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Smart (groin) has returned to Saturday's game against the Magic, Khobi Price of The California Post reports.

Smart departed the contest in the second quarter and went back to the locker room after sustaining an apparent groin injury. However, he's been cleared to return and has checked back into the contest.

Harper will start Saturday's game against the Pacers.

Devin Vassell (hamstring) was scratched, opening up a spot for Harper in the first unit. It'll be the rookie's first career start. He's averaging 11.1 points, 3.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds across 22.2 minutes per game this season.

Vassell has a right hamstring issue and is out for Saturday's game against the Pacers, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.

Vassell was a very late scratch for this contest. Presumably, he picked this up during warmups. With Vassell sidelined, the Spurs will insert Dylan Harper into the first unit.

Smart subbed out of Saturday's game against Orlando with 9:11 left in the second quarter and went back to the locker room, Dan Woike of The Athletic reports.

Smart looked to be grabbing at his groin area while exiting the contest. While he's sidelined, Rui Hachimura and Jake LaRavia could see more playing time.

Gueye is part of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Warriors, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports.

Jalen Johnson (shoulder) will miss his first game of the season, which will open up a spot in the starting lineup for Gueye. In five starts this season, Gueye is averaging 11.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.2 blocks across 28.6 minutes.

Wembanyama (ankle) will play Saturday against the Pacers, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.

Wembanyama will play through a questionable tag related to right ankle soreness. In his last outing Thursday against the Suns, Wembanyama had 34 points, 12 rebounds, one assist, three steals and one block.

Post is part of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Hawks, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports.

Post will start alongside Draymond Green in the frontcourt. In 34 starts this season, Post is averaging 9.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists across 20.6 minutes.

Toppin (foot) will play in Saturday's game against San Antonio.

Toppin didn't suit up for the recent loss to Portland. While his availability is certainly positive, it's unknown how much action he'll see, considering Pascal Siakam (knee), Aaron Nesmith (ankle) and Andrew Nembhard (calf) are all cleared to suit up.

Sheppard is available for Saturday's game against the Spurs.

Sheppard had previously been considered questionable because of a sprained ankle. The third-year guard is averaging 7.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists across 21.5 minutes per game this season.

Potter (triceps) is good to go for Saturday's game against the Spurs.

Potter will shed his questionable tag and will be available for this contest. Over his last five games, he's averaging just 11.2 minutes per contest.