This past 2018-2019 season was indeed a success. Even after the way the year ended The San Antonio Spurs were a possession away from winning the game especially after a horrific offensive start and terrible play during the first three quarters. Still somehow they managed to make a remarkable comeback with so little time left on the clock. I loved seeing how they kept fighting it goes to show how much they believed in each other and how they desperately wanted to win.
This season the Spurs entered the season with so many new faces on the team. First former Spurs star small forward Kawhi Leonard got his wish and got traded to the Toronto Raptors along with longtime and fan favorite shooting guard Danny Green for shooting guard Demar Derozan, center Jakob Poeltl and a 2019 first round pick. Then on top of that long time Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili retired and point guard Tony Parker decided to shock the world and leave to go play for the Charlotte Hornets. Long time assistant James Borrego also went on to the Charlotte Hornets as he accepted a head coaching job with the team. Small forward Kyle Anderson left to the Memphis Grizzlies as the Spurs were not able to match his restricted free agent offer. Losing Kyle Anderson was huge because he was the Spurs leader the previous season.
During the season rising star and starting point guard Dejounte Murray was out for the season to a torn Achilles and power forward Pau Gasol was bought out by the team. The one of the highlights of this season besides the Manu Ginobili jersey retirement and making the playoffs was the fact that they were able to get back to winning fifty games.
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