SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs introduced that Devin Vassell will miss the beginning of the 2024-25 season resulting from surgical procedure for a stress response in his proper foot (third metatarsal head) final season.
The staff experiences that he’s taking part in non-contact drills and his standing will likely be up to date on November 1st.
Vassell performed in 68 video games final season earlier than being injured on March 31. He averaged 19.5 factors per recreation (a profession excessive), together with 3.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
In February of final season, he averaged a season-high 22.5 factors per recreation in 12 video games. In March, he recorded 20.2 factors per recreation in 13 video games performed.
In his final three outings, he averaged 26.7 factors per recreation and 52% area aim capturing within the fourth interval this season, his highest capturing common of any interval performed.
“He put in all of them 12 months lengthy,” Gregg Popovich stated final season. “He’s been extremely aggressive and assured all 12 months.”
With Victor Wembanayma because the staff’s principal offensive goal, Vassell turned the staff’s secondary scorer.
He has 36 20-plus aim nights this season and is one in every of 5 Spurs in historical past with a number of 5-plus three-point outings in his first 100 profession video games.
COLLINS AND BASSEY READY TO GO
The Spurs additionally introduced that Zach Collins and Charles Bassey had been cleared to play within the new season’s opening recreation in opposition to Dallas.
Collins dislocated his shoulder within the staff’s season finale in opposition to Detroit and underwent surgical procedure to restore a torn labrum. He performed in 69 video games and averaged 11.2 factors per recreation, together with 5.4 rebounds and a couple of.8 assists.
Bassey suffered a knee damage (left ACL tear) with the Austin Spurs on December 10 in opposition to the Legends. He has missed the Spurs’ final 63 video games. He averaged 3.3 factors per recreation with 4.0 rebounds and 72.5% area aim capturing in 19 video games for the Spurs.
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