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Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs’ future playoff chances

Andrew Lopez and Kevin PeltonSep 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET8 Minute Read

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Brian Windhorst and Kendrick Perkins detail the Spurs’ reported decision to shut down Victor Wembanyama for the remaining summer league games.

The San Antonio Spurs have been here before.

In 1987, after finishing 28-54, they won the draft lottery and the right to select David Robinson, a 7-foot-1 generational big man out of Navy.

A decade later, following a 20-62 season, they again won the draft lottery and the right to select Tim Duncan, a 6-foot-11 generational big man out of Wake Forest .

Two picks, two Hall of Famers, five NBA championships.

Robinson didn’t make his NBA debut until 1989 because of his two-year service requirement with the Navy. The Spurs went 21-61 the season before Robinson’s arrival. Led by Robinson, fellow rookie Sean Elliott — the No. 3 pick in…

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