Gregg Popovich declines comment on Josh Primo

By HoopsHype | October 28, 2022

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberryDeMar DeRozan just surpassed 20,000 career points on a midrange pull-up jumper with 5:43 left in the first quarter at San Antonio.DeRozan is the 50th player in NBA history to reach this scoring milestone. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich immediately calls timeout to honor DeRozan. – 8:53 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoeGregg Popovich calling DeMar DeRozan “a beautiful, wonderful human being” and “just a sweet man” before this game, really something else. – 8:22 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrangeStill shocked at news Spurs waived 2nd-year guard Josh Primo who had his option picked up before the season and was under contract through 2023-24. No one is saying anything right now, but this is what Gregg Popovich had to say about Primo just 10 months ago: pic.twitter.com/vgVyFFzGnU – 8:06 PM Mark Deeks @MarkDeeksNBAAs far as I can tell, the waiving of Josh Primo sets a new record for the earliest any lottery pick has ever had their rookie scale contract terminated in NBA history, beating the previous record by Georgios Papagiannis (who at least made it to the trade deadline of year two). – 8:02 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNUJosh Primo was San Antonio’s backup point guard by the end of preseason and entering last weekThis transaction does not feel basketball related – 7:58 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpearsJosh Primo is a great young talent. Scores easy. Just 19 years old. Spurs had been developing this kid. The small market Spurs don’t just drop a player like that unless something detrimental happened off the court. Not sure what. Coach Pop declined comment. Very odd situation. – 7:35 PM Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42It was just 2 weeks ago that San Antonio exercised the 3rd year (2023-24) team option for Josh Primo.He is under contract for $4.1M and $4.3M.He is eligible to be claimed with room or an exception but a team will have to do its diligence on why the 19-year old was waived. – 7:31 PM Mike Ganter @Mike_GanterJosh Primo just got waived by the Spurs. Makes no sense. He was out Wednesday with a glute injury. But this is very strange to waive a first round pick with obvious upside. Clearly more to it. – 7:28 PM Tom Orsborn @tom_orsbornBreaking: Spurs have released Josh Primo. “It is our hope that, in the long run, this decision will serve the best interest of both the organization and Joshua,” said Spurs Sports & Entertainment CEO RC Buford. – 7:28 PM Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBARC Buford on the shocking release of Josh Primo: “It is our hope that, in the long run, this decision will serve the best interest of both the organization and Joshua.”Strange. Primo is only 19 and in his second year. I’m sure we’ll learn more about this in the coming days. – 7:28 PM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_TynanThe NBA’s official injury report is listing Devin Vassell and Josh Primo as OUT again tonight.Teams submit those reports daily, but Spurs haven’t yet made it official today. So, potentially subject to change. Did not see either on the court following shootaround today, though. – 12:53 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBAJosh Primo (left glute), Devin Vassell (left knee), Barlow (G-League), and Bassey (G-League) are OUT Friday vs the Bulls per latest injury report turned into NBA – 9:39 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoopJokingly asked DeMar DeRozan if he’s ready for the box-and-one Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has waiting for him as he stands 7 points shy of 20,000 for his career. “That’s something Pop would do,” DeRozan said, smiling. – 11:40 PM More on this storyline To leave a comment, you will need to Sign in or create an account if you already have an account. Typed comments will be lost if you are not signed in.