Dylan Harper rocks the rim with flush (0:24) Dylan Harper elevates for jam (0:24) Michael C. Wright Apr 25, 2026, 03:48 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M PORTLAND, Ore. -- As a left-handed guard who comes off the bench, Spurs rookie Dylan Harper said he gravitated toward a fellow lefty sixth man in San Antonio legend Manu Ginobili, who now works for the organization as a special adviser. "I play a role I'm not used to [off the bench]," Harper said after the Spurs' 120-108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Friday night's Game 3, "but he kind of put in my head that you've got to impact the game in any way you can." With Victor Wembanyama sitting out as he works through the protocol from a concussion suffered in Game 2, Harper was able to do just that Friday night, teaming with second-year guard Stephon Castle to lead San Antonio to a come-from-behind victory and take a 2-1 series lead.…