2020–21 San Antonio Spurs season explained

Team:	San Antonio Spurs
End Year:	2021
Wins:	33
Losses:	39
Division:	Southwest
Division Place:	3
Conf Place:	10
Coach:	Gregg Popovich
Gm:	Brian Wright
Owners:	Peter Holt
Arena:	AT&T Center
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	SAS
Television:	Bally Sports Southwest, KENS, KMYS
Radio:	1200 WOAI

The 2020–21 San Antonio Spurs season was the 54th season of the franchise, its 45th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 48th in the San Antonio area. After a one-year absence from postseason play, the Spurs finished as the number ten seed with a 33–39 record, qualifying for the Page–McIntyre system tournament to determine the final two teams that advance to the main playoff bracket in the elimination bracket. The Spurs were defeated in the elimination round by the Memphis Grizzlies 96–100, ending their season. It was the first time in franchise history that the Spurs failed to reach the playoffs in consecutive seasons.^[1]

Draft

See main article: article and 2020 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club
1	11	Devin Vassell	SG		Florida State
2	41	Tre Jones	PG		Duke

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| December 12| Oklahoma City| | Patty Mills (24)| Jakob Pöltl (9)| Jakob Pöltl (10)| AT&T Center| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| December 15| @ Houston| | Lonnie Walker (17)| Trey Lyles (9)| Dejounte Murray (7)| Toyota Center| 0–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| December 17| @ Houston| | DeMar DeRozan (21)| Dejounte Murray (10)| Dejounte Murray (4)| Toyota Center| 0–3

