Wemby’s Revenge Tour, Spurs TMZ Chisme & OKC Opener Preview
Welcome back to the asylum, Alamo City. 210 Fast Break is officially back for the 2026-27 NBA season. San Antonio enters the year with the league’s best title odds, lingering trauma from blowing a 29-point halftime lead to the Knicks in the 2026 Finals, and enough off-court drama to keep TMZ camped outside Frost Bank Center.
Here is your rapid-fire breakdown ahead of Tuesday night’s season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
1. The Finals Hangover & De'Aaron Fox's Receipt Book
Last June’s collapse against New York broke the city’s brain—literally sparking street brawls downtown, highlighted by a rogue New Yorker in a Dennis Rodman Spurs jersey knocking people out in a mosh pit. On the court, Josh still blames De'Aaron Fox for the meltdown and his preseason games spent in street clothes, while Gabriel points to Fox's vicious preseason poster dunk as proof he’s out for blood. Either way, regular-season flash won't cut it anymore; San Antonio needs a fourth-quarter closer in June.
2. Small-Ball Madness: Vassell at the 4 & KD-Mode Wemby
With Tobias Harris questionable for opening night due to a calf strain, the Spurs are rolling out a hyper-small starting five against OKC’s giant frontcourt:
Pos | Starter | Tactical Role |
PG | De'Aaron Fox | Transition engine & perimeter penetration |
SG | Dylan Harper | Secondary playmaker & low-post guard mismatch |
SF | Stephon Castle | Point-of-attack lockdown defender & baseline slasher |
PF | Devin Vassell | Small-ball four & five-out floor spacer |
C | Victor Wembanyama | Roaming defensive free safety & offensive hub |
Starting Vassell at the four against Chet Holmgren and OKC’s newly drafted "Wemby Stopper" sounds crazy, but the plan is pure five-out spacing. Victor Wembanyama isn't bulking up into Giannis—as Josh noted, he’s on the Kevin Durant trajectory: lean, fluid, and unguardable from 30 feet, dragging bigs out of the paint so Castle and Harper can feast down low.
3. The Dylan Harper Paradox: Manu or Harden?
Despite viral TMZ rumors about his longtime girlfriend cheating right before camp, Dylan Harper stood by her publicly and tore up the preseason with a massive chip on his shoulder. Once Harris returns, Harper is a lock for Sixth Man of the Year. The long-term question for San Antonio: will Harper embrace the Manu Ginobili role sacrificing starter vanity for rings, or take the James Harden route and eventually demand his own franchise?
4. Spurs Chisme: Announcer Scandals & DAZN Piracy
The "quiet Spurs" era is dead. TV announcer Jacob Tobey got caught in a viral cheating scandal with former Spur Lindy Waters III’s sister, got benched for a month, and only got his job back because the auditioning replacements were unwatchable (meanwhile, Waters is now in China playing for the Shanghai Sharks with D'Angelo Russell).
Off the court, Gregg Popovich flexed his eternal aura by marrying a former assistant coach's ex-wife, while the Spurs ditched cable and FanDuel Sports Network for a $140 DAZN streaming pass—splitting fans between paying up like Gabriel or pirating Lithuanian TikTok Live streams like Josh.
5. The Keldon Johnson Rant & Bench Mob
Josh dropped the hammer on fan-favorite Keldon Johnson:
"Up 20 in the regular season, Keldon gets you a bucket. In Game 6 of the playoffs? He puts his head down, stares at the hardwood, and barrels into three guys while Vassell is wide open in the corner and Castle is cutting backdoor. On a championship team, he can't play over 20 minutes."
With rookie glass-cleaner Tarris Reed, Carter Bryant, and Gillespie pushing for rotational minutes, Keldon is officially on the hot seat.
6. Quick Hits Around the 210
Opening Night Cinema: Tuesday’s clash with OKC is a rematch of last year’s seven-game Western Conference Finals—the real title fight of 2026.
Sochan to Shanghai: After winning a ring in sweatpants with the Knicks and getting waived by Portland like a defective Temu shelf, Jeremy Sochan appears headed for China.
ABA Threads: No Fiesta jerseys until the playoffs; the Spurs are rocking modernized 1970s George Gervin silver ABA throwbacks and a retro ABA court.
NFC East Circus: Between the Eagles flying Jalen Hurts to London with a blood clot, Jayden Daniels' bum elbow, Jameis Winston starting in NY, and Tony Romo losing his booth job, Cowboys fans at Ojos Locos might actually witness a playoff win.
Bottom Line: It’s title-or-bust in the 210. Catch Tuesday’s opener on DAZN, at a wing spot, or through a Best Buy window. Go Spurs Go.
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