‘You are a Spur’ – Fans connect Cooper Flagg to San Antonio after scary Victor Wembanyama news
A blessing in disguise? San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was announced to be out for the remainder of the season due to a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his right shoulder. Wembanyama’s historic sophomore campaign has come to a somber finishGetty This led fans to immediately start to speculate on what this would mean, not only for the future of the Spurs, but for the future of the entire NBA. And when the dust settled, the overwhelming favorite domino effect from Wembanyama’s season-ending injury, was San Antonio landing the number one pick in the draft and taking Duke star, Cooper Flagg. As crazy as that sounds. And as scary as the thought of sticking Flagg next to Wembanyama for the next ten years is to the rest of the NBA, a somewhat similar situation once unfolded in San Antonio before. ‘Remember when David Robinson got hurt so the Spurs got the Tim Duncan pick,’ one fan astutely pointed out on X. In the 1997 season, the Spurs limped to a 20-62 record, in large part to the absence of the great David Robinson, who played in just six games that year due to injury. While it was a season from hell in the moment, San Antonio’s fortune turned when it landed the number one pick. The Spurs drafted a lanky 21-year-old out of Wake Forest named Tim Duncan. The rest was history. Five championships later and it could all be traced back to the debacle of the 1996-1997 season. Duncan, like Flagg is now, was the consensus number one prospect in the draftGetty Duncan helped the Spurs win five titles during his 19-year career in San AntonioGetty San Antonio was only ever in position to draft Duncan, because of Robinson’s injury and the time he missed. Now fans in San Antonio are trying to spin the news of Wembanyama’s injury into a moment of déjà vu. The Spurs are currently 23-29 coming out of the All-Star break and have a 3% chance at getting the number one pick. As the season goes on, and the Spurs assuredly lose more games, the odds of landing the top pick will increase. Visions of Flagg walking by the Alamo and along the San Antonio River Park will start to become clearer and clearer. ‘Cooper Flagg, you are a Spur,’ one fan already posted on X. ‘De’Aaron Fox better get that thumb surgery now, it’s time to tank hard,’ another Spurs fan chimed in. San Antonio traded for Fox less than a month ago, eyeing a trip to the postseason on the shoulders of Wembanyama. Now everything has changed. The delusional thought of pairing Flagg next to Wembanyama may start to feel like a reality. A reality that should terrify the rest of the NBA for years to come. Flagg is seen as a generational prospect and the overwhelming favorite to be the first pick in the 2025 draftGetty
A blessing in disguise?
San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was announced to be out for the remainder of the season due to a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his right shoulder.
This led fans to immediately start to speculate on what this would mean, not only for the future of the Spurs, but for the future of the entire NBA.
And when the dust settled, the overwhelming favorite domino effect from Wembanyama’s season-ending injury, was San Antonio landing the number one pick in the draft and taking Duke star, Cooper Flagg.
As crazy as that sounds.
And as scary as the thought of sticking Flagg next to Wembanyama for the next ten years is to the rest of the NBA, a somewhat similar situation once unfolded in San Antonio before.
‘Remember when David Robinson got hurt so the Spurs got the Tim Duncan pick,’ one fan astutely pointed out on X.
In the 1997 season, the Spurs limped to a 20-62 record, in large part to the absence of the great David Robinson, who played in just six games that year due to injury.
While it was a season from hell in the moment, San Antonio’s fortune turned when it landed the number one pick.
The Spurs drafted a lanky 21-year-old out of Wake Forest named Tim Duncan.
The rest was history.
Five championships later and it could all be traced back to the debacle of the 1996-1997 season.
San Antonio was only ever in position to draft Duncan, because of Robinson’s injury and the time he missed.
Now fans in San Antonio are trying to spin the news of Wembanyama’s injury into a moment of déjà vu.
The Spurs are currently 23-29 coming out of the All-Star break and have a 3% chance at getting the number one pick.
As the season goes on, and the Spurs assuredly lose more games, the odds of landing the top pick will increase.
Visions of Flagg walking by the Alamo and along the San Antonio River Park will start to become clearer and clearer.
‘Cooper Flagg, you are a Spur,’ one fan already posted on X.
‘De’Aaron Fox better get that thumb surgery now, it’s time to tank hard,’ another Spurs fan chimed in.
San Antonio traded for Fox less than a month ago, eyeing a trip to the postseason on the shoulders of Wembanyama.
Now everything has changed.
The delusional thought of pairing Flagg next to Wembanyama may start to feel like a reality.
A reality that should terrify the rest of the NBA for years to come.
