The 2018–19 San Antonio Spurs season was the 52nd season in the history of the franchise, and was its 43rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its 46th in the San Antonio area.[citation needed] The Spurs finished the season with a 48–34 record and earned the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs.[citation needed] The team broke an NBA record with its 22nd consecutive playoff appearance. In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs lost to the Denver Nuggets in seven games.[1] Since then, this season currently marks the last time the Spurs have made the playoffs.
| 2018–19 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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| Head coach | Gregg Popovich |
| General manager | R. C. Buford |
| President | Brent Barry (vice) |
| Owner(s) | Peter Holt |
| Arena | AT&T Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 48–34 (.585) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 7th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Nuggets 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | |
| Radio | 1200 WOAI |
Season synopsis edit
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During the 2018 offseason, star forward Kawhi Leonard requested a trade. He and Danny Green were traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Pöltl, and a 2019 protected first-round pick on July 18, 2018.
The 2018–19 season was the first season since 2000–01 in which point guard Tony Parker was not on the team. After 17 years with the Spurs, he signed with the Charlotte Hornets in the off-season. It was also the first season since the 2001–02 season without Manu Ginóbili, who retired from the NBA on August 27, 2018, officially ending what was the Spurs' "Big Three" era.[2] The departures of Parker, Danny Green, and Kawhi Leonard, and the retirement of Ginóbili, left Patty Mills as the longest-tenured Spur on the roster. Mills and Marco Belinelli were the last remaining players on the team who had played for the Spurs' 2014 championship team.
On March 28, 2019, the Spurs retired Ginóbili's number 20 jersey.
Draft edit
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| 1 | 18 | Lonnie Walker | SG |  United States
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| 2 | 49 | Chimezie Metu | PF | United States
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Roster edit
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Standings edit
Division edit
| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Houston Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 31–10 | 22–19 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 32–9 | 16–25 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 21–20 | 12–29 | 8–8 | 82 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 19–22 | 14–27 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 24–17 | 9–32 | 4–12 | 82 |
Conference edit
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Golden State Warriors * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Denver Nuggets * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Houston Rockets * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Utah Jazz | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 13 | New Orleans Pelicans | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 | 82 |
Game log edit
Preseason edit
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Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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Regular season edit
Playoffs edit
Game log edit
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First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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Player statistics edit
Regular season edit
| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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| LaMarcus Aldridge | C | 81 | 81 | 2,687 | 744 | 194 | 43 | 107 | 1,727 |
| Marco Belinelli | SG | 79 | 1 | 1,815 | 198 | 132 | 35 | 8 | 829 |
| Dāvis Bertāns | PF | 76 | 12 | 1,632 | 264 | 100 | 35 | 33 | 606 |
| Dante Cunningham | PF | 64 | 21 | 928 | 188 | 50 | 27 | 13 | 194 |
| DeMar DeRozan | SG | 77 | 77 | 2,688 | 462 | 475 | 86 | 36 | 1,635 |
| Drew Eubanks | PF | 23 | 0 | 113 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 41 |
| Bryn Forbes | SG | 82 | 81 | 2,293 | 239 | 175 | 45 | 4 | 967 |
| Pau Gasol‡ | C | 27 | 6 | 330 | 127 | 50 | 5 | 14 | 114 |
| Rudy Gay | PF | 69 | 51 | 1,842 | 470 | 182 | 54 | 34 | 946 |
| Chimezie Metu | PF | 29 | 0 | 145 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 51 |
| Patty Mills | PG | 82 | 1 | 1,908 | 182 | 245 | 49 | 10 | 811 |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | PF | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jakob Pöltl | C | 77 | 24 | 1,273 | 410 | 93 | 29 | 68 | 423 |
