Josh Primo averaged 5.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 1.6 apg in his rookie season with the Spurs after playing one season at Alabama.
Primo was the youngest player in the NBA last season, and doesn’t turn 20 until Christmas Eve. 12 overall, despite the former Alabama standout playing only one year of college basketball. Overall, they roster 14 players younger than age 26, a squad squarely in rebuilding mode after running off a streak of 22 consecutive postseason appearances from 1998-2019. Primo played in each of San Antonio’s first four games, averaging 7.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 4.5 assists before sitting out of the team’s 12 pick of the 2021 NBA Draft, Primo, 19, started 16 games as a rookie last season and averaged 5.9 points over 54 career outings. [Friday’s matchup](https://www.nba.com/game/chi-vs-sas-0022200077/) against the Chicago Bulls.
San Antonio parts ways with their second-year swingman less than two seasons into their partnership.
Primo appeared to be on track to assume a significant role on and off the court as a core piece for the franchise, so this breaking news is shocking. “It is our hope that, in the long run, this decision will serve the best interest of both the organization and Joshua.” The Spurs have waived Josh Primo, per an official team release:— Noah Magaro-George (@N_Magaro)
The Spurs waived second-year guard Josh Primo Friday, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.
The 19-year-old briefly had a more expanded role while playing four games during his sophomore season. The 19-year-old played 50 games his rookie season and put up 5.8 points per game on 37.4/30.7/74.6 shooting splits. [declined to comment on the matter](https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1586139556205584385) before San Antonio took on the Bulls Friday.
The San Antonio Spurs have announced that they have waived guard Josh Primo, the No. 12 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft. "It is our hope that, ...
The small market Spurs don’t just drop a player like that unless something detrimental happened off the court. ESPN's Tim MacMahon relayed the reason. 12 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Bobby Marks, Marc J. Spears of Andscape and Alex Kennedy of BasketballNews.com provided commentary on the situation. No members of the Spurs organization (including players) will be speaking further on the move at this time, per the team's remarks.