroder's 17 points and nine assists, which helped dictate the pace of the game.

USA held a one-point lead at halftime but Germany came out firing in the third quarter, heading into the fourth with a double-digit lead and never looked back.

Team USA will face Canada in the third-place match, while Germany lines up against Serbia for the gold medal game on Sunday.

SEP 7 SPURS 2K RATINGS NBA 2K24 is set to release on all platforms Friday, but before the game was out to consumers, each team's 2K ratings were revealed online.

While we've known for about a month that Victor Wembanyama would be an 84 overall, now we know the rest of the Spurs' ratings.

Here's a look at the team's full ratings.

SEP 6 FIBA WORLD CUP SEMIFINALS The San Antonio Spurs won't be represented at the FIBA World Cup semifinals after Sandro Mamukelashvili was eliminated in the Round of 16.

However, the stage is set for the final four teams after the quarterfinals eliminated half of the remaining field.

Serbia will face Canada, while the United States will play Germany, the last undefeated team left in the tournament. Both games take place Friday in Manila, Philippines. 

SEP 3 GEORGIA ELIMINATED FROM WORLD CUP The FIBA World Cup is coming to an end for San Antonio Spurs forward Sandro Mamukelashvili.

Georgia was eliminated after a 100-84 loss against Australia. Mamukelashvili scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the defeat.

Now, Mamu will begin to prepare for the 2023-24 season with the Spurs.

SEP 1 GEORGIA LOSES VS. GERMANY San Antonio Spurs forward Sandro Mamukelashvili scored a game-high 19 points for Georgia in their match against Germany, but it was not enough to grab a win in a 100-73 defeat.

Germany was led by Maodo Lo, who scored 18 and Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder, who added 16 points and seven assists.

Georgia's next game is scheduled for Sunday against Australia at 2:15 a.m. on ESPN+.