Top 5 San Antonio Spurs Players

San Antonio's Top 5 Best Players Spurs

The most memorable players in Spurs history

The San Antonio Spurs are the team that caught the eye at the end of the last century and the beginning of this century. With its five NBA titles won between 1999 and 2014, the team has also established itself as quite successful. In the following lines, we will recall the careers of the five best players who wore the "Spurs" team.

We'd put Manu Ginobili at number five. The four-time champion and two-time All-Star was part of San Antonio from 2002 to 2018. Sixteen campaigns in which the Argentine guard has been part of Spurs' famous successes. Although he starts his matches mostly on the bench, he has indicators that make him a legend of the team. Especially in seasons where Spurs are winning titles. It is no coincidence that during the 2007/08 campaign, Ginobili also received the sixth player of the year award in the NBA. His defensive actions, the fact that up to 40 years he defended the idea of San Antonio, include him in the top 5 of our ranking.

Another foreigner enters the top 4 - Tony Parker. The Frenchman, who came a year earlier than Ginobili to the team and achieved the same success as the number of rings - 4. However, unlike Manu, he participated in 6 games of the stars and added a significant individual achievement - the award for the most valuable player in the finals. This happened in 2007 when San Antonio simply ran over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals. On top of that, Parker has also proven to be one of the best players in his position in the association since joining Spurs, and it's no coincidence that he holds the record for the most assists by a single Spurs player in history.

In the honorable third position we place George Gervin. Recognized as one of the best shooting guards in NBA history, he electrified fans with his extremely accurate shooting. Gervin, known by his nickname "The Iceman" for his composure not only in the big moments, but every time he shot the ball, spent 11 seasons in San Antonio between 1974 and 1985. Five times he was selected to the ideal team of the season in the NBA, he participated in 9 games of stars and in 1980 he won the award for the most valuable player in this match. Gerwin is second in points in Spurs history, trailing only Tim Duncan, who we'll talk about in a moment.

At the foot of the summit we place David Robinson. A guy who is No. 3 on San Antonio's all-time scoring list, but is second here, mostly because of his two rings - in 1999 and 2003. Otherwise, the "Admiral", as his nickname is, was part of the team throughout his career - from 1989 to 2003. The center captained the Spurs to their first two NBA championships and was the man who paved the way for Tim Duncan to join the team. Robinson was also named MVP in the regular season in 1995, participated in 10 All-Star games and was a part of the best team for the NBA campaign 4 times. In addition, he is the only American basketball player to participate in three Olympics, winning the gold medal on two occasions. Robinson is also the only athlete who served in the US military to make it to the NBA. It's no coincidence that the number 50 he played with is no longer used by San Antonio.

And number one is the person we associate with the team. The San Antonio Man – Tim Duncan. He is, if not the best, then certainly in the top two of the best heavy wings along with Karl Malone. Duncan, of course, spent his entire career with the Spurs, from 1997 to 2016, and was part of every one of the team's championship years, putting five rings on his hand. Duncan was named MVP in three Finals series. In 99, when San Antonio beat the New York Knicks 4:1. In 2003, in a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Nets. Then he won one of his two NBA regular season MVP awards. And in 2005, when San Antonio took on the Detroit Pistons in one of the most contested finals series in the association. A participant in 15 All-Star games and one MVP award from them, he is a truly unique player. Duncan is the team leader in points scored, rebounds and rebounds. And yes, we forgot to mention the fact that he was selected to the All-NBA Team 10 times.

Throughout their rich history, the San Antonio Spurs have offered us more than one incredible basketball player, but these five certainly stand out from the crowd.

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