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San Antonio Spurs

January 18, 2023

The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

San Antonio Spurs
2022–23 San Antonio Spurs season
ConferenceWestern
DivisionSouthwest
Founded1967
History
  • Dallas Chaparrals
  • 1967–1970, 1971–1973 (ABA)
  • Texas Chaparrals
  • 1970–1971 (ABA)
  • San Antonio Spurs
  • 1973–1976 (ABA)
  • 1976–present (NBA)[1][2][3]
ArenaAT&T Center
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
Team colors    Silver, black[4][5][6]
Main sponsorSelf Financial[7]
PresidentGregg Popovich
General managerBrian Wright
Head coachGregg Popovich
OwnershipSpurs Sports & Entertainment (Peter John Holt, Chairman and CEO)[8]
Affiliation(s)Austin Spurs
Championships5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)
Conference titles6 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014)
Division titles22 (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Retired numbers10 (00, 6, 9, 12, 13, 20, 21, 32, 44, 50)
Websitewww.nba.com/spurs
Association
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The Spurs are one of four former American Basketball Association (ABA) teams to remain intact in the NBA after the 1976 ABA–NBA merger[9][10] and are the only former ABA team to have won an NBA championship.[11] The franchise has won NBA championships in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014.[12] As of the 2019–20 season, the Spurs had the highest winning percentage among active NBA franchises.[13] As of May 2017, the Spurs had the best winning percentage of any franchise in the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada over the previous three decades.[14] From 1999–2000 to 2016–17, the Spurs won 50 games each season,[15] setting a record of 18 consecutive 50-win seasons.[16] In the 2018–19 season, the Spurs matched an NBA record for most consecutive playoff appearances with 22.[17] The team's recent success has coincided with the tenure of current head coach Gregg Popovich[12][18] and with the playing careers of Spurs icons David Robinson (1989–2003) and Tim Duncan (1997–2016). Throughout the 2022 season, the Spurs will celebrate the club's 50th anniversary.[19]

The Spurs in San Antonio

Spurs players are active members of the San Antonio community, and many former Spurs are still active in San Antonio including David Robinson with the Carver Academy[20] and George Gervin with the George Gervin Youth Center.[21]

The Spurs set several NBA attendance records while playing at the Alamodome including the largest crowd ever for an NBA Finals game in 1999,[22] and the Spurs continue to sell out the smaller AT&T Center (formerly SBC Center) on a regular basis.

Since 2003, the team has been forced into an extended road trip for much of February since the AT&T Center hosts the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo during that month. This is informally known as the "Rodeo Road Trip".[23] The Spurs have consistently posted winning road records during this period, including an NBA-record longest single road-trip winning streak (eight games out of nine, achieved in 2003).[24]

When the Spurs have won the NBA title, the team's victory parades have been boat trips on the San Antonio River Walk.[25][26][27]

Franchise history

1967–1973: Beginnings as the Dallas/Texas Chaparrals

Main article: Dallas Chaparrals

The San Antonio Spurs started out as the Dallas Chaparrals of the original version of the American Basketball Association (ABA). Coached by player/coach Cliff Hagan, the Dallas Chaparrals were one of 11 teams to take the floor in the inaugural season of the upstart ABA. The Chaps' second season was a bit of a disappointment, as the team finished in fourth place with a mediocre 41–37 record. In the playoffs the Chaparrals quickly fell to the New Orleans Buccaneers.[28]

The team suffered from poor attendance and general disinterest in Dallas. In fact, during the 1970–71 season, the name "Dallas" was dropped in favor of "Texas" and an attempt was made to make the team a regional one, playing games in Fort Worth, at the Tarrant County Convention Center, as well as Lubbock, at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum, but this proved a failure and the team returned full-time to Dallas in time for the 1971–72 season, splitting their games at Moody Coliseum and Dallas Convention Center Arena.[29]

1973–1976: Moving to San Antonio

While the Chaparrals had been modestly successful on the court, they were sinking financially by their third season. The financial difficulties were largely caused by the ownership group's refusal to invest much money on the team. After missing the playoffs for the first time in their existence in the 1972–73 season, nearly all of the owners wanted out. The team decided to sell the team to a different city, and the Chaparrals had to choose between San Antonio and El Paso.[30] A group of 35 San Antonio businessmen—led by Angelo Drossos, John Schaefer, and Red McCombs—worked out a "lend-lease" deal with the Dallas ownership group. Drossos and his group would lease the team for three years with an option to purchase. They were allowed to move the team to San Antonio immediately, but would return the team to Dallas if no purchase occurred by 1975.[citation needed]

 
The team's name derives from a spur, a metal tool designed to be worn on the heels of cowboy boots for the purpose of controlling a horse's movement and direction.

After the deal was signed, the team was renamed the San Antonio Gunslingers.[31] However, before they even played a game, the name was changed to Spurs. The team's primary colors were changed from the red, white, and blue of the Chaparrals to the now-familiar black, silver and white motif of the Spurs, with the branding taking effect for the 1973–74 season.[32] In their first game at HemisFair Arena, the Spurs lost to the San Diego Conquistadors despite attracting a crowd of 6,000 fans. A smothering defense was the team's trademark, as they held opponents to less than 100 points in an ABA-record 49 games. The early Spurs were led by ABA veteran James Silas, and the team grew stronger by acquiring Swen Nater (who would go on to win the Rookie of the Year award) and George Gervin from the Virginia Squires in January. The ABA tried to halt the Gervin deal, claiming it was detrimental to the league; however, a judge ruled in the Spurs' favor and Gervin made his Spurs debut on February 7, 1974. The Spurs finished their inaugural season under that banner with a 45–39 record, good for third place in the Western Division. In the playoffs, the team was defeated by the Indiana Pacers in seven games in the first round. San Antonio embraced the Spurs with open arms; the Spurs drew 6,303 fans per game, surpassing the Chaparrals' entire total attendance in only 18 games. Drossos, Schaefer and McCombs knew a runaway hit when they saw it. After only one year, they exercised their option to tear up the lease agreement, buy the franchise outright and keep the team in San Antonio for good.[33]

The team quickly made themselves at home at HemisFair Arena, playing to increasingly large and raucous crowds. Despite a respectable 17–10 start during the 1974–75 season, Coach Tom Nissalke was fired as the team's ownership become tired of the Spurs' slow playing style. He was replaced by Bob Bass, who said, "It is my belief that you cannot throw a set offense at another professional team for 48 minutes. You've got to let them play some schoolyard basketball." Gervin and Silas took that style to heart, as the Spurs became an exciting fast-break team. The team finished the season with a 51–33 record and finished in second place in the West. In the playoffs, the Spurs fell to the Pacers in six games.[34]

Even though playoff success would elude the team before the merger, the Spurs had suddenly found themselves among the best teams in the ABA. Moreover, their gaudy attendance figures made them very attractive to the NBA, even though San Antonio, then as now, was a medium-sized market. Although San Antonio proper had over 650,000 people at the time (and has since grown to become the seventh-largest city in the United States), the surrounding suburban and rural areas have never been much larger than the city itself.

In June 1976, the ABA–NBA merger took place, moving San Antonio's sole professional sports franchise into a new league. The Spurs, the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers and the New York Nets joined the NBA for the 1976–77 season. The Spurs and the other three ABA teams added in the merger agreed to pay the owners of two other strong ABA teams that folded instead of joining the NBA. John Y. Brown, Jr., the owner of the Kentucky Colonels, received $3 million, which he used to purchase the NBA's Buffalo Braves and later the Boston Celtics, after selling star guard Louie Dampier to the Spurs. The owners of the Spirits of St. Louis received a portion of all television profits during their NBA tenure, which amounted to approximately one-seventh of the Spurs' television profit every year. This agreement placed particular financial pressure on the Spurs and the other three surviving former ABA teams.[35] In 2014, 38 years after the completion of the merger, the Spirits' owners reached an agreement with the NBA to end the perpetual payments and take a lump sum of $500 million instead.[36]

1976–1985: The George Gervin era

 
George Gervin served as a foundation piece for the Spurs for almost a decade between 1976 and 1985

Although there was some initial skepticism in league circles regarding the potential success and talent levels of the incoming ABA teams, the Spurs would prove worthy of NBA inclusion during the 1976–77 season with a record of 44–38, good for a tie for fourth place overall in the Eastern Conference. This was done in spite of significant handicaps the NBA imposed on the incoming ABA teams, limiting their draft picks and television revenues during their early time in the merged league. They gained a new rival in the form of the Houston Rockets, who had played in Texas for five years prior to the merger.

During the 1977–78 season, Gervin battled David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets all year long for the NBA scoring title. On the final day of the season, Thompson took the lead by scoring 73 points in an afternoon game against the Detroit Pistons. That night Gervin knew that he needed 58 points against the Jazz in New Orleans. Gervin got off to a good start by scoring 20 points in the first quarter. In the second, Gervin set a single period record with 33 points. Early on in the third period, Gervin scored his 58 points on the way to 63 capturing the scoring title. While Gervin was lighting up the scoreboard the Spurs were winning the Central Division with a 52–30 record.

However, in the playoffs, the Spurs would be stunned in six games by the Washington Bullets despite an outstanding series from Gervin who averaged 33.2 points per game. The following season in the 1979 Conference Finals the Spurs led the series 3–1 but the Bullets came back to win the last three games and came from behind to win the seventh game 107–105 handing the Spurs a heartbreaking loss. The Spurs would have to wait another 20 years to make it to their first NBA Finals.

The Spurs would go on to capture five division titles in their first seven years in the NBA and became a perennial playoff participant. However, in the playoffs, the Spurs could never catch a break, losing to teams like the Washington Bullets, the Boston Celtics, the Houston Rockets, and the Los Angeles Lakers.

As the 1980s progressed, the Spurs would see their shares of highs and lows. For the first few seasons of the decade, the Spurs continued their success of the 1970s with records of 52–30 in 1980–81 (in that season, the Spurs were moved to the Midwest Division of the Western Conference), 48–34 in 1981–82, and 53–29 in 1982–83.

Despite their regular-season success, the Spurs were unable to win any NBA championships, losing in the Western Conference playoffs to the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 1981 and the Los Angeles Lakers in four games in 1982 and in six games in the 1983 Western Finals despite getting both wins at the Forum in the 1983 series. They lost every home game in both series in 1982 and 1983 vs the Lakers as Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and co. were too strong. The Spurs did not make the conference finals until 1995.

After the 1984–85 season, Gervin, who had been the Spurs' biggest star, was traded to the Chicago Bulls in what effectively signaled the end of the era that began when the Spurs first moved to San Antonio.

1985–1989: Difficult years

The next four seasons were a dark time in Spurs' history with the team having a combined record of 115–213 from 1985–86 until 1988–89. The losing seasons and dwindling attendance often caused the Spurs to be mentioned as a potential candidate for relocation to another city.

The lone bright spot during this period was the Spurs being awarded the top pick in the 1987 NBA draft through NBA draft lottery. The Spurs used this selection on United States Naval Academy standout David Robinson. Although Robinson was drafted in 1987, the Spurs would have to wait until the 1989–90 season for Robinson to be a Spur because of his prior two-year commitment to serve in the United States Navy.

The Spurs seemingly bottomed out in 1988–89 with a record of 21–61, the worst in franchise history at the time. However, the 1989–90 season was notable for several reasons. It was the first season of full ownership for Red McCombs, who was an original investor in the team and helped solidify local ownership for the team. Additionally, the 1988–89 season featured the debut of Larry Brown as the Spurs head coach who moved to San Antonio after winning the NCAA National Championship with Kansas in 1988.

1989–1997: The David Robinson era

Although there was speculation that Robinson might choose not to sign with the Spurs and to become a free agent once his Navy commitment ended,[37][38] Robinson decided in the end to come to San Antonio for the 1989–90 season.

While it was thought that Robinson's arrival would make the Spurs respectable again, no one expected what happened in his rookie season. Led by Robinson, 1989 draftee Sean Elliott from Arizona, and trade acquisition Terry Cummings from the Milwaukee Bucks, the Spurs achieved the biggest one-season turnaround in NBA history, finishing with a record of 56–26–vaulting from the worst record in franchise history to the best in franchise history. They also jumped all the way to first place in the Midwest Division, their first division title in seven years. Robinson had one of the most successful rookie seasons for a center in NBA history, finishing the season as the unanimous Rookie of the Year while averaging 24.3 points and 12.0 rebounds.

The Spurs began the 1990s with great optimism. The team became a perennial playoff presence, although unable to advance further than the second round of the NBA playoffs under Brown's tutelage. Midway through the 1991–92 season, McCombs fired Brown and replaced him with Bob Bass for the remainder of the season. Without a healthy David Robinson, the Spurs were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Phoenix Suns.

McCombs made national headlines during the summer of 1992 with the hiring of former UNLV head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The Tarkanian experiment proved a flop, as the coach was fired 20 games into the 1992–93 season with the Spurs record at 9–11. After Rex Hughes filled the coaching shoes for one game, NBA veteran John Lucas was named head coach. It was Lucas' first NBA coaching assignment, although he had gained recognition in league circles for his success in helping NBA players rehab from drug abuse. The Lucas era started out successfully. His coaching propelled the team to a 39–22 finish over the rest of the regular season, and the team reached the Western Conference semi-finals.

 
The Alamodome, home to the Spurs from 1993 to 2002

In 1993, local businessman Peter M. Holt and a group of 22 investors purchased the Spurs from Red McCombs for $75 million. In the 1993–94 season, the Spurs' first in the newly built Alamodome, Lucas led the team to a 55–27 record but the team suffered a loss in the first round of the playoffs, which led to the immediate firing of Lucas as head coach. Prior to the season, the Spurs traded fan-favorite Elliott to the Detroit Pistons in return for rebounding star Dennis Rodman. Elliott returned to the Spurs at the following year.

Lucas was replaced by former Pacers coach Bob Hill for the 1994–95 season. On their first game of the season, they were defeated by the visiting Golden State Warriors despite a strong performance by David Robinson who recorded 27 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks for the Spurs.[39] The next game, Sean Elliott recorded 23 points and David Robinson added 18 points and 19 rebounds as the Spurs got their first win of the season against the visiting New Jersey Nets.[40]

The Spurs finished with the NBA's best record at 62–20, cracking the 60-win mark for the first time in franchise history. Robinson was named the league's Most Valuable Player. The Spurs reached the Western Conference Finals, but lost to the eventual NBA Champion Houston Rockets. Throughout the season, and particularly in the playoffs, there appeared to be friction developing between Rodman and several Spurs' teammates, most notably Robinson. Rodman was traded to the Chicago Bulls after the season, and helped the Bulls win three titles from 1996 to 1998.

The Spurs finished the 1995–96 season under Hill at 59–23 and lost in the Western Conference semi-finals. Few observers could have predicted how far the Spurs would fall during the 1996–97 season, especially with the signing of Dominique Wilkins. Robinson missed the first month of the season due to a back injury. He returned in December, but played only six games before a broken foot sidelined him for the rest of the season. Elliott also missed more than half the season due to injury. Forward Chuck Person would miss the entire season with a back injury. Without Robinson and Elliott, the Spurs were a rudderless team. The lone bright spot was Wilkins, leading the team in scoring with an average of 18.2 points per game. The Spurs ended the season with a 20–62 record, the worst in franchise history—and the last time they missed the playoffs until the 2019–20 season. Hill only lasted 18 games as coach that season, eventually being fired and replaced by general manager Gregg Popovich, who had also served a stint under Brown as an assistant coach. Wilkins would play his lone season in 1996–97 for San Antonio, knowing his minutes and playing time would greatly diminish next season.

