San Antonio Spurs vs. Detroit Pistons Prediction & Game Preview - July 14th, 2023 | NBA Summer League

Victor Wembanyama will not participate in the San Antonio Spurs July 14 contest against the Detroit Pistons. However, some high-level young talent will still be on offer, with Ausar Thompson, Marcus Sasser, and Jared Rhoden all suiting up for the Pistons.

Both Detroit and San Antonio have a 2-1 record at this juncture of the Summer League tournament, and both teams will be wanting to secure a third victory to improve their chances of progressing to the semi-finals.

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San Antonio Spurs vs. Detroit Pistons: Prediction

Even without Wembanyama in their rotation, the Spurs still have some exciting talents that can make a legitimate impact at the Summer League level. However, the Pistons have their full roster available to them and have looked dangerous on both sides of the floor.

Neither team will back down in this duel, and both have players who can be considered difference-makers. However, the Pistons' additional depth may prove to be the difference, which is why we should consider them slight favorites to win the contest.

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San Antonio Spurs Summer League Roster

No.	Player	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	DOB	Prior to NBA/Home Country	Yrs.
26	Dominick Barlow	F	6-10	220	05/26/03	Overtime Elite/USA	1
27	Charles Bediako	C	6-11	220	03/10/02	Alabama/Canada	R
22	Malaki Branham	G	6-5	195	05/12/03	Ohio State/USA	1
15	Chaundee Brown	G	6-6	215	12/04/98	Michigan/USA	1
42	Josh Carlton	C	6-10	240	02/26/99	Le Mans (France)/USA	R
30	Julian Champagnie	G	6-9	210	06/29/01	St. John's/USA	1
25	Sidy Cissoko	G/F	6-7	225	04/02/04	G League Ignite/France	R
34	Justin Gorham	F	6-8	220	08/06/98	Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania)/USA	R
29	Logan Johnson	G	6-2	180	10/11/99	St. Mary’s/USA	R
18	Sadik Kabaca	F	6-10	215	12/13/00	Galatasaray (Turkey)/Turkey	R
5	Justin Kier	G	6-4	195	05/30/98	Austin Spurs/USA	R
46	Javante McCoy	G	6-5	170	01/24/98	South Bay Lakers/USA	R
36	Seth Millner	G/F	6-6	200	06/29/00	Toledo/USA	R
16	Erik Stevenson	G	6-4	205	04/28/99	West Virginia/USA	R
11	Sir’Jabari Rice	G	6-4	170	12/28/98	Texas/USA	R
14	Blake Wesley	G	6-4	190	03/16/03	Notre Dame/USA	1

Detroit Pistons Summer League Roster

PLAYER	#	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	BIRTHDATE	AGE	EXP	SCHOOL	HOW ACQUIRED
Nate Roberts				Lbs	JAN 01, 1995	28	R
Jalen Duren	0	C	6-10	250 lbs	NOV 18, 2003	19	1	Memphis	Draft Rights Traded From NYK On 07/06/22
Jared Rhoden	8	G	6-6	210 lbs	AUG 27, 1999	23	1	Seton Hall	Signed On 12/26/22
Ausar Thompson	9	G	6-7	205 lbs	JAN 30, 2003	20	R	Overtime Elite	#5 Pick In 2023 Draft
Isaiah Livers	12	F	6-7	230 lbs	JUL 28, 1998	24	2	Michigan	#42 Pick In 2021 Draft
James Wiseman	13	C	7-0	240 lbs	MAR 31, 2001	22	2	Memphis	Traded From GSW On 02/09/23
Stanley Umude	14	G	6-6	210 lbs	APR 12, 1999	24	1	Arkansas
Malcolm Cazalon	20	G	6-6	186 lbs	AUG 27, 2001	21	R	Mega Basket	Signed On 07/02/23
Jaden Ivey	23	G	6-4	195 lbs	FEB 13, 2002	21	1	Purdue	#5 Pick In 2022 Draft
Marcus Sasser	25	G	6-1	190 lbs	SEP 21, 2000	22	R	Houston	Draft Rights Traded From BOS On 06/28/23
Zavier Simpson	26	G	6-0	190 lbs	FEB 11, 1997	26	1	Michigan
Buddy Boeheim	27	G	6-6	205 lbs	NOV 11, 1999	23	1	Syracuse
Keifer Sykes	29	G	6-0	180 lbs	DEC 30, 1993	29	1	Green Bay
Walter Ellis	38	F	6-5	200 lbs	NOV 29, 1999	23	R	Grand Canyon
Tosan Evbuomwan	39	F	6-7	209 lbs	FEB 16, 2001	22	R	Princeton
Xavier Brewer	46	F	6-9	215 lbs	MAR 18, 2000	23	R	Alabama A&M
Amar Sylla	47	C	6-9	190 lbs	OCT 01, 2001	21	R	Senegal
Jack Nunge	48	F	6-11	245 lbs	FEB 20, 1999	24	R	Xavier

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San Antonio Spurs vs. Detroit Pistons: Odds, Spread, and Moneyline

Moneyline: Spurs (+120), Pistons (-140)

Spread: Spurs (+2), Pistons (-2)

Total: 185.5 Under (-110), Over (-110)

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San Antonio Spurs vs. Detroit Pistons: Where to watch

You can watch the contest on ESPN, NBA League Pass, and FUBO TV.

The game will be played at the Thomas & Mack Center and is set to tip off at 9 p.m. Eastern Time.

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San Antonio Spurs vs. Detroit Pistons: Players to watch

Asuar Thompson and Marcus Sasser have been a high-level backcourt throughout the Summer League tournament in Las Vegas and will likely continue to make an impact during the July 14 contest against the Pistons.

Jared Rhoden has also been impressive when given the opportunity and dropped 18 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks during his most recent outing for Detroit - which is why he will likely get another start against the Spurs.

For San Antonio, Julian Champagnie, Malaki Branham, and Dominick Barlow should all be in line for another chance to impress. Without Wembanyama in the rotation, San Antonio has become more reliant on their Summer League rotation than they were to begin the tournament.

Fortunately, fellow draftee Sidy Cissoko has also been impressing for the Spurs and could be a legitimate impact-maker during the battle with the Pistons on Friday, July 14.