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Latvian forward Davis Bertans made his NBA debut for the San Antonio Spurs on Monday in a pre-season game.

The Spurs lost the game to the Phoenix Suns 86:91.

Bertans was on the floor for 17 minutes, during which he scored five points, pulled down two rebounds, blocked two shots, made one assist and had one steal. He also had four turnovers and committed five fouls.

The Spurs will play their next pre-season game on Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks.

Bertans officially signed with the San Antonio Spurs in July.

The 6 ft 10 forward signed a two-year deal with the Spurs.

The 23-year-old Bertans played for Spanish club Vitoria Laboral Kutxa last season, averaging 8.5 points and 3.1 rebounds in ACB League action last season, and 7.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in the Euroleague.

Bertans has recovered from two ACL tears in his young career, and did not help the Latvian national basketball team at this summer's Olympic qualifiers. He tore his ACL in both 2013 and 2014.

Bertans was the 42nd overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, but has played in Europe since then.

The Spurs lost in the second round of last season's Western Conference semifinals to the Oklahoma City Thunder 2-4, but is seen as one of the top NBA teams, winning the league title in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014.