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Julian Champagnie

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Julian Champagnie said he thinks Utah's Lauri Markkanen will play against San Antonio on Nov. 2: "I think Markkanen is playing." Champagnie said Markkanen's return would change Utah's offense and who it runs plays for compared with the last meeting.

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Asked about Carter Bryant getting maybe five minutes, Spurs forward Julian Champagnie said "it's definitely hard" on a "really, really stacked team." He said he sees himself in Bryant and tells him to shoot open shots. "Stay that course. Tides eventually turn."

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Victor Wembanyama is "going to dunk the ball a lot more," Julian Champagnie said, crediting better spacing and Wembanyama asserting himself in the right spots. When the Spurs need a basket late, Champagnie said, "give him the ball at that elbow and let him work."