2020–21 San Antonio Spurs season

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The 2020–21 San Antonio Spurs season was the 54th season of the franchise, its 45th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 48th in the San Antonio area. After a one-year absence from postseason play, the Spurs finished as the number ten seed with a 33–39 record, qualifying for the Page–McIntyre system tournament to determine the final two teams that advance to the main playoff bracket in the elimination bracket. The Spurs were defeated in the elimination round by the Memphis Grizzlies 96–100, ending their season. It was the first time in franchise history that the Spurs failed to reach the playoffs in consecutive seasons.[1]

Head coachGregg Popovich
PresidentGregg Popovich
Brent Barry (vice)
General managerBrian Wright
OwnersPeter Holt
Quick facts San Antonio Spurs season, Head coach ...
2020–21 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coachGregg Popovich
PresidentGregg Popovich
Brent Barry (vice)
General managerBrian Wright
OwnersPeter Holt
ArenaAT&T Center
Results
Record33–39 (.458)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports Southwest, KENS, KMYS
Radio1200 WOAI
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Draft

Main article: 2020 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club
1 11 Devin Vassell SG  United States Florida State
2 41 Tre Jones PG  United States Duke
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Roster

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2020–21 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 31 Keita Bates-Diop (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1996-01-23 Ohio State
G/F 10 DeMar DeRozan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-08-07 USC
F/C 7 Gorgui Dieng 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1990-01-18 Louisville
F/C 14 Drew Eubanks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997-02-01 Oregon State
F 22 Rudy Gay 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986-08-17 Connecticut
G/F 55 DaQuan Jeffries 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997-08-30 Tulsa
G/F 3 Keldon Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-10-11 Kentucky
G 33 Tre Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-01-08 Duke
F 41 Trey Lyles Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1995-11-05 Kentucky
G 8 Patty Mills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988-08-11 Saint Mary's
G 5 Dejounte Murray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-09-19 Washington
C 25 Jakob Pöltl 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-10-15 Utah
F 19 Luka Šamanić Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 2000-01-09 Croatia
G/F 24 Devin Vassell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-08-23 Florida State
G 1 Lonnie Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1998-12-14 Miami (FL)
G 15 Quinndary Weatherspoon (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-09-10 Mississippi State
G 4 Derrick White Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-07-02 Colorado
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: December 5, 2024

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Standings

Division

More information Southwest Division, W ...
Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Dallas Mavericks4230.583–21‍–‍1521‍–‍157–572
x – Memphis Grizzlies3834.5284.018‍–‍1820‍–‍166–672
pi – San Antonio Spurs3339.4589.014‍–‍2219‍–‍176–672
New Orleans Pelicans3141.43111.018‍–‍1813‍–‍236–672
Houston Rockets1755.23625.09‍–‍278‍–‍285–772
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Conference

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Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z – Utah Jazz *5220.722–72
2y – Phoenix Suns *5121.7081.072
3x – Denver Nuggets4725.6535.072
4x – Los Angeles Clippers4725.6535.072
5y – Dallas Mavericks *4230.58310.072
6x – Portland Trail Blazers4230.58310.072
7x – Los Angeles Lakers4230.58310.072
8pi – Golden State Warriors3933.54213.072
9x – Memphis Grizzlies3834.52814.072
10pi – San Antonio Spurs3339.45819.072
11New Orleans Pelicans3141.43121.072
12Sacramento Kings3141.43121.072
13Minnesota Timberwolves2349.31929.072
14Oklahoma City Thunder2250.30630.072
15Houston Rockets1755.23635.072
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Game log

Preseason

More information 2020 preseason game log Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2), Game ...
2020 preseason game log
Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 12 Oklahoma City L 108–121 Patty Mills (24) Jakob Pöltl (9) Jakob Pöltl (10) AT&T Center 0–1
2 December 15 @ Houston L 98–112 Lonnie Walker (17) Trey Lyles (9) Dejounte Murray (7) Toyota Center 0–2
3 December 17 @ Houston L 106–128 DeMar DeRozan (21) Dejounte Murray (10) Dejounte Murray (4) Toyota Center 0–3
2020–21 season schedule
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Regular season

