Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports From “whatever he feels like” to a seat inches from Gregg Popovich. On July 11, 2016, Tim Duncan announced his retirement from professional basketball. Ten days later, the mayor of San Antonio led the charge in honoring The Big Fundamental with “Tim Duncan Day”. And then a dark cloud loomed over the city. Was Tim Duncan …

Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images Big Fun is back in (silver and) black, and Will Hardy joins San Antonio’s staff as well. The San Antonio Spurs just announced that Gregg Popovich’s coaching staff would be further filled out with the additions of Will Hardy, who has worked with the Spurs since 2010 when he took on an intern position, and …

Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports Tickets go on sale Monday at noon The NBA Draft is over and Summer League has ended. If you are like me, this is the time to hibernate, escape the Texas heat, and regroup for the 2019-2020 Spurs season. If you are antsy for some Spurs ball, you can get started today by buying tickets to …

Photo by J Pat Carter/Getty Images Sunday was the third anniversary of Tim Duncan Day in San Antonio. Seems there was a lot of Tim Duncan in the air this past weekend. First of all, there was this tweet: Timmy Duncan as an assistant coach? There’s real smoke about it.. — Eric Salinas (@EricSal_7) July 21, 2019 There is not …

Photos by Mark Sobhani/NBAE via Getty Images One question took the 1999 Champion to a place close to many of our hearts. On Thursday, Sean Elliott emceed the AVANCE Cortez Family Center renovation ribbon cutting on behalf of the San Antonio Spurs and their ongoing partnership with Frost Bank. After the initial speakers and presentation, Elliott was kind enough to …

Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports Even if LMA eventually leaves the Spurs, the timing could work out well. Not too long ago, LaMarcus Aldridge expressed interest in reuniting with his former club, the Portland Trail Blazers, and teaming up with Damian Lillard one more time. This has triggered mixed responses from Blazers fans (likely depending on how disgruntled one was/still is …

Jeph Duarte The AVANCE Cortez Family Center is a sight to behold. Frost Bank and Silver & Black Give Back (SBGB) celebrated the completion of one of two major facility renovation projects with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at AVANCE San Antonio at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 18. Jeph Duarte In commemoration of the historic partnership between Frost and the San …

Photos by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images Buford is reportedly moving up in SS&E, so assistant GM Brian Wright will take over. Spurs general manager of 15 years RC Buford is reportedly moving up even more in the organization, and that means a new GM for the Spurs as they seek to navigate a new NBA landscape. That new GM …

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images Are the Spurs perennially more than the sum of their projected parts? Data analyst (and Spurs fan) Jacob Goldstein has answers for that question and more. On Tuesday, polling and analysis website FiveThirtyEight released its Way-Too-Early Projections for next season, which unapologetically had the Spurs predicted to end their 22-year playoff run by …

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images The Spurs’s big man has been lighting up San Antonio for four seasons already. Texas born and raised, LaMarcus Aldridge embodies the Spurs work ethic. The 2006 draft pick, second only to Andrea Bargnani, spent his first nine seasons in Portland with the Trail Blazers. When he opened himself up to free agency …

Photo by Cassy Athena/Getty Images Something between the second coming of Tim Duncan, and Jerryd Bayless. Lonnie Walker IV was a star in this year’s Summer League, averaging 30 points over 4 games on 55% shooting, an incredibly efficient performance for a high volume scorer. He started off hot, and appeared to get hotter the more he played, culminating in …

Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images After passing on the Clippers and Spurs, Marcus Morris has dropped Rich Paul as well. As we are all aware, after the Spurs re-signed Rudy Gay, DeMarre Carroll committed to the Spurs. Instead of taking him through free agency, a savvy three-team trade was designed that sent Davis Bertans to Washington, D.C. The Brooklyn Nets …

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Spurs’ second year guard is ready to show what he’s all about. Now that he isn’t a rookie anymore, we’re hearing a lot from Lonnie Walker IV, and he’s sounding more and more like a Spur everyday. After tearing his meniscus for the second time before his rookie season even started, Walker spent most …

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images Breaking down a new study by Fractl on the cost of winning in the modern NBA. An exciting new study by Fractl has dissected information on the league’s most overpaid players by salary and compared the requisite success and then used that information to break down the cost each team spends per win. …

Photos by Mark Sobhani/NBAE via Getty Images Don’t forget about the tallest member of San Antonio’s young core. Summer League is over , and a new NBA season is right around the corner. The Spurs got a peek at what Lonnie Walker IV, Luka Samanic and Keldon Johnson were capable of, but it’s easy to overlook San Antonio’s other prospects …