JULIAN CHAMPAGNIE NEWS

Moves back to bench Champagnie isn't in the starting five for Wednesday's game versus the Timberwolves, Andrew Lopez of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Champagnie, Malaki Branham and Jeremy Sochan will move to the bench Wednesday with Devin Vassell, Cedi Osman and Victor Wembanyama entering the starting lineup. Champagnie is averaging 6.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in 12.8 minutes across his previous five appearances coming off the bench this season.

DECEMBER 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Starting Friday Champagnie will start Friday's game against the Pelicans, Jeff Garcia of KENS 5 San Antonio reports.

Impact The Spurs are without Victor Wembanyama due to a hip issue, but they will roll with a smaller lineup Friday. Champagnie has already made four starts this season, averaging 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.3 blocks, 1.3 steals and 2.0 three-pointers.

DECEMBER 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Season high in loss Champagnie added 15 points (5-8 FG, 5-8 3Pt) and three rebounds through 20 minutes in Thursday's 137-135 loss to the Hawks.

Impact Thursday's matchup also marked Champagnie's second consecutive double-digit scoring output and third overall this season. In his last six games, the first four of which were all starts, Champagnie is averaging 10.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.0 blocks and 0.8 steals across 22.7 minutes. With Victor Wembanyama (hip) and Doug McDermott (illness) ruled out for Friday's contest against the Pelicans, expect Champagnie to see extended playing time until they return.

DECEMBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Slides to second unit Champagnie won't start Wednesday's game against the Clippers.

Impact After making four straight starts, Champagnie will be replaced in the first unit by Malaki Branham. Over that stretch, he's averaged 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.6 steals/blocks. However, with the Spurs at full heath, expect Champagnie's workload to diminish.

NOVEMBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Elite two-way effort Champagnie chipped in 13 points (4-14 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, three assists, three blocks and four steals across 31 minutes during Tuesday's 123-87 loss to the Thunde...

Impact Champagnie had arguably the best game of his career in the loss, making the most of his starting role. With Keldon Johnson sidelined due to a knee concern, Champagnie slid into the opening unit, also seeing additional run as the game descended into garbage time. It really was a perfect storm, especially given he had not even been a nightly part of the rotation prior to Tuesday. If Johnson misses more time, Champagnie might be worth taking a flyer on just to see if this game leads to more production.

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets starting nod Champagnie is in the starting five for Tuesday's game versus the Thunder.

Impact Champagnie will replace Keldon Johnson (knee) in the starting lineup Tuesday. Champagnie will likely see a significant increase from his average of 7.2 minutes per game against Oklahoma City.

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Drops 30 points in win Champagnie scored 30 points (9-20 FG, 5-12 3Pt, 7-9 FT) and added eight rebounds, two assists and four steals in 25 minutes during Monday's Summer League game against the Hornets.

Impact Champagnie scored 15 of his 30 points from beyond the arc in this one and led the Spurs' scoring attack in the first action of Summer League. After inking a four-year, $12 million contract at the end of June, the second-year guard has plenty to prove heading into his second NBA season.

JULY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Returning to San Antonio The Spurs signed Champagnie to a four-year, $12 million contract with a team option for 2026-27 on Friday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Impact Champagnie split time between San Antonio and Philadelphia in his rookie season. In 15 games for the Spurs in 2022-23, he averaged 11.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 20.8 minutes on 46.1/40.7/82.4 shooting splits. Champagnie is set to be a cheap, long-term option for the Spurs as they attempt to complete their rebuild.

JULY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bags first career double-double Champagnie totaled 16 points (5-16 FG, 3-10 3Pt, 3-4 FT), 10 rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes in Sunday's 138-117 win over the Mavericks.

Impact Due to San Antonio holding out several key rotation players over the final few weeks of the season, Champagnie was able to take hold of a consistent 20-plus-minute role down the stretch. He wrapped up his rookie campaign with a double-double and averaged 20.0 points (on 47.9 percent shooting from the field), 6.2 boards, 3.8 three-pointers, 1.2 assists and 0.6 steals over his last five outings to conclude the season. Though Champagnie won't be in line to handle heavy minutes to begin the 2023-24 season and may not even be part of the rotation, he likely showed enough for San Antonio to retain him while he heads into restricted free agency this summer.

APRIL 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Notches second start of season Champagnie will start in Saturday's game against the Timberwolves.

Impact Champagnie will draw the start Saturday with the Spurs down four of their five starters. In his only other start of the season, Champagnie scored two points on 1-of-6 shooting from the field. However, he has been on a hot streak lately, averaging 20.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals over 27.1 minutes per game in his last three appearances.

APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Coming off bench Champagnie will play a reserve role in Friday's game against the Warriors, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.

Impact After a one-game stint in the starting lineup, Champagnie will return to a bench role. He has averaged 5.5 points and 2.2 rebounds across 12.9 minutes in 10 games as a reserve this season.

APRIL 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Scores 12 against Washington Champagnie supplied 12 points (5-8 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 1-1 FT), three rebounds and two blocks in 18 minutes during Friday's 136-124 loss to the Wizards.

Impact The Spurs had 10 players on their injury report coming into Friday's game, and we will probably see that quite a bit down the stretch as the Spurs take their foot off the gas. Champagnie has made the most of his limited minutes in recent games, hitting a total of eight triples over his last four contests.

MARCH 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Recalled from G League Champagnie will be available for the Spurs' meeting with the Rockets on Saturday, Jeff Garcia of KENS 5 San Antonio reports.

Impact Champagnie's recall aligns with the absences of Devin Vassell (knee), Keldon Johnson (foot), Malaki Branham (back) and Doug McDermott (thumb) Saturday, meaning the 21-year-old could crack the rotation for the first time since Nov. 27.

MARCH 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles from field in loss Champagnie recorded 28 points (10-25 FG, 6-12 3Pt, 1-1 FT), seven rebounds, an assist and three blocks across 35 minutes in Friday's loss to Santa Cruz.

Impact Champagnie's stat line looks good at first glance, as he ended the game second in scoring while also tying for the second-best mark in rebounds, but he struggled massively from the field and needed 25 shots to score 28 points. Despite the shooting woes, he should remain a valuable offensive player for Austin.

MARCH 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Available Friday Champagnie will join the 76ers' active roster for Friday's meeting with the Bucks, Justin Grasso of SI.com reports.

Impact Champagnie has been spending time with the 76ers G League affiliate Delaware Blue Coats but will make the trip back to Philadelphia for a meeting with the Bucks. He likely will not factor into Friday's rotation.

NOVEMBER 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

76ers Two-Way Player Julian Champagnie Shines in Blue Coats' Loss Philly’s two-way prospect Julian Champagnie had himself a night in Delaware’s Saturday night matchup.

NOVEMBER 13, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Out for rest of Summer League Champagnie has been ruled out for the rest of Summer League due to a fractured left thumb, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.

Impact Champagnie totaled 14 points, 18 rebounds, four assists and two steals across four Summer League games before suffering the injury. The issue may keep him sidelined through the start of the regular season, which makes him a likely cut candidate moving forward.

JULY 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE