A couple of days after the San Antonio Spurs exercised team options on the rookie contracts of Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle , they let the deadline expire on Jeremy Sochan 's first deal. The ninth overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft might now become a restricted free agent next summer. That would happen if the Spurs tender the former Baylor Bear a qualifying offer before June of 2026.

While Sochan has had to navigate a wide range of realities since arriving in San Antonio, including a trial at point guard to start 2023-2024 , it's also fair to call his first three years as a pro underwhelming. During that span, the 6-foot-8 forward's statistics have remained largely unchanged. Coming off a year in which he averaged 11.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in just 54 gam

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