Trade Radar · open rumor · Friday, October 9 · 12 h ago

Southwest Notes: Harper, Spurs, Vassell, VanVleet, Mavs

Reported by Jared WeissRead the original report ↗

Head coach Mitch Johnson was prepared to unveil a new starting lineup during the Spurs’ preseason opener against Atlanta on Thursday, writes Jared Weiss of The Athletic, with Dylan Harper replacing Julian Champagnie in the starting five. It would have marked the first time that guards De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Harper all started together, […]

Confidence

58%

Reporter starting tier	50	1 call on the ledger, tier used until 5
Corroboration	+8	1 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age	−0	0 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Julian Champagnie

Spurs · F · 11.1 pts · 5.8 reb · 1.5 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $13.89M · next season $15.00M

Dylan Harper

Spurs · G · 11.8 pts · 3.4 reb · 3.9 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $12.99M · next season $13.61M

Stephon Castle

Spurs · G · 16.7 pts · 5.3 reb · 7.4 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $10.02M · next season $12.67M

San Antonio Spurs

$198.3M · over the cap · 15 contracts · cap sheet

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