2024–25 San Antonio Spurs season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2024–25 San Antonio Spurs season was the 58th season of the franchise, its 49th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 52nd in the San Antonio area.
Head coachGregg Popovich
Mitch Johnson (acting coach for the rest of the season, starting on November 2, 2024)
Mitch Johnson (acting coach for the rest of the season, starting on November 2, 2024)
PresidentGregg Popovich
| 2024–25 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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| Head coach | Gregg Popovich Mitch Johnson (acting coach for the rest of the season, starting on November 2, 2024) |
| President | Gregg Popovich |
| General manager | Brian Wright |
| Owner | Peter Holt |
| Arena | Frost Bank Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 34–48 (.415) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Southwest) Conference: 13th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | FanDuel Sports Network Southwest, KENS, KMYS, KNIC-DT (Spanish) |
| Radio | 1200 WOAI |
On November 2, 2024, five games into the season, longtime head coach Gregg Popovich reportedly experienced a "health issue", later revealed to be a minor stroke, necessitating a leave of absence. Two days later, it was announced that he would need to take an indefinite break from work, with assistant Mitch Johnson stepping in as acting head coach.[1][2][3] Popovich's coaching break would later be confirmed to last for the entire season, and in turn, the rest of his coaching career with the Spurs, with Johnson replacing him as head coach following his retirement after 29 seasons.[4] Popovich's unceremonious end to his head coaching career would also mark the last season where an NBA coach that stayed with the team that he coached throughout the 20th century would remain coaching that team for a season, if only briefly. On February 10, the Spurs officially improved on their record from the previous season. On April 6, the Spurs were eliminated from playoff contention for the sixth consecutive season after a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
The San Antonio Spurs drew an average home attendance of 17,837, the 17th-highest of all NBA teams.[5]
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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| 1 | 4 | Stephon Castle | PG |  United States |
UConn |
| 1 | 8 | Rob Dillingham | PG | United States |
Kentucky |
| 2 | 35 | Johnny Furphy | SG |  Australia |
Kansas |
| 2 | 48 | Harrison Ingram | SF | United States |
North Carolina |
The Spurs had two first-round picks and two second-round picks entering the draft (which was two days long instead of one day like it previously had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds in 1989).[6] The 8th and 48th pick originally belonged to the Toronto Raptors (conveyed to the Spurs after landing outside the top 6 following the draft lottery) and the Los Angeles Lakers, respectively.[7]
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Houston Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 29–12 | 23–18 | 13–3 | 82 |
| x – Memphis Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4.0 | 26–15 | 22–19 | 11–5 | 82 |
| pi – Dallas Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 13.0 | 22–18 | 17–25 | 8–8 | 82 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 18.0 | 20–21 | 14–27 | 5–11 | 82 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 31.0 | 14–27 | 7–34 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 68 | 14 | .829 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Houston Rockets * | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Los Angeles Lakers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Sacramento Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Dallas Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 14 | New Orleans Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
During the preseason, the Spurs would play their final games under what was previously named Bally Sports Southwest. Bally Sports would rebrand itself as the FanDuel Sports Network as of October 21, 2024 before the start of the regular season.[8][9]
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Preseason: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
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| 2024–25 preseason schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
| 2024–25 game log Total: 34–48 (Home: 20–21; Road: 14–27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
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November: 8–6 (home: 7–3; road: 1–3)
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December: 7–7 (home: 4–3; road: 3–4)
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January: 4–8 (home: 1–5; road: 3–3)
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February: 3–9 (home: 1–2; road: 2–7)
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March: 7–10 (home: 5–5; road: 2–5)
