2018–19 San Antonio Spurs season

The 2018–19 San Antonio Spurs season was the 52nd season in the history of the franchise, and was its 43rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its 46th in the San Antonio area. The Spurs finished the season with a 48-34 record and earned the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The team tied an NBA record with its 22nd consecutive playoff appearance. In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs lost to the Denver Nuggets in seven games.

2018–19 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coachGregg Popovich
General managerR. C. Buford
OwnersPeter Holt
ArenaAT&T Center
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Nuggets 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Southwest, KENS, KMYS
Radio1200 WOAI

Season synopsis

During the 2018 offseason, star forward Kawhi Leonard requested a trade. He and Danny Green were traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Pöltl, and a 2019 protected first round pick on July 18, 2018.

The 2018-19 season was the first season since the 2000–01 season in which point guard Tony Parker was not on the team. After 17 years with the Spurs, he signed with the Charlotte Hornets in the off-season. It was also the first season since the 2001–02 season without Manu Ginóbili, who retired from the NBA on August 27, 2018, officially ending what was the Spurs' "Big Three" era.[1] The departures of Parker, Danny Green, and Kawhi Leonard, and the retirement of Ginóbili, left Patty Mills as the longest-tenured Spur on the roster. Mills and Marco Belinelli were the last remaining players on the team who had played for the Spurs' 2014 championship team.

On March 28, 2019, the Spurs retired Ginóbili's number 20 jersey.

Draft
Main article: 2018 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 18 Lonnie Walker SG  United States Miami
2 49 Chimezie Metu PF  United States USC

Roster
Roster listing
2018–19 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
G/F 18 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986–03–25 Italy
F/C 42 Bertāns, Dāvis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992–11–12 Latvia
F 33 Cunningham, Dante 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1987–04–22 Villanova
G 10 DeRozan, DeMar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–07 Southern California
F 14 Eubanks, Drew (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997–02–01 Oregon State
G 11 Forbes, Bryn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993–07–23 Michigan State
F 22 Gay, Rudy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–08–17 Connecticut
F 7 Metu, Chimezie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997–03–22 Southern California
G 8 Mills, Patty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988–08–11 Saint Mary's
F 26 Moore, Ben (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–05–13 SMU
F/C 28 Motiejūnas, Donatas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-09-20 Lithuania
G 5 Murray, Dejounte  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996–09–19 Washington
C 25 Pöltl, Jakob 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995–10–15 Utah
G/F 3 Pondexter, Quincy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988–03–10 Washington
G 1 Walker, Lonnie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998–12–14 Miami (FL)
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: 2019–04–04

Standings

Division
Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 0.0 31–10 22–19 10–6 82
x – San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 5.0 32–9 16–25 10–6 82
Memphis Grizzlies 33 49 .402 20.0 21–20 12–29 8–8 82
New Orleans Pelicans 33 49 .402 20.0 19–22 14–27 8–8 82
Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 20.0 24–17 9–32 4–12 82

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Golden State Warriors * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Denver Nuggets * 54 28 .659 3.0 82
3 x – Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 4.0 82
4 y – Houston Rockets * 53 29 .646 4.0 82
5 x – Utah Jazz 50 32 .610 7.0 82
6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 49 33 .598 8.0 82
7 x – San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 9.0 82
8 x – Los Angeles Clippers 48 34 .585 9.0 82
9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 18.0 82
10 Los Angeles Lakers 37 45 .451 20.0 82
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 36 46 .439 21.0 82
12 Memphis Grizzlies 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New Orleans Pelicans 33 49 .402 24.0 82
14 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 19 63 .232 38.0 82

Game log

Preseason
2018 preseason game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
2018–19 season schedule

[2][3]

