San Antonio Spurs rookie Dylan Harper underwent surgery on Friday to repair a partially torn ligament in his left thumb, which occurred during a workout earlier this week, according to ESPN's Shams Charania . The "hope" is that Harper will be available for San Antonio's season opener against the Dallas Mavericks on Oct. 22.

The No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Rutgers appeared in just two games during the NBA Las Vegas Summer League and averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists. He did not participate in the California Classic -- which is the summer league prelim to the main event in Las Vegas.

The Spurs climbed from the eighth-best odds to land the No. 1 overall pick to the No. 2 draft slot and used the pick to select Harper, who was the consensus seco

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