Victor Wembanyama is day-to-day with a rest issue and will not play San Antonio's preseason game at the Jazz on Monday night. The Spurs will be without their 22-year-old center-forward for the matchup, leaning on their rotation to cover his minutes.
What happened
The San Antonio Spurs listed Victor Wembanyama as day-to-day with a rest issue on Monday's injury report, filed at 2:07 PM ET. Wembanyama had no previous status on this report. Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News reports that Wembanyama will not play in Monday's preseason matchup against the Jazz. The report lists his expected return as Wednesday, Oct. 14. No further detail on the rest decision is included in the report.
What it means for the Spurs
San Antonio faces the Jazz on the road Monday at 9:00 PM ET in a preseason game, with Wembanyama out. Last season he averaged 29.2 minutes, 25.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists over 64 games. Without him, the frontcourt minutes fall to Harrison Barnes, who averaged 25.8 minutes and 9.9 points, and Luke Kornet, who averaged 21.0 minutes and 6.5 points. Guards De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle are also part of that rotation, averaging 31.0, 30.5 and 30.0 minutes respectively. The Spurs are 0-0, since the 2026-27 regular season has not started, so there is no record to cite with or without him.
What to watch
The next injury report comes before San Antonio's following preseason game. The report lists Wembanyama's expected return as Wednesday, Oct. 14. No further timeline beyond that date is announced. Other Spurs on Monday's report include Carter Bryant, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell, Dylan Harper, Tobias Harris, De'Aaron Fox and Malik Williams, all day-to-day, and Jayden Quaintance, who is out with a knee injury.
Is Victor Wembanyama playing at Jazz tonight?
No. Wembanyama is day-to-day with a rest issue and will not play in Monday's preseason game against the Jazz, according to the injury report.
When will Victor Wembanyama be back?
The injury report lists his expected return as Wednesday, Oct. 14.