The San Antonio Spurs may not have Victor Wembanyama for their first-ever knockout round game in the NBA Cup , but what they'll miss in his talent, they're making up for in focus. Count dynamic young guards Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle among those who are very much looking forward to facing the Los Angeles Lakers .

“Try to go win it all,” Harper said of the Spurs' prospects within the league's in-season tournament.

“Big stakes game,” Castle added. “In LA, I mean, it doesn't get any better than that. So, it should be fun.”

Though they were competitive in the NBA Cup's pool play last year, the quarterfinal game in California will prove the Silver and Black's first foray into its elimination stages.

And while it's not the Spurs' first meeting with the Lakers this season, it w

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