The 2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season was the 49th season of the franchise, 40th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 43rd in the San Antonio area.[1]
| 2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Gregg Popovich |
| General manager | R. C. Buford |
| President | Gregg Popovich |
| Owner(s) | Peter Holt |
| Arena | AT&T Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 67–15 (.817) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost to Thunder 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | |
| Radio | 1200 WOAI |
Kawhi Leonard was selected to play in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game as a starter. This marked the first All-Star appearance for Leonard. With the acquisitions of David West and LaMarcus Aldridge, the Spurs finished with a 67–15 record, their best winning percentage in franchise history,[2] earning them the Southwest Division title. The Spurs also set a franchise record for most wins in a season with 67 and tied the NBA record for most home wins in a season with 40 (tying the 1985–86 Boston Celtics 40–1 home record).[3][4] On April 10, the Spurs' home winning streak came to an end with a loss to the defending NBA champion and eventual Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors.
In the first round of the 2016 NBA playoffs, the Spurs faced the injury depleted Memphis Grizzlies, and swept them in four games. However, in the Conference semifinals, the team was defeated 4–2 by the Oklahoma City Thunder. They would become the first team since the 2007 Dallas Mavericks to finish with 67 wins and be eliminated before the conference finals.[5]
After 19 years, this season marked the end of the Tim Duncan era as he retired from the NBA following this season. Believed by many as the greatest Spur of all time, Duncan led the Spurs to 5 championships, a playoff appearance in every season of his 19 years in the league, and after winning their 5th ring in 2014, became the second player, after John Salley, to win championships in 3 different decades. Duncan was also the last remaining active player to win a championship in the 1990s, as he led the Spurs to their first-ever championship title in 1999.
Draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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| 1 | 26 | Nikola Milutinov | C |  Serbia
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Partizan (Serbia) |
| 2 | 55[6] | Cady Lalanne | C |  Haiti
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Massachusetts |
Roster
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Pre-season
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Pre-season: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
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Regular season
editStandings
editDivision
edit| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – San Antonio Spurs | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 40–1 | 27–14 | 15–1 | 82 |
| x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 26–15 | 16–25 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 | 23–18 | 18–23 | 8–8 | 82 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 4–12 | 82 |
Conference
edit| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |
Game log
editPlayoffs
editGame log
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First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
edit| 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
edit| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| LaMarcus Aldridge | 74 | 74 | 30.6 | .513 | .000 | .858 | 8.5 | 1.5 | .5 | 1.1 | 18.0 |
| Kyle Anderson | 78 | 11 | 16.0 | .468 | .324 | .747 | 3.1 | 1.6 | .8 | .4 | 4.5 |
| Matt Bonner | 30 | 2 | 6.9 | .509 | .441 | .750 | .9 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Rasual Butler | 46 | 0 | 9.4 | .471 | .306 | .688 | 1.2 | .5 | .3 | .5 | 2.7 |
| Boris Diaw | 76 | 4 | 18.2 | .527 | .362 | .737 | 3.1 | 2.3 | .3 | .3 | 6.4 |
| Tim Duncan | 61 | 60 | 25.2 | .488 | .000 | .702 | 7.3 | 2.7 | .8 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| Manu Ginóbili | 58 | 0 | 19.6 | .453 | .391 | .813 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .2 | 9.6 |
| Danny Green | 79 | 79 | 26.1 | .376 | .332 | .739 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .8 | 7.2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 72 | 72 | 33.1 | .506 | .443 | .874 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 21.2 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 54 | 4 | 9.4 | .603 | . | .763 | 3.6 | .4 | .2 | .4 | 5.5 |
| Kevin Martin | 16 | 1 | 16.3 | .353 | .333 | .933 | 1.8 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 6.2 |
| Ray McCallum | 31 | 3 | 8.3 | .403 | .313 | .900 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .2 | .1 | 2.2 |
| Andre Miller | 13 | 4 | 13.9 | .479 | .250 | .692 | 2.1 | 2.2 | .5 | .0 | 4.3 |
| Patty Mills | 81 | 3 | 20.5 | .425 | .384 | .810 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .7 | .1 | 8.5 |
| Tony Parker | 72 | 72 | 27.5 | .493 | .415 | .760 | 2.4 | 5.3 | .8 | .2 | 11.9 |
| Jonathon Simmons | 55 | 2 | 14.8 | .504 | .383 | .750 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 6.0 |
