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You didn't even mention LMA, he's top10 in win shares and was the team's best player for 3 seasons after nephew ed us.
My All-Time (if they were in their primes) Spurs Team:
Starting C: David Robinson (he could shoot threes back in the 90s and he'd be perfect for the modern NBA, think Jokic)
Starting PF: Tim Duncan (sure his game isn't as modern, but he's extremely smart and he'd make it work, plus think of that defense even in today's NBA, and modern teams couldn't guard both big men in the paint)
SF: George Gervin (not the greatest defender, but solid enough and could create his own shot at any time without being a ball hog, basically was similar to Kevin Durant in his prime)
SG: Bruce Bowen (hear me out... maybe a bit of an odd pick, but think Thabo Sefolosha on those early 2010s OKC teams but on steroids, Bowen is arguably the greatest defensive wing of all time and a bit of a one trick pony on offense but that's okay... you start out games by setting the tone on defense)...
PG: Tony Parker (Was tempted to go Johnny Moore or even James Silas here, and Moore was the best prototype point guard but couldn't really shoot, Silas was the opposite, Avery Johnson is just a poor fit for today's game, and I'm not putting Rod Strickland and I'd never consider someone like Chris Paul [or Tracy McGrady, Kevin Martin for instance] who barely played with the Spurs near the end of their career.) Parker was a very flawed player and it's tough to find a Spurs starting caliber PG in their history who could shoot threes very well at all, which is a big detriment in today's NBA. But the chemistry with other guys in this starting lineup couldn't be understated, and Parker in his prime was a speed demon who could score and set up just about anyone on the dribble drive)
---BENCH---
-6. Manu Ginobili (too obvious)
-7. Kawhi Leonard (don't like the guy at all, but can't see how you completely leave him off the team, plus the second team would need defense and more scoring than just Manu)
-8. Victor Wembanyama (as good of a fit of a modern NBA center as it gets but this anchors the second team defensively, spares both Robinson and Wemby of too many minutes, but in this scenario you would mostly want him hovering around the paint on offense, with the occasional pick and pop three in play for Wemby)... unfortunately in terms of big men there is a massive drop-off from here, which is why I am picking...
-9. Stephen Jackson. (It was either him or Robert Horry, but Jackson was just so well rounded on both ends despite being a bit of a turnover machine and magnet for technical fouls. In this scenario he'd be coming off the bench and mostly spelling Duncan, so he'd be mostly a defensive star with the ability to potentially score by brute force against smaller wings in smallball or take traditional PFs off the dribble. He wouldn't have the ball too much and much of his job would be spotting up for threes offensively, at which he was often legendary.)
-10. Johnny Moore. (At some point you need a traditional point guard to be a reliable backup, and even while other guys like Manu and even Kawhi can sometimes handle those duties, you want a real backup and for when Parker randomly struggled which he often did.)
-11. Sean Elliott. (Another very well rounded small forward type player and you can't have enough mul alented wings in today's NBA, no way was I leaving him off the team)
-12. Brent Barry. (It was him or Steve Kerr, and Kerr's best days weren't with the Spurs.) This deep in the roster you want someone who does a couple things extremely well, like three point and free throw shooting, even if they aren't the most well rounded. Also, Barry often played point guard and was decent enough defensively there in his Spurs prime, even against quality PGs like Chauncey Billups.)
-13. Danny Green. (Controversial pick? Maybe. But I'm filling out a roster and he's to me the closest thing to Bruce Bowen if something were to happen. Bowen, in practice and in theory, was one of the hardiest, most durable players of all time. Green could shoot threes from everywhere unlike Bowen and was as close as it gets defensively to Bowen in the modern NBA, but was more flawed in terms of streakier and a complete nightmare ballhandling at times even if he was a much better free throw shooter. Plus, you can occasionally pair Green with Leonard off the bench, and Green definitely played his best basketball over the course of his NBA career next to Kawhi Leonard.)
--INACTIVE LIST--
14. James Silas. (The objectively third best point guard to play a meaningful amount of time with the Spurs [once again, sorry Avery but you're out], and better pure scorer, call this Tony Parker injury insurance.)
15. Robert Horry. (Felt like going big here was a no-brainer, even the 2004-05 version of Horry would be great in today's NBA, though not a post scoring threat he did pretty much everything else even in his early Spurs years especially 2005. Other more traditional big men just weren't good enough... Tiago Splitter was too flawed, Nazr Mohammed and Jerome Kersey didn't play here long enough, Oberto was....? a lunch pail guy? Will Perdue was solid but not amazing, and Kevin Willis was way past his prime and not good for more than 20 minutes by the time he got here. Malik Rose's archetype was not cut out for today's NBA. Dejuan Blair was a joke, Aldridge was soft and unclutch, Marjanovic on a minute plan would be interesting but he mostly excelled against weak third-string type compe ion, and the Ferry/Bonner/Bertans types were too one dimensional. None of the pre-Robinson teams had a great big man.)