More information 2020–21 game log Total: 33–39 (Home: 14–22; Road: 19–17), Game ...
2020–21 game log
Total: 33–39 (Home: 14–22; Road: 19–17)
December: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 23 @ Memphis W 131–119 DeMar DeRozan (28) DeMar DeRozan (9) DeRozan, Murray (9) FedExForum
0		 1–0
2 December 26 Toronto W 119–114 DeMar DeRozan (27) Dejounte Murray (10) Dejounte Murray (10) AT&T Center
0		 2–0
3 December 27 @ New Orleans L 95–98 Rudy Gay (22) Keldon Johnson (11) DeMar DeRozan (9) Smoothie King Center
0		 2–1
4 December 30 L. A. Lakers L 107–121 Dejounte Murray (29) Murray, Pöltl (7) Dejounte Murray (7) AT&T Center
0		 2–2
January: 9–7 (home: 4–5; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 January 1 L. A. Lakers L 103–109 Keldon Johnson (26) Keldon Johnson (10) DeMar DeRozan (9) AT&T Center
0		 2–3
6 January 3 Utah L 109–130 Keldon Johnson (22) Trey Lyles (9) Dejounte Murray (5) AT&T Center
0		 2–4
7 January 5 @ L. A. Clippers W 116–113 Patty Mills (27) Keldon Johnson (11) DeMar DeRozan (6) Staples Center
0		 3–4
8 January 7 @ L. A. Lakers W 118–109 LaMarcus Aldridge (28) Dejounte Murray (8) DeMar DeRozan (8) Staples Center
0		 4–4
9 January 9 @ Minnesota W 125–122 (OT) DeMar DeRozan (38) Dejounte Murray (14) DeMar DeRozan (5) Target Center
0		 5–4
10 January 10 @ Minnesota L 88–96 Lonnie Walker IV (25) Trey Lyles (7) Dejounte Murray (5) Target Center
0		 5–5
11 January 12 @ Oklahoma City W 112–102 Lonnie Walker IV (24) LaMarcus Aldridge (10) Dejounte Murray (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
0		 6–5
12 January 14 Houston L 105–109 Keldon Johnson (29) Dejounte Murray (8) DeRozan, Murray (7) AT&T Center
0		 6–6
13 January 16 Houston W 103–91 DeMar DeRozan (24) Dejounte Murray (10) DeMar DeRozan (4) AT&T Center
0		 7–6
14 January 18 @ Portland W 125–104 LaMarcus Aldridge (22) Dejounte Murray (9) DeRozan, Murray (11) Moda Center
0		 8–6
15 January 20 @ Golden State L 99–121 Dejounte Murray (22) Keldon Johnson (8) Johnson, DeRozan, Murray, Mills, Gay (3) Chase Center
0		 8–7
16 January 22 Dallas L 117–122 DeMar DeRozan (26) Keldon Johnson (14) DeMar DeRozan (6) AT&T Center
0		 8–8
17 January 24 Washington W 121–101 Patty Mills (21) Dejounte Murray (11) Dejounte Murray (10) AT&T Center
0		 9–8
– January 25 @ New Orleans Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: April 24)[2]
18 January 27 Boston W 110–106 DeMar DeRozan (21) Dejounte Murray (11) DeMar DeRozan (7) AT&T Center
0		 10–8
19 January 29 Denver W 119–109 DeMar DeRozan (30) Keldon Johnson (9) DeMar DeRozan (10) AT&T Center
0		 11–8
20 January 30 Memphis L 112–129 Derrick White (18) Jakob Pöltl (7) Dejounte Murray (7) AT&T Center
0		 11–9
February: 6–3 (home: 4–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 February 1 Memphis L 102–133 Keldon Johnson (25) Keldon Johnson (10) DeMar DeRozan (6) AT&T Center
0		 11–10
22 February 3 Minnesota W 111–108 DeMar DeRozan (30) Dejounte Murray (11) Derrick White (8) AT&T Center
0		 12–10
23 February 6 @ Houston W 111–106 DeMar DeRozan (30) Jakob Pöltl (11) DeMar DeRozan (7) AT&T Center
0		 13–10
24 February 8 Golden State W 105–100 Dejounte Murray (27) Jakob Pöltl (11) DeMar DeRozan (10) AT&T Center