As disastrous as the 1996–97 season was for the Spurs, the off-season proved to be the opposite. With the third-worst record in the league, the Spurs won the NBA draft lottery, which gave them the top pick in the 1997 draft. The Spurs used their pick to select Wake Forest product and consensus All-American Tim Duncan.

 
The drafting of Tim Duncan in 1997 was a turning point in the history of the Spurs.

1997–2016: The Tim Duncan era

1997–2003: The "Twin Towers"

Further information: Twin Towers (San Antonio Spurs)

Paired together, the 7'1"[41] Robinson and the 6'11"[42] Duncan became known as the Twin Towers.[43][44] The Twin Towers played together for the Spurs from 1997 to 2003.[45] Both Robinson and Duncan were skilled offensive players,[46] and the Twin Towers also anchored the Spurs' formidable defense.[47][48] The duo helped lead the team to NBA championships in 1999 and 2003.[45]

Duncan quickly emerged as a dominant force in the NBA during the 1997–98 season, averaging 21.1 points and 11.9 rebounds per game as a power forward. He was named First Team All-NBA while winning Rookie of the Year honors. The team ended up at 56–26, breaking their own record from 1989 to 1990 for the biggest single-season improvement for wins, but once again lost to the Jazz in the Western Conference semi-finals. While both Duncan and Robinson played low-post roles, the two seamlessly meshed on the court.

With a healthy Robinson and Duncan and the additions of playoff veterans such as Mario Elie and Jerome Kersey, the Spurs looked forward to the 1998–99 season. Prior to the beginning of training camps, however, the NBA owners, led by commissioner David Stern, locked out the players in order to force a new collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). The season was delayed for over three months until resolution on a new labor agreement was reached in January 1999.

Playing a shortened 50-game season, the Spurs won their first two games of the season, against the Kings and the Timberwolves respectively.[49][50] However, the Spurs lost their next three games to the Lakers, Timberwolves, and Cavaliers, the latter a 99–89 road loss.[51] The Spurs finished the regular season with an NBA-best 37–13 record (.740 win percentage), the only season during Duncan's tenure with the Spurs that the team did not win at least 50 games in a season, a feat that extended through the 2016–17 season. The team was just as dominant in the playoffs, rolling through the Western Conference with a record of 11–1. In the NBA Finals, they faced the New York Knicks, who had made history by becoming the first eighth seed to ever make the NBA Finals. The Spurs won the series 4-1 and the franchise's first NBA Championship in Game 5 at the Knicks' home arena, Madison Square Garden. Duncan was named the NBA Finals MVP. The Spurs became the first former ABA team to reach and win the NBA Finals.

Coming off their first NBA Championship, the Spurs were still among the best teams in the West and battling for first place in the Midwest Division during the 1999–2000 season. On March 14, the Spurs playoff spirits got a lift when Sean Elliott, who received a kidney transplant from his brother prior to the season, returned and played in the last 19 games. As the season wound down, Duncan suffered a knee injury and the Spurs finished in second place with a 53–29 record. Without Duncan, the Spurs were knocked out of the playoffs by the Phoenix Suns in four games.

The long-term viability of the Spurs franchise in San Antonio was, however, achieved during the 1999–2000 season, as Bexar County voters approved increases in car rental and hotel taxes which would allow for the construction of a new arena next to the Freeman Coliseum. The Spurs finished with 58–24 records for both the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons but found themselves suffering playoff ousters in both seasons from the eventual NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers, getting swept from the 2001 Conference Finals and losing in five games during the second round in 2002.

Entering the 2002–03 season, the team knew it would be memorable for at least two reasons, as David Robinson announced that it would be his last in the NBA and the Spurs would begin play at their new arena, the SBC Center, named after telecommunications giant SBC, whose corporate headquarters were located in San Antonio (SBC became AT&T after its acquisition of its former parent company). To mark this occasion, the Spurs revamped their "Fiesta Colors" logo and reverted to the familiar silver and black motif (though, during the time of the Fiesta logo, the uniform remained silver and black). This version of the Spurs was very different from the team that had won the title a few years earlier. Second-year French star Tony Parker, drafted by the Spurs in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft, was now the starting point guard for the Spurs. The squad featured a variety of newly acquired three-point shooters, including Stephen Jackson, Danny Ferry, Bruce Bowen, Steve Kerr, Steve Smith and Argentine product Manu Ginóbili, a 1999 second-round draft choice playing in his first NBA season.

The Spurs started the 2002–03 season with an 87–81 road win over the defending champions, the Los Angeles Lakers.[52] The following game, the Spurs bowed down to the home team, the Golden State Warriors, 106–98.[53] The Spurs christened the SBC Center in style on November 1, 2002, by defeating the Toronto Raptors 91–72.[54] The next game, the Spurs were on the road to face the winless Memphis Grizzlies. In that game, the Spurs and the Grizzlies went to overtime. In the first minutes of the OT, the Grizzlies held a 7-point lead before Tim Duncan answered the run with a 9-point run by himself. With a tied score of 111–111 with 0.8 seconds remaining, Duncan made a 12-foot jumpshot to defeat the Grizzlies.[55] The following game, the Spurs were down by three points at halftime against the visiting Warriors, but then scored 31 points in the third quarter to put the game away, clinching their fourth win of the season. Tony Parker led the Spurs after scoring 21 points.[56] Three days after, the Spurs were dealt by the visiting Trail Blazers their first home loss of the season.[57] The Spurs would not get off to a flying start as they had just a 19–13 record heading into January. In January the Spurs began to gel and seemed prepped to make a run, when they embarked on their annual Rodeo Road Trip, a nine-game road trip from January 25 to February 16. However, it would be hardly a bump in the road for the charging Spurs, who won eight of the nine and began to climb their way to first place. The Spurs went on to erase their seven-game deficit and finished the season in a tie with the Dallas Mavericks for the best record in the NBA (60–22). Thanks to a tiebreaker, the Spurs won their third straight Division title as Tim Duncan claimed his second straight NBA MVP.[58]

In the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Suns, Lakers and Mavericks en route to facing the New Jersey Nets in the NBA Finals. The series against the Nets marked the first time two former ABA teams played each other for the NBA Championship. The Spurs won the series 4–2, giving them their second NBA Championship in franchise history. Duncan, after having been named NBA MVP, was also named Finals MVP.

2003–2016: The "Big Three"

Further information: Big Three (San Antonio Spurs)

"Big Three"
 
Tim Duncan
 
Tony Parker
 
Manu Ginóbili

Coming off their second NBA Championship, the retirement of David Robinson left a void in San Antonio's daunting defense, while playoff hero Steve Kerr and veteran forward Danny Ferry also retired. Meanwhile, backup point guard Speedy Claxton left for the Golden State Warriors, and Stephen Jackson left for the Atlanta Hawks. With several holes to fill in their rotation, the Spurs would make several key signings in the off-season. Rasho Nesterović and Hedo Türkoğlu were brought in to replace Robinson and Jackson, respectively. What proved to be the most important off-season acquisition would be the signing of veteran Robert Horry.[59]

The Spurs, playing with nine new players, struggled early as they missed the presence of Robinson while the new players struggled to fit in, as they held a 9–10 record on December 3. However, the Spurs would turn it around, as they ended December on a 13-game winning streak and quickly climbed back to the top of the NBA standings. They would battle all year for the top spot in the Western Conference, as they ended the season on another strong note winning their final 11 games. However, they would fall one game short of a division title and the best record in the West, posting a record of 57–25. In the second round of the playoffs, the Spurs found themselves in another showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs would win Games 1 and 2 at home, but drop the next two in Los Angeles. In Game 5 back in San Antonio, Duncan seemingly delivered the Spurs a 73–72 win as he hit a dramatic shot with just 0.4 seconds remaining. However, the Lakers' Derek Fisher would launch a game-winner as time expired, giving the Lakers a stunning 74–73 win to take a 3–2 series lead.[60][61][62] Demoralized the Spurs would head back to Los Angeles where they would lose the series in six games.

After their disappointing second-round collapse, the Spurs looked to regain the NBA crown. With the acquisition of guard Brent Barry from Seattle, the Spurs would get off to a quick start, posting a 12–3 record in November. The Spurs would stay hot through December as they established a 25–6 record entering the New Year. With the later additions of center Nazr Mohammed from New York (acquired in a midseason trade of Malik Rose), and veteran forward Glenn Robinson from free agency, alongside regulars Bruce Bowen, Robert Horry, Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili, and Tim Duncan, the Spurs would be near the top in the Western Conference all season, battling the Phoenix Suns for the best record in the NBA. Just as it appeared the Spurs would cruise toward the playoffs their season suddenly hit a bump in the road when Tim Duncan suffered an ankle injury. The Spurs struggled the rest of the season, finishing just 59–23. However, by the time the playoffs rolled around, Duncan was ready to return.

In the postseason, The Spurs went through the West relatively easily, culminating with a 5-game victory in the Conference Finals over the Phoenix Suns. In the NBA Finals, the Spurs would face the defending champion Detroit Pistons. The first two games in San Antonio were both Spurs' victories as Ginóbili led the way with 26 and 27 points respectively. However, as the series shifted to Detroit, the Spurs lost Games 3 and 4 by big margins as the Pistons tied the series. Faced with a third straight loss in Detroit, the Spurs would play tougher in Game 5, which would go into overtime. After going scoreless in the first half, Robert Horry hit a clutch three-point shot with nine seconds remaining to give the Spurs a dramatic 96–95 win.[63] The series moved back to San Antonio for game six, but the Spurs were unable to close out the series, setting up a deciding Game 7. In Game 7, Duncan had 25 points as the Spurs pulled away late to win their third NBA Title in seven years with an 81–74 win.[58] Duncan was named Finals MVP, becoming the fourth player to win the MVP award three times (joining Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Michael Jordan).

 
AT&T Center, the home of the Spurs, at night

Coming off their third NBA Championship in seven years, there was a sense that the Spurs were the class of the NBA, and once again would be the team to beat in the NBA for the Championship.[58] For the 2005–06 season, the Spurs acquired the two-time All-Star Michael Finley and one-time All Star Nick Van Exel. Not surprisingly, the Spurs would come flying out of the gate, winning 16 of their first 19 games. Once again, the Spurs would get challenged within their own division by the Dallas Mavericks as they held the two best records in the Western Conference all season, battling for first place. In the end, the experience of the Spurs would be the difference as they won the Southwest Division again with a new franchise-best record of 63–19.[58] The Spurs met the Mavericks in the second round of the playoffs, but it would be Dallas coming out on top 4–3, including a 119–111 overtime victory in Game 7.

The Spurs struggled during the first half of the 2006–07 season, which led to discussions of trading away veteran players to build for the future. The team remained intact, and the Spurs would win 13 games in a row during February and March, and were an NBA-best 25–6 in the final 31 games, as the Spurs were able to claim the 3-seed in the West. The Spurs cruised through the first round, while the first-seeded Dallas Mavericks were upset. This set up a second-round series with the Phoenix Suns as the key series in the entire NBA playoffs, as this series featured the teams with the two best records remaining in the NBA.

The Spurs went on to win 4–2 in the contentious and controversial series versus the Suns. The series featured a Robert Horry foul on Steve Nash toward the end of Game 4 which resulted in Horry being suspended for two games. Those who said the second-round series against the Suns was the true NBA Finals would be proven right, as the Spurs easily dispatched the Utah Jazz in five games to reach the NBA Finals. In the Finals, the Spurs swept the Cleveland Cavaliers and captured their fourth title in nine years. Tony Parker, who dominated in the Finals averaging 24.5 points per game on 57 percent shooting, was named Finals MVP and became the first European-born player to win the award.[64]

The 2007–2008 season saw the Spurs go 56–26 and finish third in the Western Conference. The Spurs faced hurdles but would make it to the Western Conference Finals, but lose to the Lakers in five games. The next season would see the Spurs drop off in wins to 54–28 and lose to the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs.

Two days before the 2009 NBA draft, general manager R. C. Buford acted to address the team's age and health concerns[65] by acquiring 29-year-old swingman Richard Jefferson from the Milwaukee Bucks. The Spurs sent 38-year-old Bruce Bowen, 36-year-old Kurt Thomas, and 34-year-old Fabricio Oberto to the Bucks, who swapped Oberto to the Detroit Pistons for Amir Johnson.

The Spurs held three picks in the second round in the 2009 draft. Their selection of Pittsburgh Panthers forward DeJuan Blair with the 37th pick was described as a "steal" by analysts;[66][67] the Spurs later drafted two guards they had been targeting with the No. 37 pick,[68] taking Miami Hurricanes shooting guard Jack McClinton and point/shooting guard Nando de Colo from France with the No. 51 and No. 53 picks, respectively. On July 10, 2009, the Spurs signed Detroit Pistons power forward Antonio McDyess to a three-year deal worth approximately $15 million in guaranteed money.[69]

The Spurs struggled with injuries during the 2009–10 regular season, but managed another 50-win season, finishing at 50–32. The seventh-seeded Spurs would once again battle the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs. After falling to the Mavericks in Game 1, the Spurs went on to avenge their 2009 defeat to Dallas by winning the series in six games. The Spurs, however, were swept out of the playoffs in the following round by the Phoenix Suns.

 
Spanish League MVP Tiago Splitter was the Spurs' biggest addition in 2010.

During the 2010 NBA draft, the Spurs management held the highest draft pick since the Tim Duncan draft a decade earlier. They drafted rookie James Anderson from Oklahoma State with the 20th overall pick.[70] However, Anderson was soon sitting out of the first half of the season due to injuries. In 2010–11, the Spurs finished 61–21 to be the first seed, but an injury to Ginóbili in the final regular season game took a toll on the team, and they were upset by the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies.

In 2011, a change to the Spurs' philosophy set the stage for the next successful run in the club's history. Out went the stream of last-legs, wizened veterans that the Spurs had relied on to fill out the rotation behind the Big Three. Minutes went to younger and more athletic talent like Danny Green, Gary Neal, and Tiago Splitter, to whom Popovich would teach The Spurs' Way – a fast pace, unselfish passing, and accountability on defense. The biggest personnel move of the Spurs' off-season had the team sending guard George Hill to his hometown Indiana Pacers for San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard, a hyper-athletic forward selected 15th overall by the Pacers in the 2011 NBA draft. The team also selected Texas Longhorns' Cory Joseph as the 29th overall pick.

After the lockout that delayed the 2011–2012 season, the Spurs signed T.J. Ford, who would eventually retire in the middle of the season after playing only 14 games due to a stinger. Before the trade deadline, the Spurs decided to part ways with Richard Jefferson and sent him to the Golden State Warriors for Stephen Jackson, who had been a member of the 2003 championship team. Leonard then became the starting small forward. In the week following the trade deadline, the Spurs also signed forward Boris Diaw after his contract was bought out by the Charlotte Bobcats, and former Portland Trail Blazers guard Patrick Mills who played for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the CBA during the lockout. This gave the Spurs a deeper bench for their playoff run.

 
Kawhi Leonard was acquired by the Spurs in 2011.

