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2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season

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2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coachGregg Popovich
General managerR.C. Buford
ArenaAT&T Center
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Mavericks 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Southwest, KENS, KMYS
RadioWOAI
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

The 2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season was the 42nd season of the franchise and the 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

In the playoffs, the Spurs lost to the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the First Round.

Key dates

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Offseason

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Draft picks

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Main article: 2008 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 26 George Hill Point guard  United States IUPUI
2 45 Goran Dragić Point guard  Slovenia Union Olimpija
2 57 James Gist Power forward  United States Maryland

Roster

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San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 15 Bonner, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida
F 12 Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Cal State Fullerton
F/C 21 Duncan, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Wake Forest
G/F 4 Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wisconsin
G 20 Ginóbili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Argentina
F/C 90 Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
G 3 Hill, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) IUPUI
F 28 Mahinmi, Ian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) France
G 8 Mason, Roger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia
C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Argentina
G 9 Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) France
F/C 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) TCU
F 5 Udoka, Ime 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland State
G 11 Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Standings

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Southwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 54 28 .659 — 28–13 26–15 10–6
x-Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 1 33–8 20–21 9–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 4 32–9 18–23 7–9
x-New Orleans Hornets 49 33 .598 5 28–13 21–20 9–7
Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .284 30 16–25 8–33 5–11
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 —
2 y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 11
3 y-San Antonio Spurs 54 28 .659 11
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 54 28 .659 11
5 x-Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 12
6 x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 15
7 x-New Orleans Hornets 49 33 .598 16
8 x-Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17
9 Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 19
10 Golden State Warriors 29 53 .354 36
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 24 58 .293 41
12 Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .293 41
13 Oklahoma City Thunder 23 59 .280 42
14 Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 .232 46
15 Sacramento Kings 17 65 .207 48