0		 14–10
25 February 9 Golden State L 91–114 Rudy Gay (17) Gay, Johnson, Vassell (6) DeRozan, Johnson (6) AT&T Center
0		 14–11
26 February 12 @ Atlanta W 125–114 DeMar DeRozan (23) Jakob Pöltl (12) DeMar DeRozan (8) State Farm Arena
1,451		 15–11
27 February 14 @ Charlotte W 122–110 Dejounte Murray (26) Dejounte Murray (12) DeMar DeRozan (9) Spectrum Center
0		 16–11
— February 16 @ Detroit Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: March 15)[3]
— February 17 @ Cleveland Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: March 19)[4]
— February 20 @ New York Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: May 13)[4]
— February 22 @ Indiana Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: April 19)[4]
28 February 24 @ Oklahoma City L 99–102 Dejounte Murray (27) Dejounte Murray (9) Murray, Pöltl (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
0		 16–12
29 February 27 New Orleans W 117–114 DeMar DeRozan (32) Jakob Pöltl (11) DeMar DeRozan (11) AT&T Center
0		 17–12
March: 7–9 (home: 4–6; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 March 1 Brooklyn L 113–124 DeMar DeRozan (22) Jakob Pöltl (12) DeMar DeRozan (11) AT&T Center
0		 17–13
31 March 2 New York W 119–93 Trey Lyles (18) Jakob Pöltl (8) DeMar DeRozan (11) AT&T Center
0		 18–13
32 March 4 Oklahoma City L 102–107 DeMar DeRozan (20) Trey Lyles (10) Dejounte Murray (10) AT&T Center
1,000		 18–14
33 March 10 @ Dallas L 104–115 DeMar DeRozan (30) Rudy Gay (9) DeMar DeRozan (11) American Airlines Center
3,813		 18–15
34 March 12 Orlando W 104–77 Rudy Gay (19) Jakob Pöltl (9) Murray, Pöltl (6) AT&T Center
3,241		 19–15
35 March 14 @ Philadelphia L 99–134 Eubanks, White (17) Dejounte Murray (6) Derrick White (4) Wells Fargo Center
3,071		 19–16
36 March 15 @ Detroit W 109–99 Dejounte Murray (19) Jakob Pöltl (12) Dejounte Murray (6) Little Caesars Arena
0		 20–16
37 March 17 @ Chicago W 106–99 Jakob Pöltl (20) Jakob Pöltl (16) Derrick White (5) United Center
0		 21–16
38 March 19 @ Cleveland W 116–110 Keldon Johnson (23) Keldon Johnson (21) DeMar DeRozan (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
0		 22–16
39 March 20 @ Milwaukee L 113–120 Lonnie Walker IV (31) Keldon Johnson (8) DeMar DeRozan (13) Fiserv Forum
3,280		 22–17
40 March 22 Charlotte L 97–100 DeMar DeRozan (28) Jakob Pöltl (11) DeMar DeRozan (5) AT&T Center
3,222		 22–18
41 March 24 L. A. Clippers L 101–134 DeMar DeRozan (19) Drew Eubanks (8) Dejounte Murray (5) AT&T Center
3,224		 22–19
42 March 25 L. A. Clippers L 85–98 DeMar DeRozan (23) Johnson, Pöltl (8) Dejounte Murray (7) AT&T Center
3,225		 22–20
43 March 27 Chicago W 120–104 Jakob Pöltl (20) Jakob Pöltl (9) DeRozan, White (7) AT&T Center
3,334		 23–20
44 March 29 Sacramento L 115–123 Dejounte Murray (23) Jakob Pöltl (11) Dejounte Murray (8) AT&T Center
2,876		 23–21
45 March 31 Sacramento W 120–106 DeMar DeRozan (26) Jakob Pöltl (14) DeMar DeRozan (7) AT&T Center
2,802		 24–21
April: 7–10 (home: 1–4; road: 6–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
46 April 1 Atlanta L 129–134 DeMar DeRozan (36) Jakob Pöltl (10) DeMar DeRozan (9) AT&T Center
2,949		 24–22
