2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season

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2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season
Division Champions
Head coach Gregg Popovich
General manager R. C. Buford
Owner(s) Spurs Sports & Entertainment
Arena AT&T Center
Results
Record 61–21 (.744)
Place Division: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish Conference Finals
(Lost to Warriors 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
Radio 1200 WOAI
< 2015–16 2017–18 >

The 2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season was the franchise's 50th season, its 44th season in the San Antonio area, and its 41st in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season was the team's first without longtime team cornerstone Tim Duncan since 1996–97; Duncan retired from the NBA on July 11, 2016 as a five–time champion and the first NBA player ever to win championships in three straight decades. With the elimination of the NHL (National Hockey League)'s Detroit Red Wings from the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs on March 28, 2017, the Spurs—with 20 consecutive NBA Playoffs appearances—held the longest active playoff streak in any of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

Despite Duncan no longer on the team, the Spurs finished the regular season with a 61–21 record, securing the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in six games. In the Western Conference Semifinals, they defeated the Houston Rockets in six games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs were swept by the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors in four games. This was San Antonio's first time being swept in the playoffs since the 2010 Western Conference Semifinals, when they were defeated by the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. The Spurs were also close to rematching the defending NBA champions Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals for the first time since 2007.

As of 2021, this is the only time in the post-Tim Duncan era that the Spurs advanced past the First Round of the Western Conference Playoffs.

Season synopsis

Preseason

The 2016 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2016, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Spurs chose guard Dejounte Murray with the 29th pick of the first round.

On July 11, Tim Duncan announced his retirement from the NBA.[1]

On July 19, it was confirmed that the Spurs would play a game at the Mexico City Arena in Mexico City, Mexico on January 14, 2017 against the Phoenix Suns.

Regular season

On March 8, with a 114–104 win over the Sacramento Kings the Spurs extended their league record for consecutive 50+ win seasons to 18 straight.

On April 4, with a 95–89(OT) win over the Memphis Grizzlies the Spurs secured their first back to back 60+ win seasons in team history.

Playoffs

The San Antonio Spurs were eliminated 4-0 by the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals.

Draft

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Main article: 2016 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 29 Dejounte Murray[2][3] PG  United States Washington

Roster

2016–17 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PF/C 12 Aldridge, LaMarcus (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1985-07-19 Texas
SF 1 Anderson, Kyle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-09-20 UCLA
C 30 Anthony, Joel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1982-08-09 UNLV
PF 42 Bertāns, Dāvis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992-11-12 Latvia
C 3 Dedmon, Dewayne 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-08-12 Southern California
SG 11 Forbes, Bryn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-07-23 Michigan State
C 16 Gasol, Pau 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980-07-06 Spain
SG 20 Ginóbili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977-07-28 Argentina
SG 14 Green, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987-06-22 North Carolina
PF 10 Lee, David Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1983-04-29 Florida
SF 2 Leonard, Kawhi Injured (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991-06-29 San Diego State
PG 8 Mills, Patty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-08-11 Saint Mary's
G/F 14 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986-03-16 Italy
PG 5 Murray, Dejounte 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-09-19 Washington
PG 9 Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982-05-17 France
SG 17 Simmons, Jonathon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989-09-14 Houston
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 27, 2017

Standings

Division

Southwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – San Antonio Spurs 61 21 .744 0.0 31–10 30–11 11–5 82
x – Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 6.0 30–11 25–16 10–6 82
x – Memphis Grizzlies 43 39 .524 18.0 24–17 19–22 8–8 82
New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 27.0 21–20 13–28 6–10 82
Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 28.0 21–20 12–29 5–11 82


Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 67 15 .817 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 61 21 .744 6.0 82
3 x – Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 12.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 51 31 .622 16.0 82
5 y – Utah Jazz * 51 31 .622 16.0 82
6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 47 35 .573 20.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 43 39 .524 24.0 82
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 26.0 82
9 Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 27.0 82
10 New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 33.0 82
11 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 34.0 82
12 Sacramento Kings 32 50 .390 35.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 36.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 26 56 .317 41.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 24 58 .293 43.0 82