Despite the shortened 66-game NBA season due to the NBA lockout, the Spurs won 50 games and tied the Chicago Bulls for the best record in the league. They extended their streak of 50+ win seasons to 13 since the 1999–2000 season, an NBA record. Popovich won his second Coach of the Year.[71]

The Spurs swept the first two rounds of the playoffs. With those two sweeps, a 10-game win streak to end the season, and wins in Games 1 and 2 of the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs would win 20 straight games. However, the Oklahoma City Thunder would end up winning the next four games in the West Finals, to take the series 4–2.

During the 2012 off-season, the Spurs re-signed swingman Danny Green, who was a welcome surprise for them from the previous season, and Tim Duncan, both for three years. The Spurs would have a strong 2012–13 season, going 58–24 and earning the second seed in the West.

The Spurs clinched the playoffs for a 16th consecutive season, as well as extended the NBA record with 50+ games for 14 consecutive seasons. On April 16, the Spurs signed two-time scoring champion, and seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady to help in the playoffs after waiving Stephen Jackson.[72] The Spurs finished the regular season second in the Western Conference behind the Oklahoma City Thunder with a record of 58–24, and swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, 4–0. In the second round of the 2013 playoffs, the Spurs faced Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. They beat the Warriors four games to two.[73] In the conference finals, the Spurs swept the Memphis Grizzlies, with Tony Parker having an 18-assist performance in Game 2 and a 37-point performance in Game 4.[74] The Spurs would meet the defending champion Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.

The Spurs and Heat would alternate wins the first six games in the series. In Game 6, the Spurs were on the verge of winning their fifth NBA title. San Antonio was up five points with 28 seconds to go in regulation. An unlikely and uncharacteristic series of mishaps would doom the Spurs down the stretch, including the benching of Duncan by Popovich at the end of regulation with the Spurs on defense. The Heat missed their field goal attempt, but the undersized Spurs could not grab the defensive rebound. Chris Bosh rebounded the ball and Ray Allen then hit a 3-pointer to tie the game with five seconds left in regulation to send it to overtime, during which the Spurs were defeated 103–100. In Game 7, San Antonio jumped out to a lead early and kept the game close the entire way. Toward the end of the game, however, and despite a 24-point, 12 rebound effort, Duncan failed to convert on two attempts to tie the game: a missed layup and missed tip-in that allowed LeBron James to hit a jumper and increase the Heat's lead to 92–88. After a steal from Ginóbili, James hit two free throws after being fouled by Duncan, and when Ginóbili missed a subsequent 3-pointer, Dwyane Wade hit one out of two from the free-throw line to put the game on ice, as the Heat would win their second straight championship.[75]

 
The 2014 NBA champions are received by President Barack Obama at the White House.

The Spurs returned with their core roster largely intact, adding free agents Marco Belinelli and Jeff Ayres (formerly Jeff Pendergraph) while losing Gary Neal to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Spurs clinched the best record in the NBA with 62 wins, which included a franchise-record 19 straight wins in February and March. In the first round of the playoffs, the eighth-seeded Dallas Mavericks surprised the Spurs by taking the series to seven games, but the Spurs prevailed in convincing fashion in the deciding Game 7. In the second round, Tim Duncan surpassed Karl Malone for fifth place in NBA playoffs all-time points scored while the Spurs cruised past the Portland Trail Blazers in five games. San Antonio played the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, which marked the third straight appearance in the Western Conference Finals for the Spurs, and defeated them in six games to advance to the Finals for a second straight year for a rematch with the Miami Heat. It was also the first time that they had advanced to the Finals in consecutive years. This made it the first time since the 1998 NBA Finals that the same two teams faced off in the Finals in consecutive years. With a victory in the second game of the series, Duncan, Ginóbili, and Parker won more playoff games together than any other three players on the same team in NBA history. The Spurs would go on to win the 2014 NBA championship in five games (4–1). The Spurs blew out Miami in all of their wins, each of them by 15 or more points. Kawhi Leonard had a breakout performance and was named NBA Finals MVP for his big game performance and is the third-youngest to win it, behind Magic Johnson and teammate Duncan. In the 2014 NBA draft, they selected Kyle Anderson out of UCLA as the 30th overall pick.

During the 2014 off-season, the Spurs made headlines when they announced that they had hired Becky Hammon as an assistant coach, effective with her retirement as a player at the end of the 2014 WNBA season.[76] Hammon became the first full-time female coach in any of the four major U.S. professional leagues.[77]

The 2014–15 season was an up-and-down season, but finishing strong with a 55–27 regular-season record and sixth seed in the West, they qualified for the playoffs. They faced the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the playoffs. The Spurs went up 3–2 heading into Game 6 at San Antonio. However, the Clippers would win that game and go on to win Game 7 at home. The San Antonio Spurs became the first defending champions since the 2011–12 Dallas Mavericks to be eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

The Spurs acquired four-time All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge and veteran big man David West during the off-season. On their first game of the season, the Spurs were defeated by the home team, Oklahoma City Thunder, despite a 32 point-performance from Kawhi Leonard [78] Two days after, Duncan and Leonard led the Spurs towards a 102–75 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets.[79] On November 2, the Spurs defeated the home team, the Boston Celtics, thanks to a double-double performance of LaMarcus Aldridge who recorded 24 points and 14 rebounds.[80] On November 4, the Spurs defeated the home team, the New York Knicks, 94–84, to win their third game of the season, and more importantly, Tim Duncan clinched his 954th career win passing John Stockton (953 wins) for most wins by a player for a single franchise.[81] The Spurs finished the 2015–16 season with a 67–15 record, earning them the Southwest Division title. They also set a franchise record for most wins in a season with 67 and an NBA record for most home wins in a season with 40 (tying the 1985–86 Boston Celtics 40–1 home record).[82] The Spurs also had the league's best defense.[83] During the playoffs they swept the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round before losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder in six games in the second round. They would become the first team since the 2006–07 Dallas Mavericks to finish with 67 wins and be eliminated before the conference finals.[84]

On July 11, 2016, Duncan announced his retirement from the NBA after 19 seasons with the Spurs. He became one of two players in NBA history to record at least 26,000 points, 15,000 rebounds and 3,000 blocks in his career (along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) while also being the only NBA player to reach 1,000 wins with a single team.[85]

2016–present: Post-Duncan era

In the 2016–17 season, despite the retirement of longtime captain Tim Duncan, the Spurs—led by Kawhi Leonard—remained a title contender and finished with a record of 61–21.[86] After defeating the Grizzlies and the Rockets in the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Spurs—who suffered injuries to Leonard, Parker, and David Lee—were swept by the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals.[87] In the third quarter of Game 1 of the 2017 Western Conference Finals, Leonard landed on Zaza Pachulia's foot after attempting a field goal and re-aggravated an existing ankle injury; he sat out the remainder of the series.[88] During the 2017 season, the San Antonio Spurs joined into a partnership with Methodist Healthcare System and Sports Medicine Associates of San Antonio (SMASA).[89] In the following off-season, the Spurs re-signed Aldridge,[90] Pau Gasol[91] and Patty Mills[92] and signed Rudy Gay, but lost Dewayne Dedmon and Jonathon Simmons to free agency.[93]

The Spurs' 2017–18 season was overshadowed by an injury to star Kawhi Leonard and reports of ensuing disputes between Leonard and the Spurs regarding the handling of that injury. Leonard missed the first 27 games of the 2017–18 season with a right quadriceps injury.[94] In January 2018, after a brief comeback, he was ruled out for an indefinite period of time to continue his rehabilitation process from right quadriceps tendinopathy.[95] Leonard was subsequently cleared to play by the Spurs medical staff, but he solicited a second opinion from his own doctors.[96] In March, the Spurs held a players-only meeting in which Leonard's teammates reportedly asked him to return to the court; the meeting was described as "tense and emotional".[97] Leonard did not play again in 2018.[98] On April 3, 2018, the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Spurs 113–110, handing San Antonio its 33rd loss of the season. This loss ended the Spurs' record streak of eighteen 50-win seasons that had stretched back to 2000, including the 2011–12 season, which was shortened by a lockout (the Spurs finished 50–16). The Spurs eventually finished the season with a record of 47–35 and were defeated 4–1 by the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. Following the season, LaMarcus Aldridge was named to the All-NBA Second Team[99] and point guard Dejounte Murray was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.[100]

In June 2018, following months of reports of growing tension between Leonard's camp and the Spurs stemming from a disagreement over his injury rehabilitation process, reports indicated that Leonard had requested a trade.[101] On July 18, 2018, Leonard and Danny Green were traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Pöltl and a protected 2019 first-round draft pick.[102] On July 6, 2018, Tony Parker signed with the Charlotte Hornets after having played his entire 17-year career with the Spurs.[103] On August 27, Manu Ginóbili announced his retirement after a 16-year career with the Spurs.[104] The Spurs signed forwards Dante Cunningham and Quincy Pondexter,[105] guard Marco Belinelli, and re-signed guard Bryn Forbes,[106] and forward Rudy Gay.[107]

In 2018, the Spurs began training camp without a member of the Big Three for the first time since the 1997–98 season.[108] Despite losing Dejounte Murray for the season to an ACL tear,[109] the Spurs finished the 2018–19 season with a 48–34 record and the seventh seed in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the 22nd consecutive playoff season.[110] In the first round of the playoffs, they faced the second-seeded Denver Nuggets,[111] and lost the series in seven games.[112]

2019–2021: Pandemic-shortened seasons

See also: Suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season

On March 11, 2020, the NBA suspended the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[113] On June 4, it was announced that the season would restart on July 31 for the Spurs and 21 other teams in the NBA Bubble, and would finish no later than October 12.[114][115] For the first time since the 1996–97 season, the Spurs failed to qualify for the postseason when the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on August 13, 2020.[116] The Spurs' failure to make the postseason ended an NBA record-tying streak of 22 consecutive playoff appearances.[117][118] The Spurs finished the COVID-shortened[119] season with a record of 32–39.[120] The 2019–2020 season was also the first season since 1996–1997 in which the Spurs finished with a losing record.[116]

Because of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-2021 NBA regular season was shortened to 72 games and began on December 22, 2020.[121] The season began only 72 days after the 2020 NBA Finals ended, making the 2020 offseason the shortest offseason in league history.[122] At one point, the 2020–2021 Spurs held a record of 22–16; however, the team faltered down the stretch,[47] and finished the season with a 33–39 record.[123] Thirty-five-year-old star LaMarcus Aldridge left the team midway through the season, agreeing to a contract buyout.[124] The Spurs were hurt by poor three-point shooting and by injuries to starting guard Derrick White; however, Keldon Johnson and other young players made positive strides over the course of the season.[47] DeMar DeRozan led the team in scoring, averaging 21.6 points per game.[125]

At the conclusion of the 2020–2021 season, the NBA held a play-in tournament.[126] As the tenth seed in the Western Conference, the Spurs participated in the tournament.[123][47] The team was defeated by the Memphis Grizzlies, 100–96.[47] The loss marked the first time in Spurs history that the team missed the playoffs in two consecutive seasons.[123] Following the 2020–2021 season, DeRozan was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a sign-and-trade deal for Thaddeus Young, Al-Farouq Aminu, a protected first-round draft pick, and the Bulls’ 2022 and 2025 second-round picks.[127] In addition, longtime Spur Patty Mills left the team in free agency,[128] and the Spurs signed sharpshooter Doug McDermott.[129]

On January 13, 2023, the Spurs set a regular season single-game attendance record with 68,323 spectators at the Alamodome in a game against the Golden State Warriors.[130][131]

Rivalries

Main articles: Lakers–Spurs rivalry, Mavericks–Spurs rivalry, Spurs–Suns rivalry, and Rockets–Spurs rivalry

Los Angeles Lakers

 
From 1999 to 2005, the Spurs and Lakers combined to win seven straight Western Conference titles.

From 1999 to 2004, the rivalry between the Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers was considered the NBA's best.[132][dubious – discuss] The two teams met in the playoffs five times in six seasons, and one of the two teams advanced to the NBA Finals every year from 1999 to 2005.[133]

Dallas Mavericks

The rivalry between the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks features two teams with Dallas roots. The Mavericks were swept in the 2012–13 season by the Spurs for the first time since the 1998 season, Tim Duncan's rookie season. In their last matchup of the season, San Antonio escaped with a 95–94 victory over Dallas when a Vince Carter attempt bounced off the rim at the buzzer. With that win, the Spurs clinched a playoff spot for a 16th straight season. San Antonio also reached 50 wins for a 14th consecutive season, the longest streak in NBA history.[134]

Phoenix Suns

Since 1992, the Spurs and the Phoenix Suns have met 10 times in the playoffs, in which the Spurs have won six series and the Suns have won four. Some of the most notable moments of their rivalry include Charles Barkley's game-winning jump shot in the 1993 playoffs in the final game at the HemisFair Arena,[citation needed] Stephon Marbury's buzzer-beating three-pointer in Game 1 of the first round of the 2003 playoffs,[135] Robert Horry's hip check on Steve Nash in Game 4 of the 2007 playoffs,[136] Tim Duncan's game-tying three-pointer in Game 1 of the 2008 first round,[citation needed] and Goran Dragić's 23-point outburst in the fourth quarter of Game 3 in the West semifinals of the 2010 playoffs.[137]

Houston Rockets

The rivalry between the Spurs and the Houston Rockets was renewed in the 2017 playoffs, in which the two teams met in the Western Conference Semifinals. The match-up was the first between the two teams in the playoffs since the 1995 Western Conference Finals.[138] In Game Two of the series, starting point guard Tony Parker suffered a ruptured quadriceps tendon, forcing him to miss the remainder of the playoffs.[139] In Game Five, all-star small forward Kawhi Leonard suffered an injury to his right ankle in the third quarter, resulting in him sitting out for the closing portions of the game. Despite the injury issues, the Spurs were able to send Game Five to overtime. In the overtime period, Manu Ginóbili blocked James Harden's three-point attempt in the final seconds to secure the 110–107 victory for the Spurs.[140] The Spurs would close out the series in a Game Six with a 114–75 win.[141]

Logo and uniforms

 
The San Antonio Spurs' previous wordmark logo
 
The Spurs sported radially arched black-and-white letters on their uniforms during much of the 1980s.[142]

Since becoming the San Antonio Spurs in 1973, the team colors have been black, silver and white. The distinctive logo of the word Spurs in Eurostile font, with the stylized spur substituting for the letter U, has been a part of the team's identity since their move to San Antonio.[142][143] The logo incorporated 'Fiesta colors' of pink, orange and turquoise, used from 1989 to 2002 (though the uniforms remained the same), and alignment from straight to arched beginning with the 2002–03 NBA season.

The Spurs have always worn black on the road and white at home, except during the 1973–76 ABA seasons and their first NBA season when the home uniform was always silver. Until the 1988–89 NBA season, the road uniform had "San Antonio" on the front while the home uniform featured the team nickname adopted from the Spurs logo; from 1973 to 1982, the road uniform lettering was black with silver trim. In addition, from 1977 to 1981 a saddle-like striping was featured on the back of the home shorts. Since the 1989–90 NBA season the Spurs uniform has remained practically the same, with the road uniform now using the team nickname from their logo; a minor change included the addition of another black (road) and white (home) trim to the already silver-trimmed block numbers in the 2002–03 season. In 2003–04 and later in 2006–07, they wore silver throwback jerseys to honor their late 1970s team. The Spurs wear black sneakers and socks on the road, and white sneakers and socks at home (except for select games with the silver alternates), a practice that began in the 2002–03 season. When the NBA moved to the Adidas Revolution 30 technology for the 2010–11 season, the Spurs changed to V-neck jerseys and eliminated striping on the shorts' beltline.

