2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season

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]

2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coachGregg Popovich
General managerR. C. Buford
PresidentGregg Popovich
Owner(s)Peter Holt
ArenaAT&T Center
Results
Record67–15 (.817)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Thunder 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
Radio1200 WOAI
< 2014–15 2016–17 >

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 tied the NBA record for most home wins in a season with 40 (tying the 1985–86 Boston Celtics 40–1 home record).[3][4] On April 10, the Spurs' home winning streak came to an end with a loss to the defending NBA champion and eventual Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors.

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

After 19 years, this season marked the end of the Tim Duncan era as he retired from the NBA following this season. Believed by many as the greatest Spur of all time, Duncan led the Spurs to 5 championships, a playoff appearance in every season of his 19 years in the league, and after winning their 5th ring in 2014, became the second player, after John Salley, to win championships in 3 different decades. Duncan was also the last remaining active player to win a championship in the 1990s, as he led the Spurs to their first-ever championship title in 1999.

Draft

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/club team
126Nikola MilutinovC  SerbiaPartizan (Serbia)
255[6]Cady LalanneC  HaitiMassachusetts

Roster

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2015–16 San Antonio Spurs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PF12Aldridge, LaMarcus6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)1985-07-19Texas
SF1Anderson, Kyle6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)1993-09-20UCLA
C15Bonner, Matt6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)1980-04-05Florida
PF33Diaw, Boris6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg)1982-04-16INSEP
C21Duncan, Tim6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg)1976-04-25Wake Forest
SG20Ginóbili, Manu6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)1977-07-28Argentina
SG14Green, Danny6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)1987-06-22North Carolina
SF2Leonard, Kawhi6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1991-06-29San Diego State
C40Marjanović, Boban7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)290 lb (132 kg)1988-08-15Serbia
SG23Martin, Kevin6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)199 lb (90 kg)1983-02-01Western Carolina
PG24Miller, Andre6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)1976-03-19Utah
PG8Mills, Patty6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)1988-08-11Saint Mary's
PG9Parker, Tony6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)1982-05-17INSEP
SG17Simmons, Jonathon6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)1989-09-14Houston
PF30West, David6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg)1980-08-29Xavier
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 22, 2016

Pre-season

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2015 pre-season game log
Total: 2–4 (home: 2-1; road: 0–3)
Pre-season: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 8@ Sacramento92–95Kawhi Leonard (16)Butler, Leonard, Simmons (5)Patty Mills (5)Sleep Train Arena
14,083
0–1
2October 12@ Miami94–97LaMarcus Aldridge (17)LaMarcus Aldridge (8)Tony Parker (5)American Airlines Arena
19,600
0–2
3October 14@ Atlanta86–100Kawhi Leonard (20)Leonard, West (8)David West (3)Philips Arena
11,801
0–3
4October 18Detroit96–92Kawhi Leonard (21)Tim Duncan (10)Anderson, Ginóbili (5)AT&T Center
17,396
1–3
5October 20Phoenix84–104Kawhi Leonard (14)LaMarcus Aldridge (6)Tony Parker (8)AT&T Center
15,774
1–4
6October 23Houston111–86Aldridge, Green (19)Boban Marjanović (6)Manu Ginóbili (6)AT&T Center
18,059
2–4
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season

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Standings

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Division

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Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
ySan Antonio Spurs6715.81740‍–‍127‍–‍1415–182
xDallas Mavericks4240.51225.023‍–‍1819‍–‍227–982
xMemphis Grizzlies4240.51225.026‍–‍1516‍–‍257–982
xHouston Rockets4141.50026.023‍–‍1818‍–‍238–882
New Orleans Pelicans3052.36637.021‍–‍209‍–‍324–1282

Conference

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Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1zGolden State Warriors *739.89082
2ySan Antonio Spurs *6715.8176.082
3yOklahoma City Thunder *5527.67118.082
4xLos Angeles Clippers5329.64620.082
5xPortland Trail Blazers4438.53729.082
6xDallas Mavericks4240.51231.082
7xMemphis Grizzlies4240.51231.082
8xHouston Rockets4141.50032.082
9Utah Jazz4042.48833.082
10Sacramento Kings3349.40240.082
11Denver Nuggets3349.40240.082
12New Orleans Pelicans3052.36643.082
13Minnesota Timberwolves2953.35444.082
14Phoenix Suns2359.28050.082
15Los Angeles Lakers1765.20756.082

