2018–19 San Antonio Spurs season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2018–19 San Antonio Spurs season was the 52nd season in the history of the franchise, and the 43rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 46th in the San Antonio area.[citation needed]
Brent Barry (vice)
| 2018–19 San Antonio Spurs season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Gregg Popovich |
| President | Gregg Popovich Brent Barry (vice) |
| General manager | R. C. Buford |
| Owner | 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 | |
| Local media | |
| Television | |
| Radio | 1200 WOAI |
The Spurs finished the season with a 48–34 record and earned the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs.[citation needed] The team set 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] Their elimination marked the start of a six-season playoff drought for the Spurs until they clinched a postseason appearance in the 2025–26 season.
Season synopsis
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
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
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| 1 | 18 | Lonnie Walker | SG |  United States |
Miami |
| 2 | 49 | Chimezie Metu | PF | United States |
USC |
Roster
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Legend
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Standings
Division
| 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
| 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
Preseason
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Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
Playoffs
Game log
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First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Trades
| 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
Re-signed
| Player | Signed |
|---|---|
| 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
| Player | Signed | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Player | Reason left | New team |
|---|---|---|
| Joffrey Lauvergne[13] | Unrestricted free agent |  Fenerbahçe Beko |
| Kyle Anderson[14] | Restricted free agent | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Tony Parker[15] | Unrestricted free agent | Charlotte Hornets |
| Brandon Paul[16] | Waived |  Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
| Manu Ginóbili[2] | Retired | N/a |