After agreeing to offers with Riley Minix and David Duke Jr. over the past week, the San Antonio Spurs have made one other deal that rounds out the crew heading into coaching camp. On Monday, the Spurs signed huge man, Nathan Mensah to an exhibit 10 contract, that means he’ll be part of the crew for coaching camp in September.
The 26-year-old Mensah was a starter in all six of his video games for the Spurs Summer season League crew. Regardless of being simply 6-foot-9, Mensah introduced rim safety with a ton of vitality on the heart place. He averaged 7.3 factors, 7 rebounds, 1.3 steals and a block in Las Vegas. He’ll give the Spurs one other high-motor huge man to get an extended take a look at for the remainder of the offseason.
Mensah, an undrafted free agent, performed 25 video games with the Charlotte Hornets final season. He averaged 1.3 factors and a pair of.6 rebounds in 12.6 minutes per sport. Mensah was a 5-year participant at San Diego State and a starter on the 2023 crew that made the NCAA Championship towards UCONN. He averaged 6.6 factors, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks all through his collegiate profession. He was a 2-time MWC Defensive Participant of the 12 months.
With the signing of Mensah, the Spurs have 19 gamers on its present roster. They’re allowed to take 21 gamers into coaching camp. As soon as the common season begins, the roster have to be trimmed to fifteen gamers. Mensah and different coaching camp invitees will look to safe a two-way roster spot, or stick round and play for the Austin Spurs this season.