| David West | 78 | 19 | 18.0 | .545 | .429 | .788 | 4.0 | 1.8 | .6 | .7 | 7.1 |
Playoffs
edit| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| LaMarcus Aldridge | 10 | 10 | 33.7 | .521 | 1.000 | .891 | 8.3 | 1.0 | .4 | 1.4 | 21.9 |
| Kyle Anderson | 10 | 0 | 12.9 | .320 | .333 | .857 | 2.4 | .7 | .6 | .3 | 2.3 |
| Boris Diaw | 9 | 0 | 17.7 | .457 | .333 | .750 | 2.1 | 2.3 | .2 | .4 | 5.2 |
| Tim Duncan | 10 | 10 | 21.8 | .423 | . | .714 | 4.8 | 1.4 | .2 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| Manu Ginóbili | 10 | 0 | 19.2 | .426 | .429 | .783 | 2.7 | 2.5 | .8 | .3 | 6.7 |
| Danny Green | 10 | 10 | 26.7 | .462 | .500 | .667 | 3.1 | .7 | 2.1 | .8 | 8.6 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 10 | 10 | 33.9 | .500 | .436 | .824 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 22.5 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 7 | 0 | 6.0 | .667 | . | .889 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | .3 | 3.4 |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 0 | 9.8 | .400 | .500 | .667 | .8 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 4.4 |
| Andre Miller | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | .429 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .0 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Patty Mills | 10 | 0 | 16.7 | .434 | .361 | .636 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .7 | .0 | 6.6 |
| Tony Parker | 10 | 10 | 26.4 | .449 | .250 | .857 | 2.2 | 5.3 | .6 | .2 | 10.4 |
| Jonathon Simmons | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | .400 | .667 | .500 | 1.3 | .7 | .7 | .0 | 3.7 |
| David West | 10 | 0 | 17.6 | .455 | .500 | .556 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .6 | .7 | 5.8 |
Transactions
editTrades
edit| July 9, 2015 |
To San Antonio Spurs[7] Ray McCallum, Jr. |
To Sacramento Kings 2016 Second Round Draft Pick |
| July 9, 2015 |
To San Antonio Spurs[8] Georgios Printezis Draft Rights 2017 Draft Second Round Pick |
To Atlanta Hawks Tiago Splitter |
Free agents
editRe-signed
edit| Player | Signed |
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| Tim Duncan[9] | Signed 2-year contract worth $10.4 million |
| Danny Green[10] | Signed 4-year contract worth $45 million |
| Matt Bonner[11] | Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million |
| Kawhi Leonard[12] | Signed 5-year contract worth $90 million |
| Manu Ginóbili[13] | Signed 2-year contract worth $5.8 million |
Additions
edit| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| LaMarcus Aldridge[14] | Signed 4-year contract worth $80 million | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Boban Marjanović | Signed 1-year contract worth $1.2 million | Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade
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| David West[15] | Signed 2-year contract worth $3 million | Indiana Pacers |
| Jonathon Simmons[16] | Signed 1-year contract worth $525K | Austin Spurs |
Subtractions
edit| Player | Reason left | New team |
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| Aron Baynes[17] | Signed 3-year contract worth $19.5 million | Detroit Pistons |
| Marco Belinelli[18] | Signed 3-year contract worth $19 million | Sacramento Kings |
| Cory Joseph | Signed 4-year contract worth $30 million | Toronto Raptors |
| Jeff Ayres | Unrestricted Free Agent / Waived[citation needed] | Idaho Stampede (NBA D-League) |
References
edit- ^ Season Tickets 2015–16 | San Antonio Spurs
- ^ Basketball Reference
- ^ Basketball Reference
- ^ Nathan, Alec. "Spurs Tie All-Time NBA Record for Most Home Wins in a Regular Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ Casciaro, Joseph. "Spurs join 2007 Mavs to win 67 games and be eliminated before the conference finals". thescore.com. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Draft Board | NBA.com". Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ "SAN ANTONIO ACQUIRES RAY McCALLUM SPURS TRADE 2016 SECOND ROUND PICK FOR THIRD-YEAR GUARD". nba.com/spurs. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ "Hawks Acquire Tiago Splitter From San Antonio Spurs". nba.com/hawks. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Spurs Re-Sign Tim Duncan". nba.com/spurs. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Spurs Re-Sign Danny Green". nba.com/clippers. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Spurs Re-sign Matt Bonner". nba.com/spurs. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "Spurs Re-Sign Kawhi Leonard". nba.com/spurs. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Spurs Re-Sign Manu Ginobli". nba.com/spurs. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Spurs Sign LaMarcus Aldridge". nba.com/spurs. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Spurs Sign David West". nba.com/spurs. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Spurs Sign Jonathon Simmons". nba.com/spurs. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Sign Center Aron Baynes". NBA.com. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos". nba.com/kings. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.