Julian Champagnie has 2,465 career points, and at this season's scoring rate he reaches 2,500 in about three games. The Spurs are 4-2 and sixth, with a middling injury load and a clean record on day-to-day listings.
How close is Julian Champagnie to 2,500 career points?
By our count he has 2,465, which is 35 short. He is scoring 11.7 a game this season over six games, so the projection is about three games: the Jazz on Monday, the Mavericks on Wednesday and the Kings on Friday. He scored 26 against Sacramento and 12 against Minnesota, so six games is a small sample.
Which other milestones are within reach?
Stephon Castle is 90 points short of 2,500, about seven games at his 14.5 a game. Devin Vassell is 24 assists short of 1,000, also about seven games at 3.5 a game. De'Aaron Fox needs seven blocks for 250, about 14 games at 0.5 a game. All three are projections at current pace, not promises.
How hurt are the Spurs compared with the rest of the league?
Not very. Since October 20, by our count, San Antonio has lost 332 minutes of playing time to injury, which ranks 19th of 30 clubs on our list from most hurt. Today 28 minutes are out: Tobias Harris, who averages 27.7, and Jayden Quaintance. The league as a whole is missing 1,359 minutes today.
Does day-to-day really mean a player will miss the game?
Around the league, 65 of 112 players newly listed day-to-day missed their team's next game, or 58 percent, rest days included. On this club, none of three did. Castle was listed with a head injury on October 31, cleared the same day and played 22 minutes. Three listings is thin evidence, but it has gone the Spurs' way.
What should Spurs fans watch against Utah on Monday?
The Spurs are 4-2, sixth, and have won four straight. Utah is 1-5 and has lost four in a row, with Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jusuf Nurkic out. San Antonio won 117-111 in Utah on October 28. Watch Champagnie, who is shooting 47.6 percent from three this season, and whether Harris's calf holds to his November 6 listing.
When will Julian Champagnie reach 2,500 career points?
He has 2,465 and is scoring 11.7 a game this season, so the projection is about three games from now. That would put it around the Kings game on November 6.
How many minutes have the Spurs lost to injuries this season?
By our count, 332 minutes since October 20, which ranks 19th of 30 clubs from most hurt. Harris and Quaintance account for the 28 minutes out today.
