2018–19 San Antonio Spurs season


The 2018–19 San Antonio Spurs season was the 52nd season in the history of the franchise, and was its 43rd in the National Basketball Association and its 46th in the San Antonio area. The Spurs finished the season with a 48-34 record and earned the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The team tied an NBA record with its 22nd consecutive playoff appearance. In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs lost to the Denver Nuggets in seven games.

Season synopsis

During the 2018 offseason, star forward Kawhi Leonard requested a trade. He and Danny Green were traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Pöltl, and a 2019 protected first round pick on July 18, 2018.
The 2018-19 season was the first season since the 2000–01 season in which point guard Tony Parker was not on the team. After 17 years with the Spurs, he signed with the Charlotte Hornets in the off-season. It was also the first season since the 2001–02 season without Manu Ginóbili, who retired from the NBA on August 27, 2018, officially ending what was the Spurs' "Big Three" era. The departures of Parker, Danny Green, and Kawhi Leonard, and the retirement of Ginóbili, left Patty Mills as the longest-tenured Spur on the roster. Mills and Marco Belinelli were the last remaining players on the team who had played for the Spurs' 2014 championship team.
On March 28, 2019, the Spurs retired Ginóbili's number 20 jersey.

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool / club team
118Lonnie WalkerSGUnited StatesMiami
249Chimezie MetuPFUnited StatesUSC

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions