Destiny Arrives.

[Soapy]

NBA Play-In Tournament: April 14, 2025 - Frost Center, San Antonio, Texas

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PHX | 37 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 127
SAS | 32 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 122

Starting Lineups
Devin Booker - G - Chris Paul
Bradley Beal - G - Devin Vassell
Royce O'Neale - F - Keldon Johnson
Kevin Durant - F - Jeremy Sochan
Jusuf Nurkic - C - Victor Wembanyama




G Devin Booker: 46 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl, 17-32 FG, 7-15 3PT, 5-5 FT
G Bradley Beal: 25 pts, 2 ast, 10-19 FG, 3-9 3PT
F Royce O'Neale: 10 pts, 6 reb, 7 ast, 4-7 FG, 2-4 3PT
F Kevin Durant: 24 pts, 8 reb, 10-14 FG, 1-3 3PT, 3-4 FT
C Jusuf Nurkic: 4 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast, 2 blk, 2-5 FG, 0-2 3PT

G Chris Paul: 3 pts, 2 reb, 8 ast, 1-2 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-0 FT
G Devin Vassell: 31 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 12-22 FG, 6-14 3PT
F Keldon Johnson: 0 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 0-2 FG, 0-1 3PT
F Jeremy Sochan: 4 pts, 4 reb, 2-3 FG, 0-1 3PT, 5 Fls
C Victor Wembanyama: 39 pts, 15 reb, 2 blk, 15-31 FG, 4-16 3PT
G Stephon Castle: 25 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast, 2 blk, 11-14 FG, 3-3 FT

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HOU | 32 | 22 | 19 | 37 | 110
GSW | 26 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 107

HOU G Jalen Green: 23 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast, 3 to, 7-14 FG, 6-12 3PT, 3-4 FT
GSW F Jonathan Kuminga: 29 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 12-18 FG, 1-4 3PT, 4-4 FT

[Captain Canada]

Boy said we gon live and die by Wemby.

[Soapy]

Boy said we gon live and die by Wemby.

my bad yall we lost that game lmao i messed up the box score

[chosenone58]

Spurs snuck into the Play-In....

[Baze]

Boy said we gon live and die by Wemby.

my bad yall we lost that game lmao i messed up the box score

bro!?

[Soapy]

Boy said we gon live and die by Wemby.

my bad yall we lost that game lmao i messed up the box score

bro!?

fixed now, got another update to post though

[Soapy]

NBA Play-In Tournament: April 17, 2025 - Frost Center, San Antonio, Texas

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HOU | 28 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 113
SAS | 25 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 101

Starting Lineups
Fred VanVleet - G - Chris Paul
Jalen Green - G - Devin Vassell
Cam Whitmore - F - Keldon Johnson
Jabari Smith Jr. - F - Jeremy Sochan
Alperen Sengun - C - Victor Wembanyama




G Fred VanVleet: 19 pts, 9 ast, 2 stl, 7-12 FG, 5-8 3PT
G Jalen Green: 21 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 8-21 FG, 3-11 3PT
F Cam Whitmore: 3 pts, 6 reb, 6 ast, 1-10 FG, 1-7 3PT
F Jabari Smith Jr: 10 pts, 14 reb, 4-5 FG, 1-2 3PT, 1-1 FT
C Alperen Sengun: 23 pts, 7 reb, 11-14 FG, 1-1 FT

G Chris Paul: 4 pts, 2 reb, 7 ast, 4 to, 1-8 FG, 0-5 3PT
G Devin Vassell: 23 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk, 8-15 FG, 4-7 3PT, 3-5 FT
F Keldon Johnson: 5 pts, 5 reb, 1-5 FG, 1-3 3PT, 2-2 FT
F Jeremy Sochan: 7 pts, 3 reb, 1-3 FG, 5-5 FT
C Victor Wembanyama: 32 pts, 16 reb, 3 blk, 14-23 FG, 2-9 3PT
G Stephon Castle: 19 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT, 3-5 FT

[Soapy]

