The NBA season and the NBA Draft have come and gone but that doesn't mean we have to wait until the new season to get our basketball fix.

• The NBA 2K25 Summer League kicks off this week with the 2024 rookie class and top prospects battling it out for the Summer League Championship.

This is where players may not have been lottery picks or even picked at all to showcase their skills for their team to obtain a roster spot in the upcoming 2024/2025 NBA season. Let's kick things off with a matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and the Portland Trail Blazers.

With that said, we take a look at this NBA 2K25 Summer League matchup to make a Spurs-Trail Blazers prediction and pick.

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San Antonio Spurs NBA Summer League Team Analysis

San Antonio Spurs (0-0)?will be coming into their fourth game this summer after competing in the California Classic where they ended with just a 1-2 record. They dropped both their first two games by 20+ points before ending with a win against Team China to salvage their time at the California Classic.

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The Spurs will be without the vast majority of their core young players from their summer league lineup but they will have the No. 4 overall pick in the NBA draft taking the court after a good California Classic.

• Stephon Castle finished the California Classic with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

The Spurs did have a second first-round draft pick in Rob Dillingham. Eventually, they traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves for more future draft picks which shows the Spurs are still looking toward their future even after the upcoming season.

Stephon Castle wasn't the only player that had a good end to the California Classic as the rest of this summer league squad was getting their fair share of looks against Team China.

• Jamaree Bouyea an undrafted player in the 2022 draft finished the California Classic with 14 points as he comes into his third NBA season after playing 9 total games with the Trail Blazers and Spurs.
• Harrison Ingram also put up 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists in the Spurs' California Classic finale

While the Spurs may not be star-studded when it comes to their summer league squad as they did last year, they still have the players to get the win in the first game of the NBA 2K25 Summer League.

Portland Trail Blazers NBA Summer League Team Analysis

Portland Trail Blazers (0-0)?will be in their first action this summer when they step on the court in Las Vegas to take on the San Antonio Spurs. There will be a ton of hype surrounding this game with the Trail Blazers No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Donovan Clingan making his summer league debut.

• The Uconn Husky Clingan was the dominant big man for the 2024 National Champions averaging 13 points on 63.9% shooting from the field.

Clingan isn't the only exciting player that the Trail Blazers are looking forward to seeing in action with returning players like Kris Murray and Ryan Rupert entering their second year and then you have third-year player Justin Minaya looking to make their mark.

• Kris Murray played in 62 games last season where he averaged 6.1 points, and 3.6 rebounds on 39.6% shooting.
• Ryan Rupert in his rookie season played in 39 games where he averaged 16.2 minutes, 4 points per game on 33.5% shooting.

The Portland Trail Blazers have a great group of young core that will be looking to put on a show in their first outing together in the summer and will be looking to take it to the Spurs on Saturday night.

NBA SUMMER LEAGUE BETS SAN ANTONIO SPURS VS PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS FANDUEL ODDS FOR JULY 13TH

MONEY LINE

• SAN ANTONIO SPURS: +142
• PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS: -176

SPREAD

• SAN ANTONIO SPURS: +3.5 (-114)
• PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS: -3.5 (-106)

OVER/UNDER (TOTAL)

• OVER 169.5 (-110)
• UNDER 169.5 (-110)

BEST ODDS FOR SAN ANTONIO SPURS VS PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

• The Portland Trail Blazers are -3.5-point favorites against the San Antonio Spurs. Bet365 currently has the best odds at -2.5 (-115)
• The San Antonio Spurs are the underdogs by 3.5 points to cover the spread. FanDuel currently has the best odds at +3.5 (-114)
• BetMGM currently has the best odds for the total, which is set at 170.5 (-110) for the over, and (-110) for the under

SAN ANTONIO SPURS VS PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS INJURY REPORT

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PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS?INJURY REPORT INJURY REPORT

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FINAL SPURS-TRAIL BLAZERS PICK & PREDICTION

The Portland Trail Blazers should have a leg up in the NBA 2K25 Summer League opener when it comes to their NBA experience and more promising prospects. They have numerous players with multiple NBA seasons under their belt coming into this matchup.

With the little talent that the Spurs have coming into this game, it'll be tough for them to overcome as the Trail Blazers just edge this one out in a closely contested matchup.

FINAL SPURS-TRAIL BLAZERS PICK & PREDICTION: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS: -3.5 (-106)

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