Game log

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2015–16 game log
Total: 67–15 (home: 40–1; road: 27–14)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 28@ Oklahoma CityL 106–112 Kawhi Leonard (32)Leonard, Green (8)Manu Ginóbili (7)Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
0–1
2October 30BrooklynW 102–75 Kawhi Leonard (16)LaMarcus Aldridge (10)Aldridge, Ginóbili, Parker (4)AT&T Center
18,418
1–1
November: 13–3 (home: 8–0; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
3November 1@ BostonW 95–87 LaMarcus Aldridge (24)LaMarcus Aldridge (14)Aldridge, Duncan (5)TD Garden
17,461
2–1
4November 2@ New YorkW 94–84 LaMarcus Aldridge (19)Kawhi Leonard (14)Tim Duncan (6)Madison Square Garden
19,812
3–1
5November 4@ WashingtonL 99–102 Kawhi Leonard (23)LaMarcus Aldridge (14)Tim Duncan (5)Verizon Center
17,721
3–2
6November 7CharlotteW 114–94 Kawhi Leonard (23)David West (9)Tony Parker (6)AT&T Center
18,418
4–2
7November 9@ SacramentoW 106–88 Kawhi Leonard (24)Tim Duncan (14)Patty Mills (8)Sleep Train Arena
17,317
5–2
8November 11@ PortlandW 113–101 LaMarcus Aldridge (23)Kawhi Leonard (7)Tony Parker (5)Moda Center
19,393
6–2
9November 14PhiladelphiaW 92–83 LaMarcus Aldridge (17)LaMarcus Aldridge (19)David West (5)AT&T Center
18,717
7–2
10November 16PortlandW 93–80 Kawhi Leonard (19)Duncan, Leonard (9)Tony Parker (7)AT&T Center
18,418
8–2
11November 18DenverW 109–98 Tony Parker (25)LaMarcus Aldridge (12)Tony Parker (9)AT&T Center
18,418
9–2
12November 20@ New OrleansL 90–104 Kawhi Leonard (22)LaMarcus Aldridge (11)Tony Parker (5)Smoothie King Center
16,698
9–3
13November 21MemphisW 92–82 Kawhi Leonard (19)Tim Duncan (10)Tim Duncan (4)AT&T Center
18,418
10–3
14November 23PhoenixW 98–84 Kawhi Leonard (24)Kawhi Leonard (13)Tony Parker (8)AT&T Center
18,418
11–3
15November 25DallasW 88–83 Kawhi Leonard (26)Tim Duncan (9)Tony Parker (8)AT&T Center
18,418
12–3
16November 27@ DenverW 91–80 Kawhi Leonard (25)Kawhi Leonard (7)Kawhi Leonard (6)Pepsi Center
17,121
13–3
17November 28AtlantaW 108–88 Kawhi Leonard (22)Tim Duncan (18)Tony Parker (6)AT&T Center
18,418
14–3
18November 30@ ChicagoL 89–92 Kawhi Leonard (25)Aldridge, Duncan (12)Tony Parker (9)United Center
21,909
14–4
December: 14–2 (home: 10–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
19December 2MilwaukeeW 95–70 Tim Duncan (16)Tim Duncan (10)Kawhi Leonard (4)AT&T Center
18,418
15–4
20December 3@ MemphisW 103–83 Kawhi Leonard (27)Tim Duncan (10)Duncan, Parker (5)FedEx Forum
17,013
16–4
21December 5BostonW 108–105 LaMarcus Aldridge (18)Aldridge, Leonard (8)Tony Parker (6)AT&T Center
18,418
17–4
22December 7@ PhiladelphiaW 119–68 LaMarcus Aldridge (26)LaMarcus Aldridge (9)Tony Parker (6)Wells Fargo Center
14,449
18–4
23December 9@ TorontoL 94–97 Manu Ginóbili (17)Aldridge, Leonard (7)Patty Mills (6)Air Canada Centre
19,800
18–5
24December 11L.A. LakersW 109–87 LaMarcus Aldridge (24)Aldridge, Leonard (11)Ray McCallum (5)AT&T Center
18,418
19–5
25December 12@ AtlantaW 103–78 Kawhi Leonard (22)Tim Duncan (10)Patty Mills (5)Philips Arena
17,752
20–5
26December 14UtahW 118–81 Kawhi Leonard (22)LaMarcus Aldridge (8)Green, Parker (5)AT&T Center
18,418
21–5
27December 16WashingtonW 114–95 Kawhi Leonard (27)David West (10)Tony Parker (10)AT&T Center
18,418
22–5
28December 18L. A. ClippersW 115–107 LaMarcus Aldridge (26)LaMarcus Aldridge (13)Diaw, Ginobili (5)AT&T Center
18,418
23–5
29December 21IndianaW 106–92 Kawhi Leonard (24)LaMarcus Aldridge (9)Kawhi Leonard (5)AT&T Center
18,418
24–5
30December 23@ MinnesotaW 108–83 Kawhi Leonard (19)LaMarcus Aldridge (8)Tony Parker (6)Target Center
16,788
25–5
31December 25@ HoustonL 84–88 Kawhi Leonard (20)Tim Duncan (11)Kawhi Leonard (4)Toyota Center
18,319
25–6
32December 26DenverW 101–86 Kawhi Leonard (20)LaMarcus Aldridge (9)David West (6)AT&T Center
