SAN FRANCISCO — Favorable playoff seeding on the line, the Warriors can’t afford to lose winnable games. In Sunday night’s 110-108 loss to the San Antonio, a few questionable calls from the officiating crew nudged the game out of the Warriors’ control. In his first start since returning from injury, Draymond Green drew two technicals…
Warriors on controversial foul calls in Spurs loss: ‘The two fouls at the end were bizarre’ — Red Bluff Daily News
The NBA world loves Popovich.
LeBron, other current, former NBA players react to Popovich setting wins record — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
GAME #65 – TORONTO RAPTORS (34-30) at SAN ANTONIO SPURS (25-40)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022 – 8:30 P.M. (ET) – AT&T CENTER
TV: TSN – RADIO: TSN 1050 TORONTO
INJURY REPORT AT 5:30 P.M.
TOR@SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Bates-Diop, Keita Out Injury/Illness – Low Back; Soreness
Cacok, Devontae Out Injury/Illness – Left Heel; Contusion
Langford, Romeo Out Injury/Illness – Right Hamstring; Strain
Stewart, DJ Out G League – Two-Way
Vassell, Devin Available Injury/Illness – ” “; Pharyngitis
Walker IV, Lonnie Available Injury/Illness – Stomach; Illness
Wieskamp, Joe Available G League – On Assignment
Woodard II, Robert Out G League – Two-Way
Toronto Raptors
Anunoby, OG Out Injury/Illness – Right Hand; Ring finger fracture
Champagnie, Justin Out G League – Two-Way
Flynn, Malachi Out Injury/Illness – Left Hamstring; Strain
Johnson, David Out G League – Two-Way
VanVleet, Fred Questionable Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Soreness.
• The Toronto Raptors (34-30) continue a six-game road trip (March 6-16) Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs (25-40) at AT&T Center. The Raptors are 2-5 since the All-Star break. Rookie Scottie Barnes is averaging 18.6 and a team-high 8.9 rebounds over the last seven games. The Raptors have
won two in a row vs. San Antonio – Toronto has never won three straight against the Spurs. Fred VanVleet scored 33 points in the Raptors’ 129-104 victory over the Spurs in early January.
• All-Star Fred VanVleet has missed five straight games (Feb. 28 – Mar. 6) with right knee soreness. The Raptors are 5-7 without VanVleet in the lineup this season. VanVleet is averaging career highs of 21.4
points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.9 assists, in 52 games this season, and ranks third in the NBA in 3-pointers made (208) – behind only Stephen Curry (270) and Buddy Hield (217) – despite missing 12 games.
• Pascal Siakam is averaging 21.5 points, and career bests of 8.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists, in 51 games this season. Siakam is one of just seven players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0
assists, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Dejounte Murray and Julius Randle. No Raptor has averaged 20-8-5 over the course of an entire season.
• The Raptors have lost a season high-tying three straight games (Mar. 3-6). Toronto is averaging 99.7 points and shooting .407 (110-270) from the field, including .287 (25-87) from beyond the arc, over the past three. Opponents are averaging 105.0 points, shooting .428 (113-264) from the floor and 30 percent (33-110) from three-point distance, during this stretch.
• Scottie Barnes posted his fourth double-double in the last five games (Feb. 28 – Mar. 6) with 19 points and 12 rebounds Sunday at Cleveland. Barnes is averaging 19.2 points and 10.6 rebounds during this span. Barnes now has nine double-doubles this season – fifth most by a Raptors rookie behind Damon
Stoudamire (37), Chris Bosh (13), Ed Davis (13) and Charlie Villanueva (12).
• Toronto tied a season-low with just seven turnovers Sunday against the Cavaliers. The Raptors had committed double-digit turnovers in their previous seven games (Feb. 16 – Mar. 4). Toronto (12.7) and San Antonio (12.7) are currently tied for fourth in the NBA in turnovers per game.
• Scottie Barnes was named Eastern Conference rookie of the month for February after averaging 15.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 31.8 minutes in 12 games last month. Barnes is the 11th player in franchise history to earn the honour.
• The Raptors acquired Thaddeus Young, along with Drew Eubanks and a 2022 second round draft pick, from San Antonio at the NBA trade deadline in exchange for Goran Dragic and a protected 2022 first round draft pick. Young appeared in 26 games with the Spurs this season. Since joining Toronto, he has scored in double figures in four-of-eight games off the bench, averaging 6.6 points and 18.0 minutes.
F – CHRIS BOUCHER #25
MIN: 20.5 REB: 5.9 AST: 0.3 STL: 0.6 TO: 0.6 BLK: 1.0 PTS: 9.0
• Contributed 21 points and seven rebounds in 36 minutes Mar. 6 at Cleveland – first start since Jan. 25 at CHA.
• Averaging 16.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 28.8 minutes in nine starts this season.
• Leads the Raptors with 60 blocks and ranks second in offensive rebounds (128) – behind Scottie Barnes (146).
F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43
MIN: 37.6 REB: 8.4 AST: 5.0 STL: 1.3 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 21.5
• Scored a game-high 24 points Mar. 6 at Cleveland; added four rebounds and four assists in 41 minutes.