On September 19, 2012, the Spurs unveiled a silver alternate uniform. In breaking from the traditional practice of placing the team or city name in front, the Spurs' new uniform features only the stylized spur logo, with the black number trimmed in white and silver on the upper right. The Spurs primary logo is atop the player name and number on the back (replaced by the NBA logo prior to the 2014–15 season), while the Eurostile 'SA' initials (for San Antonio) are on the left leg of the shorts. They also wore ABA throwbacks of Chaparrals team. Black, silver and white side stripes are also featured on the uniform. The uniforms are worn for select home games.[144] A variation of this uniform, featuring military camouflage patterns instead of the usual silver, was used for two games in the 2013–14 season; a sleeved version was used the next season.[145] Another variation, this time in black, was unveiled for the 2015–16 season.[146]

At times throughout the season, the Spurs wear a jersey that says "Los Spurs" on the front, in recognition of Latino fans both at home and across the US and Latin America. The Spurs (located in a city with a large Hispanic population) were one of the first NBA teams to wear these branded jerseys. In 2014, the jerseys were sleeved. These events are called "Noches Latinas", first launched during the 2006–07 NBA season, part of a Hispanic marketing campaign known as "éne-bé-a".[147] Six teams in the NBA participate in these events. The Spurs have had the most players from Latin America and are one of only three NBA teams who have had at least five players on their rosters who originate from Latin America and Spain (if one includes Puerto Rico as part of Latin America, although it is a U.S. territory), the others being the Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trail Blazers.[148]

The switch to Nike as the uniform provider in 2017 eliminated the "home" and "away" uniform designations. The Spurs' black "Icon", silver "Statement" and white "Association" uniform remained identical to the previous set save for the manufacturer's logo and switch from Eurostile to custom block lettering on the team name. They also continued to wear their camouflage-style uniforms as part of the "City" edition.[149] However, the Spurs retired their camouflage-style "City" uniforms prior to the 2020–21 season in favor of a design influenced by the team's 1989–2002 "Fiesta" era.[150] The Spurs reprised the "Fiesta" theme for the 2021–22 season, but mixed in a few elements from previous uniforms. The shorts featured turquoise diamonds in homage to the George Gervin-era uniforms, and the logo on the left leg honored the Dallas Chaparrals.[151] In 2022, the Spurs replaced their silver "Statement" uniforms with a black one, but with silver letters, a new "SATX" wordmark, a new "Texas spur" alternate logo, and grayscale patterns inspired from traditional serapes and saddle blankets.[152] Also during the season, the Spurs wore a turquiose "City" uniform with elements based on the uniforms worn in the 1996 NBA All-Star Game.[153]

 
The Coyote showing a sign to the crowd during a time-out at a Spurs game

Mascot

The Coyote has been the Spurs' mascot since 1983. Created by and portrayed for 21 years by Tim Derk,[154] Coyote is known for his slapstick humor, rehearsed skits and previous dance numbers with Spurs' cheerleaders, the Silver Dancers, who were replaced in 2018 after 26 years.[155] The Coyote was a 2007 inductee into the Mascot Hall of Fame and has been featured in local and national media.[156]

Season-by-season record

List of the last five seasons completed by the Spurs. For the full season-by-season history, see List of San Antonio Spurs seasons.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage

Season GP W L W–L% Finish Playoffs
2017–18 82 47 35 .573 2nd, Southwest Lost in first round, 1–4 (Warriors)
2018–19 82 48 34 .585 2nd, Southwest Lost in first round, 3–4 (Nuggets)
2019–20 71 32 39 .451 4th, Southwest Did not qualify
2020–21 72 33 39 .458 3rd, Southwest Did not qualify
2021–22 82 34 48 .415 4th, Southwest Did not qualify

Arena history

Dallas (Texas) Chaparrals

San Antonio Spurs

Players

See also: San Antonio Spurs all-time roster and San Antonio Spurs draft history

Current roster

San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 26 Barlow, Dominick (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-05-26 Dumont HS (NJ)
F/C 28 Bassey, Charles (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-10-28 Western Kentucky
F 31 Bates-Diop, Keita 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1996-01-23 Ohio State
G/F 22 Branham, Malaki 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-05-12 Ohio State
F/C 23 Collins, Zach 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1997-11-19 Gonzaga
C 41 Dieng, Gorgui 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1990-01-18 Louisville
G/F 3 Johnson, Keldon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-10-11 Kentucky
F 34 Johnson, Stanley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1996-05-29 Arizona
G 33 Jones, Tre 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-01-08 Duke
G/F 35 Langford, Romeo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1999-10-25 Indiana
F 17 McDermott, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992-01-03 Creighton
C 25 Pöltl, Jakob 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-10-15 Utah
G 7 Richardson, Josh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-09-15 Tennessee
F 18 Roby, Isaiah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-02-03 Nebraska
F 10 Sochan, Jeremy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2003-05-20 Baylor
G/F 24 Vassell, Devin   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-08-23 Florida State
G 14 Wesley, Blake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-03-16 Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 8, 2023

Retained draft rights

The Spurs own the NBA rights to the players listed in the table below. The typical pattern is to allow the player to develop in leagues outside the United States. The player is free to negotiate contracts in other leagues and is not obligated to play in the NBA. Sometimes, a player's overseas contract may have an expensive buyout clause that would discourage the Spurs from seeking to bring him in. The Spurs have had past success in finding foreign talent; some examples of this success include the selections of second-rounder Manu Ginóbili (57th overall in 1999) and first-rounder Tony Parker (28th overall in 2001), who both went on to become All-Stars.

Draft Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Current team Note(s) Ref
2011 2 59 Ádám Hanga G/F   Hungary Real Madrid (Spain) [158]

Retired numbers

San Antonio Spurs retired numbers
No. Player Position Tenure Date
00 Johnny Moore G 1980–1987
1989–1990		 March 20, 1998
6 Avery Johnson G 1991
1992–1993
1994–2001		 December 22, 2007
9 Tony Parker G 2001–2018 November 11, 2019
12 1 Bruce Bowen F 2001–2009 March 21, 2012
13 James Silas G 1972–1981 February 28, 1984
20 Manu Ginóbili G 2002–2018 March 28, 2019
21 Tim Duncan F/C 1997–2016 December 18, 2016
32 Sean Elliott F 1989–1993
1994–2001		 March 6, 2005
44 George Gervin G 1974–1985 December 5, 1987
50 David Robinson C 1989–2003 November 10, 2003

Notes:

Basketball Hall of Famers

San Antonio Spurs Basketball Hall of Famers
Players
No. Name Position Tenure Inducted
16 Cliff Hagan 1 F/G 1967–1969 1978
44 George Gervin G/F 1974–1985 1996
2 Moses Malone C/F 1994–1995 2001
21 Dominique Wilkins F 1996–1997 2006
50 David Robinson 2 C 1989–2003 2009
53 Artis Gilmore C 1982–1987 2011
10 Dennis Rodman F 1993–1995 2011
10 Louie Dampier G 1976–1979 2015
1 Tracy McGrady G/F 2013 2017[163]
10 Maurice Cheeks G 1989–1990 2018
21 Tim Duncan F 1997–2016 2020[164]
20 Manu Ginóbili G 2002–2018 2022
Coaches
Name Position Tenure Inducted
Larry Brown Head coach 1988–1992 2002
Jerry Tarkanian Head coach 1992 2013
22 George Karl 3 Assistant Coach 1978–1980 2022
Contributors
Cotton Fitzsimmons Head Coach 1984–1986 2021

Notes:

  • 1 He also coached the team in 1967–1970.
  • 2 In total, Robinson was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as player and as a member of the 1992 Olympic team.
  • 3 He also played for the team (1973–1978).

FIBA Hall of Famers

San Antonio Spurs Hall of Famers
Players
No. Name Position Tenure Inducted
50 David Robinson 1 C 1989–2003 2013
10 Andrew Gaze G 1999 2013
7 Fabricio Oberto C 2005–2009 2019
Coaches
Name Position Tenure Inducted
Ettore Messina Assistant Coach 2014–2019 2021

Notes:

  • 1 In total, Robinson was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame twice – as player and as a member of the 1992 Olympic team.

Franchise leaders

Bold denotes still active with the team. Italics denotes still active, but not with the team. "Name*" includes combined statistics for the team from both the ABA and NBA.

Points scored (regular season) as of the end of the 2021–22 season[165]

  1. Tim Duncan (26,496)
  2. George Gervin* (23,602)
  3. David Robinson (20,790)
  4. Tony Parker (18,943)
  5. Manu Ginóbili (14,043)
  6. James Silas* (10,290)
  7. Mike Mitchell (9,799)
  8. Sean Elliott (9,659)
  9. Larry Kenon* (8,428)
  10. LaMarcus Aldridge (7,037)
  11. Kawhi Leonard (6,654)
  12. Avery Johnson (6,486)
  13. Rich Jones* (6,466)
  14. Alvin Robertson (6,285)
  15. Patty Mills (6,218)
  16. Artis Gilmore (6,127)
  17. John Beasley* (5,983)
  18. Willie Anderson (5,946)
  19. Mark Olberding* (5,626)
  20. Billy Paultz* (5,297)

Other statistics (regular season) as of the end of the 2021–22 season[165]

Most minutes played
Player Minutes
Tim Duncan 47,368
Tony Parker 37,276
David Robinson 34,271
George Gervin* 31,115
Manu Ginóbili 26,859
Most rebounds
Player Rebounds
Tim Duncan 15,091
David Robinson 10,497
George Gervin* 4,841
Larry Kenon* 4,114
Manu Ginóbili 3,697
Most assists
Player Assists
Tony Parker 6,829
Avery Johnson 4,474
Tim Duncan 4,225
Manu Ginóbili 4,001
Johnny Moore 3,865
Most steals
Player Steals
Manu Ginóbili 1,392
David Robinson 1,388
George Gervin* 1,159
Alvin Robertson 1,128
Tony Parker 1,032
Most blocks
Player Blocks
Tim Duncan 3,020
David Robinson 2,954
George Gervin* 938
Billy Paultz* 796
Artis Gilmore 700

Individual awards

NBA individual awards

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NBA Sixth Man of the Year

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All-NBA First Team

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Head coaches

See also: List of San Antonio Spurs head coaches
Years active Name Record (W–L) Winning percentage Playoff record
(W–L) 		Playoff percentage Playoff appearances Division titles Conference titles NBA championships
1976–19801 Doug Moe 177–135 .567 9–13 .409 3 2 0 0
19801 Bob Bass 8–8 .500 1–2 .333 1 0 0 0
1980–1983 Stan Albeck 153–93 .622 13–14 .481 3 3 0 0
19832 Morris McHone 11–20 .355 — — 0 0 0 0
19832–1984 Bob Bass 26–25 .510 — — 0 0 0 0
1984–1986 Cotton Fitzsimmons 76–88 .463 2–6 .250 2 0 0 0
1986–1988 Bob Weiss 59–105 .360 0–3 .000 1 0 0 0
1988–19923 Larry Brown 153–131 .539 7–7 .500 2 2 0 0
19923 Bob Bass 26–18 .591 0–3 .000 1 0 0 0
19924 Jerry Tarkanian 9–11 .450 — — 0 0 0 0
19924–1994 John Lucas 94–49 .657 6–8 .429 2 0 0 0
1994–19965 Bob Hill 124–58 .681 14–11 .560 2 2 0 0
19965–present Gregg Popovich 1,310–653 .667 170–114 .599 22 14 6 5

Notes:

