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Cam Payne’s time with the San Antonio Spurs is over earlier than it began.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that the staff had waived Payne forward of the season. This comes after the staff acquired him in July from the Phoenix Suns.
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The San Antonio Spurs are waiving veteran guard Cam Payne, sources inform ESPN. Payne not too long ago arrived in commerce from Suns and now will get an opportunity to affix a contending staff that may give him an even bigger function. pic.twitter.com/cA13XSxp3j
The Spurs acquired a future second-round decide alongside Payne. Nevertheless, Wojnarowski added San Antonio is trying to develop youthful guards as an alternative. Payne additionally notably wished he was nonetheless with Phoenix in August.
Payne averaged 10.3 factors, 4.5 assists and a couple of.2 rebounds in 48 video games in 2022-23. He has been a stable presence for the Suns off the bench, notably being a robust playoff performer.
He may add quite a lot of worth in an analogous function for a contender, which is one thing the Spurs do not challenge to be in 2023-24. The staff went 22-60 in 2022-23 and obtained the No. 1 general decide within the 2023 NBA Draft, utilizing it on middle Victor Wembanyama.
This tasks positively for the staff’s future however having a participant like Payne could also be extra of a luxurious than a necessity. ESPN’s Bobby Marks famous the Suns is not going to be eligible to signal Payne.