47 April 3 Indiana L 133–139 DeMar DeRozan (25) Jakob Pöltl (13) DeMar DeRozan (6) AT&T Center
3,276		 24–23
48 April 5 Cleveland L 101–125 DeMar DeRozan (20) Keldon Johnson (10) Derrick White (8) AT&T Center
2,482		 24–24
49 April 7 @ Denver L 96–106 Murray, White (18) Rudy Gay (8) Dejounte Murray (6) Ball Arena
3,715		 24–25
50 April 9 @ Denver L 119–121 Derrick White (25) Jakob Pöltl (10) DeMar DeRozan (12) Ball Arena
3,750		 24–26
51 April 11 @ Dallas W 119–117 DeMar DeRozan (33) Jakob Pöltl (8) DeMar DeRozan (8) American Airlines Center
4,054		 25–26
52 April 12 @ Orlando W 120–97 DeMar DeRozan (19) Keldon Johnson (11) DeRozan, Murray (6) Amway Center
3,107		 26–26
53 April 14 @ Toronto L 112–117 Derrick White (25) Jakob Pöltl (10) DeMar DeRozan (11) Amalie Arena
1,184		 26–27
54 April 16 Portland L 106–107 DeMar DeRozan (26) Johnson, Murray (13) DeRozan, Murray (10) AT&T Center
4,303		 26–28
55 April 17 @ Phoenix W 111–85 Rudy Gay (19) Drew Eubanks (13) Derrick White (6) Phoenix Suns Arena
5,078		 27–28
56 April 19 @ Indiana W 104–94 Derrick White (25) Drew Eubanks (13) Dejounte Murray (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0		 28–28
57 April 21 Miami L 87–107 DeMar DeRozan (15) Jakob Poeltl (9) Derrick White (7) AT&T Center
4,229		 28–29
58 April 22 @ Detroit W 106–91 Derrick White (26) Jakob Poeltl (11) Derrick White (8) Little Caesars Arena
3,334		 29–29
59 April 24 @ New Orleans W 110–108 DeMar DeRozan (32) Keldon Johnson (9) DeMar DeRozan (8) Smoothie King Center
3,700		 30–29
60 April 26 @ Washington W 146–143 DeMar DeRozan (37) Dejounte Murray (17) DeMar DeRozan (10) Capital One Arena
2,133		 31–29
61 April 28 @ Miami L 111–116 Dejounte Murray (22) Dejounte Murray (10) Dejounte Murray (11) American Airlines Arena
Limited seating		 31–30
62 April 30 @ Boston L 140–143 (OT) DeMar DeRozan (30) Jakob Pöltl (10) DeMar DeRozan (14) TD Garden
2,298		 31–31
May: 2–8 (home: 1–3; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
63 May 2 Philadelphia L 111–113 (OT) Lonnie Walker IV (23) Rudy Gay (10) Keldon Johnson (5) AT&T Center
3,978		 31–32
64 May 3 @ Utah L 99–110 DeMar DeRozan (22) Rudy Gay (7) DeMar DeRozan (6) Vivint Arena
6,506		 31–33
65 May 5 @ Utah L 94–126 Luka Šamanić (15) Drew Eubanks (9) Lonnie Walker IV (5) Vivint Arena
6,506		 31–34
66 May 7 @ Sacramento W 113–104 DeMar DeRozan (25) Jakob Pöltl (10) Dejounte Murray (7) Golden 1 Center
0		 32–34
67 May 8 @ Portland L 102–124 DeMar DeRozan (20) Lonnie Walker IV (8) Dejounte Murray (5) Moda Center
1,939		 32–35
68 May 10 Milwaukee W 146–125 DeMar DeRozan (23) Jakob Pöltl (10) Dejounte Murray (9) AT&T Center
3,992		 33–35
69 May 12 @ Brooklyn L 116–128 DeMar DeRozan (21) Dejounte Murray (11) DeRozan, Murray (5) Barclays Center
1,773		 33–36
70 May 13 @ New York L 98–102 DeMar DeRozan (27) Murray, Pöltl (9) Dejounte Murray (7) Madison Square Garden
1,981		 33–37
71 May 15 Phoenix L 103–140 Dieng, Johnson (18) Drew Eubanks (11) Jones, Mills, Walker IV (5) AT&T Center
4,848		 33–38
72 May 16 Phoenix L 121–123 DeMar DeRozan (23) Jakob Poeltl (10) Tre Jones (7) AT&T Center
4,738		 33–39
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Play-in