  • 1 During the 1979–80 season, Doug Moe coached 66 regular-season games. Moe was fired on March 1, 1980, and Bob Bass coached the remaining 16 regular-season games as well as the playoffs.
  • 2 During the 1983–84 season, Morris McHone coached 31 regular-season games. McHone was fired on December 28, 1983, and Bob Bass coached the remaining 51 regular-season games.
  • 3 During the 1991–92 season, Larry Brown coached 38 regular-season games. Brown was fired on January 21, 1992, and Bob Bass coached the remaining 44 regular-season games as well as the playoffs.
  • 4 During the 1992–93 season, Jerry Tarkanian coached 20 regular-season games. Tarkanian was fired on December 18, 1992. Rex Hughes then coached one regular-season game, and John Lucas coached the remaining 61 regular-season games as well as the playoffs.
  • 5 During the 1996–97 season, Bob Hill coached 18 regular-season games. Hill was fired on December 10, 1996, and Gregg Popovich coached the remaining 64 regular-season games.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources San Antonio Spurs news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association NBA as a member of the league s Western Conference Southwest Division The team plays its home games at AT amp T Center in San Antonio San Antonio Spurs2022 23 San Antonio Spurs seasonConferenceWesternDivisionSouthwestFounded1967HistoryDallas Chaparrals1967 1970 1971 1973 ABA Texas Chaparrals1970 1971 ABA San Antonio Spurs1973 1976 ABA 1976 present NBA 1 2 3 ArenaAT amp T CenterLocationSan Antonio TexasTeam colors Silver black 4 5 6 Main sponsorSelf Financial 7 PresidentGregg PopovichGeneral managerBrian WrightHead coachGregg PopovichOwnershipSpurs Sports amp Entertainment Peter John Holt Chairman and CEO 8 Affiliation s Austin SpursChampionships5 1999 2003 2005 2007 2014 Conference titles6 1999 2003 2005 2007 2013 2014 Division titles22 1978 1979 1981 1982 1983 1990 1991 1995 1996 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 Retired numbers10 00 6 9 12 13 20 21 32 44 50 Websitewww wbr nba wbr com wbr spursAssociationIconThe Spurs are one of four former American Basketball Association ABA teams to remain intact in the NBA after the 1976 ABA NBA merger 9 10 and are the only former ABA team to have won an NBA championship 11 The franchise has won NBA championships in 1999 2003 2005 2007 and 2014 12 As of the 2019 20 season the Spurs had the highest winning percentage among active NBA franchises 13 As of May 2017 the Spurs had the best winning percentage of any franchise in the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada over the previous three decades 14 From 1999 2000 to 2016 17 the Spurs won 50 games each season 15 setting a record of 18 consecutive 50 win seasons 16 In the 2018 19 season the Spurs matched an NBA record for most consecutive playoff appearances with 22 17 The team s recent success has coincided with the tenure of current head coach Gregg Popovich 12 18 and with the playing careers of Spurs icons David Robinson 1989 2003 and Tim Duncan 1997 2016 Throughout the 2022 season the Spurs will celebrate the club s 50th anniversary 19 Contents 1 The Spurs in San Antonio 2 Franchise history 2 1 1967 1973 Beginnings as the Dallas Texas Chaparrals 2 2 1973 1976 Moving to San Antonio 2 3 1976 1985 The George Gervin era 2 4 1985 1989 Difficult years 2 5 1989 1997 The David Robinson era 2 6 1997 2016 The Tim Duncan era 2 6 1 1997 2003 The Twin Towers 2 6 2 2003 2016 The Big Three 2 7 2016 present Post Duncan era 2 7 1 2019 2021 Pandemic shortened seasons 3 Rivalries 3 1 Los Angeles Lakers 3 2 Dallas Mavericks 3 3 Phoenix Suns 3 4 Houston Rockets 4 Logo and uniforms 4 1 Mascot 5 Season by season record 6 Arena history 7 Players 7 1 Current roster 7 2 Retained draft rights 7 3 Retired numbers 7 4 Basketball Hall of Famers 7 5 FIBA Hall of Famers 7 6 Franchise leaders 8 Individual awards 8 1 NBA individual awards 8 2 NBA All Star Weekend 8 3 ABA individual awards 9 Head coaches 10 References 11 External linksThe Spurs in San Antonio EditSpurs players are active members of the San Antonio community and many former Spurs are still active in San Antonio including David Robinson with the Carver Academy 20 and George Gervin with the George Gervin Youth Center 21 The Spurs set several NBA attendance records while playing at the Alamodome including the largest crowd ever for an NBA Finals game in 1999 22 and the Spurs continue to sell out the smaller AT amp T Center formerly SBC Center on a regular basis Since 2003 the team has been forced into an extended road trip for much of February since the AT amp T Center hosts the San Antonio Stock Show amp Rodeo during that month This is informally known as the Rodeo Road Trip 23 The Spurs have consistently posted winning road records during this period including an NBA record longest single road trip winning streak eight games out of nine achieved in 2003 24 When the Spurs have won the NBA title the team s victory parades have been boat trips on the San Antonio River Walk 25 26 27 Franchise history Edit1967 1973 Beginnings as the Dallas Texas Chaparrals Edit Main article Dallas Chaparrals The San Antonio Spurs started out as the Dallas Chaparrals of the original version of the American Basketball Association ABA Coached by player coach Cliff Hagan the Dallas Chaparrals were one of 11 teams to take the floor in the inaugural season of the upstart ABA The Chaps second season was a bit of a disappointment as the team finished in fourth place with a mediocre 41 37 record In the playoffs the Chaparrals quickly fell to the New Orleans Buccaneers 28 The team suffered from poor attendance and general disinterest in Dallas In fact during the 1970 71 season the name Dallas was dropped in favor of Texas and an attempt was made to make the team a regional one playing games in Fort Worth at the Tarrant County Convention Center as well as Lubbock at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum but this proved a failure and the team returned full time to Dallas in time for the 1971 72 season splitting their games at Moody Coliseum and Dallas Convention Center Arena 29 1973 1976 Moving to San Antonio Edit While the Chaparrals had been modestly successful on the court they were sinking financially by their third season The financial difficulties were largely caused by the ownership group s refusal to invest much money on the team After missing the playoffs for the first time in their existence in the 1972 73 season nearly all of the owners wanted out The team decided to sell the team to a different city and the Chaparrals had to choose between San Antonio and El Paso 30 A group of 35 San Antonio businessmen led by Angelo Drossos John Schaefer and Red McCombs worked out a lend lease deal with the Dallas ownership group Drossos and his group would lease the team for three years with an option to purchase They were allowed to move the team to San Antonio immediately but would return the team to Dallas if no purchase occurred by 1975 citation needed The team s name derives from a spur a metal tool designed to be worn on the heels of cowboy boots for the purpose of controlling a horse s movement and direction After the deal was signed the team was renamed the San Antonio Gunslingers 31 However before they even played a game the name was changed to Spurs The team s primary colors were changed from the red white and blue of the Chaparrals to the now familiar black silver and white motif of the Spurs with the branding taking effect for the 1973 74 season 32 In their first game at HemisFair Arena the Spurs lost to the San Diego Conquistadors despite attracting a crowd of 6 000 fans A smothering defense was the team s trademark as they held opponents to less than 100 points in an ABA record 49 games The early Spurs were led by ABA veteran James Silas and the team grew stronger by acquiring Swen Nater who would go on to win the Rookie of the Year award and George Gervin from the Virginia Squires in January The ABA tried to halt the Gervin deal claiming it was detrimental to the league however a judge ruled in the Spurs favor and Gervin made his Spurs debut on February 7 1974 The Spurs finished their inaugural season under that banner with a 45 39 record good for third place in the Western Division In the playoffs the team was defeated by the Indiana Pacers in seven games in the first round San Antonio embraced the Spurs with open arms the Spurs drew 6 303 fans per game surpassing the Chaparrals entire total attendance in only 18 games Drossos Schaefer and McCombs knew a runaway hit when they saw it After only one year they exercised their option to tear up the lease agreement buy the franchise outright and keep the team in San Antonio for good 33 The team quickly made themselves at home at HemisFair Arena playing to increasingly large and raucous crowds Despite a respectable 17 10 start during the 1974 75 season Coach Tom Nissalke was fired as the team s ownership become tired of the Spurs slow playing style He was replaced by Bob Bass who said It is my belief that you cannot throw a set offense at another professional team for 48 minutes You ve got to let them play some schoolyard basketball Gervin and Silas took that style to heart as the Spurs became an exciting fast break team The team finished the season with a 51 33 record and finished in second place in the West In the playoffs the Spurs fell to the Pacers in six games 34 Even though playoff success would elude the team before the merger the Spurs had suddenly found themselves among the best teams in the ABA Moreover their gaudy attendance figures made them very attractive to the NBA even though San Antonio then as now was a medium sized market Although San Antonio proper had over 650 000 people at the time and has since grown to become the seventh largest city in the United States the surrounding suburban and rural areas have never been much larger than the city itself In June 1976 the ABA NBA merger took place moving San Antonio s sole professional sports franchise into a new league The Spurs the Denver Nuggets the Indiana Pacers and the New York Nets joined the NBA for the 1976 77 season The Spurs and the other three ABA teams added in the merger agreed to pay the owners of two other strong ABA teams that folded instead of joining the NBA John Y Brown Jr the owner of the Kentucky Colonels received 3 million which he used to purchase the NBA s Buffalo Braves and later the Boston Celtics after selling star guard Louie Dampier to the Spurs The owners of the Spirits of St Louis received a portion of all television profits during their NBA tenure which amounted to approximately one seventh of the Spurs television profit every year This agreement placed particular financial pressure on the Spurs and the other three surviving former ABA teams 35 In 2014 38 years after the completion of the merger the Spirits owners reached an agreement with the NBA to end the perpetual payments and take a lump sum of 500 million instead 36 1976 1985 The George Gervin era Edit George Gervin served as a foundation piece for the Spurs for almost a decade between 1976 and 1985 Although there was some initial skepticism in league circles regarding the potential success and talent levels of the incoming ABA teams the Spurs would prove worthy of NBA inclusion during the 1976 77 season with a record of 44 38 good for a tie for fourth place overall in the Eastern Conference This was done in spite of significant handicaps the NBA imposed on the incoming ABA teams limiting their draft picks and television revenues during their early time in the merged league They gained a new rival in the form of the Houston Rockets who had played in Texas for five years prior to the merger During the 1977 78 season Gervin battled David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets all year long for the NBA scoring title On the final day of the season Thompson took the lead by scoring 73 points in an afternoon game against the Detroit Pistons That night Gervin knew that he needed 58 points against the Jazz in New Orleans Gervin got off to a good start by scoring 20 points in the first quarter In the second Gervin set a single period record with 33 points Early on in the third period Gervin scored his 58 points on the way to 63 capturing the scoring title While Gervin was lighting up the scoreboard the Spurs were winning the Central Division with a 52 30 record However in the playoffs the Spurs would be stunned in six games by the Washington Bullets despite an outstanding series from Gervin who averaged 33 2 points per game The following season in the 1979 Conference Finals the Spurs led the series 3 1 but the Bullets came back to win the last three games and came from behind to win the seventh game 107 105 handing the Spurs a heartbreaking loss The Spurs would have to wait another 20 years to make it to their first NBA Finals The Spurs would go on to capture five division titles in their first seven years in the NBA and became a perennial playoff participant However in the playoffs the Spurs could never catch a break losing to teams like the Washington Bullets the Boston Celtics the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers As the 1980s progressed the Spurs would see their shares of highs and lows For the first few seasons of the decade the Spurs continued their success of the 1970s with records of 52 30 in 1980 81 in that season the Spurs were moved to the Midwest Division of the Western Conference 48 34 in 1981 82 and 53 29 in 1982 83 Despite their regular season success the Spurs were unable to win any NBA championships losing in the Western Conference playoffs to the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 1981 and the Los Angeles Lakers in four games in 1982 and in six games in the 1983 Western Finals despite getting both wins at the Forum in the 1983 series They lost every home game in both series in 1982 and 1983 vs the Lakers as Magic Johnson Kareem Abdul Jabbar and co were too strong The Spurs did not make the conference finals until 1995 After the 1984 85 season Gervin who had been the Spurs biggest star was traded to the Chicago Bulls in what effectively signaled the end of the era that began when the Spurs first moved to San Antonio 1985 1989 Difficult years Edit The next four seasons were a dark time in Spurs history with the team having a combined record of 115 213 from 1985 86 until 1988 89 The losing seasons and dwindling attendance often caused the Spurs to be mentioned as a potential candidate for relocation to another city The lone bright spot during this period was the Spurs being awarded the top pick in the 1987 NBA draft through NBA draft lottery The Spurs used this selection on United States Naval Academy standout David Robinson Although Robinson was drafted in 1987 the Spurs would have to wait until the 1989 90 season for Robinson to be a Spur because of his prior two year commitment to serve in the United States Navy The Spurs seemingly bottomed out in 1988 89 with a record of 21 61 the worst in franchise history at the time However the 1989 90 season was notable for several reasons It was the first season of full ownership for Red McCombs who was an original investor in the team and helped solidify local ownership for the team Additionally the 1988 89 season featured the debut of Larry Brown as the Spurs head coach who moved to San Antonio after winning the NCAA National Championship with Kansas in 1988 1989 1997 The David Robinson era Edit Although there was speculation that Robinson might choose not to sign with the Spurs and to become a free agent once his Navy commitment ended 37 38 Robinson decided in the end to come to San Antonio for the 1989 90 season While it was thought that Robinson s arrival would make the Spurs respectable again no one expected what happened in his rookie season Led by Robinson 1989 draftee Sean Elliott from Arizona and trade acquisition Terry Cummings from the Milwaukee Bucks the Spurs achieved the biggest one season turnaround in NBA history finishing with a record of 56 26 vaulting from the worst record in franchise history to the best in franchise history They also jumped all the way to first place in the Midwest Division their first division title in seven years Robinson had one of the most successful rookie seasons for a center in NBA history finishing the season as the unanimous Rookie of the Year while averaging 24 3 points and 12 0 rebounds The Spurs began the 1990s with great optimism The team became a perennial playoff presence although unable to advance further than the second round of the NBA playoffs under Brown s tutelage Midway through the 1991 92 season McCombs fired Brown and replaced him with Bob Bass for the remainder of the season Without a healthy David Robinson the Spurs were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Phoenix Suns McCombs made national headlines during the summer of 1992 with the hiring of former UNLV head coach Jerry Tarkanian The Tarkanian experiment proved a flop as the coach was fired 20 games into the 1992 93 season with the Spurs record at 9 11 After Rex Hughes filled the coaching shoes for one game NBA veteran John Lucas was named head coach It was Lucas first NBA coaching assignment although he had gained recognition in league circles for his success in helping NBA players rehab from drug abuse The Lucas era started out successfully His coaching propelled the team to a 39 22 finish over the rest of the regular season and the team reached the Western Conference semi finals The Alamodome home to the Spurs from 1993 to 2002 In 1993 local businessman Peter M Holt and a group of 22 investors purchased the Spurs from Red McCombs for 75 million In the 1993 94 season the Spurs first in the newly built Alamodome Lucas led the team to a 55 27 record but the team suffered a loss in the first round of the playoffs which led to the immediate firing of Lucas as head coach Prior to the season the Spurs traded fan favorite Elliott to the Detroit Pistons in return for rebounding star Dennis Rodman Elliott returned to the Spurs at the following year Lucas was replaced by former Pacers coach Bob Hill for the 1994 95 season On their first game of the season they were defeated by the visiting Golden State Warriors despite a strong performance by David Robinson who