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PHOENIX, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 03: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs hugs Julian Champagnie #30 before the Emirates NBA Cup game against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center on December 03, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n
The San Antonio Spurs<\/a> are set to play the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> in a key cross-conference matchup on Monday, April 6, at 8 pm EST.<\/p>\n The game comes after the Spurs lost to the Denver Nuggets<\/a> in an overtime thriller over the weekend, a matchup that saw Victor Wembanyama<\/a> and Nikola Jokic<\/a>, two of the best centers in the NBA<\/a>, go head-to-head<\/a> in one of the best games of the 2025-26 NBA season.<\/p>\n Before the Spurs\u2019 next game against the 76ers, both teams\u2019 starting lineups<\/a> were revealed as they hope to close the regular season on a strong run.<\/p>\n San Antonio Spurs Starting Lineup vs. Philadelphia 76ers GettyATLANTA, GEORGIA \u2013 FEBRUARY 05: Trae Young<\/a> #11 of the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> drives against Victor Wembanyama #1 and Julian Champagnie #30 of the San Antonio Spurs during the second quarter at State Farm Arena on February 05, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n In a post on social media<\/a>, the Spurs made their starting lineup for Monday against Philadelphia clear.<\/p>\n De\u2019Aaron Fox<\/a>, Stephon Castle<\/a>, Julian Champagnie<\/a>, Devin Vassell<\/a>, and Wembanyama all got the nod from head coach Mitch Johnson.<\/p>\n This is the typical group of starters San Antonio has used for most of the season. As they have been one of the top teams in the NBA<\/a> all year, coming with the rise of Wembanyama in his first season, why change what\u2019s worked so far?<\/p>\n With Wembanyama as the key piece of this starting group, the Spurs have prioritized guards and shooting, as well as playmaking in the form of Fox and Castle, to pair with him.<\/p>\n San Antonio does not have any full-time players listed on the injury report.<\/a><\/p>\n Spurs\u2019 Julian Champagnie Quote On 76ers<\/p>\n In a unique twist, the Spurs vs. 76ers game comes shortly after Champagnie recently said<\/a> that he was happy he was let go by Philadelphia. He struggled for playing time in his brief stint with the team, but has since thrived in San Antonio.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I got cut, I acted like, \u2018Oh man, I\u2019m out the league. I don\u2019t even know what I\u2019m about to do.\u2019 Looking back on it, obviously, three years passed. It\u2019s a crazy feeling, honestly. It\u2019s all about how you carry yourself,\u201d\u00a0Champagnie said. \u201cAll about how you go into the next challenge. Figuring things out, telling yourself it\u2019s not the end, you\u2019re going to figure this out. No matter what happens, that\u2019s what it\u2019s going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n Julian Champagnie reflects on being cut by the Sixers:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m super grateful for my whole journey, I wouldn\u2019t change it, I wouldn\u2019t have it no other way. I\u2019m happy I got cut, probably the best thing that could have happened for me\u2026 so shoutout to Philly.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m super grateful for it,\u201d he added. \u201cMy whole journey. I wouldn\u2019t change it, I wouldn\u2019t have it no other way. I\u2019m happy I got cut, probably the best thing that could have happened for me. Shoutout to Philly.\u201d<\/p>\n He most recently set the Spurs\u2019 single-season three-point record<\/a>, and the game against the 76ers will likely have a touch of revenge, amid the best season of his NBA career.<\/p>\n Champagnie is averaging 11.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists on 43.7\/38.6\/84.1 shooting splits in a career-high 27.7 minutes per game.<\/p>\n Only played two total games with the 76ers in the 2022-23 season, but has spent the last four years with the Spurs.<\/p>\n San Antonio Spurs This Season<\/p>\n San Antonio is currently 59-19 and second in the West,<\/a> only behind the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>. They will likely grab the two-seed for the playoffs, in what will be this group\u2019s first postseason action.<\/p>\n They have already clinched the Southwest Division title<\/a>, the 23rd in franchise history and the first since 2017.<\/p>\n The Spurs are on pace to win 62 games this season. That mark would be their most since 2017, and it would be the seventh time in history hitting the 60-win mark in a season.<\/p>\n After the Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich-led dynasty, the Spurs haven\u2019t made the postseason in quite a while.<\/p>\n San Antonio is coming off a close loss to the Nuggets over the weekend, falling 136-134 in overtime.<\/p>\n Regardless, with MVP candidate Wembanyama at the helm, they remain one of the most dangerous teams in the NBA, a group nobody else in the West will want to face off against in the postseason.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEli Gregorski<\/a> is a sports journalist covering the NBA for Heavy Sports. He has years of sports writing experience covering the NBA, NFL, college football and basketball, international soccer, and Formula One. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he was the assistant sports editor for the award-winning CU Independent student publication. 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