NO CIGAR: Wembanyama, the Spurs' Overachieving Season, and How This Team Can RUN IT BACK.

But here's what's true: a 22-year-old Wembanyama just led a second-year Spurs team to the NBA Finals. Stephon Castle emerged as a genuine star. This young core now knows what it takes — and what it costs — to compete for a championship. Wemby said it himself after the loss: "This is the biggest lesson of my life." Today we do a full postmortem on the season, what went wrong in the Finals, and why the future in San Antonio is still very bright. Join us live as we talk about all this and more on today's episode of Locked on Spurs!  🎙️ Locked On Spurs — Your daily San Antonio Spurs podcast. 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell so you never miss an episode. 👍 Like, comment, and share if you're riding with the Spurs!   📸 We're on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/lockedonspurs SUBSCRIBE TO THE CORPORATE KNOWLEDGE NEWSLETTER: https://matthewtynan.substack.com Follow Matthew: https://x.com/Matthew_Tynan   Follow Tyler: https://instagram.com/tylerprincefilm & https://thevideoman.substack.com   MERCH! https://cottonbureau.com/p/DU622E/shirt/6-or-bust#/34761003/tee-men-premium-heavyweight-graphite-100percent-cotton-s   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts... Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba   Get Your Free Locked On NBA Draft Guide! Our exclusive first round guide features team picks from local Locked On hosts and deep-dive prospect analysis from Locked On NBA Draft with No Ceilings. Download your free guide now: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/nbadraftguide/.   Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it's time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team's community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!   5-Hour ENERGY Ignite your taste buds with the flavor of the summer. Get a Firework Freeze 5-hour ENERGY®️ shot today. For more information, visit https://FiveHourEnergy.com.   Odoo Great organizations win because operations matter. And that's why you should get Odoo. Try for free today at https://Odoo.com/lockedon.   Quo Make this the year where no opportunity - and no customer - slips away. Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to http://Quo.com/lockedonnba.   KALSHI For a limited time, download the Kalshi app and use code LOCKEDON to get ten dollars when you trade ten. Kalshi. Trade on anything.   Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhl Rugiet. Performance medicine for men.   Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast   Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply.   FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. From the opening whistle to the final kick, Let There Be Goals on FanDuel. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started now.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)   #Spurs #NBAFinals #LockedOnSpurs #SanAntonioSpurs #Knicks #Wembanyama #StephonCastle #JalenBrunson #GoSpursGo #NBAPlayoffs2026 #NBAFinals2026 #SeasonReview #SpursPostmortem #BiggestLesson #SpursFuture #WeWillBeBack Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.