Which team do you prefer the Spurs to play against on opening night?

[MeloHype]

When we get our rings and raise the banner

[Biggems]

I want to open against a bottom feeder, so we can basically pencil in a win during ring and banner night.

[Duncanforthree]

^^^ This.

My first thought after the Thunder (Heat would be dumb..need to save that for later) was someone like the Bobcats or Bucks, but that would be insulting to those teams.

The best fit would be a marquee name that we are likely to crush on a night when the focus is on celebrating.


My pick? The Lakers.

[SupremeGuy]

Opening against the Lakers would be great, tbh. :toast

[Spursfanfromafar]

Mavericks. Playing the coach that challenged the Spurs the most.

[apalisoc_9]

humiliate Lakers...

[blkroadrunners]

Rockets. Or Pelicans. One of the 2.

[Robz4000]

Lakers sounds good

[Malik Hairston]

Going against Jodie Meeks and Swaggy P's Lakers would be cool, tbh..

[Proxy]

Lakers

[21209]

Suns

[NRHector]

I want to open against a bottom feeder, so we can basically pencil in a win during ring and banner night.

Right now the rest of the NBA are bottom feeder so it doesn't really matter

[Mugen]

I think it'll be OKC.

[efrem1]

Sacramento should be the opening night sacrifice.

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

Sacramento, Minnesota, Utah or Pelicans. The other team is always fired up to beat the champs, so it's better if they come from the bottom half. Start the season with a win and build up from there.

[Horry Hipcheck]

The Lakers. With any luck, Kobe will be suited up to watch Duncan receive his fifth ring.

[smaka]

Lakers with Kobe would be pretty good, yeah.

[mudyez]

Lakers no doubt!

[100%duncan]

Mavericks. Playing the coach that challenged the Spurs the most.

Give Rick a ring too.

[TE]

Whatever happens. I'm gonna be there. The raising of that championship banner will be so great.

[Typical London Boy]

The Heat started this season against the Bulls, who finished as fifth seed the season before. If you apply the same logic to next season, Spurs would be up against the Trail Blazers.

[Kool Bob Love]

Lakers.

[Janko]

mavs

[Spurs 4 The Win]

The Heat started this season against the Bulls, who finished as fifth seed the season before. If you apply the same logic to next season, Spurs would be up against the Trail Blazers.

We opened with Memphis this season and OKC the season before, it seems they like WCF rematches

[Jenks]

Watching the banner go up will piss off nobody more than Durant and Westbrook. Let it be the Thunder.

[Aztecfan03]

I voted OKC. But the people saying Lakers have convinced me that would be better.

[Mal]

Lakers would be sweet. But this will be some Kings or T-Wolves, meaning team that doesnt have rivlary with Spurs.

[InRareForm]

Warriors.

I am going to to that game.

[Beaverfuzz]

It'll be against a name club out of the west. Probably Thunder or Houston.

[Assman]

The Knicks because fuck Derek Fisher.

[chasky]

Dallas, OKC, Lakers in that order.

[ducks]

the pacers

[ducks]

the pacers
or hawks

[baseline bum]

Lakers - Guaranteed win and get to show Kobe what happens when a star player doesn't ask for 48.5

[Drom John]

Rockets, Mavericks, Pelicans

Division rivals in order of finish.

[TheyCallMePro]

I wanna play whoever drafts Andrew Wiggins. I think he'll be the next Jordan/Lebron, and I want his first game ever to be against the defending champion dynasty Spurs. And you know that game will be played over and over again if he becomes an all-time great, like Lebron's first game is now. And of course, I want us to win.

[BillMc]

Yep, all for the Lakers. Then we can get some snarky comments from Kobe as Tim gets his ring.

[cjw]

The Knicks because fuck Derek Fisher.

My thoughts exactly. Plus Phil and his no dynasty speak.

[letmk]

I wanna play whoever drafts Andrew Wiggins. I think he'll be the next Jordan/Lebron, and I want his first game ever to be against the defending champion dynasty Spurs. And you know that game will be played over and over again if he becomes an all-time great, like Lebron's first game is now. And of course, I want us to win.

This is a very good perspective.

[TampaDude]

I'd love to beat the Heat again, but we should play a team we are pretty much guaranteed to beat...the Lakers. :lol

[Captivus]

Is there gonna be a ceremony or something before the game?
OKC.

[keepinitwill]

The Bucks

[Spur|n|Austin]

The Lakers. With any luck, Kobe will be suited up to watch Duncan receive his fifth ring.

[Spur|n|Austin]

I wanna play whoever drafts Andrew Wiggins. I think he'll be the next Jordan/Lebron, and I want his first game ever to be against the defending champion dynasty Spurs. And you know that game will be played over and over again if he becomes an all-time great, like Lebron's first game is now. And of course, I want us to win.

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/1800844032/h12D81F51/

[Dingle Barry]

Surprised so many still care about the washed up, broken down jalopy that is the Lakers.

Want to rub it in the Thunder's faces.

[urunobili]

Lakers...

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Lakers or Thunder. Mavs are a darkhorse.

Actually the Grizzlies would be great.

[td4mvp21]

I'd love to see the Spurs get their rings in front of the Thunder.

[Mel_13]

If it were up to me, I would choose the Lakers. I predict we'll get the Mavs.

[Brazil]

Lakers of course

[Mugen]

:lol The league would never offer Bryant as a sacrificial lamb like that tbh. It'll be another West team..

[timtonymanu]

Houston imo

I want to play OKC and Durbeta though.

[TampaDude]

No matter who we play, I might just have to fly out to San Antonio so I can be there on opening night and watch them raise the banner in person. :hat

[buttsR4rebounding]

Lakers would be the best w/o a doubt. Otherwise, give me Milwaukee or Minny. A real lay down type of game.:lobt:

[mandel17]

I don't think you want it to be a legit contender like OKC or Heat. The last thing you want to do is motivate those kind of teams. I would want to play against a team that is kind of like the Washington Generals, who used to be the sacrifical lamb of the Harlem Globetrotters. Give me the Milwaukee Bucks.....

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

I want to play a Lakers team that made big off-season signings and will be a contender for a championship. Duncan receiving his 5th ring and him and Kobe looking at each other across court basically saying to each other through their minds, "I'm gonna get #6 this season". That would be sick.

[Jimcs50]

a WNBA team, preferably.

I want a total party atmosphere where even a let down is still a W

[313]

Lakers or OKC

[daslicer]

I would like to play against whatever team gets either Jabari,Wiggins,Embid. I guess I would like them to play against preferably Embid because they are hyping him up to be the next Duncan/Olaujuwon.

[Arcadian]

Thunder. It will emphasize to them that we are the best team in the West - and make them feel like shit for still having zero rings. :lol

[Brunodf]

OKC or Mavs, they were the toughest in the playoffs

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Lakers, no doubt.