Beating the Lakers on the road in the quarterfinals and facing the league-best Thunder in the semis a beneficial road for the young team to have traveled, the coach said.

While Victor Wembanyama is technically listed as probable for Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinal against Oklahoma City, Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson was certainly talking on Friday as though the star big man would be playing, tweets Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News.

Johnson's early 3-point barrage helped the Spurs beat the Lakers and get to Las Vegas, where Victory Wembanyama might return.

The All-Star center reached an important benchmark in his rehab by doing 5-on-5 work in Los Angeles and could be on track to return for the NBA Cup semifinals.