Game log

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2008–09 game log
Total: 54–28 (home: 28–13; road: 26–15)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 Phoenix L 98–103 Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (32) Matt Bonner, Kurt Thomas (7) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		0–1
2 October 31 @ Portland L 99–100 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (11) Rose Garden
20,516 		0–2
November: 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 4 Dallas L 81–98 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (3) AT&T Center
17,398 		0–3
4 November 5 @ Minnesota W 129–125 (2OT) Tony Parker (55) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (10) Target Center
11,112 		1–3
5 November 7 Miami L 83–99 Tim Duncan (22) Tim Duncan (11) Roger Mason (6) AT&T Center
17,387 		1–4
6 November 11 New York W 92–80 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan, Fabricio Oberto (9) Tim Duncan (7) AT&T Center
16,569 		2–4
7 November 12 @ Milwaukee L 78–82 Tim Duncan (24) Anthony Tolliver (6) Jacque Vaughn (6) Bradley Center
14,036 		2–5
8 November 14 Houston W 77–75 Tim Duncan (22) Roger Mason (9) George Hill (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		3–5
9 November 16 @ Sacramento W 90–88 Michael Finley (21) Tim Duncan (10) Jacque Vaughn (6) ARCO Arena
11,699 		4–5
10 November 17 @ L.A. Clippers W 86–83 Roger Mason (21) Tim Duncan (15) George Hill (8) Staples Center
14,962 		5–5
11 November 19 Denver L 81–91 George Hill (20) Tim Duncan (11) Tim Duncan (6) AT&T Center
16,559 		5–6
12 November 21 Utah W 119–94 Roger Mason (29) Tim Duncan (7) George Hill, Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen (4) AT&T Center
17,354 		6–6
13 November 24 @ Memphis W 94–81 George Hill (20) Tim Duncan (11) George Hill, Roger Mason, Michael Finley, Fabricio Oberto (3) FedExForum
12,053 		7–6
14 November 26 Chicago W 98–88 Tim Duncan (21) George Hill (11) George Hill, Manu Ginóbili (4) AT&T Center
17,837 		8–6
15 November 28 Memphis W 109–98 Roger Mason (20) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker, George Hill (7) AT&T Center
17,074 		9–6
16 November 29 @ Houston L 84–103 Tim Duncan, Matt Bonner (17) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (7) Toyota Center
18,282 		9–7
December: 11–4 (home: 7–2; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 2 Detroit L 77–89 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
17,582 		9–8
18 December 4 @ Denver W 108–91 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (8) Pepsi Center
15,866 		10–8
19 December 6 Golden State W 123–88 Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
17,740 		11–8
20 December 9 @ Dallas W 133–126 (2OT) Tim Duncan (32) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (10) American Airlines Center
19,937 		12–8
21 December 10 Atlanta W 95–89 Manu Ginóbili (27) Matt Bonner (13) George Hill (5) AT&T Center
18,161 		13–8
22 December 12 @ Minnesota W 98–86 Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (17) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (9) Target Center
15,336 		14–8
23 December 14 Oklahoma City W 109–104 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
17,419 		15–8
24 December 17 @ New Orleans L 83–90 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (11) Manu Ginóbili (5) New Orleans Arena
16,593 		15–9
25 December 18 @ Orlando L 78–90 Tim Duncan (19) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (4) Amway Arena
17,461 		15–10
26 December 20 Toronto W 107–97 Tony Parker (24) Kurt Thomas (12) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
17,227 		16–10
27 December 22 Sacramento W 101–85 Tony Parker (18) Kurt Thomas (7) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,372 		17–10
28 December 23 Minnesota W 99–93 Tony Parker (36) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
17,996 		18–10
29 December 25 @ Phoenix W 91–90 Tony Parker (27) Tim Duncan (17) Tony Parker (8) US Airways Center
18,422 		19–10
30 December 27 Memphis W 106–103 (2OT) Tony Parker (32) Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen (6) Tony Parker, Michael Finley (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		20–10
31 December 30 Milwaukee L 98–100 Tim Duncan (22) Tim Duncan (6) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797 		20–11
January: 12–3 (home: 6–1; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 2 @ Memphis W 91–80 Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (10) Manu Ginóbili (6) FedExForum
12,597 		21–11
33 January 3 Philadelphia W 108–106 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797 		22–11
34 January 5 @ Miami W 91–84 Tim Duncan (19) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (7) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		23–11
35 January 8 L.A. Clippers W 106–84 Tony Parker (19) Kurt Thomas (9) Tim Duncan (9) AT&T Center
17,873 		24–11
36 January 11 Orlando L 98–105 Tony Parker (31) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,216 		24–12
37 January 14 L.A. Lakers W 112–111 Manu Ginóbili (27) Tim Duncan (10) Tim Duncan (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		25–12
38 January 16 @ Philadelphia L 87–109 Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (6) Wachovia Center
18,739 		25–13
39 January 17 @ Chicago W 92–87 Manu Ginóbili (21) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (8) United Center
22,100 		26–13
40 January 19 @ Charlotte W 86–84 Tim Duncan (17) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (10) Time Warner Cable Arena
16,160 		27–13
41 January 20 Indiana W 99–81 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,181 		28–13
