The San Antonio Spurs are heading into Summer League with a roster that says plenty about where this franchise is trying to go next. Carter Bryant sits at the top of the group, and the 2025 first-round pick is already being singled out as a “player to watch” who fits cleanly alongside Victor Wembanyama.
That pairing is the big hook here. Bryant is back in Summer League after appearing in the NBA Finals in June as a rookie, and the expectation is that July gives him another chance to sharpen the parts of his game that make him such an obvious fit in San Antonio.
Brian Martin of the NBA’s official website put it this way: "After appearing in the NBA Finals in June as a rookie, Bryant returns to Summer League in July to continue working on his game as he enters his sophomore season in San Antonio," Brian Martin of the NBA's official website states. "Bryant's elite athleticism and ability to defend on the perimeter and knock down 3s make him a perfect complement to the Spurs’ young core of Victor Wembanyama, Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle."
The Spurs’ 2026 Summer League roster also includes their four selections from the 2026 NBA Draft: Jayden Quaintance, Tarris Reed Jr., Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Maliq Brown. Emanuel Miller and Jayden Nunn, both of whom played for the Austin Spurs during the 2025-26 season, are on the roster as well.
San Antonio opens its Summer League run on Thursday, July 9, against the Atlanta Hawks at the Thomas and Mack Center on the campus of UNLV.
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