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Harper (rest) is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's preseason game against Phoenix, Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News reports.
Harper is back in the starting lineup after missing Monday's game for rest purposes. The young guard should see a fair amount of playing time but may have his workload limited in the exhibition.
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Spurs' Dylan Harper: Won't play Monday
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Harper (rest) won't play in Monday's preseason game against Utah, per Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News.
Harper is joining the rest of the Spurs' regular starters on the sidelines Monday. His next chance to play comes Wednesday against the Suns.
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Spurs' Dylan Harper: Goes for 15 points in loss Saturday
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Harper posted 15 points (6-9 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block across 24 minutes in Saturday's 102-98 preseason loss to the Suns.
Harper led the Spurs in scoring despite playing slightly over 20 minutes, and he got the start in the backcourt due to the absence of De'Aaron Fox (undisclosed). If Fox is healthy for Opening Night against the Thunder on Oct. 20, however, Harper will move to a bench role, although that shouldn't stop him from seeing plenty of minutes on a regular basis.
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Spurs' Dylan Harper: Scores team-high 16 points
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Harper scored 16 points (5-7 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 3-4 FT) while adding four rebounds, four assists and a steal across 19 minutes in Thursday's 123-116 preseason loss to the Hawks.
Harper was one of six players to score in double digits for the Spurs, and he led all San Antonio players in scoring. No player outside of Carter Bryant logged more than 20 minutes for the Spurs, and Harper doesn't need to log heavy minutes in preseason since he's locked into a prominent role ahead of the 2026-27 season -- even if he's not listed as a starter in the backcourt.
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Spurs' Dylan Harper: Starting Thursday
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Harper is starting Thursday's game against the Hawks, Matt Guzman of SI.com reports.
The Spurs are getting a look at a three-guard lineup with De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle. It looks like Harper has a chance to start Opening Night with Tobias Harris (calf) injured.
Jared Weiss of the New York Times believes coach Mitch Johnson needs to find ways to increase Harper's minutes this year.
Weiss thinks the optimal way to boost Harper's playing time would be to close games with all three of Harper, De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle on the floor. It remains to be seen how willing the Spurs will be to deploy more frequent small-ball looks, as they would then have to squeeze either Devin Vassell or Tobias Harris from the lineup more often. Harper remains one of the favorites for the Sixth Man of the Year award heading into the new campaign.
