No San Antonio Spurs frontcourt player has appeared in all 82 games in a season since DeJuan Blair did it in 2009/10, according to Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News (subscription required).
Sophomore forward Jeremy Sochan, pleased with the NBA’s assertion that its data doesn’t backload management, aims to break that streak.
“I think it should be a culture of playing every game that you can, and if your body is not 100%, then I understand,” Sochan said, per Orsborn. “But if you are fit and healthy, I don’t see why not playing 82 games or as many games as you can play.”
Playing in every one of the 82 games in the 2023/24 season would mark significant progress for Sochan. In his rookie year, he was restricted to 56 contests mainly due to quad and knee issues.
Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan hopes to play all 82 games this season, plus more from the Southwest: https://t.co/JGk7YL5cxt
— Hoops Rumors (@HoopsRumors) October 14, 2023
