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It has been a pretty memorable summer for San Antonio Spurs point guard Patty Mills. The 30-year-old Australian national hit a huge milestone in his personal life, as he recently tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend in an intimate ceremony in Hawaii. However, instead of spending his well-earned money on an extravagant honeymoon, Mills […]

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon is on the verge of making NBA history. All she needs is head coach Gregg Popovich to be ejected and she will be the first female head coach in the NBA. Spurs guard Bryn Forbes spoke on the possibility and joked that Pop should just get it over […]

New Portland Trail Blazers center Pau Gasol says former teammate LaMarcus Aldridge has spoken very highly of Portland to him and even hinted he may want to potentially play there again someday, according to NBA reporter Sean Highkin. The 34-year-old played his first nine seasons in Rip City before making his move to the San Antonio […]

The stage was set for San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray to have a breakout campaign in his third year in the league. Unfortunately, his season ended before it even it began. In a preseason game against the Houston Rockets, Murray suffered a torn right ACL that subsequently held him out for the entire […]

Having a solid NBA culture matters in the new age of player empowerment, with stars free to go to whatever organization they choose. Don’t believe me? Ask the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers how their offseason went. The Nets went out and signed free agents Kyrie Irving from the Celtics and Kevin Durant […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard says the idea of playing with Paul George first started back in the summer of 2017 when he tried to get the San Antonio Spurs to trade for George after PG requested a trade from the Indiana Pacers. George wound up getting traded to the Oklahoma City […]

San Antonio Spurs fans rejoiced when news broke that Tim Duncan would be joining the team next season as an assistant coach. However, per Marc Stein, Duncan was not the first former Spurs player to be approached for the job. That would be Manu Ginobili: The assistant coaching concept, I’m told, was also broached with […]

People close to Tim Duncan were shocked the future Hall of Famer decided to join the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach on Monday. Maybe they shouldn’t be. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, Duncan becoming an assistant coach for San Antonio was his idea for the most part. Yet I […]

In an official statement that was released on Tuesday afternoon, the San Antonio Spurs announced a pair of leadership changes. R.C. Buford has been promoted to the team’s CEO, and Brian Wright will serve as general manager. Buford, now 58 years of age, has been with the Spurs organization for 29 years. His first stint […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, who was added onto the original USA Basketball roster for FIBA World Cup competition one month ago, has since withdrawn from Team USA play this summer to focus on upcoming NBA season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. DeRozan will join a series of players to focus on […]

The San Antonio Spurs have had a rather rough offseason, with DeMarre Carroll and rookies Luka Samanic and Keldon Johnson representing their only pickups of significance (they also re-signed Rudy Gay). They tried to sign Marcus Morris and thought they had a deal with him, but he reneged to sign with the New York Knicks. […]

Manu Ginobili trolls former San Antonio Spurs teammate Tim Duncan, who is returning to San Antonio to become an assistant coach. Duncan and Will Hardy were recently named to Gregg Popovich’s coaching staff. Upon learning the news, Ginobili immediately reacted to the hiring. However, instead of congratulating Duncan, Manu focused on Hardy. Awesome news! So […]

Former San Antonio Spurs champion and current TV analyst Sean Elliott says it’s “awesome” Tim Duncan is becoming an assistant coach with the team. Elliot, who was part of the 1999 Spurs team which won the title over the New York Knicks in five games, says “players are going to be thrilled to come in […]

A person close to Tim Duncan was reportedly “caught off guard” Duncan wanted to be an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, according to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News. However, the same person said Duncan is a “gym rat,” misses the camaraderie of an NBA team, and likes being around Spurs head […]

Tim Duncan is joining Gregg Popovich’s staff on the San Antonio Spurs. Duncan is the best player in Spurs franchise history. He won five titles with Popovich, two regular season MVP awards, two Finals MVPs and was the 1998 Rookie of the Year. Duncan made the All-NBA and All-Defensive team 15 times during his legendary […]

Agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports was a guest on ESPN’s “Jalen and Jacoby” show and shed some light on what transpired with Marcus Morris, who ended up signing with the New York Knicks after backing out of his verbal agreement with the San Antonio Spurs. Morris and Paul, of course, mutually agreed to part […]

Retired San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan met welterweight UFC competitor Leon Edwards on Sunday. Edwards has in the past praised the future Hall of Famer and attempted to replicate his winning ways. LEON EDWARDS MEET … TIM DUNCAN! Victory. /fin pic.twitter.com/spNV7dwubB — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 21, 2019 Here’s the complimentary remarks Edwards had […]

FS1 commentator Skip Bayless shared a short story of meeting Kawhi Leonard’s infamous Uncle Dennis at the WBA welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman. While Pacquiao won a split decision against Thurman, Bayless, sitting ringside, was approached by Leonard’s relative. “His name is Kawhi Leonard,” Dennis told Bayless at the fight, referring […]

According to Antonis Stroggylakis of EuroHoops, the San Antonio Spurs have elected not to bring in former first-round pick Nikola Milutinov this season. The Spurs have owned the rights to Milutinov since they selected him with the 26th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. It seems his NBA dream will have to wait at least […]