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April: 3–5 (home: 1–2; road: 2–3)
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NBA Cup
The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[10][11]
West Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 3 | 1 | 437 | 392 | +45 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Phoenix Suns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 434 | 404 | +30 | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 437 | 461 | −24 | |
| 4 | San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 446 | 443 | +3 | |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 4 | 0 | 4 | 451 | 505 | −54 |
| 2023–24 game log Total: 2-2 (Home: 1-1; Road: 1-1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In-Season Tournament: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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Player statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Harrison Barnes | 82 | 82 | 27.2 | .508 | .433 | .809 | 3.8 | 1.7 | .5 | .2 | 12.3 |
| Charles Bassey | 36 | 1 | 10.4 | .581 | .636 | 4.2 | .5 | .4 | .8 | 4.4 | |
| Bismack Biyombo | 28 | 26 | 18.9 | .588 | .400 | 5.6 | 1.1 | .6 | .8 | 5.1 | |
| Malaki Branham | 47 | 0 | 9.1 | .458 | .405 | .818 | 1.1 | .8 | .2 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 47 | 26.7 | .428 | .285 | .724 | 3.7 | 4.1 | .9 | .3 | 14.7 |
| Julian Champagnie | 82 | 29 | 23.6 | .415 | .371 | .904 | 3.9 | 1.4 | .7 | .4 | 9.9 |
| Sidy Cissoko† | 17 | 0 | 3.2 | .500 | .429 | .167 | .6 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Zach Collins† | 36 | 4 | 11.8 | .462 | .304 | .886 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .4 | .4 | 4.6 |
| David Duke Jr. | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | .429 | .500 | .500 | .8 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 2.7 |
| De'Aaron Fox† | 17 | 17 | 34.0 | .446 | .274 | .819 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 1.5 | .3 | 19.7 |
| Harrison Ingram | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | .500 | .000 | 1.8 | .6 | .6 | .0 | .8 | |
| Keldon Johnson | 77 | 0 | 23.9 | .482 | .318 | .773 | 4.8 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | 12.7 |
| Tre Jones† | 28 | 0 | 16.1 | .484 | .308 | .758 | 2.1 | 3.7 | .6 | .2 | 4.4 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | 61 | 0 | 11.2 | .502 | .373 | .741 | 3.1 | .8 | .4 | .3 | 6.3 |
| Jordan McLaughlin† | 18 | 0 | 6.9 | .536 | .450 | 1.000 | .5 | 1.5 | .3 | .1 | 2.5 |
| Riley Minix | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
| Chris Paul | 82 | 82 | 28.0 | .427 | .377 | .924 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 1.3 | .3 | 8.8 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 54 | 23 | 25.3 | .535 | .308 | .696 | 6.5 | 2.4 | .8 | .5 | 11.4 |
| Devin Vassell | 64 | 53 | 31.0 | .443 | .368 | .792 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .5 | 16.3 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 46 | 46 | 33.2 | .476 | .352 | .836 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 24.3 |
| Blake Wesley | 58 | 0 | 11.8 | .435 | .293 | .623 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .6 | .1 | 3.7 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.
Transactions
Trades
| June 26, 2024[12] | To San Antonio Spurs 2030 MIN protected first-round pick swap right 2031 MIN first-round pick |
To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Rob Dillingham (No. 8) |
| July 6, 2024[13] | To San Antonio Spurs Cash considerations |
To Charlotte Hornets Devonte' Graham 2025 NOP second-round pick |
| July 6, 2024[14] | To San Antonio Spurs Draft rights to Juan Núñez (No. 36) Cash considerations |
To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Johnny Furphy (No. 35) |
| July 8, 2024[15] | Three-team trade | |
| To San Antonio Spurs Harrison Barnes (from Sacramento) 2031 first-round pick swap right (from Sacramento) |
To Chicago Bulls Chris Duarte (from Sacramento) RaiQuan Gray (two-way contract) (from San Antonio) Two future second-round picks (from Sacramento) Cash considerations (from Sacramento) | |
| To Sacramento Kings DeMar DeRozan (sign-and-trade) (from Chicago) | ||
| February 3, 2025[16] | Three-team trade | |
| To San Antonio Spurs De'Aaron Fox (from Sacramento) Jordan McLaughlin (from Sacramento) |
To Chicago Bulls Zach Collins (from San Antonio) Kevin Huerter (from Sacramento) Tre Jones (from San Antonio) 2025 CHI first-round pick (from San Antonio) | |
| To Sacramento Kings Sidy Cissoko (from San Antonio) Zach LaVine (from Chicago) 2025 CHA protected first-round pick (from San Antonio) 2025 CHI second-round pick (from San Antonio) 2027 SAS first-round pick (from San Antonio) 2028 DEN protected second-round pick (from San Antonio) 2028 SAC second-round pick (from Chicago) 2031 MIN first-round pick (from San Antonio) | ||
Free agency
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former Team | Ref. |
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| Chris Paul | July 7, 2024 | Golden State Warriors | [17] |