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It’s time for Basketball: San Antonio Spurs at Detroit Pistons

Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs are on an eight-game winning streak, which matches their […]

about 6 hours ago | 1 read

Spurs sign Emanuel Miller to two-way contract, waive Stanley Umude

The Spurs signed wing Emanuel Miller to a two-way contract, the team announced. Stanley Umude was waived to make room for the new signee. Miller, 25, is a 6’5 wing who went undrafted after attending Texas A&M and Texas Christian University, but has spent time with the Bulls and Cavaliers on two-way deals before landing […]

about 9 hours ago | 0 reads

Open Thread: How De’Aaron Fox has reinvented himself in San Antonio

Since February 3, 2025, De’Aaron Fox has been a member of the San Antonio Spurs, before that, he spent the entirety of his career with the Sacramento Kings. On Saturday night, the Spurs hosted the Kings in the second of their games taking place in Austin. Before the game, Kings head coach Doug Christie was […]

about 17 hours ago | 0 reads

Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Detroit Pistons

Three seasons ago, the San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons faced off on January 6th. At the time, the winner of the game was actually considered the loser. Both teams were on a downward slide and playing to increase their lottery odds for the ultimate prize, the chance to draft Victor Wembanyama. Now, after two […]

about 21 hours ago | 0 reads

What we learned from the Spurs win over the Kings

NBA Hall-of-Fame coach Phil Jackson once said that for a team to be considered an “elite” championship contender, they must win 40 games in the regular season before they lose 20. On Saturday night, the San Antonio Spurs became the third team to meet that criteria in the 2025-26 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder and […]

1 day ago | 0 reads

Open Thread: Some of the highest paid players in history are missing in action

Year after year, the salaries of NBA players increase. Dylan Harper, the Spurs second overall pick last summer, is making $56M on a rookie contract compared to $35M, the total career earnings of his father Ron Harper. It’s not that the senior Harper was underpaid, that was just what a player of his stature made […]

1 day ago | 0 reads

Spurs regain focus, pull away late in 139-122 win over Kings

The first few minutes felt like a track meet tilted entirely in the Spurs’ favor. Inside the friendly confines of the San Antonio Spurs’ weekend home in Austin, the Silver and Black (or teal, orange, and pink) exploded out of the gates Saturday night, racing to an early double-digit lead and would route the Sacramento […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

It’s time for Basketball: San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings

Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs have never won both games in the Moody Center […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

Jointed NBA thoughts after the All-Star break

Before the latest NBA season began, I wrote a piece entitled End of Summer Disjointed Basketball Thoughts. Now that we are past the All-Star break, and teams have played about two-thirds of their schedules, I thought it was a good time for a follow-up, especially with all the knowledge we have gained since last August. […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Sacramento Kings

The post-trade deadline time can be a strange one in the NBA. The teams that didn’t make many moves are trying to get ready for the playoffs, hoping to peak at the right time. The ones that shook things up are looking to rediscover an identity or form one for the first time. And then […]

3 days ago | 1 read

Open Thread: Spurs unveil refurbished court in Austin

As part of their Spurs Week Austin , the San Antonio Spurs unveiled a newly refurbished basketball court at Foundation Communities M Station Apartments, an affordable housing community outside downtown Austin. Jackie Cuellar, Director of Corporate and Volunteer Engagement at Foundation Communities shared, “At Foundation Communities, we believe a home is more than just a roof—it’s a […]

3 days ago | 1 read

The history of deep runs after playoff droughts

As far as rebuilds go, the Spurs have managed a relatively quick turnaround. From tearing things down to the studs in 2023, to reaching legitimate contender status, it’s been a quick three years. Currently, San Antonio sits poised and firmly cemented in the two seed of the Western Conference, on a 58-win pace, which would […]

3 days ago | 0 reads

What we learned from the Spurs win over the Suns

How was the All-Star Weekend? As per always, I watched none of it. The only thing I really saw was an in-game dunk by Jaxson Hayes during the Slam Dunk Contest.  Admittedly, I kind of loved that this was the moment that went viral. In a way, it exposed the shallowness of what the All-Star Weekend […]

4 days ago | 0 reads

San Antonio spreads the wealth in win over Suns

The San Antonio Spurs “home stretch” of the Rodeo Road Trip in Austin kicked off with a bang. The Spurs secured a 121-94 victory over the Phoenix Suns. The Spurs were locked in defensively while playing an even offensive game. Six members of the Silver and Black scored in double digits, and 30 of San […]

4 days ago | 0 reads

Open Thread: De’Aaron Fox’s frame-worthy moment at the All-Star Game

Even All-Stars can be awe-struck by moments with all-time greats. That’s what happened with Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox on Sunday afternoon during the NBA All-Star Game in an event that, gimmicky or not, turned out to be much more exciting than past iterations and produced the best viewer ratings since 2011. The round-robin tournament, with […]

4 days ago | 0 reads

Spurs Turn Up the Heat in Austin, Roll Past Suns 121-94

The music was bumping, the crowd leaned forward and the fiesta-themed jerseys once again felt right at home in a city that prides itself on keeping things weird. On a night when the energy inside the Moody Center built with every defensive stop and every finish at the rim, the San Antonio Spurs turned a competitive first half into […]

4 days ago | 0 reads

It’s time for Basketball: San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns

Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. It’s been eight days since the Spurs last played a meaningful […]

4 days ago | 0 reads

Open Thread: NBA fines teams for sitting key players

A lot went on in the NBA this past weekend. Of course, there were multiple festivities taking place in Inglewood, CA at the 75th All-Star Weekend. As previously mentioned, Friday was the day the Point God Chris Paul officially announced his retirement after 21 seasons in the NBA. And then there was the incident involving […]

5 days ago | 0 reads

Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns

With roughly a week left in the month of February, and the All-Star break officially over, the Spurs are starting things back up with a bang as they face a team that has pretty much confounded them thus far in the Phoenix Suns. This will be round three for these teams, and the long layoff […]

5 days ago | 0 reads

A final look at the Jeremy Sochan era of Spurs basketball

After the rumors of a potential trade before the deadline, Jeremy Sochan’s time in San Antonio ended with even less fanfare than expected. Sochan was bought out and joined the Knicks, and the Spurs used their open roster spot to sign Mason Plumlee to bolster their center depth. It was a banal ending to what […]

5 days ago | 0 reads

Open Thread: Remembering Doug Moe

The first San Antonio Spurs game I ever attended was in 1985. The Spurs were hosting the Denver Nuggets at HemisFair Arena. My parents took my brother and I to the game and after we stuck around to get autographs. We both came home with pages signed by members of both teams. Among the dozen […]

6 days ago | 0 reads