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SAN ANTONIO SPURS

MEDIA
GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Spurs Players 5–73 Spurs 2016-17 Regular Season Notes 106-07
2017-18 Roster 7 2016-17 NBA Standings 108
LaMarcus Aldridge 8-12 2016-17 NBA Honor Roll 109
Kyle Anderson 13-14 2016-17 NBA Regular Season Leaders 110
Davis Bertans 15 2016-17 NBA Team Statistics 111
Matt Costello 16 Spurs 2017 Playoff Stats 112
Bryn Forbes 17 Spurs 2017 Playoff High Games 113
Pau Gasol 18-24 Spurs 2017 Playoff Highs and Lows 114
Rudy Gay 25-28 2017 NBA Playoff Leaders 115
Manu Ginobili 29-37
Danny Green 38-42 Spurs History 118-155
Darrun Hilliard 43 Spurs Won-Loss Record By Year 118
Joffrey Lauvergne 44-45 All-Time Spurs Coaches 118
Kawhi Leonard 46-51 Spurs All-Time Attendance 119
Patty Mills 52-55 Spurs All-Time Regular Season Leaders 120-21
Dejounte Murray 56-57 Spurs Leaders By Year 122-23
Tony Parker 58-67 Spurs Regular Season Top Games 124
Brandon Paul 68 Spurs Single Season Highs/Rookie Highs 125
Derrick White 69 Spurs NBA Honor Roll 126-28
Training Camp Invitees 70 Spurs Among League Leaders 129-31
International Players 71-73 Spurs All-Time Draft History 132-33
Key Dates in Spurs History 134-36
Spurs Sports & Entertainment 76-98 Spurs All-Time Transactions 137-44
Spurs Ownership Group 76 Spurs All-Time Playoff Leaders 145-46
Julianna Hawn Holt 77 Spurs All-Time Playoff Results 147-155
Rick Pych 78
Gregg Popovich 79 ABA History 157-168
Assistant Coaches 80-81
R.C. Buford 82 Spurs Year-by-Year Recaps 169-249
Basketball Ops Front Office 82-85
Spurs Basketball Staff 86-88 Former Spurs Statistics 250-295
Spurs Broadcasting 89
Silver Dancers 90 Spurs Franchise Records 297-310
Coyote 91
Spurs in the Community 92-94 The NBA 311-355
San Antonio Rampage 95 NBA Offices 312
Austin Spurs 96 NBA G League 313-15
San Antonio FC 97 All-Time NBA Leaders 316-17
AT&T Center 98 Active NBA Leaders 318-19
All-Time NBA Playoff Leaders 320-21
2016-17 Season in Review 99-115 Active NBA Playoff Leaders 322-23
Spurs 2016-17 Regular Season Statistics 100 NBA Coaches Records 324
Spurs 2016-17 High Games 101 Spurs vs. NBA Teams 325-53
Spurs 2016-17 Game-by-Game 102 Spurs Media Outlets 354
Spurs 2016-17 Miscellaneous Statistics 103
Spurs 2016-17 Individual Highs and Lows 104 Spurs Season Schedule 356-357
Spurs 2016-17 Team Highs and Lows 105
The 2017-18 San Antonio Spurs media guide was written and edited by Kris Davis, Jordan Howenstine, Lauren Venticinque and Meredith
Collier. Photography by Mark Sobhani and NBA Photos. A special thanks to Elias Sports Bureau for their assistance.
