San Antonio Spurs
(20-62, 6th in Pacific, 44 games back)
1997 Draft Order
| Round |
Pick |
Name |
School |
Position |
| 1 |
1 |
Tim Duncan |
Wake Forest University |
Center |
| STRENGTHS: | DAVID ROBINSON |
| #1 PICK |
| WEAKNESSES: | 3 PT SHOOTING |
| INJURY PRONE |
| CHANGES: | GREGG POPOVICH IN FOR GOOD, VERNON MAXWELL CUT |
| NEEDS: | TIM DUNCAN & GOOD HEALTH |
| #1 Draft Picks in the Nineties |
1990
Dwayne Schintzius, C, Florida (24) |
1993
None |
1991
None |
1994
Bill Curley, F, Boston College (22) |
1992
Tracy Murray, G/F, UCLA (18) |
1995
Cory Alexander, G, Virginia (29) |
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1996
None |
TEAM NOTES:
| SPURS |
|
OPP. |
| 90.5 (27th) |
PPG |
98.3 (19th) |
| .442 (21st) |
FG% |
.471 (25th) |
| 39.4 (24th) |
REBS |
40.9 (13th) |
| 15.2 (T9th) |
TO'S |
14.4 (26th) |
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1996-97 |
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- The Spurs won 121 games during the 94-95 and 95-96 seasons. Last year, they had only 20 wins, the worst mark in franchise history.
- The Spurs now hold the NBA records for both the biggest single-season turnaround in league history as well as the biggest one-year drop ever recorded.
- Spurs missed 347 games due to injuries. The Spurs used 24 different starting lineups and the preseason projected starting lineup of Robinson, C. Smith, Elliott, Del Negro and A. Johnson didnĂt start a single game as a unit during the 1996-97 season.
- Spurs shot 32 % from 3Ăs, only Philadelphia shot worse. Opponents, on the other hand, shot 38.7 % from 3Ăs (28th).
- Popovich is 17-47 as Spurs head coach.
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