recorded 27 points 16 rebounds 6 assists and 5 blocks for the Spurs 39 The next game Sean Elliott recorded 23 points and David Robinson added 18 points and 19 rebounds as the Spurs got their first win of the season against the visiting New Jersey Nets 40 The Spurs finished with the NBA s best record at 62 20 cracking the 60 win mark for the first time in franchise history Robinson was named the league s Most Valuable Player The Spurs reached the Western Conference Finals but lost to the eventual NBA Champion Houston Rockets Throughout the season and particularly in the playoffs there appeared to be friction developing between Rodman and several Spurs teammates most notably Robinson Rodman was traded to the Chicago Bulls after the season and helped the Bulls win three titles from 1996 to 1998 The Spurs finished the 1995 96 season under Hill at 59 23 and lost in the Western Conference semi finals Few observers could have predicted how far the Spurs would fall during the 1996 97 season especially with the signing of Dominique Wilkins Robinson missed the first month of the season due to a back injury He returned in December but played only six games before a broken foot sidelined him for the rest of the season Elliott also missed more than half the season due to injury Forward Chuck Person would miss the entire season with a back injury Without Robinson and Elliott the Spurs were a rudderless team The lone bright spot was Wilkins leading the team in scoring with an average of 18 2 points per game The Spurs ended the season with a 20 62 record the worst in franchise history and the last time they missed the playoffs until the 2019 20 season Hill only lasted 18 games as coach that season eventually being fired and replaced by general manager Gregg Popovich who had also served a stint under Brown as an assistant coach Wilkins would play his lone season in 1996 97 for San Antonio knowing his minutes and playing time would greatly diminish next season As disastrous as the 1996 97 season was for the Spurs the off season proved to be the opposite With the third worst record in the league the Spurs won the NBA draft lottery which gave them the top pick in the 1997 draft The Spurs used their pick to select Wake Forest product and consensus All American Tim Duncan The drafting of Tim Duncan in 1997 was a turning point in the history of the Spurs 1997 2016 The Tim Duncan era Edit 1997 2003 The Twin Towers Edit Further information Twin Towers San Antonio Spurs Paired together the 7 1 41 Robinson and the 6 11 42 Duncan became known as the Twin Towers 43 44 The Twin Towers played together for the Spurs from 1997 to 2003 45 Both Robinson and Duncan were skilled offensive players 46 and the Twin Towers also anchored the Spurs formidable defense 47 48 The duo helped lead the team to NBA championships in 1999 and 2003 45 Duncan quickly emerged as a dominant force in the NBA during the 1997 98 season averaging 21 1 points and 11 9 rebounds per game as a power forward He was named First Team All NBA while winning Rookie of the Year honors The team ended up at 56 26 breaking their own record from 1989 to 1990 for the biggest single season improvement for wins but once again lost to the Jazz in the Western Conference semi finals While both Duncan and Robinson played low post roles the two seamlessly meshed on the court With a healthy Robinson and Duncan and the additions of playoff veterans such as Mario Elie and Jerome Kersey the Spurs looked forward to the 1998 99 season Prior to the beginning of training camps however the NBA owners led by commissioner David Stern locked out the players in order to force a new collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Players Association NBPA The season was delayed for over three months until resolution on a new labor agreement was reached in January 1999 Playing a shortened 50 game season the Spurs won their first two games of the season against the Kings and the Timberwolves respectively 49 50 However the Spurs lost their next three games to the Lakers Timberwolves and Cavaliers the latter a 99 89 road loss 51 The Spurs finished the regular season with an NBA best 37 13 record 740 win percentage the only season during Duncan s tenure with the Spurs that the team did not win at least 50 games in a season a feat that extended through the 2016 17 season The team was just as dominant in the playoffs rolling through the Western Conference with a record of 11 1 In the NBA Finals they faced the New York Knicks who had made history by becoming the first eighth seed to ever make the NBA Finals The Spurs won the series 4 1 and the franchise s first NBA Championship in Game 5 at the Knicks home arena Madison Square Garden Duncan was named the NBA Finals MVP The Spurs became the first former ABA team to reach and win the NBA Finals Coming off their first NBA Championship the Spurs were still among the best teams in the West and battling for first place in the Midwest Division during the 1999 2000 season On March 14 the Spurs playoff spirits got a lift when Sean Elliott who received a kidney transplant from his brother prior to the season returned and played in the last 19 games As the season wound down Duncan suffered a knee injury and the Spurs finished in second place with a 53 29 record Without Duncan the Spurs were knocked out of the playoffs by the Phoenix Suns in four games The long term viability of the Spurs franchise in San Antonio was however achieved during the 1999 2000 season as Bexar County voters approved increases in car rental and hotel taxes which would allow for the construction of a new arena next to the Freeman Coliseum The Spurs finished with 58 24 records for both the 2000 01 and 2001 02 seasons but found themselves suffering playoff ousters in both seasons from the eventual NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers getting swept from the 2001 Conference Finals and losing in five games during the second round in 2002 The Spurs visit the White House after their championship in 2003 Entering the 2002 03 season the team knew it would be memorable for at least two reasons as David Robinson announced that it would be his last in the NBA and the Spurs would begin play at their new arena the SBC Center named after telecommunications giant SBC whose corporate headquarters were located in San Antonio SBC became AT amp T after its acquisition of its former parent company To mark this occasion the Spurs revamped their Fiesta Colors logo and reverted to the familiar silver and black motif though during the time of the Fiesta logo the uniform remained silver and black This version of the Spurs was very different from the team that had won the title a few years earlier Second year French star Tony Parker drafted by the Spurs in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft was now the starting point guard for the Spurs The squad featured a variety of newly acquired three point shooters including Stephen Jackson Danny Ferry Bruce Bowen Steve Kerr Steve Smith and Argentine product Manu Ginobili a 1999 second round draft choice playing in his first NBA season The Spurs started the 2002 03 season with an 87 81 road win over the defending champions the Los Angeles Lakers 52 The following game the Spurs bowed down to the home team the Golden State Warriors 106 98 53 The Spurs christened the SBC Center in style on November 1 2002 by defeating the Toronto Raptors 91 72 54 The next game the Spurs were on the road to face the winless Memphis Grizzlies In that game the Spurs and the Grizzlies went to overtime In the first minutes of the OT the Grizzlies held a 7 point lead before Tim Duncan answered the run with a 9 point run by himself With a tied score of 111 111 with 0 8 seconds remaining Duncan made a 12 foot jumpshot to defeat the Grizzlies 55 The following game the Spurs were down by three points at halftime against the visiting Warriors but then scored 31 points in the third quarter to put the game away clinching their fourth win of the season Tony Parker led the Spurs after scoring 21 points 56 Three days after the Spurs were dealt by the visiting Trail Blazers their first home loss of the season 57 The Spurs would not get off to a flying start as they had just a 19 13 record heading into January In January the Spurs began to gel and seemed prepped to make a run when they embarked on their annual Rodeo Road Trip a nine game road trip from January 25 to February 16 However it would be hardly a bump in the road for the charging Spurs who won eight of the nine and began to climb their way to first place The Spurs went on to erase their seven game deficit and finished the season in a tie with the Dallas Mavericks for the best record in the NBA 60 22 Thanks to a tiebreaker the Spurs won their third straight Division title as Tim Duncan claimed his second straight NBA MVP 58 In the playoffs the Spurs defeated the Suns Lakers and Mavericks en route to facing the New Jersey Nets in the NBA Finals The series against the Nets marked the first time two former ABA teams played each other for the NBA Championship The Spurs won the series 4 2 giving them their second NBA Championship in franchise history Duncan after having been named NBA MVP was also named Finals MVP 2003 2016 The Big Three Edit Further information Big Three San Antonio Spurs Big Three Tim Duncan Tony Parker Manu Ginobili Coming off their second NBA Championship the retirement of David Robinson left a void in San Antonio s daunting defense while playoff hero Steve Kerr and veteran forward Danny Ferry also retired Meanwhile backup point guard Speedy Claxton left for the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Jackson left for the Atlanta Hawks With several holes to fill in their rotation the Spurs would make several key signings in the off season Rasho Nesterovic and Hedo Turkoglu were brought in to replace Robinson and Jackson respectively What proved to be the most important off season acquisition would be the signing of veteran Robert Horry 59 The Spurs playing with nine new players struggled early as they missed the presence of Robinson while the new players struggled to fit in as they held a 9 10 record on December 3 However the Spurs would turn it around as they ended December on a 13 game winning streak and quickly climbed back to the top of the NBA standings They would battle all year for the top spot in the Western Conference as they ended the season on another strong note winning their final 11 games However they would fall one game short of a division title and the best record in the West posting a record of 57 25 In the second round of the playoffs the Spurs found themselves in another showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers The Spurs would win Games 1 and 2 at home but drop the next two in Los Angeles In Game 5 back in San Antonio Duncan seemingly delivered the Spurs a 73 72 win as he hit a dramatic shot with just 0 4 seconds remaining However the Lakers Derek Fisher would launch a game winner as time expired giving the Lakers a stunning 74 73 win to take a 3 2 series lead 60 61 62 Demoralized the Spurs would head back to Los Angeles where they would lose the series in six games After their disappointing second round collapse the Spurs looked to regain the NBA crown With the acquisition of guard Brent Barry from Seattle the Spurs would get off to a quick start posting a 12 3 record in November The Spurs would stay hot through December as they established a 25 6 record entering the New Year With the later additions of center Nazr Mohammed from New York acquired in a midseason trade of Malik Rose and veteran forward Glenn Robinson from free agency alongside regulars Bruce Bowen Robert Horry Tony Parker Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan the Spurs would be near the top in the Western Conference all season battling the Phoenix Suns for the best record in the NBA Just as it appeared the Spurs would cruise toward the playoffs their season suddenly hit a bump in the road when Tim Duncan suffered an ankle injury The Spurs struggled the rest of the season finishing just 59 23 However by the time the playoffs rolled around Duncan was ready to return In the postseason The Spurs went through the West relatively easily culminating with a 5 game victory in the Conference Finals over the Phoenix Suns In the NBA Finals the Spurs would face the defending champion Detroit Pistons The first two games in San Antonio were both Spurs victories as Ginobili led the way with 26 and 27 points respectively However as the series shifted to Detroit the Spurs lost Games 3 and 4 by big margins as the Pistons tied the series Faced with a third straight loss in Detroit the Spurs would play tougher in Game 5 which would go into overtime After going scoreless in the first half Robert Horry hit a clutch three point shot with nine seconds remaining to give the Spurs a dramatic 96 95 win 63 The series moved back to San Antonio for game six but the Spurs were unable to close out the series setting up a deciding Game 7 In Game 7 Duncan had 25 points as the Spurs pulled away late to win their third NBA Title in seven years with an 81 74 win 58 Duncan was named Finals MVP becoming the fourth player to win the MVP award three times joining Magic Johnson Shaquille O Neal and Michael Jordan AT amp T Center the home of the Spurs at night Coming off their third NBA Championship in seven years there was a sense that the Spurs were the class of the NBA and once again would be the team to beat in the NBA for the Championship 58 For the 2005 06 season the Spurs acquired the two time All Star Michael Finley and one time All Star Nick Van Exel Not surprisingly the Spurs would come flying out of the gate winning 16 of their first 19 games Once again the Spurs would get challenged within their own division by the Dallas Mavericks as they held the two best records in the Western Conference all season battling for first place In the end the experience of the Spurs would be the difference as they won the Southwest Division again with a new franchise best record of 63 19 58 The Spurs met the Mavericks in the second round of the playoffs but it would be Dallas coming out on top 4 3 including a 119 111 overtime victory in Game 7 The Spurs struggled during the first half of the 2006 07 season which led to discussions of trading away veteran players to build for the future The team remained intact and the Spurs would win 13 games in a row during February and March and were an NBA best 25 6 in the final 31 games as the Spurs were able to claim the 3 seed in the West The Spurs cruised through the first round while the first seeded Dallas Mavericks were upset This set up a second round series with the Phoenix Suns as the key series in the entire NBA playoffs as this series featured the teams with the two best records remaining in the NBA The Spurs went on to win 4 2 in the contentious and controversial series versus the Suns The series featured a Robert Horry foul on Steve Nash toward the end of Game 4 which resulted in Horry being suspended for two games Those who said the second round series against the Suns was the true NBA Finals would be proven right as the Spurs easily dispatched the Utah Jazz in five games to reach the NBA Finals In the Finals the Spurs swept the Cleveland Cavaliers and captured their fourth title in nine years Tony Parker who dominated in the Finals averaging 24 5 points per game on 57 percent shooting was named Finals MVP and became the first European born player to win the award 64 The 2007 2008 season saw the Spurs go 56 26 and finish third in the Western Conference The Spurs faced hurdles but would make it to the Western Conference Finals but lose to the Lakers in five games The next season would see the Spurs drop off in wins to 54 28 and lose to the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs Two days before the 2009 NBA draft general manager R C Buford acted to address the team s age and health concerns 65 by acquiring 29 year old swingman Richard Jefferson from the Milwaukee Bucks The Spurs sent 38 year old Bruce Bowen 36 year old Kurt Thomas and 34 year old Fabricio Oberto to the Bucks who swapped Oberto to the Detroit Pistons for Amir Johnson The Spurs held three picks in the second round in the 2009 draft Their selection of Pittsburgh Panthers forward DeJuan Blair with the 37th pick was described as a steal by analysts 66 67 the Spurs later drafted two guards they had been targeting with the No 37 pick 68 taking Miami Hurricanes shooting guard Jack McClinton and point shooting guard Nando de Colo from France with the No 51 and No 53 picks respectively On July 10 2009 the Spurs signed Detroit Pistons power forward Antonio McDyess to a three year deal worth approximately 15 million in guaranteed money 69 The Spurs struggled with injuries during the 2009 10 regular season but managed another 50 win season finishing at 50 32 The seventh seeded Spurs would once again battle the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs After falling to the Mavericks in Game 1 the Spurs went on to avenge their 2009 defeat to Dallas by winning the series in six games The Spurs however were swept out of the playoffs in the following round by the Phoenix Suns Spanish League MVP Tiago Splitter was the Spurs biggest addition in 2010 During the 2010 NBA draft the Spurs management held the highest draft pick since the Tim Duncan draft a decade earlier They drafted rookie James Anderson from Oklahoma State with the 20th overall pick 70 However Anderson was soon sitting out of the first half of the season due to injuries In 2010 11 the Spurs finished 61 21 to be the first seed but an injury to Ginobili in the final regular season game took a toll on the team and they were upset by the eighth seeded Memphis Grizzlies In 2011 a change to the Spurs philosophy set the stage for the next successful run in the club s history Out went the stream of last legs wizened veterans that the Spurs had relied on to fill out the rotation behind the Big Three Minutes went to younger and more athletic talent like Danny Green Gary Neal and Tiago Splitter to whom Popovich would teach The Spurs Way a fast pace unselfish passing and accountability on defense The biggest personnel move of the Spurs off season had the team sending guard George Hill to his hometown Indiana