<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2PG9VX_0wPtC69q00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2PG9VX_0wPtC69q00" width="1920" height="1080" ><p>SAN ANTONIO — The <a href="https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-san-antonio/spurs-show/spurs-lose-mavericks-season-opener-key-takeaways-loss-dallas-locked-on-spurs-nba-san-antonio/273-6d51cf23-0bf3-4387-abd1-bcb627dc63d3">Austin Spurs</a> have announced their player selections in the 2024 G League Draft. </p><p>Austin selected forward Ibrahima Diallo with the 13th overall pick, forward Steven Richardson with the 28th overall pick, guard Xavier Johnson with the 33rd overall pick, and guard Charles Pride with the 39th overall pick in the 2024 NBA G League Draft.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="548" data-dnt="true" align="center"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">𝑫𝑹𝑨𝑭𝑻𝑬𝑫. Introducing your 2024 NBA G League Austin Spurs Draft Picks!👏👏 <a href="https://t.co/YAK7e4H6XJ">pic.twitter.com/YAK7e4H6XJ</a></p>— Austin Spurs (@austin_spurs) <a href="https://twitter.com/austin_spurs/status/1850240955481202849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><p>Diallo most recently appeared in four games for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA 2K25 Summer League in Las Vegas and averaged 3.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in 13.5 minutes. Diallo played at the University of Central Florida during the 2023-24 season, and in 32 games, he averaged 6.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in 19.0 minutes.</p><p>Richardson most recently played for Montana State University Billings. In two seasons with the Yellowjackets, he played in 60 games and averaged 8.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 30.1 minutes.</p><p>Pride most recently played for St. Bonaventure University for the 2023-24 season. In 30 games, he averaged 10.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 30.2 minutes.</p><p>Johnson most recently played for Indiana University. In three seasons with the Hoosiers (2021-24), he played in 58 games and averaged 10.6 points, 4.2 assists and 3.4 rebounds in 26.8 minutes.</p><p>The team also announced that it made trades with the Memphis Hustle, receiving a 2025 NBA G League second-round pick via Rio Grande Valley Vipers in exchange for the draft rights of Xavier Johnson, and trade with the Raptors 905, receiving a 2025 NBA G League International Draft pick in exchange for the draft rights of Charles Pride.</p><p><b>FANS GET CREATIVE WITH A GINOBILI-BAT HALLOWEEN COSTUME DUO</b></p><p>With Halloween right around the corner, some San Antonio Spurs fans got creative and showed off their costumes, which will get Silver and Black fans chuckling.</p><p>For this year's spooky day, these Spurs fans dressed up as Manu Ginobili and the bat (complete with a bruised eye) he swatted in 2009.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="548" data-dnt="true" align="center"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I hate NBA Halloween what do you mean you went as Manu Ginobili and the bat he swatted out of the air <a href="https://t.co/xNrzf6X0rS">pic.twitter.com/xNrzf6X0rS</a></p>— Angie Treasure (@snark_tank) <a href="https://twitter.com/snark_tank/status/1850664574380642558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><p>Let's say this couple has won Halloween! </p><p>And in case you don't remember, a bat got loose in the AT&amp;T Center in a game against the Kings, and play had to be stopped.</p><p>However, the bat was evading capture until Ginobili took matters into his own hands, literally!</p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q_6im2RzZxU?rel=0" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div><p>X: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kens5">KENS 5</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jeffgspurszone">JeffGSpursKENS5</a></p></div></body>

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Austin Spurs announce 2024 G League Draft picks; Spurs fans win Halloween with Ginobili-bat costumes

SAN ANTONIO — The Austin Spurs have announced their player selections in the 2024 G League Draft. Austin selected forward Ibrahima Diallo with the 13th overall pick, forward Steven Richardson with the 28th overall pick, guard Xavier Johnson with the 33rd overall pick, and guard Charles Pride with the 39th overall pick in the 2024 NBA G League Draft.

Austin Spurs announce 2024 G League Draft picks; Spurs fans win Halloween with Ginobili-bat costumes

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