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There are a number of teams that will have multiple first-round picks in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Atlanta Hawks have picks No. 8 and No. 10, while the Celtics have three first rounders (No. 14, No. 20 and No. 22). The Cavaliers have both the No. 5 pick and the No. 26 pick. But […]

The San Antonio Spurs have one of the greatest draft histories of any franchise in the NBA. Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest no. 1 pick in league history. Manu Ginobili was drafted at the end of the second round, only to become a predominant Sixth Man and one of the greatest international players ever. […]

The Toronto Raptors reached the NBA Finals for the first time in its franchise history, thanks in large part to the phenomenal play of All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard who single-handedly carried the team for the majority of their playoff run. In a press conference ahead of Game 2, Leonard credited three Hall of Famers who […]

A majority of league followers knew the Toronto Raptors made the right decision by trading for Kawhi Leonard last summer. But some analysts, fans, and others alike believed Masai Ujiri erred by trading franchise favorite DeMar DeRozan and promising big man Jakob Poeltl for an injured, disgruntled superstar and the fading Danny Green. Obviously, it’s […]

Despite nearly a year having gone by since Kawhi Leonard was traded to the Toronto Raptors, the San Antonio Spurs are still feeling the palpable reverberations of his move to The Six, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Spurs managed to make it into the playoffs for an NBA-record 22nd straight […]

Not even one full calendar year after giving Clint Capela a five-year, $90 million contract extension, the Houston Rockets might be ready to put their big man on the block. Following yet another playoff loss at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, the Rockets seem ready to come to terms with the fact that […]

After another playoff exit at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, the Houston Rockets have decided that enough is enough as far as their current roster goes, and they are reportedly looking to blow things up. Naturally, the top player that the Rockets will likely have on the trade block (barring an out-of-nowhere James […]

Kyle Lowry was heavily conflicted after Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri decided to trade his brother in arms in DeMar DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs in a blockbuster deal for Kawhi Leonard. Yet the 6-foot floor general never actually asked for a trade upon his best friend’s departure: “I didn’t ask for a trade. […]

With the preparations for the upcoming NBA Finals in full swing for the Toronto Raptors, veteran point guard Kyle Lowry took a moment to share how he has been in touch with former teammate DeMar DeRozan throughout Toronto’s impressive postseason run. Lowry explained how he has kept his bond with DeRozan despite how they parted […]

Ever wondered what former San Antonio Spurs champion Boris Diaw is up to these days? Well, if you follow the now-retired forward on social media, you would see that he’s enjoying his life after basketball. Jabari Young of The Athletic recently caught up with the former NBA champion. During the interview, which took place in […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith says the San Antonio Spurs look “very bad” after Kawhi Leonard took the Toronto Raptors to the NBA Finals. Leonard requested a trade last summer after he and his camp lost trust with the Spurs and their doctors following the quadriceps injury Kawhi dealt with last season. Leonard only played […]

The Brooklyn Nets have added a pair executives to their ranks over the last few days. After adding former Atlanta Hawks executive Jeff Peterson as an assistant general manager, the Nets are now bringing over Andy Birdsong from the San Antonio Spurs to also hold an assistant GM role: Team has announced now. Birdsong joins […]

Kawhi Leonard has developed into one of the best players in the NBA, but the soft-spoken superstar did not get there without his share of hardships. Leonard’s backstory is an incredibly sad one. His father was shot to death in 2008, when Leonard was in high school and preparing to take his talents to San […]

Over the course of the last two-plus decades, perhaps no NBA team has had a track record quite like the San Antonio Spurs in terms of drafting impact players and key contributors. Of course, part of this likely stems from the fact that Greg Popovich is one of the greatest coaches in league history, and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

Rapper Snoop Dogg spoke with ex-San Antonio Spurs star small forward Kawhi Leonard and says there was a lot of “disrespect in that locker room towards” Leonard last season. Leonard only played in nine games in 2017-18 due to a lingering quadriceps injury. Veterans Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili reportedly led a players-only meeting in […]

The San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers will open the Salt Lake City Summer League this July. The NBA has released the schedule for the 2019 Salt Lake City Summer League which will take place from July 1 to 3. It will be a six-game showcase between three teams: the Spurs, Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, […]

ESPN insider Brian Windhorst says San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan could possibly “be on the trade block” this summer. DeRozan has two years left on his contract with the Spurs. He’ll make $27,739,975 next season and has a player option worth $27,739,975 for 2020-21. Windhorst wonders if the Los Angeles Lakers will try […]

For the first time since the 1996-97 season, the San Antonio Spurs didn’t have an All-NBA player. Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge are the players who made an All-NBA team for the Spurs during the 21-season streak. With Aldridge and DeRozan not making an All-NBA team, that […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay isn’t viewing the offseason as a vacation, as some NBA players do. Rather than lounging about on a beach somewhere, Gay has been hitting the gym to improve the strength and conditioning aspects of his game: https://www.instagram.com/p/BxxtwRWFULA/ Gay, now 32 years of age, will be up for free agency […]