• Leads the Raptors with a single season career-high 20 double-doubles.
• Has scored 24+ points in three straight games (Mar. 3-6), averaging 28.7 points during this stretch.
C – KHEM BIRCH #24
MIN: 18.2 REB: 4.4 AST: 1.1 STL: 0.7 TO: 0.5 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 4.6
• Tallied five points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in 26 minutes Mar. 6 at Cleveland.
• Has scored in double figures four times this season (Last: 11 – Mar. 1 vs. Brooklyn).
• Averaging 5.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 18.2 minutes in 15 games as a starter this season.
G – GARY TRENT JR. #33
MIN: 34.7 REB: 2.6 AST: 2.1 STL: 1.9 TO: 1.0 BLK: 0.3 PTS: 17.9
• Finished with 19 points, three rebounds and two steals in 38 minutes of action Mar. 6 at Cleveland.
• Tied for second in the NBA in total deflections (200) and ranks third in steals per game (1.85).
• Has scored 20+ points in 21-of-55 games this season, something he did 15 times in 58 contests last year.
G – SCOTTIE BARNES #4
MIN: 35.4 REB: 7.6 AST: 3.3 STL: 1.1 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.8 PTS: 14.9
• Recorded his ninth double-double with 19 points, 12 assists and six assists in 42 minutes Mar. 6 at Cleveland.
• Ranks among the top-five rookies in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and minutes.
• Has scored 20+ points 13 times – most by a Raptors rookie since Vince Carter (23) during the 1998-99 season.
2021-22 RECORDS
W-L EAST WEST
OVERALL 34-30 23-19 11-11
HOME 17-15 11-9 6-6
AWAY 17-15 12-10 5-5
OVERTIME 2-1 2-1 0-0
INJURY REPORT
OG Anunoby (Right Hand; Ring Finger – Fracture) – Out
Justin Champagnie (G League – Two-Way) – Out
Malachi Flynn (Left Hamstring; Strain) – Out
David Johnson (G League – Two-Way) – Out
Fred VanVleet (Right Knee; Soreness) – Questionable
UPDATED: Mar. 9, 2022
NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Phoenix Suns
Date: Friday, March 11
Tip-Off: 9 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Footprint Center
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: Sportsnet 590 The FAN
SERIES RECAP VS. PHOENIX
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2021-22 0-1 0-1 0-0
ALL-TIME 18-32 9-16 9-16
STREAKS Lost 3 Lost 2 Lost 1
LAST WIN: Mar. 3, 2020 (123-114)
LAST ROAD WIN: Mar. 3, 2020 (123-114)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +27 (Mar. 6, 2013)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -20 (Feb. 27, 2009)
LAST TIME VS. PHOENIX
GAME 38 – JANUARY 11, 2022
PHOENIX 99, TORONTO 95
TORONTO — Devin Booker scored 16 points, including the go-ahead
basket with 1:02 remaining, and Chris Paul had 15 points and 12 assists
as the Phoenix Suns beat Toronto 99-95 to snap the Raptors’ longest
winning streak of the season at six games … Jae Crowder matched his
season high with 19 points, Deandre Ayton had 16 as the Suns improved
to 31-9, matching the franchise’s best record through 40 games … Phoenix won despite allowing Toronto 15 more field goal attempts, and letting
the Raptors grab a season-high 22 offensive rebounds … OG Anunoby
scored 25 points, Pascal Siakam had 22 and Fred VanVleet added 21 for
the Raptors, who lost for the first time since Dec. 28 against Philadelphia … Chris Boucher had 13 points and 16 rebounds for the Raptors, who
played without injured starters Scottie Barnes and Gary Trent Jr … Crowder and Bridges each hit a 3-pointer before Ayton capped an 8-0 spurt as
Phoenix opened an 89-83 lead with 4:13 to go, its biggest of the game …
Siakam stopped the run with a basket and Anunoby added a 3 to make it
89-88 with 2:36 to play … Booker fouled Anunoby as they scrambled after
a loose ball with 1:41 left, and the Toronto forward made both to put the
Raptors up 90-89 … After three missed 3-pointers by the Suns, Booker hit
a go-ahead jumper with 62 seconds left and, after Siakam missed, Paul’s
pull-up jumper made it 93-90 with 32 seconds remaining.
1 2 3 4 TOT
PHOENIX 23 23 23 30 99
TORONTO 31 17 23 24 95
GAME 64 – MARCH 6, 2022
CLEVELAND 104, TORONTO 96
CLEVELAND — Evan Mobley had 20 points and 17 rebounds, Lauri
Markkanen scored 22, and the Cavaliers beat the Raptors 104-96 … AllStar center Jarrett Allen reportedly suffered a fractured finger during the
first quarter … Allen had six points and two rebounds in 10 minutes …
Darius Garland had 17 points and 10 assists, Cedi Osman added 17
points and Kevin Love 15 as Cleveland improved to 3-0 against Toronto
… Pascal Siakam scored 24 points and Chris Boucher 21 for the Raptors,
who opened a six-game road trip without All-Star guard Fred VanVleet
(knee soreness) or forward OG Anunoby (fractured finger) … Down 18 in
the fourth, the Raptors closed within 100-95, but Garland made two free
throws and Osman’s steal with 56 seconds left helped seal it for the Cavs
… Injuries to VanVleet and backup Malachi Flynn led to Toronto coach
Nick Nurse starting rookie Scottie Barnes at point guard … He finished
with 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in 42 minutes … Cleveland led
by 13 at halftime and then overcame a brutal third quarter — 16 points, 1
of 10 on 3-pointers — by opening an 82-64 lead early in the fourth … Love
then hit a 3-pointer and reserve Dean Wade delivered a thunderous dunk
over Toronto’s Khem Birch … The Raptors finished 6 of 24 on 3-pointers.