Regular season

|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| December 23| @ Memphis| | DeMar DeRozan (28)| DeMar DeRozan (9)| DeRozan, Murray (9)| FedExForum
0| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| December 26| Toronto| | DeMar DeRozan (27)| Dejounte Murray (10)| Dejounte Murray (10)| AT&T Center
0| 2–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| December 27| @ New Orleans| | Rudy Gay (22)| Keldon Johnson (11)| DeMar DeRozan (9)| Smoothie King Center
0| 2–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| December 30| L. A. Lakers| | Dejounte Murray (29)| Murray, Pöltl (7)| Dejounte Murray (7)| AT&T Center
0| 2–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 5| January 1| L. A. Lakers| | Keldon Johnson (26)| Keldon Johnson (10)| DeMar DeRozan (9)| AT&T Center
0| 2–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 6| January 3| Utah| | Keldon Johnson (22)| Trey Lyles (9)| Dejounte Murray (5)| AT&T Center
0| 2–4|-style="background:#cfc;"| 7| January 5| @ L. A. Clippers| | Patty Mills (27)| Keldon Johnson (11)| DeMar DeRozan (6)| Staples Center
0| 3–4|-style="background:#cfc;"| 8| January 7| @ L. A. Lakers| | LaMarcus Aldridge (28)| Dejounte Murray (8)| DeMar DeRozan (8)| Staples Center
0| 4–4|-style="background:#cfc;"| 9| January 9| @ Minnesota| | DeMar DeRozan (38)| Dejounte Murray (14)| DeMar DeRozan (5)| Target Center
0| 5–4|-style="background:#fcc;"| 10| January 10| @ Minnesota| | Lonnie Walker IV (25)| Trey Lyles (7)| Dejounte Murray (5)| Target Center
0| 5–5|-style="background:#cfc;"| 11| January 12| @ Oklahoma City| | Lonnie Walker IV (24)| LaMarcus Aldridge (10)| Dejounte Murray (7)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
0| 6–5|-style="background:#fcc;"| 12| January 14| Houston| | Keldon Johnson (29)| Dejounte Murray (8)| DeRozan, Murray (7)| AT&T Center
0| 6–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 13| January 16| Houston| | DeMar DeRozan (24)| Dejounte Murray (10)| DeMar DeRozan (4)| AT&T Center
0| 7–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 14| January 18| @ Portland| | LaMarcus Aldridge (22)| Dejounte Murray (9)| DeRozan, Murray (11)| Moda Center
0| 8–6|-style="background:#fcc;"| 15| January 20| @ Golden State| | Dejounte Murray (22)| Keldon Johnson (8)| Johnson, DeRozan, Murray, Mills, Gay (3)| Chase Center
0| 8–7|-style="background:#fcc;"| 16| January 22| Dallas| | DeMar DeRozan (26)| Keldon Johnson (14)| DeMar DeRozan (6)| AT&T Center
0| 8–8|-style="background:#cfc;"| 17| January 24| Washington| | Patty Mills (21)| Dejounte Murray (11)| Dejounte Murray (10)| AT&T Center
0| 9–8|-style="background:#ccc;"| –| January 25| @ New Orleans| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: April 24)^[2] |-style="background:#cfc;"| 18| January 27| Boston| | DeMar DeRozan (21)| Dejounte Murray (11)| DeMar DeRozan (7)| AT&T Center
0| 10–8|-style="background:#cfc;"| 19| January 29| Denver| | DeMar DeRozan (30)| Keldon Johnson (9)| DeMar DeRozan (10)| AT&T Center
0| 11–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 20| January 30| Memphis| | Derrick White (18)| Jakob Pöltl (7)| Dejounte Murray (7)| AT&T Center
0| 11–9|-style="background:#fcc;"| 21| February 1| Memphis| | Keldon Johnson (25)| Keldon Johnson (10)| DeMar DeRozan (6)| AT&T Center
0| 11–10|-style="background:#cfc;"| 22| February 3| Minnesota| | DeMar DeRozan (30)| Dejounte Murray (11)| Derrick White (8)| AT&T Center
0| 12–10|-style="background:#cfc;"| 23| February 6| @ Houston| | DeMar DeRozan (30)| Jakob Pöltl (11)| DeMar DeRozan (7)| AT&T Center
0| 13–10|-style="background:#cfc;"| 24| February 8| Golden State| | Dejounte Murray (27)| Jakob Pöltl (11)| DeMar DeRozan (10)| AT&T Center
0| 14–10|-style="background:#fcc;"| 25| February 9| Golden State| | Rudy Gay (17)| Gay, Johnson, Vassell (6)| DeRozan, Johnson (6)| AT&T Center
0| 14–11|-style="background:#cfc;"| 26| February 12| @ Atlanta| | DeMar DeRozan (23)| Jakob Pöltl (12)| DeMar DeRozan (8)| State Farm Arena
1,451| 15–11|-style="background:#cfc;"| 27| February 14| @ Charlotte| | Dejounte Murray (26)| Dejounte Murray (12)| DeMar DeRozan (9)| Spectrum Center
0| 16–11|-style="background:#ccc;"| — | February 16| @ Detroit| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: March 15)^[3] |-style="background:#ccc;"| — | February 17| @ Cleveland| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: March 19)^[4] |-style="background:#ccc;"| — | February 20| @ New York| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: May 13)^[4] |-style="background:#ccc;"| — | February 22| @ Indiana| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: April 19)^[4] |-style="background:#fcc;"| 28| February 24| @ Oklahoma City| | Dejounte Murray (27)| Dejounte Murray (9)| Murray, Pöltl (9)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
0| 16–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 29| February 27| New Orleans| | DeMar DeRozan (32)| Jakob Pöltl (11)| DeMar DeRozan (11)| AT&T Center
0| 17–12|-style="background:#fcc;"| 30| March 1| Brooklyn| | DeMar DeRozan (22)| Jakob Pöltl (12)| DeMar DeRozan (11)| AT&T Center
0| 17–13|-style="background:#cfc;"| 31| March 2| New York| | Trey Lyles (18)| Jakob Pöltl (8)| DeMar DeRozan (11)| AT&T Center
0| 18–13|-style="background:#fcc;"| 32| March 4| Oklahoma City| | DeMar DeRozan (20)| Trey Lyles (10)| Dejounte Murray (10)| AT&T Center
1,000| 18–14|-style="background:#fcc;"| 33| March 10| @ Dallas| | DeMar DeRozan (30)| Rudy Gay (9)| DeMar DeRozan (11)| American Airlines Center