Pacers for San Diego State s Kawhi Leonard a hyper athletic forward selected 15th overall by the Pacers in the 2011 NBA draft The team also selected Texas Longhorns Cory Joseph as the 29th overall pick After the lockout that delayed the 2011 2012 season the Spurs signed T J Ford who would eventually retire in the middle of the season after playing only 14 games due to a stinger Before the trade deadline the Spurs decided to part ways with Richard Jefferson and sent him to the Golden State Warriors for Stephen Jackson who had been a member of the 2003 championship team Leonard then became the starting small forward In the week following the trade deadline the Spurs also signed forward Boris Diaw after his contract was bought out by the Charlotte Bobcats and former Portland Trail Blazers guard Patrick Mills who played for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the CBA during the lockout This gave the Spurs a deeper bench for their playoff run Kawhi Leonard was acquired by the Spurs in 2011 Despite the shortened 66 game NBA season due to the NBA lockout the Spurs won 50 games and tied the Chicago Bulls for the best record in the league They extended their streak of 50 win seasons to 13 since the 1999 2000 season an NBA record Popovich won his second Coach of the Year 71 The Spurs swept the first two rounds of the playoffs With those two sweeps a 10 game win streak to end the season and wins in Games 1 and 2 of the Western Conference Finals the Spurs would win 20 straight games However the Oklahoma City Thunder would end up winning the next four games in the West Finals to take the series 4 2 During the 2012 off season the Spurs re signed swingman Danny Green who was a welcome surprise for them from the previous season and Tim Duncan both for three years The Spurs would have a strong 2012 13 season going 58 24 and earning the second seed in the West The Spurs clinched the playoffs for a 16th consecutive season as well as extended the NBA record with 50 games for 14 consecutive seasons On April 16 the Spurs signed two time scoring champion and seven time All Star Tracy McGrady to help in the playoffs after waiving Stephen Jackson 72 The Spurs finished the regular season second in the Western Conference behind the Oklahoma City Thunder with a record of 58 24 and swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round 4 0 In the second round of the 2013 playoffs the Spurs faced Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors They beat the Warriors four games to two 73 In the conference finals the Spurs swept the Memphis Grizzlies with Tony Parker having an 18 assist performance in Game 2 and a 37 point performance in Game 4 74 The Spurs would meet the defending champion Miami Heat in the NBA Finals The Spurs and Heat would alternate wins the first six games in the series In Game 6 the Spurs were on the verge of winning their fifth NBA title San Antonio was up five points with 28 seconds to go in regulation An unlikely and uncharacteristic series of mishaps would doom the Spurs down the stretch including the benching of Duncan by Popovich at the end of regulation with the Spurs on defense The Heat missed their field goal attempt but the undersized Spurs could not grab the defensive rebound Chris Bosh rebounded the ball and Ray Allen then hit a 3 pointer to tie the game with five seconds left in regulation to send it to overtime during which the Spurs were defeated 103 100 In Game 7 San Antonio jumped out to a lead early and kept the game close the entire way Toward the end of the game however and despite a 24 point 12 rebound effort Duncan failed to convert on two attempts to tie the game a missed layup and missed tip in that allowed LeBron James to hit a jumper and increase the Heat s lead to 92 88 After a steal from Ginobili James hit two free throws after being fouled by Duncan and when Ginobili missed a subsequent 3 pointer Dwyane Wade hit one out of two from the free throw line to put the game on ice as the Heat would win their second straight championship 75 The 2014 NBA champions are received by President Barack Obama at the White House The Spurs returned with their core roster largely intact adding free agents Marco Belinelli and Jeff Ayres formerly Jeff Pendergraph while losing Gary Neal to the Milwaukee Bucks The Spurs clinched the best record in the NBA with 62 wins which included a franchise record 19 straight wins in February and March In the first round of the playoffs the eighth seeded Dallas Mavericks surprised the Spurs by taking the series to seven games but the Spurs prevailed in convincing fashion in the deciding Game 7 In the second round Tim Duncan surpassed Karl Malone for fifth place in NBA playoffs all time points scored while the Spurs cruised past the Portland Trail Blazers in five games San Antonio played the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals which marked the third straight appearance in the Western Conference Finals for the Spurs and defeated them in six games to advance to the Finals for a second straight year for a rematch with the Miami Heat It was also the first time that they had advanced to the Finals in consecutive years This made it the first time since the 1998 NBA Finals that the same two teams faced off in the Finals in consecutive years With a victory in the second game of the series Duncan Ginobili and Parker won more playoff games together than any other three players on the same team in NBA history The Spurs would go on to win the 2014 NBA championship in five games 4 1 The Spurs blew out Miami in all of their wins each of them by 15 or more points Kawhi Leonard had a breakout performance and was named NBA Finals MVP for his big game performance and is the third youngest to win it behind Magic Johnson and teammate Duncan In the 2014 NBA draft they selected Kyle Anderson out of UCLA as the 30th overall pick During the 2014 off season the Spurs made headlines when they announced that they had hired Becky Hammon as an assistant coach effective with her retirement as a player at the end of the 2014 WNBA season 76 Hammon became the first full time female coach in any of the four major U S professional leagues 77 The 2014 15 season was an up and down season but finishing strong with a 55 27 regular season record and sixth seed in the West they qualified for the playoffs They faced the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the playoffs The Spurs went up 3 2 heading into Game 6 at San Antonio However the Clippers would win that game and go on to win Game 7 at home The San Antonio Spurs became the first defending champions since the 2011 12 Dallas Mavericks to be eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs The Spurs acquired four time All Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge and veteran big man David West during the off season On their first game of the season the Spurs were defeated by the home team Oklahoma City Thunder despite a 32 point performance from Kawhi Leonard 78 Two days after Duncan and Leonard led the Spurs towards a 102 75 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets 79 On November 2 the Spurs defeated the home team the Boston Celtics thanks to a double double performance of LaMarcus Aldridge who recorded 24 points and 14 rebounds 80 On November 4 the Spurs defeated the home team the New York Knicks 94 84 to win their third game of the season and more importantly Tim Duncan clinched his 954th career win passing John Stockton 953 wins for most wins by a player for a single franchise 81 The Spurs finished the 2015 16 season with a 67 15 record earning them the Southwest Division title They also set a franchise record for most wins in a season with 67 and an NBA record for most home wins in a season with 40 tying the 1985 86 Boston Celtics 40 1 home record 82 The Spurs also had the league s best defense 83 During the playoffs they swept the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round before losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder in six games in the second round They would become the first team since the 2006 07 Dallas Mavericks to finish with 67 wins and be eliminated before the conference finals 84 On July 11 2016 Duncan announced his retirement from the NBA after 19 seasons with the Spurs He became one of two players in NBA history to record at least 26 000 points 15 000 rebounds and 3 000 blocks in his career along with Kareem Abdul Jabbar while also being the only NBA player to reach 1 000 wins with a single team 85 2016 present Post Duncan era Edit In the 2016 17 season despite the retirement of longtime captain Tim Duncan the Spurs led by Kawhi Leonard remained a title contender and finished with a record of 61 21 86 After defeating the Grizzlies and the Rockets in the first two rounds of the playoffs the Spurs who suffered injuries to Leonard Parker and David Lee were swept by the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals 87 In the third quarter of Game 1 of the 2017 Western Conference Finals Leonard landed on Zaza Pachulia s foot after attempting a field goal and re aggravated an existing ankle injury he sat out the remainder of the series 88 During the 2017 season the San Antonio Spurs joined into a partnership with Methodist Healthcare System and Sports Medicine Associates of San Antonio SMASA 89 In the following off season the Spurs re signed Aldridge 90 Pau Gasol 91 and Patty Mills 92 and signed Rudy Gay but lost Dewayne Dedmon and Jonathon Simmons to free agency 93 The Spurs 2017 18 season was overshadowed by an injury to star Kawhi Leonard and reports of ensuing disputes between Leonard and the Spurs regarding the handling of that injury Leonard missed the first 27 games of the 2017 18 season with a right quadriceps injury 94 In January 2018 after a brief comeback he was ruled out for an indefinite period of time to continue his rehabilitation process from right quadriceps tendinopathy 95 Leonard was subsequently cleared to play by the Spurs medical staff but he solicited a second opinion from his own doctors 96 In March the Spurs held a players only meeting in which Leonard s teammates reportedly asked him to return to the court the meeting was described as tense and emotional 97 Leonard did not play again in 2018 98 On April 3 2018 the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Spurs 113 110 handing San Antonio its 33rd loss of the season This loss ended the Spurs record streak of eighteen 50 win seasons that had stretched back to 2000 including the 2011 12 season which was shortened by a lockout the Spurs finished 50 16 The Spurs eventually finished the season with a record of 47 35 and were defeated 4 1 by the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs Following the season LaMarcus Aldridge was named to the All NBA Second Team 99 and point guard Dejounte Murray was named to the NBA All Defensive Second Team 100 In June 2018 following months of reports of growing tension between Leonard s camp and the Spurs stemming from a disagreement over his injury rehabilitation process reports indicated that Leonard had requested a trade 101 On July 18 2018 Leonard and Danny Green were traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for DeMar DeRozan Jakob Poltl and a protected 2019 first round draft pick 102 On July 6 2018 Tony Parker signed with the Charlotte Hornets after having played his entire 17 year career with the Spurs 103 On August 27 Manu Ginobili announced his retirement after a 16 year career with the Spurs 104 The Spurs signed forwards Dante Cunningham and Quincy Pondexter 105 guard Marco Belinelli and re signed guard Bryn Forbes 106 and forward Rudy Gay 107 In 2018 the Spurs began training camp without a member of the Big Three for the first time since the 1997 98 season 108 Despite losing Dejounte Murray for the season to an ACL tear 109 the Spurs finished the 2018 19 season with a 48 34 record and the seventh seed in the Western Conference qualifying for the playoffs for the 22nd consecutive playoff season 110 In the first round of the playoffs they faced the second seeded Denver Nuggets 111 and lost the series in seven games 112 2019 2021 Pandemic shortened seasons Edit See also Suspension of the 2019 20 NBA season On March 11 2020 the NBA suspended the 2019 20 season due to the COVID 19 pandemic after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID 19 113 On June 4 it was announced that the season would restart on July 31 for the Spurs and 21 other teams in the NBA Bubble and would finish no later than October 12 114 115 For the first time since the 1996 97 season the Spurs failed to qualify for the postseason when the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on August 13 2020 116 The Spurs failure to make the postseason ended an NBA record tying streak of 22 consecutive playoff appearances 117 118 The Spurs finished the COVID shortened 119 season with a record of 32 39 120 The 2019 2020 season was also the first season since 1996 1997 in which the Spurs finished with a losing record 116 Because of the continuing COVID 19 pandemic the 2020 2021 NBA regular season was shortened to 72 games and began on December 22 2020 121 The season began only 72 days after the 2020 NBA Finals ended making the 2020 offseason the shortest offseason in league history 122 At one point the 2020 2021 Spurs held a record of 22 16 however the team faltered down the stretch 47 and finished the season with a 33 39 record 123 Thirty five year old star LaMarcus Aldridge left the team midway through the season agreeing to a contract buyout 124 The Spurs were hurt by poor three point shooting and by injuries to starting guard Derrick White however Keldon Johnson and other young players made positive strides over the course of the season 47 DeMar DeRozan led the team in scoring averaging 21 6 points per game 125 At the conclusion of the 2020 2021 season the NBA held a play in tournament 126 As the tenth seed in the Western Conference the Spurs participated in the tournament 123 47 The team was defeated by the Memphis Grizzlies 100 96 47 The loss marked the first time in Spurs history that the team missed the playoffs in two consecutive seasons 123 Following the 2020 2021 season DeRozan was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a sign and trade deal for Thaddeus Young Al Farouq Aminu a protected first round draft pick and the Bulls 2022 and 2025 second round picks 127 In addition longtime Spur Patty Mills left the team in free agency 128 and the Spurs signed sharpshooter Doug McDermott 129 On January 13 2023 the Spurs set a regular season single game attendance record with 68 323 spectators at the Alamodome in a game against the Golden State Warriors 130 131 Rivalries EditMain articles Lakers Spurs rivalry Mavericks Spurs rivalry Spurs Suns rivalry and Rockets Spurs rivalry Los Angeles Lakers Edit From 1999 to 2005 the Spurs and Lakers combined to win seven straight Western Conference titles From 1999 to 2004 the rivalry between the Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers was considered the NBA s best 132 dubious discuss The two teams met in the playoffs five times in six seasons and one of the two teams advanced to the NBA Finals every year from 1999 to 2005 133 Dallas Mavericks Edit The rivalry between the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks features two teams with Dallas roots The Mavericks were swept in the 2012 13 season by the Spurs for the first time since the 1998 season Tim Duncan s rookie season In their last matchup of the season San Antonio escaped with a 95 94 victory over Dallas when a Vince Carter attempt bounced off the rim at the buzzer With that win the Spurs clinched a playoff spot for a 16th straight season San Antonio also reached 50 wins for a 14th consecutive season the longest streak in NBA history 134 Phoenix Suns Edit Since 1992 the Spurs and the Phoenix Suns have met 10 times in the playoffs in which the Spurs have won six series and the Suns have won four Some of the most notable moments of their rivalry include Charles Barkley s game winning jump shot in the 1993 playoffs in the final game at the HemisFair Arena citation needed Stephon Marbury s buzzer beating three pointer in Game 1 of the first round of the 2003 playoffs 135 Robert Horry s hip check on Steve Nash in Game 4 of the 2007 playoffs 136 Tim Duncan s game tying three pointer in Game 1 of the 2008 first round citation needed and Goran Dragic s 23 point outburst in the fourth quarter of Game 3 in the West semifinals of the 2010 playoffs 137 Houston Rockets Edit The rivalry between the Spurs and the Houston Rockets was renewed in the 2017 playoffs in which the two teams met in the Western Conference Semifinals The match up was the first between the two teams in the playoffs since the 1995 Western Conference Finals 138 In Game Two of the series starting point guard Tony Parker suffered a ruptured quadriceps tendon forcing him to miss the remainder of the playoffs 139 In Game Five all star small forward Kawhi Leonard suffered an injury to his right ankle in the third quarter resulting in him sitting out for the closing portions of the game Despite the injury issues the Spurs were able to send Game Five to overtime In the overtime period Manu Ginobili blocked James Harden s three point attempt in the final seconds to secure the 110 107 victory for the Spurs 140 The Spurs would close out the series in a Game Six with a 114 75 win 141 Logo and uniforms Edit The San Antonio Spurs previous wordmark logo The Spurs sported radially arched black and white letters on their uniforms during much of the 1980s 142 Since becoming the San Antonio Spurs in 1973 the team colors have been black silver and white The distinctive logo of the word Spurs in Eurostile font with the stylized spur substituting for the letter U has been a part of the team s identity since their move to San Antonio 142 143 The logo incorporated Fiesta colors of pink orange and turquoise used from 1989 to 2002 though the uniforms remained the same and alignment from straight to arched beginning with the 2002 03 NBA season The Spurs have always worn black on the road and white at home except during the 1973 76 ABA seasons and their first NBA season when the home uniform was always silver Until the 1988 89 NBA season the road uniform had San Antonio on