42 January 23 New Jersey W 94–91 Tim Duncan (30) Tim Duncan (15) Tim Duncan (5) AT&T Center
18,797 		29–13
43 January 25 @ L.A. Lakers L 85–99 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (8) Tony Parker (6) Staples Center
18,997 		29–14
44 January 27 @ Utah W 106–100 Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (24) Manu Ginóbili, Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan (8) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		30–14
45 January 29 @ Phoenix W 114–104 Manu Ginóbili (30) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (5) US Airways Center
18,422 		31–14
46 January 31 New Orleans W 106–93 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker, Tim Duncan (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		32–14
February: 7–4 (home: 2–1; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 February 2 @ Golden State W 110–105 (OT) Manu Ginóbili, Tim Duncan (32) Kurt Thomas, Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (7) Oracle Arena
18,205 		33–14
48 February 3 @ Denver L 96–104 Roger Mason (26) Matt Bonner (8) Roger Mason (6) Pepsi Center
18,536 		33–15
49 February 8 @ Boston W 105–99 Tim Duncan, Matt Bonner (23) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (7) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		34–15
50 February 10 @ New Jersey W 108–93 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan (8) Izod Center
13,301 		35–15
51 February 11 @ Toronto L 89–91 Manu Ginóbili (32) Tim Duncan (13) Tim Duncan (7) Air Canada Centre
18,909 		35–16
All-Star Break
52 February 17 @ New York L 107–112 (OT) Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		35–17
53 February 19 @ Detroit W 83–79 Tony Parker (19) Tim Duncan (18) Tony Parker (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		36–17
54 February 21 @ Washington W 98–67 Roger Mason (25) Tim Duncan (11) George Hill (6) Verizon Center
20,173 		37–17
55 February 24 Dallas W 93–76 Tony Parker (37) Kurt Thomas (15) Tony Parker (12) AT&T Center
18,797 		38–17
56 February 25 Portland W 99–84 Tony Parker (39) Kurt Thomas (10) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,672 		39–17
57 February 27 Cleveland L 86–97 Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Malik Hairston, Tony Parker, Michael Finley (11) Michael Finley (7) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		39–18
March: 9–8 (home: 6–4; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
58 March 1 @ Portland L 84–102 Tony Parker (15) Fabricio Oberto (6) George Hill, Tony Parker (4) Rose Garden
20,627 		39–19
59 March 2 @ L.A. Clippers W 106–78 Tony Parker (26) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (10) Staples Center
17,649 		40–19
60 March 4 @ Dallas L 102–107 Tony Parker (37) Tim Duncan (12) Tim Duncan (5) American Airlines Center
20,316 		40–20
61 March 6 Washington W 100–78 Tony Parker (19) Kurt Thomas (7) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,440 		41–20
62 March 8 Phoenix W 103–98 Tony Parker (30) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,797 		42–20
63 March 10 Charlotte W 100–86 Roger Mason, Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,254 		43–20
64 March 12 L.A. Lakers L 95–102 Michael Finley, Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,797 		43–21
65 March 14 @ Houston W 88–85 Tony Parker (28) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (8) Toyota Center
18,300 		44–21
66 March 16 @ Oklahoma City L 76–78 Tony Parker (28) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) Ford Center
19,136 		44–22
67 March 17 Minnesota W 93–86 Tony Parker (24) Kurt Thomas (10) Tony Parker, Kurt Thomas (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		45–22
68 March 20 Boston L 77–80 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		45–23
69 March 22 Houston L 85–87 Tim Duncan (23) Kurt Thomas (9) Tony Parker (12) AT&T Center
18,797 		45–24
70 March 24 Golden State W 107–106 Tony Parker (30) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,797 		46–24
71 March 25 @ Atlanta W 102–92 Tony Parker (42) Kurt Thomas (8) Tony Parker (10) Philips Arena
18,529 		47–24
72 March 27 L.A. Clippers W 111–98 Tony Parker (18) Roger Mason (8) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		48–24
73 March 29 @ New Orleans L 86–90 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (7) New Orleans Arena
18,204 		48–25
74 March 31 Oklahoma City L 95–96 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (12) Tim Duncan, Michael Finley, Tony Parker (4) AT&T Center
18,797 		48–26
April: 6–2 (home: 2–1; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 3 @ Indiana W 126–121 Tony Parker (31) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (10) Conseco Fieldhouse
16,414 		49–26
76 April 5 @ Cleveland L 81–101 Tony Parker (24) Kurt Thomas (9) Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		49–27
77 April 7 @ Oklahoma City W 99–89 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (10) Ford Center
19,136 		50–27
78 April 8 Portland L 83–95 Roger Mason (18) Tony Parker, Kurt Thomas, Tim Duncan (5) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		50–28
79 April 10 Utah W 105–99 Tony Parker (31) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		51–28
80 April 12 @ Sacramento W 95–92 Tony Parker (25) Kurt Thomas (13) Tony Parker (9) ARCO Arena
13,330 		52–28
81 April 13 @ Golden State W 101–72 Drew Gooden (20) Drew Gooden (15) Tim Duncan, Michael Finley (4) Oracle Arena
19,596 		53–28
82 April 15 New Orleans W 105–98 (OT) Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan (19) Duncan, Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,797 		54–28
2008–09 season schedule

