San Antonio Spurs Headlines
Spurs make it official, signforward Pau Gasol (The Associated Press)
The San Antonio Spurs signed Pau Gasol, beefing up a front line that will be without Tim Duncan next season for the first time in 19 years. The 7-foot Gasol has won two NBA titles and is a six-time All-Star. Gasol is one of six players in NBA history to reach 19,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists and 1,500 blocks, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett and Duncan, who retired earlier this week. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:55:23 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
While US basketball readies for Rio, Popovich preps for 2020 (Yahoo Sports)
Mike Krzyzewski is working with his team when suddenly Gregg Popovich enters the gym with his own guys looking to play ball. While Krzyzewski readies the Americans for Rio, Popovich is getting an early start on his own Olympic preparations. The San Antonio Spurs coach is overseeing the Select Team of young players training against the U.S. this week, and some of those players might be in the mix when Popovich coaches the Americans in Tokyo. [read full article]
Posted Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:04:09 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Phoenix Suns to play 2 regular-season games in Mexico (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:57:05 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Spurs make it official, sign veteran PauGasol (Reuters)
(Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs, looking to fill a void left by the retirement of future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan, officially added Pau Gasol on Thursday in an effort to shore up their front line. Terms of the contract were not disclosed but it was widely reported that Gasol, the only NBA player to average 15 points, 10 rebounds and four assists a game last season, signed a two-year deal worth $30 million. Gasol, a 15-year NBA veteran who played last season for the Chicago Bulls, had previously written in the Players' Tribune that he would be joining the five-times NBA champions Spurs. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:16:54 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
NBA-Spurs make it official, sign veteran Pau Gasol (Reuters)
The San Antonio Spurs, looking to fill a void left by the retirement of future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan, officially added Pau Gasol on Thursday in an effort to shore up their front line. Terms of the contract were not disclosed but it was widely reported that Gasol, the only NBA player to average 15 points, 10 rebounds and four assists a game last season, signed a two-year deal worth $30 million. Gasol, a 15-year NBA veteran who played last season for the Chicago Bulls, had previously written in the Players' Tribune that he would be joining the five-times NBA champions Spurs. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:03:25 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Spurs make it official, sign veteran Pau Gasol (Reuters)
(Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs, looking to fill a void left by the retirement of future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan, officially added Pau Gasol on Thursday in an effort to shore up their front line. Terms of the contract were not disclosed but it was widely reported that Gasol, the only NBA player to average 15 points, 10 rebounds and four assists a game last season, signed a two-year deal worth $30 million. Gasol, a 15-year NBA veteran who played last season for the Chicago Bulls, had previously written in the Players' Tribune that he would be joining the five-times NBA champions Spurs. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:16:54 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Spurs make it official, sign forward Pau Gasol (The Associated Press)
The San Antonio Spurs have signed Pau Gasol, beefing up a front line that will be without Tim Duncan next season for the first time in 19 years. The 7-foot Gasol has won two NBA titles and is a six-time All-Star. Gasol is one of six players in NBA history to reach 19,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists and 1,500 blocks along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett and Duncan, who retired earlier this week. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:25:28 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Spurs make it official, sign forward Pau Gasol
SAN ANTONIO (AP) The San Antonio Spurs have signed Pau Gasol, beefing up a front line that will be without Tim Duncan next season for the first time in 19 years. [read full article]
Posted Jul 14, 2016 1:25 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Duncan breaks silence: 'When it's not fun anymore, I'm done' (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:04:03 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
NBA Summer League recap: Timberwolves 80, Spurs 71
The Minnesota Timberwolves picked up their first win of the NBA Summer League, topping the San Antonio Spurs 80-71. [read full article]
Posted Jul 13, 2016 8:30 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
A thankful Popovich bids farewell to 'irreplaceable' Duncan (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:40:57 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Australia's Boomers beat Pac-12 All-Stars 92-83 (Yahoo Sports)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- San Antonio Spurs point guard Patty Mills and Detroit Pistons center Aron Baynes helped Australia's Boomers begin their fine-tuning for the Olympics with a 92-83 win over the Pac-12 All-Stars on Tuesday. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 05:10:00 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Australia's Boomers beat Pac-12 All-Stars 92-83
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) San Antonio Spurs point guard Patty Mills and Detroit Pistons center Aron Baynes helped Australia's Boomers begin their fine-tuning for the Olympics with a 92-83 win over the Pac-12 All-Stars on Tuesday. [read full article]
Posted Jul 12, 2016 9:10 AM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
The definitive list of Tim Duncan's eight most memorable games (Ball Don't Lie)
In case you were sleeping under that rock the San Antonio Spurs have long been pounding all morning, Tim Duncan retired from the sport of basketball after 19 seasons and five NBA titles. Duncan closed the book on one of the league’s greatest careers, compiling a quiet 56,738 minutes —including an NBA-record 9,370 in the playoffs —over 1,643 games that, when viewed collectively, spoke louder than any other power forward in history. In just his second NBA season, Duncan capped the run to San Antonio’s first championship with 31 points and nine rebounds over 46 minutes of a clinching Game 5 victory in Madison Square Garden. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:34:31 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Different exits, same Hall of Fame future for Kobe, Duncan (The Associated Press)
A two-decade chapter of NBA history has closed. Duncan ended his career Monday after 19 years with the San Antonio Spurs, three months after Bryant played the last game of his 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. To see them go, it's kind of sad, but it comes at some point,'' said Grizzlies assistant Nick Van Exel, a former teammate of both. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:23:28 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