The 2018-19 NBA season may have ended sooner than the San Antonio Spurs had hoped, but it appears they may have gotten some long-term security from point guard Dejounte Murray. Murray is among the notable players that are signed with Klutch Sports and has already started to deal with speculations about his future. And on […]

North Carolina small forward Nassir Little will head into the NBA Draft as a projected late lottery pick, with many reports putting him somewhere either outside of the top 10 or just near the bottom of it. While Little isn’t letting any of that get in his way, he did recently say that he feels […]

It was a roller coaster 2018-19 season for the San Antonio Spurs. They made the playoffs despite losing their former franchise player Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors. There were times when the Spurs looked like championship contenders (9-0 from late February to mid-March) and there were times when they looked like a lottery team […]

When Kawhi Leonard forced his way out of San Antonio last summer after playing just nine games during the 2017-18 campaign due to a mysterious quad injury, it rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Leonard reportedly wanted Los Angeles, but he did not get his wish, as the Spurs dealt him to the […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is set to unfold on Tuesday night, and the tanking gods will grace one of the league’s franchises with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. While this year’s draft may be pretty heavy at the top, there will be valuable players throughout most of the first round. This […]

The San Antonio Spurs could reportedly explore adding shooting guard Wayne Ellington this summer via free agency, according to Jabari Young of The Athletic. Ellington played for the Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons this season. He began the season in Miami, was traded to the Phoenix Suns, and then signed with the Pistons after getting […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Tony Parker says it’s “50-50” if he’ll retire this summer. Parker signed a two-year, $10.25 million deal with the Hornets last offseason. The second year of Parker’s contract is non-guaranteed with a trigger date of July 4, 2019, and the veteran plans to tell the team his decision in June: “It’s […]

Longtime San Antonio Spurs icon and team shareholder David Robinson is optimistic about the team’s future after the franchise withstood a seismic change to start out the 2018-19 season. Under the leadership of coach Gregg Popovich, the Spurs survived the departure of their best player in Kawhi Leonard, the retirement of Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker’s […]

San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson says it was “surprising and disappointing” that Kawhi Leonard wasn’t happy in San Antonio. Leonard requested a trade from the Spurs last summer after only playing in nine games in 2017-18. The three-time All-Star reportedly wasn’t pleased with how his quadriceps injury was handled. San Antonio traded Leonard, Danny […]

Way before the Golden State Warriors released their initial diagnosis of Kevin Durant’s leg injury, San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay already had his own prediction — and it was right on the money. In response to a question by Rob Perez who asked whether Reggie Miller’s assessment is accurate or not, Gay shared his […]

Former NBA player Stephen Jackson says Kawhi Leonard “was being held back in San Antonio” during his time with the San Antonio Spurs. Leonard is dominating the 2019 playoffs with the Toronto Raptors. He’s averaging 31.2 points per game while shooting an efficient 57.4 percent from the field. Jackson, who played for the Spurs during […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is one of the most respected coaches in the league, if not the most. Under his tutelage, several coaches have blossomed and become great head coaches themselves. Doc Rivers, Mike Budenholzer, and Brett Brown all worked under Popovich. Pop is known for his championship pedigree and milking the […]

Kawhi Leonard credited his playoff experience as a member of the San Antonio Spurs as a reason he’s been able to pick apart defenses throughout the postseason, including a lethal average of 38 points per game and a surgical efficiency in his series against the Philadelphia 76ers, shooting a scorching 62% from the floor. “I […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich wants the franchise to re-sign small forward Rudy Gay. Gay becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. “We are hoping we can figure out a way to keep him here,” Popovich said, via Tom Osborn of the San Antonio Express-News. “Rudy is a scorer. He’s somebody who changes […]

For NBA legend Kevin McHale, the Denver Nuggets’ series win over the San Antonio Spurs validates the Mike Malone-led squad. For him, the Nuggets play basketball the right way. Per Sean Keeler of the Denver Post, McHale pointed out that the rise of Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic has turned the Nuggets into basketball team […]

San Antonio Spurs veteran small forward Rudy Gay becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer, but there’s reportedly a good chance he’ll come back to San Antonio. According to Jabari Young of The Athletic, Gay is loved by his Spurs teammates and head coach Gregg Popovich. Young says it makes too much sense for the […]

The San Antonio Spurs are expected to sign head coach Gregg Popovich to a three-year contract extension, putting an end to any speculation that Popovich would retire this offseason. But what does Popovich’s new deal mean for the the Spurs? Will it alter the way they build going forward? Well, here is what Pop’s extension […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is expected to come back for his 24th season and soon expected to sign a three-year contract to keep him as the highest paid coach in the NBA, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This contract extension has been on the works for quite a while, but Popovich, as […]

The San Antonio Spurs just saw their season come to an early end yet again for a second consecutive season in the form of a first-round playoffs exit. Despite pushing the second-seeded Denver Nuggets all the way to a Game 7, San Antonio would eventually come up short, and are now headed to another early […]