3,813| 18–15|-style="background:#cfc;"| 34| March 12| Orlando| | Rudy Gay (19)| Jakob Pöltl (9)| Murray, Pöltl (6)| AT&T Center
3,241| 19–15|-style="background:#fcc;"| 35| March 14| @ Philadelphia| | Eubanks, White (17)| Dejounte Murray (6)| Derrick White (4)| Wells Fargo Center
3,071| 19–16|-style="background:#cfc;" | 36| March 15| @ Detroit| | Dejounte Murray (19)| Jakob Pöltl (12)| Dejounte Murray (6)| Little Caesars Arena
0| 20–16|-style="background:#cfc;"| 37| March 17| @ Chicago| | Jakob Pöltl (20)| Jakob Pöltl (16)| Derrick White (5)| United Center
0| 21–16|-style="background:#cfc;"| 38| March 19| @ Cleveland| | Keldon Johnson (23)| Keldon Johnson (21)| DeMar DeRozan (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
0| 22–16|-style="background:#fcc;"| 39| March 20| @ Milwaukee| | Lonnie Walker IV (31)| Keldon Johnson (8)| DeMar DeRozan (13)| Fiserv Forum
3,280| 22–17|-style="background:#fcc;"| 40| March 22| Charlotte| | DeMar DeRozan (28)| Jakob Pöltl (11)| DeMar DeRozan (5)| AT&T Center
3,222| 22–18|-style="background:#fcc;"| 41| March 24| L. A. Clippers| | DeMar DeRozan (19)| Drew Eubanks (8)| Dejounte Murray (5)| AT&T Center
3,224| 22–19|-style="background:#fcc;"| 42| March 25| L. A. Clippers| | DeMar DeRozan (23)| Johnson, Pöltl (8)| Dejounte Murray (7)| AT&T Center
3,225| 22–20|-style="background:#cfc;"| 43| March 27| Chicago| | Jakob Pöltl (20)| Jakob Pöltl (9)| DeRozan, White (7)| AT&T Center
3,334| 23–20|-style="background:#fcc;"| 44| March 29| Sacramento| | Dejounte Murray (23)| Jakob Pöltl (11)| Dejounte Murray (8)| AT&T Center
2,876| 23–21|-style="background:#cfc;"| 45| March 31| Sacramento| | DeMar DeRozan (26)| Jakob Pöltl (14)| DeMar DeRozan (7)| AT&T Center
2,802| 24–21|-style="background:#fcc;"| 46| April 1| Atlanta| | DeMar DeRozan (36)| Jakob Pöltl (10)| DeMar DeRozan (9)| AT&T Center
2,949| 24–22|-style="background:#fcc;"| 47| April 3| Indiana| | DeMar DeRozan (25)| Jakob Pöltl (13)| DeMar DeRozan (6)| AT&T Center
3,276| 24–23|-style="background:#fcc;"| 48| April 5| Cleveland| | DeMar DeRozan (20)| Keldon Johnson (10)| Derrick White (8)| AT&T Center
2,482| 24–24|-style="background:#fcc;"| 49| April 7| @ Denver| | Murray, White (18)| Rudy Gay (8)| Dejounte Murray (6)| Ball Arena
3,715| 24–25|-style="background:#fcc;"| 50| April 9| @ Denver| | Derrick White (25)| Jakob Pöltl (10)| DeMar DeRozan (12)| Ball Arena
3,750| 24–26|-style="background:#cfc;"| 51| April 11| @ Dallas| | DeMar DeRozan (33)| Jakob Pöltl (8)| DeMar DeRozan (8)| American Airlines Center
4,054| 25–26|-style="background:#cfc;"| 52| April 12| @ Orlando| | DeMar DeRozan (19)| Keldon Johnson (11)| DeRozan, Murray (6)| Amway Center
3,107| 26–26|-style="background:#fcc;"| 53| April 14| @ Toronto| | Derrick White (25)| Jakob Pöltl (10)| DeMar DeRozan (11)| Amalie Arena
1,184| 26–27|-style="background:#fcc;"| 54| April 16| Portland| | DeMar DeRozan (26)| Johnson, Murray (13)| DeRozan, Murray (10)| AT&T Center
4,303| 26–28|-style="background:#cfc;"| 55| April 17| @ Phoenix| | Rudy Gay (19)| Drew Eubanks (13)| Derrick White (6)| Phoenix Suns Arena
5,078| 27–28|-style="background:#cfc;"| 56| April 19| @ Indiana| | Derrick White (25)| Drew Eubanks (13)| Dejounte Murray (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0| 28–28|-style="background:#fcc;"| 57| April 21| Miami| | DeMar DeRozan (15)| Jakob Poeltl (9)| Derrick White (7)| AT&T Center
4,229| 28–29|-style="background:#cfc;"| 58| April 22| @ Detroit| | Derrick White (26)| Jakob Poeltl (11)| Derrick White (8)| Little Caesars Arena
3,334| 29–29|-style="background:#cfc;"| 59| April 24| @ New Orleans| | DeMar DeRozan (32)| Keldon Johnson (9)| DeMar DeRozan (8)| Smoothie King Center
3,700| 30–29|-style="background:#cfc;"| 60| April 26| @ Washington| | DeMar DeRozan (37)| Dejounte Murray (17)| DeMar DeRozan (10)| Capital One Arena
2,133| 31–29|-style="background:#fcc;"| 61| April 28| @ Miami| | Dejounte Murray (22)| Dejounte Murray (10)| Dejounte Murray (11)| American Airlines Arena
Limited seating| 31–30|-style="background:#fcc;"| 62| April 30| @ Boston| | DeMar DeRozan (30)| Jakob Pöltl (10)| DeMar DeRozan (14)| TD Garden
2,298| 31–31|-style="background:#fcc;"| 63| May 2| Philadelphia| | Lonnie Walker IV (23)| Rudy Gay (10)| Keldon Johnson (5)| AT&T Center
3,978| 31–32|-style="background:#fcc;"| 64| May 3| @ Utah| | DeMar DeRozan (22)| Rudy Gay (7)| DeMar DeRozan (6)| Vivint Arena
6,506| 31–33|-style="background:#fcc;"| 65| May 5| @ Utah| | Luka Šamanić (15)| Drew Eubanks (9)| Lonnie Walker IV (5)| Vivint Arena
6,506| 31–34|-style="background:#cfc;"| 66| May 7| @ Sacramento| | DeMar DeRozan (25)| Jakob Pöltl (10)| Dejounte Murray (7)| Golden 1 Center
0| 32–34|-style="background:#fcc;"| 67| May 8| @ Portland| | DeMar DeRozan (20)| Lonnie Walker IV (8)| Dejounte Murray (5)| Moda Center
1,939| 32–35|-style="background:#cfc;"| 68| May 10| Milwaukee| | DeMar DeRozan (23)| Jakob Pöltl (10)| Dejounte Murray (9)| AT&T Center
3,992| 33–35|-style="background:#fcc;"| 69| May 12| @ Brooklyn| | DeMar DeRozan (21)| Dejounte Murray (11)| DeRozan, Murray (5)| Barclays Center
1,773| 33–36|-style="background:#fcc;"| 70| May 13| @ New York| | DeMar DeRozan (27)| Murray, Pöltl (9)| Dejounte Murray (7)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 33–37|-style="background:#fcc;"| 71| May 15| Phoenix| | Dieng, Johnson (18)| Drew Eubanks (11)| Jones, Mills, Walker IV (5)| AT&T Center
4,848| 33–38|-style="background:#fcc;"| 72| May 16| Phoenix| | DeMar DeRozan (23)| Jakob Poeltl (10)| Tre Jones (7)| AT&T Center
4,738| 33–39