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2017-18 ROSTER

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Prior to NBA/Home Country Yrs
12 LaMarcus Aldridge F 6-11 260 07/19/85 Texas/USA 11
1 Kyle Anderson G/F 6-9 230 09/20/93 UCLA/USA 3
42 Davis Bertans F 6-10 210 11/12/92 Laboral Kutxa/Latvia 1
10 Matt Costello F/C 6-10 240 08/05/93 Michigan State/USA R
11 Bryn Forbes G 6-3 190 07/23/93 Michigan State/USA 1
16 Pau Gasol F/C 7-0 250 07/06/80 FC Barcelona/Spain 16
22 Rudy Gay F 6-8 230 08/17/86 Connecticut/USA 11
20 Manu Ginobili G 6-6 205 07/28/77 Kinder Bologna/Argentina 15
14 Danny Green G/F 6-6 215 06/22/87 North Carolina/USA 8
24 Darrun Hilliard G 6-6 220 04/13/93 Villanova/USA 2
77 Joffrey Lauvergne F 6-11 260 09/30/91 Khimki/France 3
2 Kawhi Leonard F 6-7 230 06/29/91 San Diego State/USA 6
8 Patty Mills G 6-0 180 08/11/88 St. Mary’s (CA)/Australia 8
5 Dejounte Murray G 6-5 170 09/19/96 Washington/USA 1
9 Tony Parker G 6-2 185 05/17/82 Paris Racing/France 16
3 Brandon Paul G 6-4 200 04/30/91 Illinois/USA R
4 Derrick White G 6-4 190 07/02/94 Colorado/USA R
Head Coach: Gregg Popovich (Air Force Academy)
Assistant Coaches: Ettore Messina (Italy) Chip Engelland (Duke)
Ime Udoka (Portland State) Becky Hammon (Colorado State)
James Borrego (University of San Diego) Will Hardy (Williams College)
Director of Medical Services: Phil Coles (University of Sydney)
Head Athletic Trainer: Will Sevening (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Athletic Trainer Assistant: Paul West (Linfield College)
Athletic Performance Coordinator: Anthony Falsone (Stephen F. Austin)
HOW THE SPURS ROSTER WAS BUILT
THE NBA DRAFT
Manu Ginobili Second round pick in 1999 NBA Draft, 57th overall selection
Tony Parker First round pick in 2001 NBA Draft, 28th overall selection
Kyle Anderson First round pick in 2014 NBA Draft, 30th overall selection
Dejounte Murray First round pick in 2016 NBA Draft, 29th overall selection
Derrick White First round pick in 2017 NBA Draft, 29th overall selection
FREE AGENTS
Danny Green Signed on 3/6/11 Rudy Gay Signed on 7/6/17
Patty Mills Signed on 3/27/12 Brandon Paul Signed on 7/14/17
LaMarcus Aldridge Signed on 7/9/15 Joffrey Lauvergne Signed on 7/18/17
Pau Gasol Signed on 7/14/16 Matt Costello Signed on 7/24/17
Bryn Forbes Signed on 7/14/16 Darrun Hilliard Signed on 9/11/17

TRADES
Kawhi Leonard Obtained draft rights to Kawhi Leonard, Davis Bertans and Erazem Lorbek
from the Indiana Pacers for George Hill (6/23/11)
Davis Bertans Obtained draft rights to Kawhi Leonard, Davis Bertans and Erazem Lorbek
from the Indiana Pacers for George Hill (6/23/11)
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LaMARCUS

ALDRIDGE

HEIGHT 6-11 | WEIGHT 260 | SEASON 12th
BIRTHDATE 7/19/85 | BIRTHPLACE Dallas, TX
HIGH SCHOOL Seagoville (Dallas, TX)
COLLEGE Texas
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CAREER NOTES: Is in his 12th NBA season, his third with the Spurs … spent his first nine seasons
with the Portland Trail Blazers … a four-time All-NBA performer, named to the Second Team in 2015
and the Third Team in 2011, 2014 and 2016 … one of only four players in the league to be named
to the All-NBA Team in each of the three seasons from 2014-16, along with LeBron James, Stephen
Curry and Chris Paul ... selected an NBA All-Star in each of the five seasons from 2011-16 ... named
to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2007 … one of just three players (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade)
to score 1,000 points or more in each of the last 10 seasons … has been named Western Conference
Player of the Month once and NBA Player of the Week on nine occasions … in his NBA career has
appeared in 794 games, averaging 19.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.04 blocks in 34.9
minutes … shooting .487 from the field and .802 from the foul line … has seen action in 44 playoff
games, averaging 22.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.70 blocks and 1.5 assists in 34.7 minutes … originally
drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 2nd overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, before being dealt to
Portland on draft night … played two seasons at the University of Texas at Austin (2004-06), where he
was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and was Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2006.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (2nd overall pick) of the
2006 NBA Draft … acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Bulls with a future second-round
draft pick for Viktor Khryapa and the draft rights to Tyrus Thomas (fourth pick overall) on June 28,
2006 … signed by the Spurs (7/9/15).
