RetroSeasons recaps past sports seasons through stories, photos, videos, and stats from every team, league, and stadium in history. Coverage includes the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL, as well as vintage media from defunct teams and leagues.
The Spurs are one of four former American Basketball Association (ABA) teams to remain intact in the NBA after the 1976 ABA–NBA merger and are the only former ABA team to have won an NBA championship. The franchise has won NBA championships in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014. As of the 2019–20 season, the Spurs had the highest winning percentage among active NBA franchises. As of May 2017, the Spurs had the best winning percentage of any franchise in the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada over the previous three decades. From 1999–2000 to 2016–17, the Spurs won 50 games each season, setting a record of 18 consecutive 50-win seasons. In the 2018–19 season, the Spurs matched an NBA record for most consecutive playoff appearances with 22. The team's recent success has coincided with the tenure of current head coach Gregg Popovich and with the playing careers of Spurs icons David Robinson (1989–2003) and Tim Duncan (1997–2016).
As NBA Summer League wraps up, USA TODAY Sports Sam Amick discusses some post league moves, including the Ty Lawson trade with Kevin Spain. Amick has an interview with San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, who talks about working with Gregg Popovich, how her relationship with her father and brother influenced her now and how much she appreciates having a job coaching in the NBA.
NBA free agency, the rich get richer / As some of the big names in free agency agree to deals,
NBA free agency, the rich get richer / As some of the big names in free agency agree to deals, it's apparent that some of the teams that were already among the best in the league, just got better. Kevin Spain and Sam Amick from USA TODAY Sports discuss the bargain agreement former All-Star David West made with the San Antonio Spurs and the deal Marc Gasol is making to stay in Memphis. A to Z guys Amick and Jeff Zillgitt talk to San Antonio Express News reporter Jeff McDonald about the Spurs getting the top prize in free agency LaMarcus Aldridge and they chat with Dan Woike of the Orange County Register about how the Los Angeles Clippers lost DeAndre Jordan.