The Spurs have changed course on Harrison Ingram.
San Antonio had initially planned to keep the 23-year-old forward in the fold, extending him a qualifying offer after he entered the offseason as a restricted free agent. That move would have given the Spurs the right to match any outside offer and set the price they could pay him if no other team came in with a deal.
But that plan didn’t last. On Tuesday, Ingram’s qualifying offer was withdrawn, according to Spotrac’s Keith Smith, and he is now an unrestricted free agent.
For the Spurs, it’s not a crushing loss, but it does close the door on a player who was at least familiar with their system. Ingram came into the league as a second-round pick, taken 48th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft after a college career split between Stanford and North Carolina.
His NBA role in San Antonio never really got off the ground. In his first season, he appeared in five games and averaged 7.0 minutes. He followed that with seven more appearances in the 2025-26 season, though those came with just 3.7 minutes per game.
Most of Ingram’s work came in the G League, and he still hasn’t shown he can be a steady NBA contributor. At the same time, he also hasn’t had much of a runway to prove otherwise.
The Spurs’ original qualifying offer made sense as a way to keep their options open while the rest of the offseason unfolded. Now, the picture is clearer: San Antonio is moving on, and Ingram will have to find a new landing spot.
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