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The San Antonio Spurs have signed guard Jayden Nunn to a training camp deal.
“Another World Cup is coming up, and I want to be there,” he says when asked about returning to the national team. “There haven’t been so many Filipino Americans in the [NBA] league, and Filipinos, period. So knowing that I get to represent that and kind of change the narrative in any way that I can, that’s what I’m trying to do. Hopefully, we can see those dudes [Jalen Green and Dylan Harper] in a Gilas jersey at some point.”
New York Knicks star and longtime Law & Order: SVU fan Jalen Brunson will guest star on the upcoming 28th season of the venerable NBC crime drama. Brunson will appear in Season 28’s fifth episode, scheduled to air at 9 p.m. November 5. His role is being kept under wraps. The casting reunites Brunson with SVU star, Knicks superfan and recent Emmys host Mariska Hargitay. The Knicks point guard appeared in the show’s pretaped opening musical number with Hargitay, along with a slew of dancers and extras. “It’s just a lot of pressure. Have you ever felt like you had millions of eyes on you and it all comes down to one night?” Hargitay asked Brunson in the skit as she steamed her dress and he was steaming his jersey. “Seriously?” he asked. “Hey, Jalen, it’s just me. I don’t have anyone to step it in for me,” Hargitay replied, referring to the Knicks’ iconic game-winning tip-in by OG Anunoby in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs.
Intensive training with his teammates, discreet dinner in town with family, only one interview planned on American TV: Victor Wembanyama has chosen the reserve for his return to San Antonio, where he is preparing for a fourth season under very high expectations with the Spurs, now among the favorites for the NBA championship title next June.
Darko Rajaković to Kawhi Leonard: "I want to tell you a funny story. I was working with San Antonio. I was coaching in Europe and I was their international scout. So the day you got drafted, I was with San Antonio in the draft room. I was part of the trade. I was like seven people. There was Lindsey, RC, coach Pop, I was there with like a couple of scouts. And when we traded George Hill and we got your draft rights, I was there when you got drafted."
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Presti finished high school, played Division III basketball at Emerson College and dedicated his life to the sport, first as a whiz-kid front-office staffer for the San Antonio Spurs, then as the mastermind general manager behind the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then one day in 2023, he reread a book called “Values of the Game” by Bill Bradley, the former New York Knicks forward and United States senator. It was about the through lines that exist in sports, the pieces of shared wisdom that shape our lives, the ideals that get passed down. “Leadership,” Bradley wrote, “means getting people to think, believe, see and do what they might not have without you.”
Legion Hoops: J.Cole shouts out the Spurs in San Antonio: “Y’all get to witness greatness. Ya’ll done seen Spurs dynasties and sh*t. Looks like y’all might have another one on the way with that motherfu**er Victor Wembanyama.”
Chancellor Johnson: The Rockets hired renowned shooting coach Chip Engelland over the offseason. Asked Ime Udoka about his addition. Turns out, Udoka wasn’t quite nice enough to get Engelland’s help during his playing days. “I always joke that I wasn’t big time enough for him to help me with my jump shot. He was always busy Tony Parker and Kawhi and everybody.”
NBA Trade Machine: De'Aaron Fox was part of 8.6% of the trades built on HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours. Of those trades, his top destinations were Minnesota (10.3%), LA Clippers (7.1%), and LA Lakers (6.3%). The most common players sent back for him were Luka Doncic (6.3%), Evan Mobley (6.3%), and Anthony Edwards (4.8%).
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Jokic was simply asked to clarify who is the best defender against him in the NBA. Serbian center shortly said "Everyone," before naming a full list of different players: "Everyone. Some teams defend very well as a unit, while others have excellent individual defenders. Zubac guards me really well, and so does Nurkic. I guess they’re just bulkier, so I can’t move them when we’re battling for position," he said. "I think Rudy Gobert is a great defender, even though I’ve historically played well against him. Jalen Duren, he’s undersized but tricky. Wendell Carter Jr. is also on the shorter side, and Myles Turner blocks a lot of shots. There’s no need to even talk about Wembanyama. They’re all good; the league is talented on both ends of the floor."
Michael Scotto: The San Antonio Spurs will hire Chris Kent as head coach of their Austin Spurs G League affiliate, sources told HoopsHype. He was Florida State’s Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development. Prior, he worked for the Rip City Remix and was a Chicago Bulls video coordinator.
Oh No He Didn't: Jimmy Kimmel: "Is it true that Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks is going to be on (Law & Order) this season?" Mariska Hargitay: *brief pause* "It's looking like it" "Who does he kill the Spurs?" "Yup! But he already did that"
Marc Stein: Longtime NBA assistant coach Scott Roth, who played for the Jazz, Spurs and Wolves, is nearing a two-year extension as head coach of the @NBL @JackJumpers , @TheSteinLine has learned. Tasmania enters Year 6 regarded as one of Australia’s most successful sports expansion stories.