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log
2017 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LaMarcus Aldridge 72 72 32.4 .477 .411 .812 7.3 1.9 .6 1.2 17.3
Kyle Anderson 72 14 14.2 .445 .375 .789 2.9 1.3 .7 .4 3.4
Joel Anthony 19 0 6.4 .625 . .625 1.6 .2 .1 .3 1.3
Davis Bertans 67 6 12.1 .440 .399 .824 1.5 .7 .3 .4 4.5
Dewayne Dedmon 76 37 17.5 .622 . .699 6.5 .6 .5 .8 5.1
Bryn Forbes 36 0 7.9 .364 .321 .833 .6 .6 .0 .0 2.6
Pau Gasol 64 39 25.4 .502 .538 .707 7.8 2.3 .4 1.1 12.4
Manu Ginóbili 69 0 18.7 .390 .392 .804 2.3 2.7 1.2 .2 7.5
Danny Green 68 68 26.6 .392 .379 .844 3.3 1.8 1.0 .8 7.3
Nicolás Laprovíttola 18 3 9.7 .426 .370 1.000 .6 1.6 .2 .1 3.3
David Lee 79 10 18.7 .590 . .708 5.6 1.6 .4 .5 7.3
Kawhi Leonard 74 74 33.4 .485 .380 .880 5.8 3.5 1.8 .7 25.5
Patty Mills 80 8 21.9 .440 .414 .825 1.8 3.5 .8 .0 9.5
Dejounte Murray 38 8 8.5 .431 .391 .700 1.1 1.3 .2 .2 3.4
Tony Parker 63 63 25.2 .466 .333 .726 1.8 4.5 .5 .0 10.1
Jonathon Simmons 78 8 17.8 .420 .294 .750 2.1 1.6 .6 .3 6.2

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LaMarcus Aldridge 16 16 33.6 .458 .143 .764 7.4 1.5 .6 1.0 16.5
Kyle Anderson 15 1 13.0 .563 .300 .727 3.1 1.7 .7 .1 5.5
Joel Anthony 3 0 5.0 .750 . .000 1.3 .0 .0 .7 2.0
Davis Bertans 13 0 8.6 .444 .400 .667 1.5 .2 .2 .3 2.8
Dewayne Dedmon 12 3 8.1 .609 . .531 3.9 .3 .2 .3 3.8
Bryn Forbes 6 0 12.2 .286 .222 1.000 1.0 .5 .0 .2 3.3
Pau Gasol 16 7 22.8 .439 .333 .708 7.1 1.9 .4 .9 7.7
Manu Ginóbili 16 1 17.8 .412 .225 .739 2.4 2.4 1.0 .1 6.6
Danny Green 16 16 27.3 .405 .342 .571 3.6 1.4 .6 .9 7.8
David Lee 15 4 16.3 .521 .000 .647 3.8 .7 .3 .3 4.1
Kawhi Leonard 12 12 35.8 .525 .455 .931 7.8 4.6 1.7 .5 27.7
Patty Mills 16 6 26.0 .407 .360 .864 2.1 2.7 .8 .1 10.3
Dejounte Murray 11 2 15.3 .377 .000 .680 2.5 2.5 1.5 .1 5.7
Tony Parker 8 8 26.4 .526 .579 1.000 2.5 3.1 .5 .0 15.9
Jonathon Simmons 15 4 20.4 .456 .351 .677 1.9 1.9 .6 .1 10.5

Transactions

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Trades

July 8, 2016
 To San Antonio Spurs
Draft rights to Olivier Hanlan[4]		 To Utah Jazz
Boris Diaw
Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Manu Ginóbili[5] 1-year contract worth $14 million

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Pau Gasol[6] 2-year contract worth $30 million Chicago Bulls
Dewayne Dedmon[7] 2-year contract worth $6 million Orlando Magic
Dāvis Bertāns[8] 2-year contract worth $1.5 million Spain Saski Baskonia
Bryn Forbes[9] 2-year contract worth $1.5 million Michigan State Spartans
David Lee[10] 2-year contract worth $3.2 million Dallas Mavericks

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
David West[11] 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Golden State Warriors
Tim Duncan[12] Retired N/A
Boban Marjanović[13] 3-year contract worth $21 million Detroit Pistons

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