2019–20 San Antonio Spurs season

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2019–20 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach Gregg Popovich
General manager Brian Wright
Owner(s) Peter Holt
Arena AT&T Center
Results
Record 32–39 (.451)
Place Division: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Southwest, KENS, KMYS
Radio 1200 WOAI
< 2018–19 2020–21 >

The 2019–20 San Antonio Spurs season was the 53rd season of the franchise, its 44th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 47th in the San Antonio area. For the first time since the 1996–97 season, the Spurs failed to qualify for the postseason when the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on August 13, 2020, snapping their 22-year consecutive playoff streak and finishing with a losing record. This was only the second time under Gregg Popovich's tenure that the Spurs failed to make the playoffs. After their 22-year playoff streak was snapped, the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League now own the longest active playoff streak in any major North American sports league making the playoffs every year since 2006–07. The Houston Rockets held the longest active playoff streak in the NBA, making the playoffs every year from 2012–13 to 2020–21.[1]

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[2] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[3]

On June 4, the Spurs were one of 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble.

Season synopsis

Before the season, Ettore Messina left the Spurs' coaching staff.[4] The staff was joined by onetime Spurs superstar Tim Duncan.[5]

The Spurs retired the number nine jersey of onetime Spurs point guard Tony Parker at the AT&T Center on November 10, 2019 prior to a home game against the Memphis Grizzlies.[6]

From November 9–20, 2019, the Spurs suffered their first seven-game losing streak since 1996–97. (The 1996–97 season was Gregg Popovich's first year as Spurs head coach, is the most recent season in which the Spurs finished with a losing record, and is the most recent season in which the Spurs failed to make the NBA playoffs.)

Draft

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Main article: 2019 NBA draft

The Spurs held two first-round draft picks in the 2019 draft, including the 29th pick they obtained from Toronto in the Kawhi Leonard-DeMar DeRozan trade in 2018.[7][8] They also held a second-round draft pick.[9]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club
1 19 Luka Šamanić PF Croatia Croatia KK Olimpija
1 29 Keldon Johnson SG/SF United States United States Kentucky
2 49 Quinndary Weatherspoon PG/SG United States United States Mississippi State

Roster

2019–20 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PF/C 12 Aldridge, LaMarcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1985–07–19 Texas
SG 18 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986–03–25 Italy
SG 10 DeRozan, DeMar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–07 Southern California
C 14 Eubanks, Drew (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1997–02–01 Oregon State
PG 11 Forbes, Bryn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993–07–23 Michigan State
PF 22 Gay, Rudy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986–08–17 Connecticut
SG 3 Johnson, Keldon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1999–10–11 Kentucky
PF 41 Lyles, Trey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1995–11–05 Kentucky
PF 7 Metu, Chimezie 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997–03–22 Southern California
PG 8 Mills, Patty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988–08–11 Saint Mary's
SG 5 Murray, Dejounte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996–09–19 Washington
C 25 Pöltl, Jakob 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995–10–15 Utah
PF 19 Šamanić, Luka 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 2000–01–09 Croatia
SG 1 Walker, Lonnie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998–12–14 Miami (FL)
SG 15 Weatherspoon, Quinndary (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1996–09–10 Mississippi State
PG 4 White, Derrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994–07–02 Colorado
C 45 Zeller, Tyler 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990–01–17 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2020–07–31

Standings

Division

Southwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Houston Rockets 44 28 .611 0.0 24–12 20–16 8–5 72
x – Dallas Mavericks 43 32 .573 2.5 20–18 23–14 10–4 75
Memphis Grizzlies 34 39 .466 10.5 20–17 14–22 4–9 73
San Antonio Spurs 32 39 .451 11.5 19–15 13–24 7–6 71
New Orleans Pelicans 30 42 .417 14.0 15–21 15–21 4–9 72


Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Los Angeles Lakers * 52 19 .732 – 71
2 x – Los Angeles Clippers 49 23 .681 3.5 72
3 y – Denver Nuggets * 46 27 .630 7.0 73
4 y – Houston Rockets * 44 28 .611 8.5 72
5 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 8.5 72
6 x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 8.5 72
7 x – Dallas Mavericks 43 32 .573 11.0 75
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 18.5 74
9 Memphis Grizzlies 34 39 .466 19.0 73
10 Phoenix Suns 34 39 .466 19.0 73
11 San Antonio Spurs 32 39 .451 20.0 71
12 Sacramento Kings 31 41 .431 21.5 72
13 New Orleans Pelicans 30 42 .417 22.5 72
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 29.5 64
15 Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 34.0 65


Game log

Preseason

The entire preseason schedule was released on July 22, 2019.[10]

2019–20 game log
Preseason: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5 Orlando L 89–125 Bryn Forbes (24) Rudy Gay (6) Derrick White (6) AT&T Center
14,123		 0–1
2 October 8 @ Miami L 89–107 Rudy Gay (12) Jakob Pöltl (5) Murray, DeRozan (3) AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600		 0–2
3 October 13 New Orleans L 114–123 Bryn Forbes (18) Jakob Pöltl (7) Patty Mills (6) AT&T Center
12,101		 0–3
4 October 16 @ Houston W 128–114 LaMarcus Aldridge (22) DeMarre Carroll (7) Jakob Pöltl (5) Toyota Center
17,283		 1–3
5 October 18 Memphis W 104–91 Patty Mills (16) LaMarcus Aldridge (11) DeMar DeRozan (5) AT&T Center
12,664		 2–3
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season

2019–20 game log
2019–20 season schedule

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Rudy Gay[11][12] 2 years, $32 million
Drew Eubanks[13] Two-way contract

Additions

Player Signed Former team
DeMarre Carroll[14] 3-year contract worth $21 million via sign-and-trade deal Brooklyn Nets
Trey Lyles[15] 2-year contract worth $11 million Denver Nuggets

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Dāvis Bertāns[14] Trade Washington Wizards
Dante Cunningham[16][17] Unrestricted free agent
Ben Moore[18][19] Unrestricted free agent Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Donatas Motiejūnas[18][20] Unrestricted free agent Shanghai Sharks
Quincy Pondexter[21][22] Unrestricted free agent

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