2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season

The 2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season was the 51st season in franchise history. It was the team's 42nd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its 45th in the San Antonio area. The Spurs finished the season with a 47-35 record and the seventh seed in the Western Conference. In the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, the team was defeated in five games by the Golden State Warriors. The 2017-18 season was the final season that Tony Parker and Manu Ginóbili played for the team.

2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coachGregg Popovich
General managerR. C. Buford
OwnersPeter Holt
ArenaAT&T Center
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Warriors 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Southwest, KENS HD, CW 35
Radio1200 WOAI

Season synopsis

Star forward Kawhi Leonard played a career-low nine games during the season due to a quadriceps injury. On March 10, 2018, the Spurs finished with a losing season on the road for the first time since 1997 after a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, the team finished the season with a winning record, doing so for an NBA-record 21st consecutive season. With a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on April 3, 2018, the Spurs' streak of 20 straight seasons of 50 wins or more (and 20 straight seasons with a record of .600 or better) ended; it had lasted since the 1997–98 season. The Spurs clinched a playoff spot on April 9, 2018 with a win over the Sacramento Kings in their last home game of the season. They finished the regular season with a 47–35 record and held the seventh seed in the Western Conference.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs faced the second-seeded and eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors and lost in five games.

Draft
Main article: 2017 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 29 Derrick White PG  United States Colorado
2 59 Jaron Blossomgame SF  United States Clemson

Roster
Roster listing
2017–18 San Antonio Spurs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 12 Aldridge, LaMarcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1985–07–19 Texas
F 1 Anderson, Kyle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–09–20 UCLA
F 42 Bertāns, Dāvis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–11–12 Latvia
F/C 10 Costello, Matt (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–08–05 Michigan State
G 11 Forbes, Bryn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993–07–23 Michigan State
F/C 16 Gasol, Pau 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980–07–06 Spain
F 22 Gay, Rudy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–08–17 Connecticut
G 20 Ginóbili, Manu (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977–07–28 Argentina
G/F 14 Green, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987–06–22 North Carolina
G 24 Hilliard, Darrun (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–04–13 Villanova
C 77 Lauvergne, Joffrey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1991–09–30 INSEP (FRA)
F 2 Leonard, Kawhi  (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991–06–29 San Diego State
G 8 Mills, Patty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–08–11 Saint Mary's
G 5 Murray, Dejounte 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996–09–19 Washington
G 9 Parker, Tony (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–05–17 INSEP (FRA)
G 3 Paul, Brandon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–04–30 Illinois
G 4 White, Derrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994–07–02 Colorado
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

Roster
Last transaction: 2018–04–12

Standings

Division
Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z – Houston Rockets 65 17 .793 0.0 34–7 31–10 12–4 82
x – New Orleans Pelicans 48 34 .585 17.0 24–17 24–17 9–7 82
x – San Antonio Spurs 47 35 .573 18.0 33–8 14–27 9–7 82
Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 41.0 15–26 9–32 5–11 82
Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 43.0 16–25 6–35 5–11 82

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Houston Rockets * 65 17 .793 – 82
2 y – Golden State Warriors * 58 24 .707 7.0 82
3 y – Portland Trail Blazers * 49 33 .598 16.0 82
4 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 48 34 .585 17.0 82
5 x – Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17.0 82
6 x – New Orleans Pelicans 48 34 .585 17.0 82
7 x – San Antonio Spurs 47 35 .573 18.0 82
8 x – Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 18.0 82
9 Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 19.0 82
10 Los Angeles Clippers 42 40 .512 23.0 82
11 Los Angeles Lakers 35 47 .427 30.0 82
12 Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 38.0 82
13 Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 41.0 82
14 Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 43.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 21 61 .256 44.0 82

Game log

Preseason
2017 pre-season game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Pre-season: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season
2017–18 game log
Total: 47–35 (Home: 33–8; Road: 14–27)
October: 4–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–3)
November : 10–4 (Home: 8–2; Road: 2–2)
December : 11–5 (Home: 7–0; Road: 4–5)
January : 9–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–5)
February : 2–7 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–4)
March : 8–6 (Home: 8–1; Road: 0–5)
April : 3–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–3)
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs
2018 playoff game log
Total: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
2018 playoff schedule

