Spurs mull bringing Victor Wembanyama off bench in Cup final

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LAS VEGAS -- Victor Wembanyama played limited minutes off the bench in San Antonio's win over Oklahoma City in the semifinals of the Emirates NBA Cup on Saturday, and Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said the team might employ a similar approach in Tuesday's championship game against the New York Knicks.

"It's going to be a mix of different opinions," Wembanyama said Monday. "But I'm ready. Even I will have my own opinion [about what to do]. It will also be based on my thoughts and the thoughts of the staff. I just said a bunch of nothing. But basically, we're going to discuss it."

Wembanyama came off the bench Saturday for the first time in his career after missing 12 games…