2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season

2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season
Division Champions
Tim Duncan's final season
Head coach Gregg Popovich
General manager R. C. Buford
Owner(s) Peter Holt
Arena AT&T Center
Results
Record 67–15 (.817)
Place Division: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish Conference Semifinals
(Eliminated by Thunder 2-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports Southwest, KENS HD, CW 35
Radio 1200 WOAI

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] On April 10, the Spurs' home winning streak came to an end with a loss to the defending NBA Champions Golden State Warriors.

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 a NBA record for most home wins in a season with 40 (tying the 1985–86 Boston Celtics 40–1 home record).[3][4]

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 2–4 by the Oklahoma City Thunder. They would become the first team to since the 2007 Dallas Mavericks to finish with 67 wins and be eliminated before the conference finals.[5]

Following the season, longtime captain Tim Duncan retired.

Draft

Main article: 2015 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 26 Nikola Milutinov C  Serbia Partizan (Serbia)
2 55[6] Cady Lalanne C  Haiti Massachusetts

Roster

2015–16 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 12 Aldridge, LaMarcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–07–19 Texas
F 1 Anderson, Kyle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–09–20 UCLA
C 15 Bonner, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–04–05 Florida
F/C 33 Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982–04–16 INSEP (FRA)
F/C 21 Duncan, Tim (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976–04–25 Wake Forest
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
F 2 Leonard, Kawhi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991–06–29 San Diego State
C 40 Marjanović, Boban 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1988–08–15 Serbia
G 23 Martin, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1983–02–01 Western Carolina
G 24 Miller, Andre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1976–03–19 Utah
G 8 Mills, Patty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–08–11 Saint Mary's
G 9 Parker, Tony (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–05–17 INSEP (FRA)
G 17 Simmons, Jonathon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–09–14 Houston
F 30 West, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980–08–29 Xavier
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–03–22

Pre-season

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 2-1; Road: 0–3)
Pre-season: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Division

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – San Antonio Spurs 67 15 .817 0.0 40–1 27–14 14–2 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

Western Conference
# 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

2015–16 game log
Total: 67-15 (Home: 40–1; Road: 27–14)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
November : 13–3 (Home: 8–0; Road: 5–3)
December : 14–2 (Home: 10–0; Road: 4–2)
January : 11–2 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–2)
February : 11–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 8–1)
March : 13–3 (Home: 10–0; Road: 3–3)
April : 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2016 playoff game log
Total: 6–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–2)
First Round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
2016 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

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

Re-signed

Player Signed
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

Player Signed Former team
LaMarcus Aldridge[14] Signed 4-year contract worth $80 million Portland Trail Blazers
Boban Marjanović Signed 1-year contract worth $1.2 million Serbia Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade
David West[15] Signed 2-year contract worth $3 million Indiana Pacers
Jimmer Fredette[16] Signed 1-year contract worth $1 million New Orleans Pelicans
Jonathon Simmons[17] Signed 1-year contract worth $525K Austin Spurs

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Aron Baynes[18] Signed 3-year contract worth $19.5 million Detroit Pistons
Marco Belinelli[19] 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 Idaho Stampede (NBA D-League)

References

  1. ↑ Season Tickets 2015–16 | San Antonio Spurs
  2. ↑ Basketball Reference
  3. ↑ Basketball Reference
  4. ↑ Nathan, Alec. "Spurs Tie All-Time NBA Record for Most Home Wins in a Regular Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Casciaro, Joseph. "Spurs join 2007 Mavs to win 67 games and be eliminated before the conference finals". thescore.com. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ 2015 Draft Board | NBA.com
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Hawks Acquire Tiago Splitter From San Antonio Spurs". nba.com/hawks. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Spurs Re-Sign Tim Duncan". nba.com/spurs. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Spurs Re-Sign Danny Green". nba.com/clippers. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Spurs Re-sign Matt Bonner". nba.com/spurs. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Spurs Re-Sign Kawhi Leonard". nba.com/spurs. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Spurs Re-Sign Manu Ginobli". nba.com/spurs. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Spurs Sign LaMarcus Aldridge". nba.com/spurs. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Spurs Sign David West". nba.com/spurs. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Spurs Sign Jimmer Fredette". nba.com/spurs. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Spurs Sign Jonathon Simmons". nba.com/spurs. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Detroit Pistons Sign Center Aron Baynes". NBA.com. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos". nba.com/kings. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

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