2016-17: Started in each of his 72 appearances, averaging 17.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and
1.22 blocks in 32.4 minutes … shot .477 from the field, .411 from three-point range and .812 from
the free throw line … scored in double figures 67 times, including 20 games with 20-plus points …
logged a team-best 18 double-doubles … recorded the most total blocks on the team with 88 on the
season … led the team in rebounds 22 times and in scoring 13 times … scored his 15,000th career
point on 3/23 vs. Memphis … notched a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds along with 2
assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal on 3/4 vs. Minnesota … tallied a double-double of 21 points (10-19 FG)
and 15 rebounds along with 3 blocks on 3/3 at New Orleans … posted his fourth consecutive double-
double and 12th of the season when he registered 15 points and 10 rebounds on 2/12 at New York
… tallied a double-double with 15 points (5-10 FG, 5-6 FT) and 10 rebounds on 2/8 at Philadelphia …
recorded a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds on 2/6 at Memphis … logged a double-double
of 14 points and 14 rebounds on 1/27 at New Orleans … led the team in scoring and rebounding as
he recorded 21 points (6-14 FG, 9-11 FT), 7 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal on 1/24 at Toronto …
notched a double-double of 16 points (7-14 FG, 2-4 FT) and a game-high 12 rebounds along with
6 assists on 1/21 at Cleveland … logged 29 points (12-20 FG, 5-6 FT), 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2
blocks on 1/17 vs. Minnesota … registered his seventh double-double of the season with 15 points
(5-9 FG, 5-6 FT) and 11 rebounds on 1/7 vs. Charlotte … led San Antonio with a game-high 28 points
(11-18 FG, 1-1 3FG, 5-6 FT) on 1/5 at Denver … tallied his sixth double-double of the season with
27 points (12-17 FG, 1-1 3FG, 5-6 FT) and a game-high-tying 13 rebounds along with 3 blocks and 2
assists on 1/1 at Atlanta … was in double figures in 27 of 30 games on the season … logged 27 points
(10-12 FG, 7-9 FT), 8 rebounds and 2 assists on 12/28 vs. Phoenix … recorded 20 of his season-high
33 points (15-20 FG, 3-6 FT) in the first quarter and started the game by going 11-for-11 from the floor
on 12/25 vs. Chicago … on 12/23 at Portland, registered a double-double of 18 points (7-18 FG, 4-4
FT) and a game-high 14 rebounds along with a team-leading 6 assists and 3 steals … scored a team-
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high 24 points (9-17 FG, 1-3 3FG, 5-6 FT) along with 7 rebounds and a steal in 33 minutes on 11/26 at

Washington … led the team in scoring with 23 points (10-14 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT), 6 rebounds, 3 blocked
shots, 2 assists and 2 steals in 36 minutes on 11/18 at L.A. Lakers … scored 21 points (8-16 FG, 1-1
3FG, 4-4 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks on 11/16 at Sacramento … tallied his third
double-double of the season on 11/12 at Houston by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds with 2 assists
and 3 blocks … logged a second double-double on 11/11 vs. Detroit with 14 points and 12 rebounds
… recorded his 14,000th career point and was perfect from long range, hitting a career high of three
three-pointers on 11/5 vs. L.A. Clippers … tallied a double-double during the season opener at Golden
State on 10/25 with 26 points (10-20 FG, 1-1 3FG, 5-6 FT) and a team-high 14 rebounds along with 3
assists … logged one DNP-CD (11/21) … sat out four games due to rest (10/30, 12/14, 3/8) … missed
one game with gastroenteritis (1/10) … sat out one game with a sore right knee (2/2) … missed two
games, medical (3/11-3/13) … missed one game with a left thumb sprain (4/2) ... started in all 16 playoff
games, averaging 16.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.00 blocks in 33.6 minutes … shot .458
from the field and .764 from the free throw line … led the team with his 28 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists
and 3 steals on 5/14 at Golden State … finished with a game-leading 34 points (16-26 FG, 2-2 FT) and
a team-best 12 rebounds on 5/11 at Houston … posted a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds
on 5/9 vs. Houston … logged 26 points (12-20 FG, 2-3 FT), 7 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 assists on 5/5 at
Houston … registered 15 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks on 5/3 vs. Houston … tallied a double-double
of 17 points and 12 rebounds on 4/27 at Memphis … posted a double-double of 16 points (5-8 FG, 6-10
FT) on 4/20 at Memphis.
