As we continue to retrace Gregg Popovich’s long and storied career in anticipation of his 25th season, we acknowledge those who he has worked with along the way. Like George Karl (who is healthy as an ox), Jacque Vaughn also played for the Spurs before serving as an assistant coach. Unlike Karl (alive and well), …
With training camp beginning in just under two weeks, the Spurs will finally get a chance to look at the new, young roster, but they aren’t done making moves just yet. With the roster still sitting at 17 guaranteed contracts, they still must make some more moves to get that number down to 15 by …
The Indiana Pacers have won three titles. Clarification, the Indiana Pacers won three ABA titles. Since joining the NBA, the Pacers have only made it to the Finals one time. Head coach Larry Bird and the Pacers won two games, but in the end fell to the Los Angeles Lakers (the first of their “three-peat”). …
The Austin Spurs have officially announced their schedule for the 2021-2022 season. And while San Antonio’s developmental affiliate will return to the familiar confines of the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, the G League has introduced a brand new structure. Rather than hopping right into the regular season, the G League will split every franchise …
Hey everyone. I’m Seth, and I oversee all of our NBA sites. This Wednesday will be a big day for our community: we’re moving our comments to a brand new platform, developed especially for SB Nation. All of our basketball communities will be moving to the new platform, and I’m excited about the change. Some …
As we continue to retrace Coach Popovich’s long list of assistant coaches, we begin to move into one of the later acquisitions who is still an active NBA assistant to this day. In 1992, Chad Forcier got his start as an intern for the Seattle SuperSonics while still in college. Over the next five years, …
The day NBA-loving gamers have been waiting for arrived recently: NBA 2K22 has been released. As always, with the hype also comes controversy, as the ratings of both players and teams get endlessly debated. This year is not exception, with some players like LeBron James already having expressed their disapproval before the game even dropped. …
Josh Primo was one of the best shooters available in the 2021 NBA Draft Class. And while his Summer League shooting percentages didn’t tell the same story, there’s still plenty of reasons to be optimistic about his future with the San Antonio Spurs. His form is gorgeous, his release is insanely quick, and he relocates …
This weekend was a rare eventful one for early September in the NBA thanks to the 2021 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which included NBA legends Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, Ben Wallace and Chris Webber, as well as Toni Kuboc, Lauren Jackson and Yolanda Griffith. The class also featured Bill Russell, who became …
Spurs Sports Academy & the G-League Austin Spurs present the Back to Basketball Virtual Clinic open to both boys and girls between the ages of 7-14. The camp is designed to cover all skill levels for your little basketball player. This camp will be virtual and takes place Saturday, September 25th from 9:30-11:00 AM. This …
Is it just me, or does being the leader of an NBA Championship team go a long way toward establishing your importance? From the time he first suited up with the Houston Rockets in 1984 until 1996, Hakeem Olajuwon was the top win-share generator in all but one season. As the anchor for the Rudy …
As we continue our journey through San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich’s quarter-century worth of assistant coaches, today we discuss Don Newman. Newman was originally drafted in 1980 by the Boston Celtics, but was cut two days before the regular season started to make room on the roster for Nate Archibald. Instead, Don found …
