The 2023–24 San Antonio Spurs season was the 57th season of the franchise, its 48th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 51st in the San Antonio area. After finishing with the third-worst record in 2022–23, the Spurs won the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery,[2][3] selecting French center Victor Wembanyama as their third #1 pick in franchise history after previously selecting Tim Duncan in 1997 and David Robinson in 1987.
2023–24 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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Head coach | Gregg Popovich |
General manager | Brian Wright |
President | Gregg Popovich Brent Barry (vice) |
Owner(s) | Peter Holt |
Arena | Frost Bank Center |
Results | |
Record | 22–60 (.268) |
Place | Division: 5th (Southwest) Conference: 14th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Bally Sports Southwest, KENS, KMYS
KNIC (Spanish)[1] |
Radio | 1200 WOAI |
After starting the season 3–2, the Spurs lost 18 consecutive games between November 5 and December 15, the longest losing streak in franchise history. Despite Wembanyama's best efforts, not only did they fail to improve upon their record from the previous year, but were eliminated from playoff contention for the fifth consecutive season after a loss to the Sacramento Kings on March 7.
The San Antonio Spurs drew an average home attendance of 18,110 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season.[4]
Draft
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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1 | 1 | Victor Wembanyama | C | France | Metropolitans 92 (France) |
2 | 33 | Leonard Miller | SF | Canada | NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) |
2 | 44 | Sidy Cissoko | SG/SF | France | NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) |
The Spurs held a first-round pick and two second-round picks entering the draft.[5] As expected by many draft experts and pundits, the Spurs would select 7'4" French center Victor Wembanyama of the Metropolitans 92 as their third ever #1 pick in franchise history. In the second round, however, the Spurs would select two NBA G League Ignite players by taking Canadian small forward Leonard Miller at #33 and French guard/forward Sidy Cissoko at #44.
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
editSouthwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 25–16 | 25–16 | 11–5 | 82 |
x – New Orleans Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1.0 | 21–19 | 28–14 | 9–7 | 82 |
Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9.0 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 9–7 | 82 |
Memphis Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23.0 | 9–32 | 18–23 | 8–8 | 82 |
San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 28.0 | 12–29 | 10–31 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
2 | x – Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
3 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
4 | y – Los Angeles Clippers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 | 82 |
5 | y – Dallas Mavericks * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
7 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | 82 |
9 | pi – Sacramento Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
10 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
11 | Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
12 | Utah Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 | 82 |
13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 | 82 |
14 | San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 | 82 |
15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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2023–24 preseason schedule |
Regular season
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October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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November: 1–13 (home: 0–8; road: 1–5)
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December: 2–12 (home: 1–5; road: 1–7)
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January: 5–11 (home: 3–5; road: 2–6)
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February: 2–10 (home: 1–2; road: 1–8)
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March: 6–9 (home: 4–7; road: 2–2)
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April: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
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2023–24 season schedule |
In-Season Tournament
editThis was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[6][7] During the in-season tournament period, the Spurs competed in Group C of the Western Conference, which included the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Oklahoma City Thunder.
West group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | SAC | MIN | GSW | OKC | SAS | |
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1 | Sacramento Kings | 4 | 4 | 0 | 482 | 452 | +30 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 124–111 | 124–123 | 105–98 | 129–120 | |
2 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 438 | 438 | 0 | 111–124 | — | 104–101 | 106–103 | 117–110 | ||
3 | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 483 | 479 | +4 | 123–124 | 101–104 | — | 141–139 | 118–112 | ||
4 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 1 | 3 | 463 | 439 | +24 | 98–105 | 103–106 | 139–141 | — | 123–87 | ||
5 | San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 429 | 487 | −58 | 120–129 | 110–117 | 112–118 | 87–123 | — |
Player statistics
editGP | 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 |
Regular season
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Dominick Barlow | 33 | 1 | 12.7 | .496 | .333 | .690 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .4 | .4 | 4.4 |
Charles Bassey | 19 | 0 | 10.8 | .725 | .000 | .833 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .4 | .9 | 3.3 |
Jamaree Bouyea† | 3 | 0 | 12.7 | .714 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 3.7 | |
Malaki Branham | 75 | 29 | 21.3 | .432 | .347 | .873 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .4 | .1 | 9.2 |
Julian Champagnie | 74 | 59 | 19.8 | .408 | .365 | .815 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .6 | .6 | 6.8 |
Sidy Cissoko | 12 | 0 | 11.8 | .485 | .083 | .800 | 1.8 | .8 | .6 | .3 | 3.8 |
Zach Collins | 69 | 29 | 22.1 | .484 | .320 | .753 | 5.4 | 2.8 | .5 | .8 | 11.2 |
Mamadi Diakite† | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | .800 | .667 | 1.0 | .7 | .0 | .3 | 4.0 | |
David Duke Jr. | 4 | 0 | 12.8 | .556 | .500 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .5 | .0 | 6.5 |
Devonte' Graham | 23 | 0 | 13.6 | .352 | .301 | .813 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .4 | .1 | 5.0 |
RaiQuan Gray | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | .588 | .429 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .3 | .3 | 7.7 | |
Keldon Johnson | 69 | 27 | 29.5 | .454 | .346 | .792 | 5.5 | 2.8 | .7 | .3 | 15.7 |
Tre Jones | 77 | 48 | 27.8 | .505 | .335 | .856 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.0 |
Sandro Mamukelashvili | 46 | 5 | 9.8 | .471 | .297 | .735 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .2 | .3 | 4.1 |
Doug McDermott† | 46 | 0 | 15.2 | .442 | .439 | .588 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | 6.0 |
Cedi Osman | 72 | 3 | 17.6 | .479 | .389 | .673 | 2.5 | 1.7 | .5 | .2 | 6.8 |
Jeremy Sochan | 74 | 73 | 29.6 | .438 | .308 | .771 | 6.4 | 3.4 | .8 | .5 | 11.6 |
Devin Vassell | 68 | 62 | 33.1 | .472 | .372 | .801 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 19.5 |
Victor Wembanyama | 71 | 71 | 29.7 | .465 | .325 | .796 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 21.4 |
Blake Wesley | 61 | 3 | 14.4 | .474 | .218 | .667 | 1.5 | 2.7 | .5 | .1 | 4.4 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.
