Dusty Garza 🏀 NBA Writer/Analyst | @TheDunkDigest & @1200WOAI | Former @FOX29, @News4SA | contributor @NBATV & @SiriusXMNBA | Emmy Awarded TV & Film Producer
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Dillon Brooks caught an early shower for kicking Jamal Murray below the belt ‼️
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Which brings us to the elephant in the room- and the one Western Conference matchup that should keep every Spurs fan awake at night: the Utah Jazz.
Watching Utah drag us into an overtime slugfest while down two of their best starters wasn't just a fluke regular-season scare; it was a tactical blueprint.
The Jazz have constructed a towering, physical roster specifically designed to bludgeon teams inside, and their sideline seems to anticipate Mitch Johnson’s every rotational tick before he even makes a substitution. If the playoffs started today, Utah beats us in seven games. They outmuscle us on the glass, they overwhelm our paint, and worst of all, our bench seems utterly unbothered by our glaring refusal to counter with size of our own.
Spurs guru @PaulGarciaNBA noted that 54% of Victor Wembanyama’s paint points so far have come on lobs (vs. 27% last season).
If they start sliding Reed next to him and letting Wemby roam from the 4, the West better be ready for a different problem. Which begs a larger schematic question: Is Mitch Johnson simply unwilling to experiment with two-big looks?
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Bet you didn't have this version of the Western Conference standings on your bingo card last month.
Cameron Boozer just became the youngest frontcourt player with a triple-double- and it came in a win while the Grizzlies are 5-0.
How long until this is the new face of the Western Conference frontcourt conversation alongside Wemby?
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Spurs guru @PaulGarciaNBA noted that 54% of Victor Wembanyama’s paint points so far have come on lobs (vs. 27% last season).
If they start sliding Reed next to him and letting Wemby roam from the 4, the West better be ready for a different problem. Which begs a larger schematic question: Is Mitch Johnson simply unwilling to experiment with two-big looks?
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PJ Washington + Royce O’Neale as the Spurs’ answer to the West’s injury wave? Smart depth move or overthinking a roster that just needs time to gel?
@ClutchPoints floated two forward upgrades for San Antonio- PJ Washington (from Dallas, package involving Keldon Johnson + protected first) and Royce O’Neale (from Charlotte, involving Harrison Barnes + seconds)- to add shooting and defensive versatility around Wemby, Fox, Castle, and Harper without disrupting the core.
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Oklahoma City’s championship window didn’t just take a hit this year- it just slammed into the human anatomy problems now facing the Thunder.
A "biological treatment" on a patellar tendon for a 7'1" center is an absolute flashing red siren for OKC’s future.
Year one of a new $250M max commitment, and Chet Holmgren is already back on the shelf.
Three core stars lost in one week, and the bill on Chet’s physical ledger just came due.
Inside OKC’s $250M anatomical crossroads on @thedunkdigest :
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Year one of a new $250M max commitment, and Chet Holmgren is already back on the shelf.
Three core stars lost in one week, and the bill on Chet’s physical ledger just came due.
Inside OKC’s $250M anatomical crossroads on @thedunkdigest :
dunkdigest.com/big-problem-i…
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Massive shakeup atop the West and the division: OKC announces Chet Holmgren is out 8–10 weeks following a biological procedure for a patellar tendon tear, while Cason Wallace had shoulder surgery and is out until the end of the regular season.
A brutal break for OKC, but the door just flew wide open for Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs to make serious noise in the standings. (T/H @Highcalibre)
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Portland Trail Blazers' Ja Morant has sustained a Grade 2 left hamstring strain and will miss at least four weeks, sources tell ESPN.
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Cooper Flagg finally admitted he was thrilled when the draft lottery came down to San Antonio and Dallas (mostly thinking about Texas having no state income tax on his paychecks).
Imagine a Wemby-Flagg front court in Bexar County. We were all just one ping-pong ball away.
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Dylan has the work ethic to clean it up, but as it stands, that’s a glaring liability that is on every scouting report.
Worst Mid-Range FG% In The 2026-27 NBA Regular Season (Min. 10 Mid-Range FGA):
1. Dylan Harper — 0.0%
2. Darryn Peterson — 16.7%
3. Anthony Davis — 17.6%
4. Jamal Murray — 18.2%
5. Victor Wembanyama — 28.6%
6. Giannis Antetokounmpo — 33.3%
7. Darius Acuff Jr. — 35.3%
8. Jaylen Brown — 35.7%
9. Naz Reid — 36.4%
9. Paul George — 36.4%
9. Ryan Rollins — 36.4%
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“Claude, give me a 5-out offensive scheme and a psychologically intense pregame speech about killer whales.”
Joe asking Claude how to extract blood from a stone every morning before shootaround makes complete sense.
Joe Mazzulla says he uses AI and Claude every day to help with coaching, personal development, and organizing practices
(Via @985TheSportsHub / h/t @RealBobManning )
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Wildest takeaway from the stat list below and why Victor Wembanyama isn’t on it.
In Wemby’s debut vs. Dallas, early foul trouble capped him at just 23 minutes. He still dropped 15 PTS on 6/9 FG (9 in the 4th), but Devin Vassell led San Antonio with 23. #PorVida
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AJ Dybantsa becomes the seventh No. 1 overall pick, since 1982-83, to lead his team in scoring in his NBA debut, he joins:
Paolo Banchero (2022)
Anthony Davis (2012)
LeBron James (2003)
Allen Iverson (1996)
David Robinson (1989)
Hakeem Olajuwon (1984)
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The Los Angeles Clippers are signing former Spurs and Trail Blazers guard Blake Wesley to a 10-day contract via injury hardship exception, sources tell ESPN.
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Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. watched NBA games during the first week of the season across NBC/Peacock, ESPN, Amazon Prime Video and NBA TV – the most ever for an opening week and up 34% from last year. bit.ly/4ySXxei
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Thunder star Jalen Williams underwent a successful procedure today to address a fractured left fibula and reconstruction of ankle ligaments following a fracture and dislocation.
He will be re-evaluated before the end of the 2026-27 season.
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As Ernie Johnson announced his final season, Charles Barkley’s emotional on-air struggle to thank him underscores the deep respect earned by Johnson’s resilience and selfless anchoring style.
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Keldon Johnson, the reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year’s perimeter production has nearly disappeared and we can't tell if that's by design.
Keldon Johnson is just 1-for-5 from three through five games. His scoring is down 3.6 points on 2.1 fewer shots per game.
His offensive rebounds are up slightly, though, from 1.7 to 2.6.
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