2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

(NBA).

Key dates

June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft
2008 NBA Draft
The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2008 at the Washington Mutual Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, including...

took place in New York City, New York.
July 1: The free agency
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

period started.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	26	George Hill George Hill (basketball) George Jesse Hill, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. While playing for Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis he received many honors, including Summit League 'Player of the Year' and was an 'Honorable Mention All-American' his junior...	Point Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...	IUPUI IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball The IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in The Summit League. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball...
2	45	Goran Dragić	Point Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...	Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...
2	57	James Gist	Power forward Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...	Maryland Maryland Terrapins men's basketball The Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition...

Roster

Season

GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
3	0	6.3	0.333	0.500	1.000	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	2.7
47	34	22.7	0.522	0.489	0.700	4.7	1.2	0.6	0.4	8.0
48	10	20.1	0.458	0.443	0.471	1.9	0.6	0.5	0.1	3.0
3	0	7.7	0.222	0.000	0.000	3.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.3
47	47	35.3	0.520	0.000	0.689	10.4	3.7	0.5	1.8	20.6
3	0	18.0	0.286	0.250	1.000	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	4.3
47	43	28.0	0.436	0.391	0.824	3.5	1.5	0.4	0.2	9.5
35	4	26.9	0.453	0.325	0.877	4.6	3.4	1.5	0.4	15.8
3	0	7.7	0.750	0.000	0.000	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.7	4.0
46	7	18.1	0.394	0.360	0.783	2.4	2.0	0.6	0.3	6.9
48	40	30.3	0.431	0.450	.875	3.2	1.9	0.5	0.2	11.9
33	11	13.7	0.552	0.000	0.591	2.8	1.3	0.2	0.3	2.6
38	37	33.8	0.500	0.364	0.789	2.8	6.6	0.9	0.1	20.7
45	4	16.1	0.461	0.000	.828	4.3	0.9	0.3	0.7	3.6
36	3	13.2	0.365	0.302	0.667	2.1	0.6	0.5	0.1	3.8
18	0	10.8	0.333	0.000	1.000	0.7	2.3	0.2	0.0	2.6

Playoffs

The Spurs were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...

Records

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.

Additions

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Drew Gooden
Andrew Melvin "Drew" Gooden is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks. Gooden is a 6'10", 250 lbs...

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Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

Subtractions

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