Did Manu Ginobili almost sign with the Philadelphia 76ers? Probably not. Did the Sixers essentially force the Spurs to pay Ginobili $14 million next season by making a lucrative pitch to him in free agency? Probably. That’s the lowdown, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Sources tell me the reason the Spurs had to go [...]
July 18, 2016
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Let’s go back 13 years, the Spurs had just one won their second NBA title in five years. Tim Duncan was entering his prime and was the best player in the world and the Spurs, despite winning the NBA title over the New Jersey Nets in the 2003 NBA Finals, were unsure if they could [...]
July 13, 2016
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Ryan Bawek
July 11, 2016 is a day that will forever be significant in NBA history. It is when one of the greatest players in the history of the game officially decided to hang them up and end his 19 year NBA career. Tim Duncan is as synonymous with the Spurs as any player with any professional [...]
July 12, 2016
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After 19 seasons, Tim Duncan has finally decided to hang it up. All signs pointed that way, but has made it official. From a productivity standpoint, his age really showed int he playoffs versus OKC but he was still able to play a role. Now that he’s gone, and with Manu on his last leg [...]
July 11, 2016
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Well, Boban Marjanovic’s reign as the San Antonio Spurs’ most obscure celebrity will end up lasting all of one year. The human novelty/7’3″ monster agreed to a modest offer sheet with the Detroit Pistons, according to ESPN.com’s Stein: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/751063936724717568] Three years and $21 million is nothing in this cap climate. But, alas, the Spurs [...]
An interesting hypothetical was proposed on the Colin Cowherd show earlier this week surrounding Kevin Durant’s free agency and the amount of power he holds to shape the western conference for the 2016-17 season. Kevin Durant will meet with six teams during the free agency over the next few days as well as meeting with [...]
July 1, 2016
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Ryan Bawek
Tim Duncan is coming back for another NBA season! We think. Maybe. The 40-year-old opted into the final year of his contract with the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, but he apparently hasn’t made a decision about whether he’ll play next season, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan has [...]
June 29, 2016
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Mike Conley will have his pick of the litter when he hits free agency in July. That’s the luxury of being the best—and the only—star point guard on the market. The Memphis Grizzlies are, of course, in play to keep him. He has spent his entire career with them, and they can offer more money [...]
June 23, 2016
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Boban Marjanovic may not end up being a member of the San Antonio Spurs for life, but it sure seems like he’ll stick with them beyond 2015-16. The 7’3″ Serbian monster became an NBA novelty of sorts last season. He mostly played during garbage time but impressed fans and pundits with his offensive and defensive [...]
Tim Duncan has yet to decide whether he will return to the San Antonio Spurs in 2016-17 for a 20th season. Because, duh. The Spurs’ Game 6 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder is still fresh. The reality that San Antonio wont get its foregone Western Conference Finals matchup with the Golden State Warriors hasn’t [...]