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  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LaMarcus Aldridge 75 75 33.5 .510 .293 .837 8.5 2.0 .6 1.2 23.1
Kyle Anderson 74 67 26.7 .527 .333 .712 5.4 2.7 1.6 .8 7.9
Davis Bertans 77 10 14.1 .440 .373 .816 2.0 1.0 .3 .4 5.9
Matt Costello 4 0 8.0 .500 . . 2.3 .5 .5 .5 1.0
Bryn Forbes 80 12 19.0 .421 .390 .667 1.4 1.0 .4 .0 6.9
Pau Gasol 77 63 23.5 .458 .358 .756 8.0 3.1 .3 1.0 10.1
Rudy Gay 57 6 21.6 .471 .314 .772 5.1 1.3 .8 .7 11.5
Manu Ginóbili 65 0 20.0 .434 .333 .840 2.2 2.5 .7 .2 8.9
Danny Green 70 60 25.6 .387 .363 .769 3.6 1.6 .9 1.1 8.6
Darrun Hilliard 14 0 6.8 .263 .000 .857 .5 .8 .1 .0 1.1
Joffrey Lauvergne 55 1 9.7 .516 .000 .638 3.1 .7 .2 .1 4.1
Kawhi Leonard 9 9 23.3 .468 .314 .816 4.7 2.3 2.0 1.0 16.2
Patty Mills 82 36 25.7 .411 .372 .890 1.9 2.8 .7 .1 10.0
Dejounte Murray 81 48 21.5 .443 .265 .709 5.7 2.9 1.2 .4 8.1
Tony Parker 55 21 19.5 .459 .270 .705 1.7 3.5 .5 .0 7.7
Brandon Paul 64 2 9.0 .433 .278 .512 1.1 .6 .4 .1 2.3
Derrick White 17 0 8.2 .485 .615 .700 1.5 .5 .2 .2 3.2


Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LaMarcus Aldridge 5 5 35.4 .463 .600 .976 9.3 2.4 .4 1.2 23.6
Kyle Anderson 5 1 14.6 .600 .000 .750 2.6 .6 1.2 .2 5.4
Davis Bertans 5 0 16.4 .167 .188 .727 2.2 1.2 .4 .0 3.4
Bryn Forbes 4 0 13.5 .294 .222 .714 .8 .5 .0 .0 4.3
Pau Gasol 5 0 18.0 .500 .333 .900 4.8 2.8 .0 .2 6.0
Rudy Gay 5 4 32.0 .400 .222 .556 5.6 2.2 1.6 .2 12.2
Manu Ginóbili 5 0 21.4 .405 .333 .818 3.0 3.2 1.4 .2 9.0
Danny Green 5 5 20.6 .267 .363 . 2.2 .2 .2 .8 4.2
Joffrey Lauvergne 1 0 6.0 1.000 . . 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Patty Mills 5 5 33.0 .439 .371 .800 2.0 2.6 .6 .2 13.4
Dejounte Murray 5 5 19.2 .452 .667 .778 4.2 1.8 1.0 .4 7.8
Tony Parker 5 0 13.4 .378 .000 .714 .8 1.2 .4 .0 6.6
Brandon Paul 1 0 3.0 . . . 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0
Derrick White 3 0 6.0 .500 .500 . .0 .3 .3 .7 2.3

Transactions
Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions

Free agency

Re-signed
Player Signed
Pau Gasol[1] 3-year contract worth $48 million
Patty Mills[2] 4-year contract worth $50 million
Manu Ginóbili[3] 2-year contract worth $5 million

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Rudy Gay[4] 2-year contract worth $17 million Sacramento Kings
Brandon Paul[5] 2-year contract worth $2.2 million Anadolu Efes
Matt Costello[6] Two-way contract Iowa Energy
Darrun Hilliard[7] Two-way contract Detroit Pistons

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Jonathon Simmons[8] 3-year contract worth $20 million Orlando Magic
Dewayne Dedmon[9] 2-year contract worth $14 million Atlanta Hawks
Joel Anthony Waived San Lorenzo de Almagro

Aftermath

After the end of the 2017-18 season, Leonard asked to be traded. On July 18, 2018, Leonard and Danny Green were traded to the Toronto Raptors, for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Pöltl, and a first-round draft pick.

This season was the last season that franchise mainstays Tony Parker and Manu Ginóbili played for the Spurs. After 17 years with the team, Parker signed a two-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets On August 27, 2018, Ginobili announced his retirement after 16 seasons, all with the Spurs. Ginobili was the second-oldest active player in the league at the time of his retirement, behind only the Atlanta Hawks' Vince Carter. This marked the official end of the Spurs' "Big Three" era; the trio of Parker, Ginobili, and Tim Duncan won a total of four NBA championships together during their years with the team.

References
  1. "Spurs re-sign Pau Gasol". NBA.com/spurs. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  2. "Spurs re-sign Patty Mills". NBA.com/spurs. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  3. "Spurs re-sign Manu Ginobili". NBA.com/spurs. August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  4. "Spurs sign Rudy Gay". NBA.com/spurs. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  5. "Spurs sign Brandon Paul". NBA.com/spurs. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  6. "Spurs sign Matt Costello to Two-way contract". NBA.com/spurs. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  7. "Spurs sign Darrun Hilliard to Two-way contract". NBA.com/spurs. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  8. "Magic sign free agent Jonathon Simmons". NBA.com/magic. July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  9. "Hawks sign big man Dewayne Dedmon". NBA.com/hawks. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
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