The successor to Gregg Popovich is his own man, and his fingerprints were all over the upset win over the league-best Thunder in the NBA Cup semifinals.

San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson spoke about how Victor Wembanyama is a 'piece' of the puzzle, not the entire puzzle himself.

The NBA Cup has arrived in Las Vegas, with the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks set to meet in the championship game.

How well is this team playing together? They're now 9-3 without Victor Wembanyama, and for those that want to throw dookie on the plus/minus stat, last year the Spurs only had three players on their roster with a positive flex. This year? Of the 18 guys who have stepped on the court, 14 are in the positive.

Spurs coach Mitch Johnson notes that a stretch that has his team playing eight road games out of nine, including the Cavs, has taken a toll.

Following the Spurs' NBA Cup game win over the Lakers, head coach Mitch Johnson was asked when Wemby could return to the floor. The first-year coach signaled that he could return from his calf strain as soon as Saturday against the Thunder—potentially giving the Silver & Black a major boost against the defending champions.

While Victor Wembanyama is technically listed as probable for Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinal against Oklahoma City, Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson was certainly talking on Friday as though the star big man would be playing, tweets Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News.

Johnson's early 3-point barrage helped the Spurs beat the Lakers and get to Las Vegas, where Victory Wembanyama might return.