Honorable mentions? I think Boris Diaw might honestly be the biggest snub, but his defense was too soft and he refused to shoot open threes most of the time.
You didn't even mention LMA, he's top10 in win shares and was the team's best player for 3 seasons after nephew ed us.
PArker
ginobili
Leonard
Pendergraph
Duncan
6: Austin Daye
C- Robinson
F - Duncan
SF - Wemby
SG - Gervin
PG - Parker
If we are talking prime years when they were actually on the Spurs:
C: David Robinson/Victor Wembanyama/Artis Gilmore
PF: Tim Duncan/LaMarcus Aldridge/Larry Kenon
SF: Nephew/Mike Mitc /Sean Elliott
SG: George Gervin/Manu Ginobili/Alvin Robertson
PG: Tony Parker/James Silas/DeAaron Fox
we really had a ton of great players
There's no justification for omitting Kawhi if you look strictly at basketball. This is someone that makes you think if you'd have him or the likes of KD or Curry for one healthy season.
PG: Parker (and it's not even close,OP with his but but the 3s...)
SG: Manu
SF: Kawhi
PF: Tim
C: David
Victor is not even in his prime and played only 1,5 years
Not including Iceman is embarrassing, tbh.PG: Parker (and it's not even close,
SG: Manu
SF: Kawhi
PF: Tim
C: David
Victor is not even in his prime and played only 1,5 years
It's not his fault he didn't have the luck to play with Timmy like the Admiral did.
For comparison, 7 prime seasons.
Gervin: 29/5/3 on 51%.
Robinson: 25/12/3 on 52%.
Playoff prime, just NBA games for Gervin.
Gervin, 50 games: 29/6/3 on 51%.
Robinson, 53 games: 24/12/3 on 49.
Admiral was the better player, but Gervin is easily the third best player this franchise had and the one who put it on the map.
He's one of the greatest scorers this game has had and probably the most forgotten superstar.
Put him in on the roster with Timmy instead of Manu/Tony and Spurs easily threepeat during Timmy's prime.
That's the problem with this kind of list you have to leave out some big names. I'm a fan a Gerbin I just don't see how to leave out Manu or Kawhi..
C: Admiral/Victor
PF: Duncan/LMA
SF: Leonard/Elliott
SG: Gervin/Manu
PG: Parker/Dejounte
You leave either of them because Gervin was literally KD before KD and as good as Manu was and as much as we like him, he was never on Gervin's level.
Gervin finished 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th in MVP voting in consecutive years.
People like to say winning the Admiral lottery saved the Spurs from being relocated, but I'm not sure Spurs would've lasted long enough to win that lottery without Gervin.
so you go
parker
manu
kawhi
Gervin PF and
Tim C
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Alright, you're trolling.
Nephew was never on the team
PG: Parker
SG: Gervin
SF: Wemby (likes to play outside)
PF: Robinson (His mobility would feast in this era)
C: Duncan (The best post game and best able to back his opponent down)
6th man: Manu
LMA, Fox, Castle to round out the rotation.
I thought he was FMVP in 2014
never happened. No one won FMVP that year. It was split across the team.
It's Parker, Gervin, Duncan, Robinson and then either Manu or nephew depending on what you value more.
Avery, Elliott, Bowen, LMA to complete the 10 man rotation.
Not just going with the 15 best Spurs but more like the lineup I'd go to war with...having a 8 man tight rotation and some role players to use in special situations. In todays NBA I'm tempted to include Wemby into the starting lineup, but so far it would feel wrong to have one of the twin towers going to the bench for him.
Tight rotation:
C: Robinson/Wemby
PF: Duncan/Wemby
SF: Nephew/Sean
SG: Iceman/Manu
PG: Tony/Manu
Role players:
C: Artis
PF: Horry/Diaw
SF: Bowen
SG: Danny/Patty
PG: Silas
Nvm
Last edited by benefactor; 06-16-2025 at 04:50 PM.
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David Wingate
Avery Johnson
PG - Parker, Moore, Robertson
SG - Gervin, Manu, Mitc
SF - Nephew, Elliott, Bowen
PF - Duncan, Keenan, Aldridge
C - Robinson, Wemby, Gilmore
ok so you choose to leave out Manu or Kawhi, I chose to leave out Gervin, on a 5 like that there is no perfect set up
He wasn't even on the team
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