Regular season
2018–19 game log
Total: 48–34 (Home: 32–9; Road: 16–25)
October: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
November : 5–10 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–7)
December : 11–5 (Home: 9–1; Road: 2–4)
January : 10–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–3)
February : 3–7 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–7)
March : 10–4 (Home: 7–2; Road: 3–2)
April : 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1)
2018–19 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log
2019 playoff game log
First round: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
2019 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular season
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
LaMarcus AldridgeC 81812,687744194431071,727
Marco BelinelliSG 7911,815198132358829
Dāvis BertānsPF 76121,6322641003533606
Dante CunninghamPF 6421928188502713194
DeMar DeRozanSG 77772,68846247586361,635
Drew EubanksPF 2301133472541
Bryn ForbesSG 82812,293239175454967
Pau Gasol‡C 27633012750514114
Rudy GayPF 69511,8424701825434946
Chimezie MetuPF 29014536136251
Patty MillsPG 8211,9081822454910811
Donatas MotiejūnasPF 301331016
Jakob PöltlC 77241,273410932968423
Quincy PondexterSF 530292462411198
Lonnie WalkerSG 1701181797345
Derrick WhitePG 67551,7282472636747663

After all games.[4]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
LaMarcus AldridgeC 77244671957140
Marco BelinelliSG 701311380241
Dāvis BertānsPF 5079850116
Dante CunninghamPF 501360006
DeMar DeRozanSG 77251473281154
Bryn ForbesSG 772122571175
Rudy GayPF 7017950123578
Patty MillsPG 7015215257137
Donatas MotiejūnasPF 5019720013
Jakob PöltlC 7717754122551
Quincy PondexterSF 501212100
Lonnie WalkerSG 602123006
Derrick WhitePG 77191212155106

Transactions
Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Trades
July 18, 2018[5] To San Antonio Spurs
DeMar DeRozan
Jakob Pöltl
2019 protected Toronto first-round pick		 To Toronto Raptors
Kawhi Leonard
Danny Green

Free agency

Re-signed
Player Signed
Dāvis Bertāns[6] 4-year contract worth $14.5 million
Rudy Gay[7] 1-year contract worth $10 million
Bryn Forbes[8] 2-year contract worth $6 million

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Marco Belinelli[9] 2-year contract worth $12 million Philadelphia 76ers
Dante Cunningham[10] 1-year contract worth $2.5 million Brooklyn Nets
Quincy Pondexter[11] 1-year contract worth $2.1 million Chicago Bulls

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Joffrey Lauvergne[12] Unrestricted free agent Fenerbahçe Beko
Kyle Anderson[13] Restricted free agent Memphis Grizzlies
Tony Parker[14] Unrestricted free agent Charlotte Hornets
Brandon Paul[15] Waived Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Manu Ginóbili[1] Retired N/A

References
  1. Schad, Matt (August 27, 2018). "Manu Ginobili announces retirement". NBA.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  2. "2018 San Antonio Spurs Preseason Schedule". basketball.realgm.com.
  3. "SAN ANTONIO SPURS ANNOUNCE 2018 PRESEASON SCHEDULE". nba.com/spurs.
  4. "2018-19 San Antonio Spurs Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  5. "SPURS OBTAIN DEMAR DEROZAN, JAKOB POELTL AND FIRST ROUND PICK FROM RAPTORS IN EXCHANGE FOR KAWHI LEONARD AND DANNY GREEN". NBA.com. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. "SPURS RE-SIGN DAVIS BERTANS". NBA.com/spurs. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  7. "SPURS RE-SIGN RUDY GAY". NBA.com/spurs. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  8. "SPURS RE-SIGN BRYN FORBES". NBA.com/spurs. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  9. "SPURS SIGN MARCO BELINELLI". NBA.com/spurs. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  10. "SPURS SIGN DANTE CUNNINGHAM". NBA.com/spurs. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  11. "SPURS SIGN QUINCY PONDEXTER". NBA.com. August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  12. "Joffrey Lauvergne joins Fenerbahce Dogus". fenerbahce.org. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  13. "Memphis Grizzlies sign Kyle Anderson to multi-year contract". NBA.com. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  14. "Hornets Sign Free-Agent Guard Tony Parker". NBA.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  15. "SPURS WAIVE BRANDON PAUL". NBA.com. July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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