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Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

Here's what San Antonio Spurs draft picks Jayden Quaintance, Tarris Reed, Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Maliq Brown had to say on their first day in their new home at Thursday's introductory media event: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

What Jayden Quaintance, Spurs draft picks said about their new home

The Spurs introduced their new four-member draft class during a media event Thursday at the Victor Capital Performance Center.

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Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

The San Antonio Spurs 2026 draft class: -Jayden Quaintance -Tarris Reed -Ja’Kobi Gillespie -Maliq Brown

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

Spurs draft pick Maliq Brown, on his goals for his rookie year: “Just figuring out my role. Just doing whatever I can to help the team in as many ways as possible, and coming in every day trying to learn as much as I can.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

Spurs draft pick Ja'Kobi Gillespie, on being an undersized guard: “I’ve always been the smallest player, so I think just growing up like that got me ready to play at a high level. I just think having heart, and you have to be a little strong.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

Spurs draft pick Ja’Kobi Gillespie: “It’s been great. Getting drafted is super exciting for me, my family and my community. So I’m super grateful for that. It's been fun meeting everybody.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

Spurs draft pick Tarris Reed, on his length: “It’s going to be great playing alongside, playing with Wemby, whatever my role is this year. That's going to help on the defensive end, help me grab and snag offensive rebounds on the offensive end, and just be a force on both sides of the court.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

Spurs draft pick Tarris Reed, on joining fellow UConn product Stephon Castle: “Just knowing I have another fellow UConn Husky to play alongside with this year is going to be pretty special. Definitely going to talk about some cool, crazy, funny Hurley stories.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

Spurs draft pick Tarris Reed, on being surprised when he was selected: “I was like, ‘Oh, man. I’m probably not going to San Antonio. Something might have messed up.’ So, when they called my name, when I saw my name on the screen, that was my pure, genuine, raw reaction.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

Spurs draft pick Tarris Reed, on losing the national championship game at UConn: “That was probably the toughest moment of my life. .. Just having a group of guys that went through that last year with San Antonio, that’s going to be huge for us next year, having that chip on our shoulder.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

Jayden Quaintance, on if he asked the Spurs about No. 21 after wearing it in college: “Nah, they cut that off pretty quickly, I'm not going to lie. As soon as I got drafted they were like, ‘Here’s a couple number options that you’ll have.’ They killed that dream pretty fast.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

Spurs draft pick Jayden Quaintance, on the process with his knee injury going forward: “I don’t know anything concrete all the way yet, but I know here they said their priority is making sure I’m 100% and fully healthy. I'm just trusting the medical staff here.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · last mo.

The Spurs are getting set to introduce their latest group of draftees with a press conference at their new home inside the Victory Capital Performance Center.

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The young Spurs' run to the NBA Finals is over after the Knicks rallied to close the series in Game 5. On New York's string of comebacks, Dylan Harper's standout game, lessons learned and a long wait ahead for Victor Wembanyama and the rest of the Spurs: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

NBA Finals, Game 5: Spurs react after season ends in heartbreak

Jalen Brunson scored 45 points to lift the Knicks to an NBA title with a Game 5 win, ending the first postseason run for the Spurs' young core.

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Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Spurs forward Julian Champagnie, on the message from coach Mitch Johnson after losing Game 5 of the NBA Finals: “Keep our heads up. He’s proud of us. Wouldn't want it no other way. Wouldn’t want to coach 18 other guys.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Spurs center Victor Wembanyama: “What I’m pissed about is there’s probably 100 games before we can be back in the Finals. ... I’m going to have to hold that inside of me and slow down and wait and execute for 100 games.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Spurs center Victor Wembanyama after losing in the NBA Finals: “This is the biggest lesson of my life, the biggest learning moment. I can’t tell exactly what the lesson is, but we’re learning from that, for sure. I’m learning more than any other time in my life before.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Spurs coach Mitch Johnson: “We weren’t ready to win an NBA championship. The better team won. We did a lot of good things and we didn’t finish the job. That's what it is.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Spurs coach Mitch Johnson after a season-ending loss in the NBA Finals: “On the surface level, I don’t think anybody other than the people in that room expected us to be here. There’s a lot of good in that, and there’s a lot of pain in what just happened. Both things can be true.”

Spurs Nation @spursnationsa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Jalen Brunson scored 45 points to lead yet another rally and end the Spurs’ season in heartbreak, as the Knicks claimed the NBA championship for the first time since 1973 with a 94-90 win in Game 5 on Saturday in the Frost Bank Center. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...