the front while the home uniform featured the team nickname adopted from the Spurs logo from 1973 to 1982 the road uniform lettering was black with silver trim In addition from 1977 to 1981 a saddle like striping was featured on the back of the home shorts Since the 1989 90 NBA season the Spurs uniform has remained practically the same with the road uniform now using the team nickname from their logo a minor change included the addition of another black road and white home trim to the already silver trimmed block numbers in the 2002 03 season In 2003 04 and later in 2006 07 they wore silver throwback jerseys to honor their late 1970s team The Spurs wear black sneakers and socks on the road and white sneakers and socks at home except for select games with the silver alternates a practice that began in the 2002 03 season When the NBA moved to the Adidas Revolution 30 technology for the 2010 11 season the Spurs changed to V neck jerseys and eliminated striping on the shorts beltline On September 19 2012 the Spurs unveiled a silver alternate uniform In breaking from the traditional practice of placing the team or city name in front the Spurs new uniform features only the stylized spur logo with the black number trimmed in white and silver on the upper right The Spurs primary logo is atop the player name and number on the back replaced by the NBA logo prior to the 2014 15 season while the Eurostile SA initials for San Antonio are on the left leg of the shorts They also wore ABA throwbacks of Chaparrals team Black silver and white side stripes are also featured on the uniform The uniforms are worn for select home games 144 A variation of this uniform featuring military camouflage patterns instead of the usual silver was used for two games in the 2013 14 season a sleeved version was used the next season 145 Another variation this time in black was unveiled for the 2015 16 season 146 At times throughout the season the Spurs wear a jersey that says Los Spurs on the front in recognition of Latino fans both at home and across the US and Latin America The Spurs located in a city with a large Hispanic population were one of the first NBA teams to wear these branded jerseys In 2014 the jerseys were sleeved These events are called Noches Latinas first launched during the 2006 07 NBA season part of a Hispanic marketing campaign known as ene be a 147 Six teams in the NBA participate in these events The Spurs have had the most players from Latin America and are one of only three NBA teams who have had at least five players on their rosters who originate from Latin America and Spain if one includes Puerto Rico as part of Latin America although it is a U S territory the others being the Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trail Blazers 148 The switch to Nike as the uniform provider in 2017 eliminated the home and away uniform designations The Spurs black Icon silver Statement and white Association uniform remained identical to the previous set save for the manufacturer s logo and switch from Eurostile to custom block lettering on the team name They also continued to wear their camouflage style uniforms as part of the City edition 149 However the Spurs retired their camouflage style City uniforms prior to the 2020 21 season in favor of a design influenced by the team s 1989 2002 Fiesta era 150 The Spurs reprised the Fiesta theme for the 2021 22 season but mixed in a few elements from previous uniforms The shorts featured turquoise diamonds in homage to the George Gervin era uniforms and the logo on the left leg honored the Dallas Chaparrals 151 In 2022 the Spurs replaced their silver Statement uniforms with a black one but with silver letters a new SATX wordmark a new Texas spur alternate logo and grayscale patterns inspired from traditional serapes and saddle blankets 152 Also during the season the Spurs wore a turquiose City uniform with elements based on the uniforms worn in the 1996 NBA All Star Game 153 The Coyote showing a sign to the crowd during a time out at a Spurs game Mascot Edit The Coyote has been the Spurs mascot since 1983 Created by and portrayed for 21 years by Tim Derk 154 Coyote is known for his slapstick humor rehearsed skits and previous dance numbers with Spurs cheerleaders the Silver Dancers who were replaced in 2018 after 26 years 155 The Coyote was a 2007 inductee into the Mascot Hall of Fame and has been featured in local and national media 156 Season by season record EditList of the last five seasons completed by the Spurs For the full season by season history see List of San Antonio Spurs seasons Note GP Games played W Wins L Losses W L Winning percentage Season GP W L W L Finish Playoffs2017 18 82 47 35 573 2nd Southwest Lost in first round 1 4 Warriors 2018 19 82 48 34 585 2nd Southwest Lost in first round 3 4 Nuggets 2019 20 71 32 39 451 4th Southwest Did not qualify2020 21 72 33 39 458 3rd Southwest Did not qualify2021 22 82 34 48 415 4th Southwest Did not qualifyArena history EditDallas Texas Chaparrals State Fair Coliseum 1967 1973 Moody Coliseum 1967 1973 Tarrant County Coliseum 1970 1971 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 1970 1971 San Antonio Spurs HemisFair Arena 1973 1993 Alamodome 1993 2002 2023 AT amp T Center formerly SBC Center 2002 present 157 Players EditSee also San Antonio Spurs all time roster and San Antonio Spurs draft history Current roster Edit San Antonio Spurs rostervte Players CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB YYYY MM DD FromF 26 Barlow Dominick TW 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg 2003 05 26 Dumont HS NJ F C 28 Bassey Charles TW 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 230 lb 104 kg 2000 10 28 Western KentuckyF 31 Bates Diop Keita 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 229 lb 104 kg 1996 01 23 Ohio StateG F 22 Branham Malaki 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 180 lb 82 kg 2003 05 12 Ohio StateF C 23 Collins Zach 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 250 lb 113 kg 1997 11 19 GonzagaC 41 Dieng Gorgui 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 248 lb 112 kg 1990 01 18 LouisvilleG F 3 Johnson Keldon 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 220 lb 100 kg 1999 10 11 KentuckyF 34 Johnson Stanley 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 242 lb 110 kg 1996 05 29 ArizonaG 33 Jones Tre 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 185 lb 84 kg 2000 01 08 DukeG F 35 Langford Romeo 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 216 lb 98 kg 1999 10 25 IndianaF 17 McDermott Doug 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 225 lb 102 kg 1992 01 03 CreightonC 25 Poltl Jakob 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 245 lb 111 kg 1995 10 15 UtahG 7 Richardson Josh 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 200 lb 91 kg 1993 09 15 TennesseeF 18 Roby Isaiah 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 230 lb 104 kg 1998 02 03 NebraskaF 10 Sochan Jeremy 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 230 lb 104 kg 2003 05 20 BaylorG F 24 Vassell Devin 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 200 lb 91 kg 2000 08 23 Florida StateG 14 Wesley Blake 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg 2003 03 16 Notre Dame Head coachGregg PopovichAssistant coach es Brett Brown Mitch Johnson Matthew Nielsen Darius SongailaLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended GL On assignment to G League affiliate TW Two way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction January 8 2023Retained draft rights Edit The Spurs own the NBA rights to the players listed in the table below The typical pattern is to allow the player to develop in leagues outside the United States The player is free to negotiate contracts in other leagues and is not obligated to play in the NBA Sometimes a player s overseas contract may have an expensive buyout clause that would discourage the Spurs from seeking to bring him in The Spurs have had past success in finding foreign talent some examples of this success include the selections of second rounder Manu Ginobili 57th overall in 1999 and first rounder Tony Parker 28th overall in 2001 who both went on to become All Stars Draft Round Pick Player Pos Nationality Current team Note s Ref2011 2 59 Adam Hanga G F Hungary Real Madrid Spain 158 Retired numbers Edit San Antonio Spurs retired numbersNo Player Position Tenure Date00 Johnny Moore G 1980 19871989 1990 March 20 19986 Avery Johnson G 19911992 19931994 2001 December 22 20079 Tony Parker G 2001 2018 November 11 201912 1 Bruce Bowen F 2001 2009 March 21 201213 James Silas G 1972 1981 February 28 198420 Manu Ginobili G 2002 2018 March 28 201921 Tim Duncan F C 1997 2016 December 18 201632 Sean Elliott F 1989 19931994 2001 March 6 200544 George Gervin G 1974 1985 December 5 198750 David Robinson C 1989 2003 November 10 2003Notes 1 LaMarcus Aldridge wore the number from 2015 to 2021 with permission from Bruce Bowen on July 9 2015 159 160 The NBA retired Bill Russell s No 6 for all its member teams on August 11 2022 161 162 Basketball Hall of Famers Edit San Antonio Spurs Basketball Hall of FamersPlayersNo Name Position Tenure Inducted16 Cliff Hagan 1 F G 1967 1969 197844 George Gervin G F 1974 1985 19962 Moses Malone C F 1994 1995 200121 Dominique Wilkins F 1996 1997 200650 David Robinson 2 C 1989 2003 200953 Artis Gilmore C 1982 1987 201110 Dennis Rodman F 1993 1995 201110 Louie Dampier G 1976 1979 20151 Tracy McGrady G F 2013 2017 163 10 Maurice Cheeks G 1989 1990 201821 Tim Duncan F 1997 2016 2020 164 20 Manu Ginobili G 2002 2018 2022CoachesName Position Tenure InductedLarry Brown Head coach 1988 1992 2002Jerry Tarkanian Head coach 1992 201322 George Karl 3 Assistant Coach 1978 1980 2022ContributorsCotton Fitzsimmons Head Coach 1984 1986 2021Notes 1 He also coached the team in 1967 1970 2 In total Robinson was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice as player and as a member of the 1992 Olympic team 3 He also played for the team 1973 1978 FIBA Hall of Famers Edit San Antonio Spurs Hall of FamersPlayersNo Name Position Tenure Inducted50 David Robinson 1 C 1989 2003 201310 Andrew Gaze G 1999 20137 Fabricio Oberto C 2005 2009 2019CoachesName Position Tenure InductedEttore Messina Assistant Coach 2014 2019 2021Notes 1 In total Robinson was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame twice as player and as a member of the 1992 Olympic team Franchise leaders Edit Bold denotes still active with the team Italics denotes still active but not with the team Name includes combined statistics for the team from both the ABA and NBA Points scored regular season as of the end of the 2021 22 season 165 Tim Duncan 26 496 George Gervin 23 602 David Robinson 20 790 Tony Parker 18 943 Manu Ginobili 14 043 James Silas 10 290 Mike Mitchell 9 799 Sean Elliott 9 659 Larry Kenon 8 428 LaMarcus Aldridge 7 037 Kawhi Leonard 6 654 Avery Johnson 6 486 Rich Jones 6 466 Alvin Robertson 6 285 Patty Mills 6 218 Artis Gilmore 6 127 John Beasley 5 983 Willie Anderson 5 946 Mark Olberding 5 626 Billy Paultz 5 297 Other statistics regular season as of the end of the 2021 22 season 165 Most minutes playedPlayer MinutesTim Duncan 47 368Tony Parker 37 276David Robinson 34 271George Gervin 31 115Manu Ginobili 26 859Most reboundsPlayer ReboundsTim Duncan 15 091David Robinson 10 497George Gervin 4 841Larry Kenon 4 114Manu Ginobili 3 697Most assistsPlayer AssistsTony Parker 6 829Avery Johnson 4 474Tim Duncan 4 225Manu Ginobili 4 001Johnny Moore 3 865Most stealsPlayer StealsManu Ginobili 1 392David Robinson 1 388George Gervin 1 159Alvin Robertson 1 128Tony Parker 1 032Most blocksPlayer BlocksTim Duncan 3 020David Robinson 2 954George Gervin 938Billy Paultz 796Artis Gilmore 700Individual awards EditNBA individual awards Edit NBA Most Valuable Player David Robinson 1995 Tim Duncan 2002 2003NBA Finals MVP Tim Duncan 1999 2003 2005 Tony Parker 2007 Kawhi Leonard 2014NBA Rookie of the Year David Robinson 1990 Tim Duncan 1998NBA Defensive Player of the Year Alvin Robertson 1986 David Robinson 1992 Kawhi Leonard 2015 2016NBA Sixth Man of the Year Manu Ginobili 2008NBA Most Improved Player Award Alvin Robertson 1986NBA Coach of the Year Gregg Popovich 2003 2012 2014NBA Executive of the Year Angelo Drossos 1978 Bob Bass 1990 R C Buford 2014 2016NBA Sportsmanship Award Avery Johnson 1998 David Robinson 2001 Steve Smith 2002J Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award David Robinson 2003Twyman Stokes Teammate of the Year Award Tim Duncan 2015NBA scoring champion George Gervin 1978 1979 1980 1982 David Robinson 1994NBA rebounding leader David Robinson 1991 Dennis Rodman 1994 1995NBA assists leader Johnny Moore 1982NBA blocks leader George T Johnson 1981 1982 David Robinson 1992NBA steals leader Alvin Robertson 1986 1987 Kawhi Leonard 2015 Dejounte Murray 2022All NBA First Team George Gervin 1978 1982 David Robinson 1991 1992 1995 1996 Tim Duncan 1998 2005 2007 2013 Kawhi Leonard 2016 2017All NBA Second Team George Gervin 1977 1983 Alvin Robertson 1986 David Robinson 1994 1998 Tim Duncan 2006 2008 2009 Tony Parker 2012 2014 LaMarcus Aldridge 2018All NBA Third Team David Robinson 1990 1993 2000 2001 Dennis Rodman 1995 Tim Duncan 2010 2015 Manu Ginobili 2008 2011 Tony Parker 2009 LaMarcus Aldridge 2016NBA All Defensive First Team Alvin Robertson 1987 David Robinson 1991 1992 1995 1996 Dennis Rodman 1995 Tim Duncan 1999 2003 2005 2007 2008 Bruce Bowen 2004 2008 Kawhi Leonard 2015 2017NBA All Defensive Second Team Alvin Robertson 1986 1988 1989 David Robinson 1990 1993 1994 1998 Dennis Rodman 1994 Tim Duncan 1998 2004 2006 2009 2010 2013 2015 Bruce Bowen 2002 2003 Kawhi Leonard 2014 Danny Green 2017 Dejounte Murray 2018NBA All Rookie First Team Greg Anderson 1988 Willie Anderson 1989 David Robinson 1990 Tim Duncan 1998 Tony Parker 2002 Gary Neal 2011 Kawhi Leonard 2012NBA All Rookie Second Team Sean Elliott 1990 Manu Ginobili 2003 DeJuan Blair 2010 NBA All Star Weekend Edit NBA All Star selections George Gervin 1977 1985 Larry Kenon 1978 1979 Artis Gilmore 1983 1986 Alvin Robertson 1986 1988 David Robinson 1990 1996 1998 2000 2001 Sean Elliott 1993 1996 Tim Duncan 1998 2000 2011 2013 2015 Manu Ginobili 2005 2011 Tony Parker 2006 2007 2009 2012 2014 Kawhi Leonard 2016 2017 LaMarcus Aldridge 2016 2018 2019 Dejounte Murray 2022Slam Dunk Contest Edgar Jones 1984 Johnny Dawkins 1987 Greg Anderson 1988Three Point Contest Dale Ellis 1994 Chuck Person 1995 Terry Porter 2000 Steve Smith 2002 Roger Mason 2009 Matt Bonner 2013 Marco Belinelli 2014 2015NBA All Star Game head coaches Gregg Popovich 2005 2011 2013 2016NBA All Star Game Most Valuable Player Award George Gervin 1980 Tim Duncan 2000Rising Stars Challenge Tony Parker 2002 2003 Manu Ginobili 2004 Beno Udrih 2005 DeJuan Blair 2010 2011 Gary Neal 2011 Kawhi Leonard 2012 2013 Tiago Splitter 2012 Jonathon Simmons 2017 Keldon Johnson 2021Skills Challenge Tony Parker 2003 2009 2012Shooting Stars Competition Manu Ginobili 2004 Tony Parker 2006 2007 Tim Duncan 2008 2009 ABA individual awards Edit ABA Coach of the Year Award Tom Nissalke 1972ABA Executive of the Year award Jack Ankerson 1974ABA Rookie of the Year Award Swen Nater 1974All ABA First Team Donnie Freeman 1972 James Silas 1976All ABA Second Team John Beasley 1968 1969 Cincinnatus Powell 1968 Donnie Freeman 1971 Swen Nater 1974 1975 George Gervin 1975 1976 James Silas 1975ABA All Rookie Team Ron Boone 1969 Joe Hamilton 1971 James Silas 1973 Swen Nater 1974 Mark Olberding 1976ABA All Star Game Most Valuable Player Award John Beasley 1969ABA All Star selections John Beasley 1968 1970 Cliff Hagan 1968 Glen Combs 1970 Cincinnatus Powell 1970 Donnie Freeman 1971 1972 Steve Jones 1972 Rich Jones 1973 1974 Swen Nater 1974 1975 George Gervin 1975 1976 James Silas 1975 1976 Larry Kenon 1976 Billy Paultz 1976Head coaches EditSee also List of San Antonio Spurs head coaches Years active Name Record W L Winning percentage Playoff record W L Playoff percentage Playoff appearances Division titles Conference titles NBA championships1976 19801 Doug Moe 177 135 567 9 13 409 3 2 0 019801 Bob Bass 8 8 500 1 2 333 1 0 0 01980 1983 Stan Albeck 153 93 622 13 14 481 3 3 0 019832 Morris McHone 11 20 355 0 0 0 019832 1984 Bob Bass 26 25 510 0 0 0 01984 1986 Cotton Fitzsimmons 76 88 463 2 6 250 2 0 0 01986 1988 Bob Weiss 59 105 360 0 3 000 1 0 0 01988 19923 Larry Brown 153 131 539 7 7 500 2 2 0 019923 Bob Bass 26 18 591 0 3 000 1 0 0 019924 Jerry Tarkanian 9 11 450 0 0 0 019924 1994 John Lucas 94 49 657 6 8 429 2 0 0 01994 19965 Bob Hill 124 58 681 14 11 560 2 2 0 019965 present Gregg Popovich 1 310 653 667 170 114 599 22 14 6 5Notes 1 During the 1979 80 season Doug Moe coached 66 regular season games Moe was fired on March 1 1980 and Bob Bass coached the remaining 16 regular season games as well as the playoffs 2 During the 1983 84 season Morris McHone coached 31 regular season games McHone was fired on December 28 1983 and Bob Bass coached the remaining 51 regular season games 3 During the 1991 92 season Larry Brown coached 38 regular season games Brown was fired on January 21 1992 and Bob Bass coached the remaining 44 regular season games as well as the playoffs 4 During the 1992 93 season Jerry Tarkanian coached 20 regular season games Tarkanian was fired on December 18 1992 Rex Hughes then coached one regular season game and John Lucas coached the remaining 61 regular season games as well as the playoffs 5 During the 1996 97 season Bob Hill coached 18 regular season games Hill was fired on December 10 1996 and Gregg Popovich coached the remaining 64 regular season games References Edit Spurs Won Loss Record By Year PDF San Antonio Spurs 2017 2018 Media Guide PDF NBA Properties Inc October 14 2017 Archived from the original PDF on April 5 2018 Retrieved April 5 2018 History Team by Team PDF 2018 19 Official NBA Guide PDF NBA Properties Inc October 8 2018 Archived from the original PDF on April 11 2019 Retrieved June 1 2019 NBA com Stats San Antonio Spurs seasons Stats NBA com Retrieved December 2 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Spurs Unveil Statement Edition Uniform Honoring Team s Legacy In Texas Spurs com Press release NBA Media Ventures LLC July 25 2022 Retrieved July 25 2022 The San 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