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The San Antonio Spurs have started the season off in a good way. In their first game, they won in major fashion versus the Orlando Magic, winning by 26. However, the second game against the Denver Nuggets went sour and the Spurs lost. Still, beating an opponent in the Magic they should be winning against […]

After the miscommunication and departure of Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs, the team has not been able to become a consistent threat in the deep Western Conference. Gregg Popovich continues to be at the helm for the prominent franchise, but none of their youthful draftees have ascended to All-Star caliber level yet. With […]

The NBA has finally returned. The Orlando Magic will take on the San Antonio Spurs in a competitive opening matchup for both teams. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Spurs prediction and pick. Both of these teams came up short last season. The Magic had a disappointing record of 21-51, […]

Toronto Raptors fans are well-acquainted with the trade that netted them Kawhi Leonard. The one-year stint the Klaw had up north ended in a championship run, vindicating the decision to send DeMar DeRozan packing. While Raptors fans would do the trade a hundred times over, it was certainly bittersweet that DeRozan wasn’t a part of […]

The NBA Western Conference is habitually stiff, which leads to a handful of legitimately competitive teams missing the playoffs. At the moment, there are six teams in the conference that are rebuilding and/or trying to turn a corner with a young core. Those teams are the San Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota […]

Legendary head coach Gregg Popovich could retire soon, which is why the San Antonio Spurs are already preparing for life without the famed tactician. According to Pull Up Pod host Jordan Schultz, the Spurs have initiated and “extensive search”–both internal and external–to find their next head coach. The team’s expectation is Coach Pop would be […]

Manu Ginobili was one of the most mesmerizing players to watch in the early 2000s. The Argentine phenom helped the San Antonio Spurs by providing an immediate spark off the bench. Ginobili was a very modern player for his era, which has led fans to dream of what kind of terror Ginobili could do if […]

With Ben Simmons reporting to the Philadelphia 76ers in a shocking twist to the drama-filled story, it has many wondering what comes next in this fiasco. Will Simmons stay with the Sixers now or will he still heavily push for a trade? According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, there are 10 teams still interested […]

Gregg Popovich has never been afraid to speak his mind. The San Antonio Spurs was recently vocal against how certain Texas school districts, including San Antonio, have called a day off to celebrate Christopher Columbus Day. The Spurs coach sounded off against the policy in a recent interview after he was asked about President Joe […]

The San Antonio Spurs are known to have one of the best developmental teams in the NBA, which is why it came as a shock when the franchise decided to part ways with their former first-round pick Luka Samanic on Monday. Samanic, selected 19th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, is just 21 years and […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most storied franchises in the NBA. The Texan team has an amazing history. It now tries to build back for the 2022 season by finding a training camp surprise who can grow into a force on the new roster. Under the current coach, Gregg Popovich, the Spurs […]

The San Antonio Spurs soon have to face the harsh reality that longtime head coach Gregg Popovich is set to retire. When a legendary coach of his stature hangs it up, the first question is always who’s in line to replace him. According to Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer, two of the Spurs’ most iconic figures […]

Gregg Popovich has spent the last 25 years as the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs. The franchise has reached the mountain top five times under the legendary coach with the last one coming in 2014. In the last couple of seasons, whispers have popped up about when Popovich might call it a career […]

DeMar DeRozan is high spirits about the next chapter of his career.  The newest Chicago Bulls star is adamant that after his productive stints with the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors, things are only getting better for him. DeRozan raved about his new team, even claiming that the Bulls roster was the most talented […]

The San Antonio Spurs find themselves in unchartered territory entering the 2021-22 season. As currently constructed, they don’t have a squad that is a lock to get in the playoffs in the Western Conference. The Spurs are in perhaps the worst spot for any team in the NBA – ways away from competing for a […]

It looks like Pau Gasol has reached the end of the line when it comes to his basketball playing career. The future Hall of Famer has set a press conference for next Tuesday that is expected to feature him announcing his retirement, according to Spanish reporter Lucas Saez-Bravo. Gasol officially announced his retirement from international basketball […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most storied franchises in the NBA. They have been playoff stalwarts for more than 20 years, almost all of them with 50 wins or more. However, the Spurs are now going through a rebuilding process. It was known that the era of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and […]

The San Antonio Spurs have missed the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. Ever since Kawhi Leonard was traded by the team to the Toronto Raptors, San Antonio has not been generally viewed as a serious threat to win the Western Conference title, let alone an NBA championship. For most of the past […]

After coming up short on the playoffs a year ago and then losing DeMar DeRozan in the offseason, expectations on the outside for the San Antonio Spurs entering this year are a bit low. The Western Conference is stacked yet again and Gregg Popovich has a young team with a lot of inexperience. Per Zach […]

Manu Ginobili spent the entirety of his 16-year career with the San Antonio Spurs, helping to lead the team to four NBA championships and a vast array of legendary postseason moments. Now, for the 2021-22 NBA season, Ginobili is back with the Spurs organization that he helped make one of the most respected in all […]

