Spurs predicted to trade for Pelicans' $112 million star to help Victor Wembanyama originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. After some down years, the San Antonio Spurs appear to be cracking open a championship window thanks to a rising young core led by Victor Wembanyama.

What Thunder veteran Alex Caruso considers to be the secret for defending Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama.

The Timberwolves will take on conference opponent San Antonio. Sunday's meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams.

Keldon Johnson coolly drains the three after Stephon Castle kicks the ball out to the three point line. Johnson, for his part, continued to be that steady presence off the bench. He is averaging a robust 42% from three while also averaging 13.7 points per game.

For all of their similarities, the Thunder and Spurs took vastly different routes in rising to the top of the West.

Why has San Antonio been so successful against a Thunder team that’s won nearly 90% of its games against the rest of the NBA? Let's break it down.