San Antonio signs sharpshooting wing Julian Champagnie to new multi-year contract after breakout performance in playoffs.
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Julian Champagnie has become a key part of San Antonio’s young core as the Spurs look to return to the NBA Finals.
The San Antonio Spurs will keep one of their breakout sharpshooters around for a bit longer. Multiple sources report that Julian Champagnie will sign a new three-year, $45 million contract that will keep him with the team through the 2028-29 season.
More buckets on the way! We've signed @JulianChampagn2 to a multi-year contract extension ✍️ pic.twitter.com/VE84WK5y6q
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) June 29, 2026
The Spurs declined their $3 million option on Champagnie left from the contract he signed with them in 2023 to create some future salary cap flexibility and reward a player who has flourished in their system after arriving as a waiver claim.
Undrafted out of St. John’s in 2022, the 6-foot-7, 215-pound Champagnie signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers and was let go after appearing in only two NBA games. He finished his rookie year with the Spurs and became a starter in 2023-24. Champagnie played in all 82 regular season games in 2024-25 and 2025-26, improving each year in almost every statistical category. His streak of 185 consecutive regular-season games played is the second-longest active streak in the league.
Champagnie averaged 11.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Western Conference champion Spurs last season while shooting 38.1% from 3-point range. He set the franchise single-season record with 195 made 3-pointers — and the single-game record with 11 against the New York Knicks on Dec. 31. Champagnie had a career-high 36 points in that game while setting the NBA record for made 3-pointers by an undrafted player and also became the first player in league history to score at least 36 points without attempting a two-point field goal.
The 25-year-old native of New York contributed valuable floor spacing, hustle and leadership from his spot on the wing for the Spurs over 23 playoffs games while shooting nearly 40% from 3-point range.
Champagnie’s twin brother, Justin Champagnie, also went undrafted out of Pittsburgh and has played for three NBA teams, including the past three seasons with the Washington Wizards.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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