18,420
26–6
33December 28MinnesotaW 101–95 Marjanović, Leonard (17)Kawhi Leonard (11)Tony Parker (7)AT&T Center
18,493
27–6
34December 30PhoenixW 112–79 LaMarcus Aldridge (21)Aldridge, Marjanović (12)Tony Parker (7)AT&T Center
18,418
28–6
January: 11–2 (home: 6–0; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
35January 2HoustonW 121–103 LaMarcus Aldridge (24)LaMarcus Aldridge (9)Tony Parker (10)AT&T Center
18,652
29–6
36January 4@ MilwaukeeW 123–98 Kawhi Leonard (24)LaMarcus Aldridge (11)Manu Ginóbili (7)BMO Harris Bradley Center
14,718
30–6
37January 6UtahW 123–98 Tim Duncan (18)LaMarcus Aldridge (13)Duncan, Diaw (6)AT&T Center
18,418
31–6
38January 8New YorkW 100–99 Kawhi Leonard (19)Kawhi Leonard (12)Tony Parker (8)AT&T Center
18,420
32–6
39January 11@ BrooklynW 106–79 LaMarcus Aldridge (25)LaMarcus Aldridge (11)Manu Ginóbili (5)Barclays Center
15,214
33–6
40January 12@ DetroitW 109–99 Tony Parker (31)LaMarcus Aldridge (13)Danny Green (5)Palace of Auburn Hills
14,273
34–6
41January 14ClevelandW 99–95 Tony Parker (24)Kawhi Leonard (10)Kawhi Leonard (5)AT&T Center
18,418
35–6
42January 17DallasW 112–83 LaMarcus Aldridge (23)Aldridge, Green (7)Tony Parker (7)AT&T Center
18,418
36–6
43January 21@ PhoenixW 117–89 Kawhi Leonard (21)Boban Marjanović (13)Boris Diaw (4)Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,779
37–6
44January 22@ L. A. LakersW 108–95 Manu Ginóbili (20)David West (7)Diaw, Ginobili (4)Staples Center
18,997
38–6
45January 25@ Golden StateL 90–120 Kawhi Leonard (16)Boban Marjanović (6)Ginobili, Green, Parker (3)Oracle Arena
19,596
38–7
46January 27HoustonW 130–99 LaMarcus Aldridge (25)Aldridge, Marjanović (10)Tony Parker (7)AT&T Center
18,418
39–7
47January 30@ ClevelandL 103–117 Kawhi Leonard (24)Kawhi Leonard (6)Tony Parker (6)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
39–8
February: 11–1 (home: 3–0; road: 8–1)
March: 13–3 (home: 10–0; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
60March 2DetroitW 97–81 Kawhi Leonard (27)LaMarcus Aldridge (10)Patty Mills (7)AT&T Center
18,418
51–9
61March 3@ New OrleansW 94–86 Kawhi Leonard (30)Kawhi Leonard (11)Patty Mills (8)Smoothie King Center
17,781
52–9
62March 5SacramentoW 104–94 Kawhi Leonard (25)Kawhi Leonard (13)Tony Parker (7)AT&T Center
18,418
53–9
63March 7@ IndianaL 91–99 Aldridge, Leonard (23)Tim Duncan (14)Tony Parker (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,742
53–10
64March 8@ MinnesotaW 116–91 LaMarcus Aldridge (29)Boban Marjanović (8)Andre Miller (5)Target Center
14,093
54–10
65March 10ChicagoW 109–101 Kawhi Leonard (29)LaMarcus Aldridge (10)Tony Parker (12)AT&T Center
18,418
55–10
66March 12Oklahoma CityW 93–85 Kawhi Leonard (26)LaMarcus Aldridge (9)Tony Parker (4)AT&T Center
18,418
56–10
67March 15L. A. ClippersW 108–87 Kawhi Leonard (20)Tim Duncan (7)Patty Mills (6)AT&T Center
18,418
57–10
68March 17PortlandW 118–110 Aldridge, Leonard (22)Tim Duncan (7)Tony Parker (16)AT&T Center
18,418
58–10
69March 19Golden StateW 87–79 Kawhi Leonard (26)LaMarcus Aldridge (14)Tony Parker (6)AT&T Center
18,825
59–10
70March 21@ CharlotteL 88–91 Tony Parker (19)LaMarcus Aldridge (12)Tony Parker (7)Time Warner Cable Arena
18,260
59–11
71March 23MiamiW 112–88 Kawhi Leonard (32)Tim Duncan (9)Tony Parker (5)AT&T Center
18,418
60–11
72March 25MemphisW 110–104 LaMarcus Aldridge (32)LaMarcus Aldridge (12)Tim Duncan (7)AT&T Center
18,418
61–11
73March 26@ Oklahoma CityL 92–111 David West (17)Andre Miller (8)David West (3)Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
61–12
74March 28@ MemphisW 101–87 LaMarcus Aldridge (31)LaMarcus Aldridge (13)Kyle Anderson (7)FedExForum
17,133
62–12
75March 30New OrleansW 100–92 Manu Ginóbili (20)Tim Duncan (9)Tony Parker (6)AT&T Center
18,418
63–12
April: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