Play-in

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| May 19| @ Memphis| | DeRozan, Gay (20)| Dejounte Murray (13)| Dejounte Murray (11)| FedExForum
7,019| 0–1

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 69 || 67 || 28.5 || .479 || .331 || .740 || 6.0 || 1.8 || .6 || .3 || 12.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 69 || 51 || 26.7 || .616 || || .508 || 7.9 || 1.9 || .7 || 1.8 || 8.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 68 || 1 || 24.8 || .412 || .375 || .910 || 1.7 || 2.4 || .6 || .0 || 10.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 67 || 67 || 31.9 || .453 || .317 || .791 || 7.1 || 5.4 || 1.5 || .1 || 15.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 63 || 1 || 21.6 || .420 || .381 || .804 || 4.8 || 1.4 || .7 || .6 || 11.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 62 || 7 || 17.0 || .406 || .347 || .843 || 2.8 || .9 || .7 || .3 || 5.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 61 || 61 || 33.7 || .495 || .257 || .880 || 4.2 || 6.9 || .9 || .2 || 21.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 60 || 38 || 25.4 || .420 || .355 || .814 || 2.6 || 1.7 || .5 || .3 || 11.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 54 || 3 || 14.0 || .566 || 1.000 || .726 || 4.5 || .8 || .3 || .9 || 5.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 37 || 1 || 7.3 || .474 || .600 || .895 || .6 || 1.1 || .2 || .0 || 2.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 36 || 32 || 29.6 || .411 || .346 || .851 || 3.0 || 3.5 || .7 || 1.0 || 15.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 33 || 4 || 9.3 || .448 || .279 || .552 || 2.1 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 3.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 30 || 0 || 8.2 || .448 || .294 || .667 || 1.6 || .4 || .4 || .2 || 2.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 23 || 9 || 15.6 || .478 || .350 || .652 || 3.7 || .6 || .3 || .0 || 5.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 21 || 18 || 25.9 || .464 || .360 || .838 || 4.5 || 1.7 || .4 || .9 || 13.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 20 || 0 || 6.1 || .457 || .167 || .813 || .6 || .4 || .4 || .1 || 2.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 16 || 0 || 11.3 || .527 || .318 || .833 || 2.6 || 1.2 || .6 || .1 || 5.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 3 || 0 || 2.0 || .500 || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7|}

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions.

