A prodigious ace sets questionable records on PG takes….
eremy Sochan clarified his recent comments about his feelings on being the San Antonio Spurs’ point guard.
The second-year player posted on X (followed by the emoji that signifies laughter with tears) late Saturday night, responding to a post from a Spurs fan’s comment that Sochan doesn’t believe he can play the point guard position.
“Big man, I never said that,” Sochan wrote.
It all stems from a news article and a related post on the social media platform. For those who missed it, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express News reported that after practice on Saturday afternoon, Sochan said: “There have been moments where it’s like, ‘Yo I don’t want to.’ It’s like (expletive) this (expletive).”
A forward throughout his career, including his rookie campaign with the Spurs, Jeremy Sochan was the 9th player taken in the 2022 NBA Draft and made the league’s “Rising Stars Game” in the 2022-23 season. Because versatility and play-making abilities are among the strongest points of his still-developing game, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich moved Sochan to the point in the run up to a season that features super rookie Victor Wembanyama.
In the article, Sochan is also quoted as saying: “There have been moments of being confident,” and “I am making a transition like this in the NBA, which is rare. You don’t see a lot of people going from power forward to point guard