Spencer Hawes: ‘I missed the max contract by a couple of years’

Spencer Hawes: I remember last year, one of my best friends, Mitch Johnson, who coaches for the Spurs, was playing Portland. A bunch of us went down to see the game, and leading up to it, we were all excited, wondering about Victor Wembanyama, “Is he playing? I want to see what this guy looks like in person.” When we got there, he did a couple of those insane moves, like that “go-go gadget” Space Jam thing, where his foot landed before he even dunked the ball. It was wild – something I’d never seen or even imagined before. I turned to my buddy and said, “I think he traveled there, but how do you even officiate something like that?” It was just unreal. Sorry for the tangent, but yeah, it’s those moments where you realize how incredible it is to see certain players in person, and you don’t want to miss out on that. -via HoopsHype / September 16, 2024