Six-foot-seven forward from San Diego State, No. 2, Kawhi Leonard.” The boos from Frost Bank Center’s sellout crowd intensified; they had already been heard when James Harden was introduced. Leonard played for the Spurs from his rookie season in 2011-12 until he was traded to the Toronto Raptors in the 2018 offseason.

If there was any fear about Victor Wembanyama's adjustment to the NBA, it had to do with his frame. Wembanyama is one of the NBA's tallest players at 7-foot-3, but he is very skinny for his height and will almost certainly bulk up with more time in San Antonio's strength and conditioning program.

Victor Wembanyama said his charge at Ivica Zubac during a San Antonio Spurs loss to the Los Angeles Clippers was the result of building frustration from what he believes is unfair treatment by NBA referees.