Good news continues to come the Spurs’ way this summer. After appearing in just 46 games last season before being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis — or a blood clot — in his shoulder during the All-Star break, the Spurs have cleared Victor Wembanyama for all basketball activities. Per ESPN’s Michael C Wright:

Victor Wembanyama announced he has recovered from the deep vein right thrombosis in his right shoulder that limited him to just 46 games last season, telling French newspaper L’Équipe, “I’m officially cleared to return.”

A league source confirmed the team has cleared Wembanyama.

“It just happened,” Wembanyama told L’Équipe. “I got the green light from the Spurs’ medical staff just [on Friday]. Phew, I’ll finally be able to play a bit of basketball again.”

He has also taken the opportunity to participate in workouts with his team in Las Vegas during Summer League.

The Spurs had recently acquired De’Aaron Fox and were ready to make a push for the postseason when the shocking announcement came in February right after the All-Star Game. Wemby had not been feeling well for a while at that point, and a series of tests revealed the blood clot in his shoulder, ending his season immediately. The good news was it was determined to be a one-off incident, not the result of any health issues. Fox would soon follow to get his damaged pinky finger fixed, effectively ending the Spurs’ chances at making the play-in (although with the effort the remaining players showed throughout, you never would have known).

Before his season came to an abrupt end, Wemby was the odds-on favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year, but he ultimate failed to meet the 65-game threshhold. He still finished the season as the NBA’s overall blocks leader with 178 swats, and while he technically did not meet the 58-game requirement for that title either, an exception allowed him to still win the award. (Basically, when dividing his 178 blocks by 58 games, he still averaged just over 3 blocks per game, well ahead of runner-up Walker Kessler’s 2.4 in 58 games.) He was also having a bit of a breakout year offensively, averaging 24.3 points and 3.7 assists while hitting 35% of his threes on almost 9 attempts per game.

Wemby will return to a much deeper roster than when he last played, with a healthy Fox along with the additions of draft picks Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant, as well as free agents Luke Kornet and Kelly Olynyk to help shore up the big man depth behind him, all while still sporting the same young core as the previous two seasons. Despite being in the Wild Wild West, the Spurs should be a play-in team at worst, hopefully even a playoff one if healthy. They still have three more roster spots and a two-way to fill, so there’s more work to do, but in the meantime...