The San Antonio Spurs and head coach Gregg Popovich are planning a return with retired star Manu Ginobili. But, it isn’t in a player role. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Spurs are bringing Ginobili on in a special role as an advisor to basketball operations. ESPN Sources: Manu Ginobili is returning to the […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal will go down as one of the best bigs to ever play in the NBA. But, what if he took a different route to glory and teamed up with Tim Duncan and David Robinson on the San Antonio Spurs? That would surely have been one of the first superteams […]

The San Antonio Spurs are an iconic franchise. Their streak of 22 straight playoff appearances, in 20 of which they had 50 or more regular-season wins, is unmatched by any NBA franchise. Overall, out of 55 seasons in the league, they made the postseason 47 times, winning five titles in the process. However, it seems […]

San Antonio Spurs icon David Robinson was one of the most dominant centers back in the NBA nineties. That’s why when Shaquille O’Neal came into his own, matchups between the two became appointment viewing. A rumored beef slowly started simmering between the two throughout their battles, which was even laid out nicely in SB Nation […]

After making the playoffs 22 straight times from 1998 to 2019, the San Antonio Spurs have failed to advance to the postseason the last couple of years. The Spurs find themselves in a position they haven’t been quite accustomed to over the previous two decades. After being so dominant for so long, San Antonio is […]

The Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame is a prestigious honor. Only the best and the most iconic players in the history of basketball are granted entry into this exclusive list. Every year, a select group of players, coaches, and other notable figures in basketball are allowed entry into the Hall and are immortalized forever in […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most storied franchises in recent memory. Their constant level of success with coach Gregg Popovich and with the trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili is something that is almost impossible to replicate. However, ever since the core retired, the Texan franchise never fully recovered. […]

After a ton of player movement and roster reshuffling that took place across the league this summer, there are now a plethora of NBA teams that are looking to make a playoff comeback in 2022, including the Golden State Warriors. Given that the regular season can be tiresome and daunting to the more inexperienced teams […]

Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers want a divorce but can’t find a lawyer to facilitate the transaction. On Simmons’ side, there are plenty of teams with reported interest in him, but there’s one that’s an under-the-radar landing spot. That destination is the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs are in a funky spot. They moved […]

The Chicago Bulls knew Lauri Markkanen wanted to be somewhere else, but they weren’t just going to let him go without getting what they wanted in return. So, Arturas Karnisovas and the Bulls played hardball in trade talks with the young big man, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Markkanen initially thought he was going […]

With the 2021-22 NBA season kicking off soon, The San Antonio Spurs pretty much had an active offseason despite not snagging in a huge name in the market. The Spurs had $50 million in cap space upon entering the offseason but instead chose to distribute these to some players who they think can help in […]

Veteran guard Patty Mills will provide more help for Kevin Durant and the powerhouse unit of the Brooklyn Nets. He surprisingly left the San Antonio Spurs to join the Nets in the offseason, signing a two-year, $12 million deal. Mills will serve as the backup of Kyrie Irving and James Harden, providing instant scoring punch […]

Some things are considered sacred by sports fans and former San Antonio Spurs forward Robert Horry had to learn it the hard way. The love for Tim Duncan by Spurs fans is untouchable. No one should diss the Hall of Fame power forward and expect no retaliation from San Antonio’s diehards. Horry was a guest […]

For the San Antonio Spurs, it was hard to see Patty Mills join the Brooklyn Nets especially after spending 10 seasons with them. Mills is very popular with the Spurs organization and fanbase since his infectious enthusiasm and absolute team-first mentality are pretty much commended. His departure was surely felt by the whole organization. However, […]

Patty Mills is putting on a different black uniform next season. The longtime San Antonio Spurs guard is putting away his silver and black next season at he joins the Brooklyn Nets. The Australian guard posted a heartfelt dedication to the Spurs organization and its fans for his decade-long journey with them. “You can’t say […]

While there is still a glimmer of hope that Ben Simmons starts the 2021-22 season in a Philadelphia Sixers uniform, the possibility of this happening is becoming bleaker by the day. Right now, it appears that the All-Star point guard is doing everything he can to force his way out of Philadelphia. This reportedly includes […]

Late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and San Antonio Spurs icon Tim Duncan are both Hall of Famers. Since both played in the generation, an obvious question needs to be asked: Was Kobe Bryant better than Tim Duncan? As both Bryant and Duncan won five championships apiece, there have been many debates going on lately […]

With the 2021-22 NBA season starting soon, The San Antonio Spurs seem to focus on rebuilding as they let Patty Mills, and Rudy Gay walk and then initiated a sign-and-trade deal to ship out superstar and leading scorer DeMar DeRozan for Thaddeus Young. In the process, with around $50 million in cap space, they have […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV has spent most of his time this offseason trying to improve every aspect of his game. After all, he looks to make the leap next season after DeMar DeRozan’s departure. The Spurs are clearly headed into rebuilding mode after trading away DeRozan. However, Walker is not interested in […]