PRIORITIES: How will the Spurs ensure injuries don't become their Achilles Heel?

Study referenced: "Short-Term Workload Patterns Before Achilles Tendon Rupture in NBA Players" (Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2026): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23259671261463385   Join us as we talk about all this and more on today's episode of Locked on Spurs!     Send your voicemails here!: https://www.speakpipe.com/lockedonspurs   🎙️ 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!   @lockedonspurs     SUBSCRIBE TO THE CORPORATE KNOWLEDGE NEWSLETTER: https://matthewtynan.substack.com   Follow Matthew: https://x.com/Matthew_Tynan   Follow Tyler: @tylerprincefilm   & https://thevideoman.substack.com   MERCH! https://cottonbureau.com/p/DU622E/shi...   0:00 The New Achilles Study: It's the Minutes Spike 4:10 Balancing Minutes Management vs. Postseason Readiness 6:36 Why Younger Players Get Hurt on Lighter Minutes 8:44 Early Specialization: 90% Were Basketball-Only 10:48 How the Spurs Ramp Up Victor Wembanyama 16:56 The "Ready for June" Load-Management Trap 21:24 Shorten the Season? The NBA Schedule Debate 26:28 Depth Is King in the Modern NBA   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-spurs/   Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba   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/everyday... 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 #SanAntonioSpurs #NBA #VictorWembanyama #arena #projectmarvel Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.