Finals MVP G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ‣ 39 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 9.8 APG, 3.3 SPG, 64 FG%, 97.9 FT%, 38.5 3PT%
Western Conference Finals MVP G Luka Doncic ‣ 39.2 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 11.3 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 52.6 FG%, 97.3 FT%, 46.3 3PT%
Eastern Conference Finals MVP G Trae Young ‣ 38.8 PPG, 3 RPG, 12.6 RPG, 1.4 SPG, 48 FG%, 39.7 3PT%, 89.8 FT%
Most Valuable Player G Luka Doncic ‣ 33.6 PPG, 11 RPG, 10.2 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 51.9 FG%, 83.5 FT%, 44 3PT%
Rookie of the Year F Zaccharie Risacher ‣ 14,6 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.5 APG, 37.3 FG%, 65 FT%
Sixth Player of the Year F Bobby Portis ‣ 15.3 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 1 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 47 FG%, 82.1 FT%, 34 3PT%
Defensive Player of the Year C Victor Wembanyama ‣ 27 PPG, 13.2 RPG, 3 APG, 1.3 SPG, 3 BPG
Most Improved Player G Keyonte George ‣ 18.0 PPG (+5), 3.3 RPG (+0.5), 6.5 APG (+2.1), 41 FG%, 82 FT%, 34 3PT%
Clutch Player of the Year F Paolo Banchero ‣ 25.3 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 4.8 APG, 0.9 SPG, 52 FG%, 38 3PT%
Coach of the Year HC Chris Finch ‣ 66-16 record, 1st West
Executive of the Year GM Nathan Mack ‣ 66-16 record, 1st West

All-NBA 1st Team
G Luka Doncic
G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
F Giannis Antetokounmpo
C Nikola Jokic
C Victor Wembanyama

All-NBA 2nd Team G Trae Young (ATL), G LaMelo Ball (CHA), F LeBron James (LAL), C Joel Embiid (PHI), C Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
All-NBA 3rd Team G Ja Morant (MEM), G Jalen Brunson (NYK), G De'Aaron Fox (SAC), F Jayson Tatum (BOS), C Anthony Davis (LAL)
All-Defensive 1st Team F Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL), C Anthony Davis (LAL), C Rudy Gobert (MIN), C Joel Embiid (PHI), C Victor Wembanyama (SA)
All-Defensive 2nd Team F Jonathan Isaac (ORL), F Evan Mobley (CLE), C Nicolas Claxton (BKN), C Myles Turner (IND), C Chet Holmgren (OKC)
All-Rookie 1st Team G Stephon Castle (SA), G Robert Dillingham (MIN), G Devin Carter (SAC), F Zaccharie Risacher (ATL), F Alexandre Sarr (WAS)
All-Rookie 2nd Team F Ja'Kobe Walter (TOR), F Karlo Matkovic (NO)

Notable Retirements
G Chris Paul
G Kyle Lowry
C Al Horford
G Mike Conley
F Kevin Love
G Russell Westbrook
G Eric Gordon

[Soapy]

San Antonio's playoff drought continues but the future is bright for the Spurs
After making the playoffs for a record twenty-two straight seasons, the San Antonio Spurs failed to reach the playoffs for the sixth straight season, tied with the Detroit Pistons for the second longest active playoff drought.

The Spurs did take a step forward in Victor Wembenyama's second season, reaching the forty win mark for the first time since 2019 and were firmly in playoff contention for most of the season before a late skid saw them have to head into the play-in where they ran into Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns and essentially running out of gas against the Houston Rockets in a game that only three players -- Wembenyama, Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle -- scored double-digit points.

San Antonio does have a budding 'Big 3' to build around in those aforementioned players, plenty of draft capital and enough cap space to make some moves in the offseason to get over that hump and return to the playoffs.

Unrestricted Free Agents
PG Tre Jones, Age 25
SG/SF Malik Beasley, Age 28
F/C Sandro Mamukelashvili, Age 26

Pending Team Options
C Victor Wembenyama, Age 21 (2 Yr Team)
F Jeremy Sochan, Age 22 (Team)
G Malaki Branham, Age 22
G Blake Wesley, Age 22

[Soapy]

Detroit Pistons win the NBA Draft Lottery following years of bad luck
Cooper Flagg isn't heading to Utah after all (it seems) with the Detroit Pistons, after years of falling short in the lottery, securing the number one overall pick.

The first surprise of the night came when the Pelicans jumped from the sixth pick into the top four with Brooklyn falling out. The Jazz, who had the worst record in the NBA, fell to the fourth pick, continuing a trend of the NBA's worst record not receiving the top pick. Detroit had been on the wrong end of that, going three straight seasons with the NBA's worst record and getting the fifth pick each year.

The Pistons are expected to draft Duke's Cooper Flagg, the consensus number one player in the draft.

Draft Lottery Results
1. Detroit
2. Washington
3. New Orleans
4. Utah
5. Brooklyn
6. Charlotte
7. Portland
8. Miami
9. Atlanta (via LAL
10. Chicago
11. Memphis
12. Golden State
13. Oklahoma City (via PHI)
14. San Antonio
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15. Orland
16. Houston
17. Brooklyn (via MIL)
18. Brooklyn (via PHX)
19. Utah (via CLE)
20. Boston
21. Oklahoma City (via LAC)
22. Orlando (via DEN)
23. Indiana
24. Brooklyn (via NY)
25. San Antonio (via ATL)
26. Atlanta (via SAC)
27. Toronto
28. Dallas
29. Utah (via MIN)
30. LA Clippers (via OKC)