By winning the first choice of the 2023 Draft in the lottery, the Spurs switch to a new era. Even if we will have to wait until June 22 to have confirmation, Victor Wembanyama will wear the colors of San Antonio next fall. ” It’s like we won the NBA title.” sums up Antonio Daniels, the former Spurs point guard.
“I am happy for our entire franchise and for the city of San Antonio” chain Frank Micelihead of ticketing for Spurs Sports & Entertainment. “To be there on Tuesday evening with all the staff to celebrate the event and then immediately get to work was really special. We celebrated for about five minutes, with lots of applause, hugs, sips of champagne, and then 40 people called.”
More than 2,000 requests in the evening
Since the lottery verdict, season ticket requests to attend Spurs games next season have skyrocketed. There have already been more than 2,000 requests between 7:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. The franchise even expected that number to be closer to 2,500 the next day. It’s proof that fans want to see Wembanyama in action.
“We were on the phone until midnight last night to make sure people’s deposits and the website were working properly, and everyone was back by 7:30” adds Frank Miceli. “We expect that by the end of the day (Wednesday), 24 hours after the lottery, we will have more than 2,500 deposits”.
Franchise officials said ticketing traffic and Spurs app downloads were ten times higher than normal. The Spurs have also set up “packages” starting at 47 dollars per month, for a total of 10 games minimum.
After 22 consecutive appearances in the playoffs, the Spurs come out of their 4th season in a row without tasting the postseason. Worse, with just 22 wins, they had their worst season since 1996/97. That year, they also got the number 1 pick, and selected a certain Tim Duncan. We know the rest…
