Summer League Observations: Spurs blowout Sixers

Observations on David Jones Garcia, Carter Bryant, Riley Minix, and Harrison Ingram during the Spurs' 41-point victory over the 76ers.

The San Antonio Spurs kicked off their Las Vegas Summer League schedule with a 41-point blowout win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Top-3 draft picks Dylan Harper (Spurs) and VJ Edgecombe (Sixers) were out due to injuries.

Here were my observations on David Jones Garcia, Carter Bryant, Riley Minix, and Harrison Ingram.

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David Jones Garcia

Photo credit: @Spurs on X

Stat line: 24 points, 9/12 FG, 4/5 3PT, 2/3 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 foul, 4 steals, 2 turnovers, 18 minutes

Jones Garcia continues to put himself in a position to try to earn either a standard NBA roster spot or a two-way spot with the Spurs or another NBA team.

To get his 24 points, he scored in a variety of ways. His teammates drove inside and set him up for spot-up threes, and he made three of them with his smooth left-handed shooting stroke. For his fourth three, he was bringing the ball down the court. The Spurs called for a double-drag screen action near halfcourt, and he used the screens to go to his right. The big was playing drop defense, so DJG calmly went up and drilled the pull-up three. With DJG’s 3-level scoring ability, he also drove inside off pick-and-rolls and got to the rim with layups. On one possession, he patiently dribbled into the paint, had separation, and pulled up for a made paint jumper. Some of DJG’s layups also came off his constant energy and activity level. For a guard, he frequently goes in to crash the offensive glass. He would get a rebound and then quickly get a layup right afterward with the putback.