2015-16: Started all 74 games he appeared in, averaging 18.0 points, a team-high 8.5 rebounds, 1.5
assists and 1.09 blocks in 30.6 minutes … shot .513 (536-1,045) from the field and a career-best .858
(259-302) from the foul line … ranked 17th in the NBA in field goal percentage … scoring averaged
increased each month of the season from 15.9 ppg in November to 22.6 ppg in March … scored in
double figures 64 times, including 31 games with 20-or-more and four games with at least 30 points
… posted a team-best 26 double-doubles … led the team in rebounding 35 times, in scoring on 24
occasions and blocks 25 times … named to his fifth straight All-Star Game, one of just eight active
players to have been selected to five straight All-Star Games and one of five to have played in the past
five All-Star games (2012-16) … named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week for games
played Feb. 1-7 … grabbed the 6,000th rebound of his career vs. Memphis on 3/25 … one of just three
players (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade) to score 1,000 points or more in each of the last nine seasons
… posted a season-high 36 points (12-20 FG, 12-12 FT) to go along with 6 rebounds and a team-high
3 blocks in 34 minutes vs. New Orleans on 2/3 … his 36 points were the most by a Spurs player since
Tony Parker posted 37 points vs. Oklahoma City on 1/22/14 … posted 32 points (12-16 FG, 8-9 FT), 12
rebounds and 3 blocks in 33 minutes vs. Memphis on 3/25 … followed that up with a game-high 31 points
(11-16 FG, 9-11 FT) and 13 rebounds with 3 assists and 2 blocks in 31 minutes at Memphis on 3/28 …
netted 31 points (12-18 FG, 7-7 FT) and a game-high 15 rebounds in 38 minutes vs. Toronto on 4/2 …
totalled a game-high 29 points (11-13 FG, 7-8 FT) to go along with 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks
in 29 minutes at Minnesota on 3/8 … produced 26 points and a game-high 16 rebounds in 33 minutes
at Houston on 2/27 … netted a team-high 17 points and season-high 19 rebounds with 2 assists in 34
minutes vs. Philadelphia on 11/14 … totalled a game-high 26 points (11-25 FG, 4-4 FT) to go along with
13 rebounds in 37 minutes vs. Golden State on 3/19 … missed two games with a mild sprain-left ankle
(11/21-23) … missed one game with back spasms (1/22) … missed one game with a migraine headache
(3/5) … sat out four games due to rest (1/6, 3/26, 4/8, 4/13) ... started all 10 playoff games, averaging 21.9
points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.40 blocks and 1.0 assists in 33.7 minutes … shot .521 (88-169) from the field and
.891 (41-46) from the foul line … posted three double-doubles … became the first Spurs player to score
20-or-more points in the first five games of a playoff series (WC Semifinals vs. OKC) since Tim Duncan
scored 20-plus in all six games of the 2007 WC Semifinals vs. Phoenix … scored 79 points through the
opening two games, which ranks as the second most points in Games 1 & 2 of a playoff series in Spurs
history behind only George Gervin who had 81 points in two opening games vs. Washington in the 1978
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals … shot .750 (33-44) from the floor, a perfect 2-of-2 from beyond
the arc and 11-of-11 from the foul line in the first two games vs. Oklahoma City … produced the most
points by a Spurs player in a playoff game since Tony Parker (43 in the Western Conference First Round
against Dallas on 4/25/09) when he scored a game-high 41 points (15-21 FG, 1-1 3FG, 10-10 FT) to
go along with 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in 43 minutes vs. Oklahoma City in Game 2 on 5/2 …
recorded 38 points (18-23 FG, 1-1 3FG, 1-1 FT) in 29:32 vs. Oklahoma City in Game 1 on 4/30, which
ranks as the most points in 30-or-fewer minutes played in a playoff game in the shot-clock era.
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2014-15: Finished the regular season averaging a career-high 23.4 points (46.6% FG, 35.2% 3-PT,
84.5% FT) along with 10.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 35.4 minutes over 71 games (all starts) …
finished seventh in the NBA in scoring and tied for eighth in rebounding … averaged a double-double
for the second consecutive season … became the first Trail Blazer to ever lead the league in field goals
made (659) … two-time Western Conference Player of the Week (12/7, 12/22) ... became the first Trail
Blazer to start in an All-Star Game since Clyde Drexler in 1994 (Fourth overall selection) ... Surpassed
Clyde Drexler (5,339) for most rebounds in franchise history on 3/20 at Orlando ... became the third
player in franchise history with 5,000+ rebounds (Drexler-5,339, Kersey-5,078) ... attained his 220th
career double-double on 2/5 against Phoenix, placing him ahead of Sidney Wicks (219) for first all-time
in franchise history ... scored a season-high 39 points (16-30 FG) against Denver on 12/2 and notched
38 points at Cleveland (13-23 FG) on 1/28 ... finished with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds in 31 games
this season (third in NBA) ... had 14+ rebounds in four consecutive games (12/13-12/19) ... scored a
career-high 21 points in the first quarter against Chicago on 12/19 and tied a franchise record for most
FG made in a quarter (10-of-12) ... scored a season-high 39 points (16-30 FG) against Denver on 12/2
… appeared in five playoff games, averaging 21.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.40 blocks in
41.6 minutes ... posted 32 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks in 42 minutes at Memphis on 4/19.