Transactions
editTrades
editJune 23, 2023[8] | To San Antonio Spurs 2026 UTA second-round pick 2028 MIN second-round pick |
To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Leonard Miller (No. 33) |
July 6, 2023[9][10] | Three-team trade | |
To San Antonio Spurs Cedi Osman (from Cleveland) Lamar Stevens (from Cleveland) 2026 second-round pick (from Miami)[a] 2030 CLE second-round pick Cash considerations (from Cleveland) |
To Cleveland Cavaliers Max Strus (from Miami) | |
To Miami Heat 2026 LAL second-round pick (from Cleveland) 2027 second-round pick (from San Antonio)[b] | ||
July 12, 2023[11] | Three-team trade | |
To San Antonio Spurs Reggie Bullock (from Dallas) 2030 DAL unprotected first-round pick swap |
To Boston Celtics 2024 second-round pick (from San Antonio)[c] 2025 DAL second-round pick swap 2030 DAL second-round pick | |
To Dallas Mavericks Grant Williams (from Boston) 2025 TOR second-round pick (from San Antonio) 2028 MIA second-round pick (from San Antonio) | ||
July 17, 2023[12] | To San Antonio Spurs Cameron Payne 2025 NOP second-round pick Cash considerations |
To Phoenix Suns 2024 SAS second-round pick[d] |
Free agency
editRe-signed
editPlayer | Signed | Ref. |
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Julian Champagnie | July 6, 2023 | [13] |
Tre Jones | July 18, 2023 | [14] |
Dominick Barlow | July 27, 2023 (Two-way contract) |
[15] |
Sandro Mamukelashvili | July 27, 2023 | [16] |
Additions
editPlayer | Signed | Former Team | Ref. |
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Sir'Jabari Rice | July 5, 2023 (Two-way contract) |
Texas Longhorns | [17] |
Setric Millner Jr. | September 15, 2023 (Two-way contract) |
Toledo Rockets | [17] |
Subtractions
editPlayer | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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Keita Bates-Diop | Free agency | Phoenix Suns | [18] |
Lamar Stevens | Waived | Boston Celtics | [19] |
Cameron Payne | Waived | Milwaukee Bucks | [20] |
References
edit- ^ Orsborn, Tom. "Spurs announce Spanish-language TV partner". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Deb, Sopan (May 16, 2023). "San Antonio Spurs Get the No. 1 Pick in the N.B.A. Draft Lottery". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Seligman, Andrew (May 17, 2023). "The Wembanyama sweepstakes and draft lottery has a winner: It's the Spurs". AP News. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ https://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2024
- ^ "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights to Forward Leonard Miller from the San Antonio Spurs". www.nba.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "SAN ANTONIO COMPLETES THREE-TEAM TRADE WITH CLEVELAND AND MIAMI". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "HEAT ACQUIRE TWO SECOND ROUND PICKS". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "SPURS COMPLETE THREE-TEAM DEAL WITH MAVERICKS AND CELTICS". www.nba.com. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "SAN ANTONIO COMPLETES TRADE WITH PHOENIX". www.nba.com. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "SPURS RE-SIGN JULIAN CHAMPAGNIE". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Spurs Re-Sign Tre Jones". www.nba.com. July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Spurs Re-Sign Dominick Barlow to Two-Way Contract". www.nba.com. July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Spurs Re-Sign Sandro Mamukelashvili". www.nba.com. July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "NBA Player Transactions | NBA.com". www.nba.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "SUNS SIGN KEITA BATES-DIOP, DREW EUBANKS, CHIMEZIE METU AND YUTA WATANABE". NBA.com. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "SPURS WAIVE LAMAR STEVENS". www.nba.com. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "San Antonio Waves Cameron Payne". www.nba.com. September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.