DeMar DeRozan had a tough start to the 2018-19 NBA season. After spending the first nine seasons of his career building his legacy as a franchise icon with the Toronto Raptors, DeRozan was–some would say unceremoniously–dealt to the San Antonio Spurs in a blockbuster that brought Kawhi Leonard to Toronto. DeRozan had been the leader […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni first made a name for himself in the coaching ranks of the NBA as the head honcho for the Phoenix Suns back in the early 2000’s. This was one of the best eras of Suns basketball since the days of the great Charles Barkley, with the team led by […]

San Antonio Spurs general manager RC Buford is reportedly getting prepared to hand his role to assistant general manager Brian Wright, according to Jabari Young of The Athletic. Buford has been an executive with the Spurs since 2002. He’s won five titles with San Antonio and two Executive of the Year awards. The news: After […]

The bad blood between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs didn’t just start with the Marcus Morris deal. Before the three-and-D forward agreed to leave behind a two-year, $20 million deal from the Spurs to a sign a one-year deal with the Knicks, New York was under the impression San Antonio acted […]

There has been so much hype around first overall pick Zion Williamson — and rightfully so — that it seems a lot of people are forgetting about Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, who was selected just one spot below Williamson as the second overall pick. Well, this simply isn’t the case for San Antonio Spurs […]

The San Antonio Spurs were not fond of Marcus Morris free agency maneuver to pull out of handshake agreement with them, only to sign with the New York Knicks days after, as they planned to open up more cap space by re-working a deal. “They’re pissed” is how a league general manager described it, according […]

The Orlando Magic have agreed to a two-way deal with guard Josh Magette — who played for the San Antonio Spurs in this year’s Summer League. Per Chris Hayes, the two parties have reached an agreement. After a good showing at the Summer League, the Magic have decided to offer the 29-year-old a two-way contract. […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks has been praised for instilling a positive culture within this roster, one he was able to develop after many lessons from his time with the San Antonio Spurs. After retiring from a 13-year playing career in the league, Marks was quickly named basketball operations assistant for the Spurs and […]

Lonnie Walker IV is heading into his second NBA season with some level of incertitude. The San Antonio Spurs will need his talents after playing in only 17 games last season due to sustaining a right medial meniscus tear a week before the start of the 2018-19 season, but he’s fully cognizant that he’s yet […]

Agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports reportedly preferred small forward Marcus Morris to stick to his original agreement with the San Antonio Spurs, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. Morris backed out of his agreement with the Spurs and decided to sign a one-year deal with the New York Knicks worth $15 […]

San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan took umbrage at the internet’s latest concoction: the #AgeChallenge. Smartphone users on Tuesday were testing out the FaceApp’s aging filter to photos and sharing the results. For NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan, however, the results weren’t pretty. .@DeMar_DeRozan was NOT having the #AgeChallenge 😂 pic.twitter.com/DrAsyfyVGi — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) […]

The 2019 NBA Summer League is just about over, and while some players failed to make much of an impact, others took advantage of the opportunity and put themselves on NBA teams’ radars. Here are the five biggest standouts from the 2019 Summer League. 5. Chris Boucher, Toronto Raptors Boucher has been a reserve on […]

Marcus Morris is a New York Knick after reneging on a previously agreed upon two-year deal with the San Antonio Spurs. But he could have been a member of the Los Angeles Clippers. Per Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, the eight-year NBA veteran turned down a $41 million offer from the Clippers […]

As teams are looking for players to round out their final rosters, guard David Nwaba is drawing considerable interest from multiple teams. The LA Clippers, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, and San Antonio Spurs could all potentially sign the former Cleveland Cavaliers guard before the season starts. Source: Forward David Nwaba receiving interest from the Clippers, […]

The San Antonio Spurs have had a relatively quiet offseason, which should not come as much of a surprise to anyone. Outside of landing LaMarcus Aldridge during the summer of 2016, the Spurs are not typically big players in free agency, and that trend has remained true this summer. San Antonio brought back Rudy Gay, […]

At the top of every NBA franchise their is an owner. Many fans don’t even know the owners of their teams. Fans may not know their favorite team’s owner for a multitude of reasons. For starters, many of the NBA owners don’t seek the spotlight. Owners like Mark Cuban who are seen at nearly every […]

Marcus Morris has decided to sign with the New York Knicks. Just because the veteran forward reneged on his initial agreement with the San Antonio Spurs, though, hardly means he holds any ill will toward Gregg Popovich, R.C. Buford, and company. After his one-year, $15 million deal with the Knicks was reported by The Athletic’s […]

After initially coming to an agreement with free agent Marcus Morris, the San Antonio Spurs have reopened their agreement with Morris and will now sign former Denver Nuggets forward Trey Lyles, according to ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Lyles is finalizing terms on a two-year deal with Spurs, league source tells ESPN. https://t.co/ItulNCc1dn — Adrian […]

The New York Knicks have had their eyes on free agent forward Marcus Morris for quite a while now, as the former Boston Celtics spark plug is now re-thinking a previous contract agreement with the San Antonio Spurs. Per Ian Begley of SNY: The Knicks have long been enamored by Morris, according to a source, […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills has won the NBPA Backbone award for being the heart and soul of his team. Peep the Spurs’ congratulatory post below via Twitter. Congrats to @Patty_Mills, winner of the 2019 @TheNBPA Backbone Award! 👏 The award recognizes players who represent the heart and soul of their team. pic.twitter.com/QEmEwndvlQ — […]