Julian Champagnie has been ruled out of Wednesday's preseason game against the Suns with a rest issue, listed day-to-day. San Antonio will play its preseason opener without him.
What happened
Champagnie is day-to-day with a rest issue, per the injury report filed Wednesday at 7:25 PM ET. No previous status was listed for him before this report. Matt Guzman of SI.com reports that Champagnie has been ruled out for Wednesday's preseason game against Phoenix. The report lists an expected return date of Oct. 16. No further detail on the rest issue is included beyond the "Rest · Other" designation.
What it means for the Spurs
San Antonio hosts the Suns on Wednesday at 8:00 PM ET, the game Champagnie will miss. He is entering his first season with the Spurs after averaging 11.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 27.6 minutes across 82 games last season. The 2026-27 regular season has not started, so the Spurs carry no record with or without him yet. In recent box scores, the heaviest minutes belonged to De'Aaron Fox (31.0 min, 18.6 pts), Devin Vassell (30.5 min, 13.9 pts), Stephon Castle (30.0 min, 16.7 pts) and Victor Wembanyama (29.2 min, 25.0 pts), with Harrison Barnes, Keldon Johnson, Dylan Harper and Luke Kornet rounding out the group that logged minutes without him.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Champagnie's rest designation changes or clears ahead of his expected return on Oct. 16. San Antonio is also monitoring other day-to-day cases on the same report: Luke Kornet and Keldon Johnson (both rest), and Tobias Harris (left calf), plus Jayden Quaintance, who is out with a right knee issue. More preseason games are ahead before the regular season begins.
Is Julian Champagnie playing vs. Suns?
No. Champagnie has been ruled out for Wednesday's preseason game against Phoenix with a rest issue, per the injury report and Matt Guzman of SI.com.
When will Julian Champagnie be back?
The injury report lists an expected return date of Oct. 16. No further timeline has been announced.