Replacement pivot at Spurs, Charles Bassey had paid for the recent rotation changes of Gregg Popovich, who slid Victor Wembanyama to position 5, shifting Zach Collins to the bench.
Pushed back in the hierarchy, the former Sixers therefore left for the G-League to keep up the pace. Enough to finish a match with 30 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks in 30 minutes… but also to tear the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the match, San Antonio announced.
As a result, the 23-year-old Nigerian's season is already over…
A big blow for the player, who joined Texas last season on a two-way contract before landing a real contract last February. This brings him 2.6 million dollars this season, then 2.5 million in 2024/25 and 2025/26, except that these last two years are not guaranteed.
With this injury, the Spurs pivot position is stripped behind Victor Wembanyama and Zach Collins, since only Sandro Mamukelashvili, rather a strong winger, and the “two-way” Dominick Barlow and Charles Bediako remain.
| Charles Bassey | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 23 | 7 | 63.8 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 2022-23 | SAN | 35 | 15 | 64.4 | 37.5 | 59.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| 2023-24 | SAN | 19 | 11 | 72.5 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Total | 77 | 11 | 65.8 | 23.1 | 65.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.3 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