2013-14: Finished the regular season averaging career highs with 23.2 points and 11.1 rebounds, along
with 2.6 assists, 0.91 steals, 0.99 blocks and 36.2 minutes in 69 games (all starts) … ranked eighth in
the NBA in scoring and seventh in the league in rebounding … shot 45.8 percent from the floor and a
career-best 82.2 percent from the free throw line … one of three players in the NBA to rank in the top
10 in both scoring and rebounding (Kevin Love, DeMarcus Cousins) … joined Sidney Wicks as the
only other Trail Blazer player to average 23 points and 11 rebounds in a season … just the fourth Trail
Blazer in team history to rank in the top 10 in the NBA in scoring in multiple seasons (Geoff Petrie, Kiki
Vandeweghe, Clyde Drexler) … established a new career high with 40 double-doubles (10th in the NBA)
… selected to his third NBA All-Star Game, the fifth Portland player to be named to at least three All-Star
teams (C. Drexler, M. Lucas, B. Roy, S. Wicks) … led the league in games of 20-plus points and 20-plus
rebounds (3) and ranked second in the NBA with 12 games of at least 25 points and 15 rebounds …
named the Western Conference Player of the Week three times (11/18-11/24, 12/2-12/8, 12/9-12/15),
one of three Western Conference players to earn the honor at least three times during the season (K.
Durant, B. Griffin) … scored 20-plus points in 11 consecutive games from 1/4-1/25, a career best …
scored a career-high 44 points (15-29 FG) to go along with 13 rebounds and five assists against Denver
on 1/23, becoming the first Trail Blazer to record at least 44 points and 13 rebounds since Maurice Lucas
on 1/12/79 (46 points, 17 rebounds) … grabbed a career-best 25 rebounds vs. Houston on 12/12, adding
31 points … scored 31 points and notched 15 rebounds, six assists and two blocks at the L.A. Lakers on
4/1 … finished with 38 points (17-28 FG), 13 rebounds and five assists against Oklahoma City on 12/4
… led the team in scoring 40 times, rebounding on 38 occasions and twice in assists … posted team
highs of 26.2 points (45.2% FG, 80.0% FT) and 10.6 rebounds to go with 1.5 assists, 1.64 blocked shots
and 40.1 minutes in 11 games vs. Houston and San Antonio … scoring and rebounding averages rank
in the top-10 in Trail Blazers playoff history ... tallied eight games with 20-plus points, the most by a Trail
Blazer in the postseason since 1992 ... became the first Trail Blazer with four straight double-doubles in
the playoffs since Clyde Drexler (6, 1992) ... his scoring average of 29.8 points in the First Round against
the Rockets is the second-highest by a Trail Blazer in any playoff series (Clyde Drexler - 31.4, 1992 vs.
Phoenix) ... in Games 1 and 2 in Houston, Aldridge became the first NBA player with consecutive playoff
games of 43 points or more since Tracy McGrady (April 20-23, 2003) ... Aldridge recorded two of the
franchise’s three highest scoring playoff games (46 points, April 20, 2014; 43 points, April 23, 2014) in
Games 1 and 2 at Houston.
2012-13: Notched averages of 21.1 points (ninth in NBA), 9.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.84 steals, 1.23
blocks and 37.7 minutes in 74 games (all starts) … shot 48.4 percent from the field and 81.0 percent from
the free throw line … only NBA player to average 21.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game … ranked 16th
in the NBA in rebounds per game and 23rd in blocks per contest … selected to his second consecutive
NBA All-Star Game … named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of 3/11-3/17 …
recorded 38 double-doubles … led the NBA with 16 games of 25 points and 10 rebounds and with eight
games of at least 30 points and 10 boards … led the team in scoring 29 times, in rebounds 31 times and
in assists on six different occasions … tallied a double-double in seven straight games from 1/27-2/8,
tied for his longest double-double streak of his career … made the game-winning shot as time expired
against Dallas on 1/29, a 106-104 victory … finished with 30 points (12-23 FG) and 21 rebounds against
Golden State on 4/17 … scored a season-high 33 points 1/13 vs. Oklahoma City.
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