SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs announced the team has waived center Khem Birch.
Birch was acquired on Feb. 9, along with a 2024 Toronto first-round pick and second-round picks in 2023 and 2025, in a trade with the Raptors last season involving ex-Spur Jakob Poeltl.
Birch did not play with the Spurs once he was traded to San Antonio due to a right knee injury. He did suit up versus Houston in a home preseason game Monday night, but sat out play versus the Rockets on Wednesday.
In 282 career games, he holds career averages of 5.0 points, 4.4 rebounds in 17.1 minutes while shooting 52% from the floor. The team will have to pay the entirety of his $6.9 million expiring deal if he's not claimed off waivers by another team.
The Spurs roster now stands at 18 players.
GRAND OPENING OF THE VICTORY CAPITAL CENTER
Spurs Sports & Entertainment and Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. on Thursday commemorated the grand opening of the Victory Capital Performance Center, a cutting-edge practice facility for the San Antonio Spurs that marks a new era in athletic performance and development.
“After a decade of planning and research and nearly two years of construction, we are elated to officially open the doors of the Victory Capital Performance Center,” RC Buford, CEO for Spurs Sports & Entertainment, said in a release. “This facility embodies a spirit of innovation and commitment to performance excellence that defines the San Antonio Spurs and our partnership with Victory Capital. Together with the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, this collaboration underscores our continued commitment to be visionaries and drive change for our organization and the community.”
In addition to the performance center itself, the Spurs also officially unveiled the Frost Plaza, a 40-foot outdoor screen and public restaurant, an affinity club named “Spurs Club,” and the 22-acre Park at La Cantera, home to the new largest dog park in Bexar County.
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