'Say it ain't so!': The NBA reacts to Duncan's retirement
Chris Quinn remembers the moment vividly. Quinn was with the San Antonio Spurs, and can still see Tim Duncan sacrificing his body and diving out of bounds in a spectacular effort to keep a ball in play. [read full article]
Posted Jul 11, 2016 7:16 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
5-time NBA champion Tim Duncan retires after 19 seasons (The Associated Press)
Tim Duncan spent nearly two decades as the quiet storm in the middle of the San Antonio Spurs franchise, putting the team on his broad shoulders and carrying it to heights unseen in modern American sports. With Duncan as the focal point, the Spurs won five championships, made the playoffs in all 19 of his seasons and cemented themselves as one of the most successful sports franchises in history. The 40-year-old Duncan announced his retirement on Monday, marking the end of an era for the Spurs and the NBA. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 11 Jul 2016 10:38:57 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
5-time NBA champion Tim Duncan retires after 19 seasons (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Mon, 11 Jul 2016 10:38:57 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Tim Duncan, by the numbers
By the numbers, some of the accomplishments of Tim Duncan, who announced his retirement Monday after 19 NBA seasons, all with the San Antonio Spurs. [read full article]
Posted Jul 11, 2016 12:54 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
NBA teams pay tribute to retired San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan
There will never be another player like Tim Duncan. After announcing his retirement Monday, teams across the NBA weighed in to say 'thank you'following a spectacular career. [read full article]
Posted Jul 11, 2016 1:55 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
5-time NBA champion Tim Duncan retires after 19 seasons
SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan is finally calling it a career. [read full article]
Posted Jul 11, 2016 2:38 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Spurs send Boris Diaw, pick to Jazz for point guard Hanlan
The San Antonio Spurs have traded Boris Diaw and a second-round pick in 2022 to the Utah Jazz for Olivier Hanlan. [read full article]
Posted Jul 08, 2016 8:12 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Spurs sign C Dedmon for 2 years, $6 million (Yahoo Sports)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- - A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Dewayne Dedmon has agreed to terms on a two-year, $6 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 07 Jul 2016 12:10:36 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Pistons give Spurs C Marjanovic 3-year offer sheet (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Thu, 07 Jul 2016 12:14:48 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Ginobili returning to Spurs on 1-year deal (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:34:48 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Nowitzki rejoins Mavericks, Gasol goes to Spurs (AFP)
German star forward Dirk Nowitzki has agreed to terms on a two-year deal to stay with the Dallas Mavericks, while Spanish star Pau Gasol will join the San Antonio Spurs in NBA free agency deals. Nowitzki has a two-year deal worth $40 million, The Dallas Morning News and ESPN said about the plans unveiled Tuesday, while Gasol has made a verbal agreement worth $30 million over two years. "After many days of a lot of thinking, I've decided to join the spurs! Looking forward to this new chapter with the best aspirations!" Gasol tweeted to confirm his deal. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 05 Jul 2016 21:39:25 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Five best free agent signings in Spurs history
The San Antonio Spurs have always found the right guys for their system in free agency. [read full article]
Posted Jul 06, 2016 12:49 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
AP Source: Spurs trade Boris Diaw to Jazz (Yahoo Sports)
The San Antonio Spurs have traded Boris Diaw to the Utah Jazz for point guard Olivier Hanlan, a person with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday. The 33-year-old Diaw, a key member of the Spurs' 2014 championship team, averaged 6.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists last season. Hanlan was a 2015 second-round pick by the Jazz. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 05 Jul 2016 17:06:20 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
AP Source: David West headed to Warriors on 1-year deal (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Tue, 05 Jul 2016 16:02:13 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
AP Source: Spurs trade Boris Diaw to Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A person with knowledge of the deal says the San Antonio Spurs have traded Boris Diaw to the Utah Jazz for point guard Olivier Hanlan. [read full article]
Posted Jul 05, 2016 9:06 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Nowitzki rejoins Mavericks, Gasol goes to Spurs in NBA deals (AFP)
German star forward Dirk Nowitzki has agreed to terms on a two-year deal to stay with the Dallas Mavericks while Spanish star Pau Gasol will join the San Antonio Spurs in NBA free agency deals unveiled Tuesday. Nowitzki has a two-year deal worth $40 million, according to the Dallas Morning News and ESPN, while Gasol has made a verbal deal worth $30 million over two years. "After many days of a lot of thinking, I've decided to join the spurs! Looking forward to this new chapter with the best aspirations!" Gasol tweeted to confirm his deal. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 05 Jul 2016 11:40:45 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Tim Duncan is reportedly leaning strongly towards retirement
The San Antonio Spurs stalwart might be ready to call it a career. [read full article]
Posted Jul 04, 2016 1:39 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Manu Ginobili says he will be back for 15th NBA season (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Sun, 03 Jul 2016 09:23:04 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
AP Source: Kevin Durant meets with Warriors (Yahoo Sports)
The Golden State Warriors want to lure Kevin Durant and put even more offensive firepower on the floor. A person close to the situation said Warriors owner Joe Lacob, general manager Bob Myers, coach Steve Kerr and All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were present. Media reports say Durant, a four-time scoring champion and 2014 MVP with the Oklahoma City Thunder, is scheduled to meet with the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers in the coming days. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:26:21 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
AP Source: Duncan exercises option, still mulling future (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Tue, 28 Jun 2016 20:57:04 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
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