More information 2021 play-in game log Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1), Game ...
2021 play-in game log
Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Play-in: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 19 @ Memphis L 96–100 DeRozan, Gay (20) Dejounte Murray (13) Dejounte Murray (11) FedExForum
7,019		 0–1
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Player statistics

Legend
  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

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More information Player, GP ...
San Antonio Spurs statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Keldon Johnson 696728.5.479.331.7406.01.8.6.312.8
Jakob Pöltl 695126.7.616.5087.91.9.71.88.6
Patty Mills 68124.8.412.375.9101.72.4.6.010.8
Dejounte Murray 676731.9.453.317.7917.15.41.5.115.7
Rudy Gay 63121.6.420.381.8044.81.4.7.611.4
Devin Vassell 62717.0.406.347.8432.8.9.7.35.5
DeMar DeRozan 616133.7.495.257.8804.26.9.9.221.6
Lonnie Walker IV 603825.4.420.355.8142.61.7.5.311.2
Drew Eubanks 54314.0.5661.000.7264.5.8.3.95.8
Tre Jones 3717.3.474.600.895.61.1.2.02.5
Derrick White 363229.6.411.346.8513.03.5.71.015.4
Luka Šamanić 3349.3.448.279.5522.1.5.2.23.7
Keita Bates-Diop 3008.2.448.294.6671.6.4.4.22.6
Trey Lyles 23915.6.478.350.6523.7.6.3.05.0
LaMarcus Aldridge† 211825.9.464.360.8384.51.7.4.913.7
Quinndary Weatherspoon 2006.1.457.167.813.6.4.4.12.3
Gorgui Dieng† 16011.3.527.318.8332.61.2.6.15.3
Cameron Reynolds† 302.0.500.0.0.0.0.7
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades

March 26, 2021[5] To San Antonio Spurs
Marquese Chriss
Cash considerations		 To Golden State Warriors
Draft rights to Cady Lalanne (2015, Pick 55)

Free agency

Re-signed

More information Player, Signed ...
Player Signed
Drew Eubanks[6] November 24, 2020
Jakob Pöltl[7] November 24, 2020
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Additions

More information Player, Signed ...
Player Signed Former team
Cameron Reynolds[8][9] November 21, 2020 Milwaukee Bucks
March 26, 2021 Austin Spurs (G League)
Keita Bates-Diop[10] November 29, 2020 Denver Nuggets
Kylor Kelley[11] December 10, 2020 Oregon State (Undrafted in 2020)
Khyri Thomas[12] December 14, 2020 Atlanta Hawks
London Perrantes[13] December 20, 2020 Capital City Go-Go (G League)
Gorgui Dieng[14] March 29, 2021 Memphis Grizzlies
DaQuan Jeffries[15] May 17, 2021 Houston Rockets
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Subtractions

More information Player, Reason left ...
Player Reason left New team
Chimezie Metu[16] Waived Sacramento Kings
Kylor Kelley[11] Waived Austin Spurs (G League)
Khyri Thomas[12] Waived Austin Spurs (G League)
Cameron Reynolds[17] Waived Austin Spurs (G League)
Tyler Zeller[17] Waived N/a
London Perrantes[13] Waived Austin Spurs (G League)
LaMarcus Aldridge[18] Waived / Buyout Brooklyn Nets
Marquese Chriss[19] Waived Portland Trail Blazers
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