| Quincy Pondexter | SF | 53 | 0 | 292 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 98 |
| Lonnie Walker | SG | 17 | 0 | 118 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
| Derrick White | PG | 67 | 55 | 1,728 | 247 | 263 | 67 | 47 | 663 |
After all games[5]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Playoffs edit
| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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| LaMarcus Aldridge | C | 7 | 7 | 244 | 67 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 140 |
| Marco Belinelli | SG | 7 | 0 | 131 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| Dāvis Bertāns | PF | 5 | 0 | 79 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Dante Cunningham | PF | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| DeMar DeRozan | SG | 7 | 7 | 251 | 47 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 154 |
| Bryn Forbes | SG | 7 | 7 | 212 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Rudy Gay | PF | 7 | 0 | 179 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 78 |
| Patty Mills | PG | 7 | 0 | 152 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 37 |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | PF | 5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jakob Pöltl | C | 7 | 7 | 177 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 |
| Quincy Pondexter | SF | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Walker | SG | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Derrick White | PG | 7 | 7 | 191 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 106 |
Transactions edit
Trades edit
| July 18, 2018[6] | To San Antonio Spurs DeMar DeRozan Jakob Pöltl 2019 protected first-round pick |
To Toronto Raptors Kawhi Leonard Danny Green |
Free agency edit
Re-signed edit
| Player | Signed |
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| Dāvis Bertāns[7] | 4-year contract worth $14.5 million |
| Rudy Gay[8] | 1-year contract worth $10 million |
| Bryn Forbes[9] | 2-year contract worth $6 million |
Additions edit
| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| Marco Belinelli[10] | 2-year contract worth $12 million | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Dante Cunningham[11] | 1-year contract worth $2.5 million | Brooklyn Nets |
| Quincy Pondexter[12] | 1-year contract worth $2.1 million | Chicago Bulls |
Subtractions edit
| Player | Reason left | New team |
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| Joffrey Lauvergne[13] | Unrestricted free agent |  Fenerbahçe Beko
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| Kyle Anderson[14] | Restricted free agent | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Tony Parker[15] | Unrestricted free agent | Charlotte Hornets |
| Brandon Paul[16] | Waived |  Zhejiang Golden Bulls
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| Manu Ginóbili[2] | Retired | — |
References edit
- ^ Maloney, Jack (April 28, 2019). "Spurs vs. Nuggets Game 7 score: Denver survives furious San Antonio comeback, advances into second round of playoffs". CBS Sports.
- ^ a b Schad, Matt (August 27, 2018). "Manu Ginobili announces retirement". NBA.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "2018 San Antonio Spurs Preseason Schedule". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "SAN ANTONIO SPURS ANNOUNCE 2018 PRESEASON SCHEDULE". nba.com/spurs.
- ^ "2018-19 San Antonio Spurs Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Schad, Matt (July 18, 2018). "SPURS OBTAIN DEMAR DEROZAN, JAKOB POELTL AND FIRST ROUND PICK FROM RAPTORS IN EXCHANGE FOR KAWHI LEONARD AND DANNY GREEN". NBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Fontanazza, Chip (July 11, 2018). "SPURS RE-SIGN DAVIS BERTANS". NBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Fontanazza, Chip (July 11, 2018). "SPURS RE-SIGN RUDY GAY". NBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Fontanazza, Chip (July 20, 2018). "SPURS RE-SIGN BRYN FORBES". NBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Schad, Matt (July 20, 2018). "SPURS SIGN MARCO BELINELLI". NBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Schad, Matt (July 20, 2018). "SPURS SIGN DANTE CUNNINGHAM". NBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Pederson, Landon (August 29, 2018). "SPURS SIGN QUINCY PONDEXTER". NBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Joffrey Lauvergne joins Fenerbahce Dogus". fenerbahce.org. July 4, 2018. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Kyle Anderson to multi-year contract". NBA.com. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ Wash, Quinton (July 23, 2018). "Hornets Sign Free-Agent Guard Tony Parker". NBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Fontanazza, Chip (July 31, 2018). "SPURS WAIVE BRANDON PAUL". NBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.