Playoffs

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2009 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 Dallas L 97–105 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		0–1
2 April 20 Dallas W 105–84 Tony Parker (38) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,797 		1–1
3 April 23 @ Dallas L 67–88 Tony Parker (12) Kurt Thomas (10) Tony Parker (3) American Airlines Center
20,491 		1–2
4 April 25 @ Dallas L 90–99 Tony Parker (43) Tim Duncan (10) Tim Duncan (7) American Airlines Center
20,829 		1–3
5 April 28 Dallas L 93–106 Tim Duncan (31) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
20,829 		1–4
2009 playoff schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Roger Mason Jr. SG 82 71 2,496 251 173 40 12 969 30.4 3.1 2.1 .5 .1 11.8
Michael Finley SF 81 77 2,336 270 114 37 17 784 28.8 3.3 1.4 .5 .2 9.7
Matt Bonner PF 81 67 1,928 386 82 47 26 667 23.8 4.8 1.0 .6 .3 8.2
Bruce Bowen SF 80 10 1,506 145 40 36 13 214 18.8 1.8 .5 .5 .2 2.7
Kurt Thomas PF 79 10 1,404 405 66 34 58 343 17.8 5.1 .8 .4 .7 4.3
George Hill PG 77 7 1,270 158 136 45 21 438 16.5 2.1 1.8 .6 .3 5.7
Tim Duncan C 75 75 2,524 800 264 38 126 1,450 33.7 10.7 3.5 .5 1.7 19.3
Tony Parker PG 72 71 2,456 223 496 67 4 1,581 34.1 3.1 6.9 .9 .1 22.0
Ime Udoka SF 67 3 1,035 187 54 36 12 289 15.4 2.8 .8 .5 .2 4.3
Fabricio Oberto C 54 11 677 142 59 7 11 142 12.5 2.6 1.1 .1 .2 2.6
Manu Ginóbili SG 44 7 1,181 198 157 64 16 683 26.8 4.5 3.6 1.5 .4 15.5
Jacque Vaughn PG 30 0 292 22 55 6 0 65 9.7 .7 1.8 .2 .0 2.2
Drew Gooden† PF 19 1 320 83 3 4 4 187 16.8 4.4 .2 .2 .2 9.8
Anthony Tolliver PF 19 0 208 41 17 5 1 52 10.9 2.2 .9 .3 .1 2.7
Malik Hairston SG 15 0 155 28 13 6 7 50 10.3 1.9 .9 .4 .5 3.3
Desmon Farmer SG 3 0 54 6 2 0 0 13 18.0 2.0 .7 .0 .0 4.3
Austin Croshere† PF 3 0 23 10 3 0 0 4 7.7 3.3 1.0 .0 .0 1.3
Pops Mensah-Bonsu† PF 3 0 20 10 0 1 1 15 6.7 3.3 .0 .3 .3 5.0
Blake Ahearn PG 3 0 19 1 2 1 0 8 6.3 .3 .7 .3 .0 2.7
Marcus Williams PF 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 1.5 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tony Parker PG 5 5 181 21 34 6 1 143 36.2 4.2 6.8 1.2 .2 28.6
Tim Duncan C 5 5 164 40 16 3 6 99 32.8 8.0 3.2 .6 1.2 19.8
Michael Finley SF 5 5 143 15 5 1 1 40 28.6 3.0 1.0 .2 .2 8.0
Matt Bonner PF 5 5 100 16 0 3 2 15 20.0 3.2 .0 .6 .4 3.0
Roger Mason Jr. SG 5 3 108 8 9 1 0 33 21.6 1.6 1.8 .2 .0 6.6
Bruce Bowen SF 5 2 130 15 3 3 0 21 26.0 3.0 .6 .6 .0 4.2
Ime Udoka SF 5 0 104 23 4 4 1 17 20.8 4.6 .8 .8 .2 3.4
Kurt Thomas PF 5 0 80 23 2 1 2 13 16.0 4.6 .4 .2 .4 2.6
George Hill PG 4 0 76 8 2 2 1 23 19.0 2.0 .5 .5 .3 5.8
Drew Gooden PF 4 0 71 15 1 1 1 29 17.8 3.8 .3 .3 .3 7.3
Fabricio Oberto C 2 0 22 4 0 2 0 12 11.0 2.0 .0 1.0 .0 6.0
Jacque Vaughn PG 2 0 21 0 4 1 0 7 10.5 .0 2.0 .5 .0 3.5

Awards and records

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Awards

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Records

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Tim Duncan became the first player in NBA history to be an All-NBA selection in his first twelve seasons. Duncan is one of only eight players in the history of the league to be selected twelve times.[1]

Transactions

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Trades

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Free agents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c McDonald, Jeff (May 14, 2009). "Spurs' Duncan, Parker grace All-NBA teams". San Antiono Express-News. Hearst Corporation. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
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