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Game log

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2016 playoff game log
Total: 6–4 (home: 3–2; road: 3–2)
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 17MemphisW 106–74 Kawhi Leonard (20)Tim Duncan (11)Tony Parker (6)AT&T Center
18,418
1–0
2April 19MemphisW 94–68 Patty Mills (16)Tim Duncan (9)Duncan, Parker (4)AT&T Center
18,418
2–0
3April 22@ MemphisW 96–87 Kawhi Leonard (32)LaMarcus Aldridge (10)Tony Parker (7)FedExForum
18,119
3–0
4April 24@ MemphisW 116–95 Kawhi Leonard (21)LaMarcus Aldridge (10)Kawhi Leonard (4)FedExForum
18,119
4–0
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
2016 playoff schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GPGames 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

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
LaMarcus Aldridge747430.6.513.000.8588.51.5.51.118.0
Kyle Anderson781116.0.468.324.7473.11.6.8.44.5
Matt Bonner3026.9.509.441.750.9.3.2.02.5
Rasual Butler4609.4.471.306.6881.2.5.3.52.7
Boris Diaw76418.2.527.362.7373.12.3.3.36.4
Tim Duncan616025.2.488.000.7027.32.7.81.38.6
Manu Ginóbili58019.6.453.391.8132.53.11.1.29.6
Danny Green797926.1.376.332.7393.81.81.0.87.2
Kawhi Leonard727233.1.506.443.8746.82.61.81.021.2
Boban Marjanovic5449.4.603..7633.6.4.2.45.5
Kevin Martin16116.3.353.333.9331.8.8.6.16.2
Ray McCallum3138.3.403.313.9001.01.1.2.12.2
Andre Miller13413.9.479.250.6922.12.2.5.04.3
Patty Mills81320.5.425.384.8102.02.8.7.18.5
Tony Parker727227.5.493.415.7602.45.3.8.211.9
Jonathon Simmons55214.8.504.383.7501.71.1.4.16.0
David West781918.0.545.429.7884.01.8.6.77.1

Playoffs

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
LaMarcus Aldridge101033.7.5211.000.8918.31.0.41.421.9
Kyle Anderson10012.9.320.333.8572.4.7.6.32.3
Boris Diaw9017.7.457.333.7502.12.3.2.45.2
Tim Duncan101021.8.423..7144.81.4.21.35.9
Manu Ginóbili10019.2.426.429.7832.72.5.8.36.7
Danny Green101026.7.462.500.6673.1.72.1.88.6
Kawhi Leonard101033.9.500.436.8246.32.82.61.422.5
Boban Marjanovic706.0.667..8892.0.4.0.33.4
Kevin Martin509.8.400.500.667.8.6.2.04.4
Andre Miller507.0.429.3331.0001.01.4.0.01.8
Patty Mills10016.7.434.361.6361.42.0.7.06.6
Tony Parker101026.4.449.250.8572.25.3.6.210.4
Jonathon Simmons308.7.400.667.5001.3.7.7.03.7
David West10017.6.455.500.5563.71.3.6.75.8

Transactions

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Trades

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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

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Re-signed

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PlayerSigned
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

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PlayerSignedFormer team
LaMarcus Aldridge[14]Signed 4-year contract worth $80 millionPortland Trail Blazers
Boban MarjanovićSigned 1-year contract worth $1.2 million Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade
David West[15]Signed 2-year contract worth $3 millionIndiana Pacers
Jonathon Simmons[16]Signed 1-year contract worth $525KAustin Spurs

Subtractions

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PlayerReason leftNew team
Aron Baynes[17]Signed 3-year contract worth $19.5 millionDetroit Pistons
Marco Belinelli[18]Signed 3-year contract worth $19 millionSacramento Kings
Cory JosephSigned 4-year contract worth $30 millionToronto Raptors
Jeff AyresUnrestricted Free Agent / Waived[citation needed]Idaho Stampede (NBA D-League)

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