Trades

March 26, 2021^[5]

To San Antonio Spurs Marquese Chriss Cash considerations

To Golden State Warriors Draft rights to Cady Lalanne (2015, Pick 55)

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Drew Eubanks^[6]	November 24, 2020
Jakob Pöltl^[7]	November 24, 2020

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Cameron Reynolds^[8] ^[9]	November 21, 2020	Milwaukee Bucks
	March 26, 2021	Austin Spurs (G League)
Keita Bates-Diop^[10]	November 29, 2020	Denver Nuggets
Kylor Kelley^[11]	December 10, 2020	Oregon State (Undrafted in 2020)
Khyri Thomas^[12]	December 14, 2020	Atlanta Hawks
London Perrantes^[13]	December 20, 2020	Capital City Go-Go (G League)
Gorgui Dieng^[14]	March 29, 2021	Memphis Grizzlies
DaQuan Jeffries^[15]	May 17, 2021	Houston Rockets

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Chimezie Metu^[16]	Waived	Sacramento Kings
Kylor Kelley	Waived	Austin Spurs (G League)
Khyri Thomas	Waived	Austin Spurs (G League)
Cameron Reynolds^[17]	Waived	Austin Spurs (G League)
Tyler Zeller	Waived
London Perrantes	Waived	Austin Spurs (G League)
LaMarcus Aldridge^[18]	Waived / Buyout	Brooklyn Nets
Marquese Chriss^[19]	Waived	Portland Trail Blazers

Notes and References

1. Web site: McDonald . Jeff . Spurs' fight not enough to keep playoff dream alive . San Antonio Express-News . 26 May 2021 . 2021-05-20.
2. Web site: San Antonio at New Orleans game postponed . NBA.com . January 25, 2021. January 31, 2021.
3. Web site: Spurs-Pistons game postponed for Health and Safety protocols . NBA.com . February 16, 2021 . February 26, 2021.
4. Web site: Upcoming Spurs and Hornets games postponed . NBA.com . February 16, 2021 . February 26, 2021.
5. Web site: Spurs add Marquese Chriss in deal with Warriors. NBA.com. October 5, 2021. March 26, 2021.
6. Web site: Spurs re-sign Drew Eubanks. NBA.com. October 5, 2021. November 24, 2020.
7. Web site: Spurs re-sign Jakob Pöltl. NBA.com. October 5, 2021. November 24, 2020.
8. Web site: The Spurs sign Cam Reynolds to a non-guaranteed contract. poundingtherock.com. October 5, 2021. November 21, 2020.
9. Web site: Spurs sign Cam Reynolds to 10-day contract. NBA.com. October 5, 2021. March 26, 2021.
10. Web site: Spurs sign Keita Bates-Diop to two-way contract. NBA.com. October 5, 2021. November 29, 2020.
11. Web site: Kylor Kelley Stats - Transactions. basketball-reference.com. October 5, 2021.
12. Web site: G Khyri Thomas signs Exhibit 10 deal with Spurs. WOAI-TV. October 5, 2021. December 14, 2020.
13. Web site: Spurs sign G London Perrantes to Exhibit-10 deal. WOAI-TV. October 5, 2021. December 20, 2020.
14. Web site: Spurs sign Gorgui Dieng. NBA.com. October 5, 2021. March 29, 2021.
15. Web site: Report: The Spurs have claimed DaQuan Jeffries off the waivers. poundingtherock.com. October 5, 2021. May 17, 2021.
16. Web site: Spurs waive Chimezie Metu. NBA.com. October 5, 2021. November 20, 2020.
17. Web site: Spurs waive Cam Reynolds and Tyler Zeller. NBA.com. October 5, 2021. December 19, 2020.
18. Web site: Spurs reach buyout agreement with LaMarcus Aldridge. NBA.com. October 5, 2021. March 25, 2021.
19. Web site: Report: The San Antonio Spurs have waived Marquese Chriss. poundingtherock.com. October 5, 2021. March 28, 2021.