… VanVleet has missed the past five games.
1 2 3 4 TOT
TORONTO 29 17 16 34 96
CLEVELAND 30 29 14 31 104
Satorasnky has struggled with his shot this season.
Spurs buy out Satoransky, he reportedly will re-sign with Wizards — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Improving their top five defense wasn’t thought to be a priority heading into Thursday’s NBA trade deadline – adding a shooter was the goal according to Brad Stevens – but here the Celtics are, even better in that end with a trade that has netted them combo guard Derrick White.
Celtics trade for Derrick White, bring back Daniel Theis, at trade deadline — Boston Herald
Armed with Joe Ingles’ expiring contract and draft picks, the Jazz were linked to some of the biggest names swirling before the trade deadline.
Report: Jazz trading Joe Ingles’ contract, picks for Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Juancho Hernangomez — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
No Kevin Durant. No Draymond Green.
Hornets’ LaMelo Ball, Spurs’ Dejounte Murray named All-Star injury replacements — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
SAN ANTONIO — With the majority of starters sitting out, a skeleton crew of Golden State Warriors will face the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. On the back-end of a back-to-back, Steph Curry (toe), Klay Thompson (knee, achilles management), Andrew Wiggins (knee), Otto Porter Jr. (foot) and Nemanja Bjelica (back) join Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala…
Warriors’ Curry, Thompson, Wiggins to sit out against San Antonio Spurs — Red Bluff Daily News
Gregg Popovich is one of the best coaches of all-time. Maybe the best coach of all-time.
Spurs open quarter with just four players, Doug McDermott sheds warmups and runs on after play starts — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Boston gets closer to being under the luxury tax line.
Report: Three-team trade sends Forbes to Nuggets, Juancho Hernangomez to Spurs — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
ORONTO & SAN ANTONIO POSTGAME VIDEO: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2j8fgl17gig3szo/AAB_ze09Pd9gbmQ4iXZXs3URa?dl=0
 | TORONTO RAPTORSPOSTGAME NOTES |
FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 129, SAN ANTONIO SPURS 104
DATE: JANUARY 4, 2022
| FINAL SCORE | RECORD | HIGH POINTS | HIGH REBOUNDS | HIGH ASSISTS | |
| San Antonio | 104 | 14-22 | Poeltl – 19 | Poeltl – 12 | Four players – 4 |
| Toronto | 129 | 17-17 | VanVleet – 33 | Siakam – 12 | Barnes – 8 |
| KEY RUN |
Toronto went on a 21-7 run beginning at the 6:40 mark in the second quarter to push the lead to 16 points (63-47) with 1:48 remaining in the half … The Raptors outscored the Spurs 38-24 in the frame and led by double digits for the entire second half.
| KEY STAT |
The Raptors scored a season high-tying 129 points and matched a season best with 18 three-point field goals … Toronto also tallied a season-high 30 assists, and improve to 11-2 when recording more (or same) assists as opponents.
RAPTORS NOTES:
SPURS NOTES:
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| 2021-22 SEASON-SERIES | ALL-TIME RECORDS | |||||
| DATE | SITE | RESULT | RAPTORS WINS | SPURS WINS | ||
| 01/04/2022 | Toronto | W 129-104 | Overall: | 16 | 35 | |
| 03/09/2022 | San Antonio | at Toronto: | 11 | 15 | ||
| at San Antonio: | 5 | 20 | ||||
GAME #34 – TORONTO RAPTORS (16-17) vs. SAN ANTONIO SPURS (14-21)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2022 – 7 P.M. (ET) – SCOTIABANK ARENA
TV: SPORTSNET – RADIO: TSN 1050 TORONTO
SAS@TOR San Antonio Spurs Bates-Diop, Keita Available Injury/Illness – Right Hamstring; Tightness
Cacok, Devontae Out Health and Safety Protocols
Collins, Zach Out Injury/Illness – Left Ankle; Stress Fracture
McDermott, Doug Out Health and Safety Protocols
Murray, Dejounte Out Return to Competition Reconditioning
Walker IV, Lonnie Out Health and Safety Protocols
Toronto Raptors Bonga, Isaac Questionable Return to Competition Reconditioning
Dragic, Goran Out Not With Team
Johnson, David Out Injury/Illness – Left Calf; Strain
Mykhailiuk, Svi Out Health and Safety Protocols
Watanabe, Yuta Out Health and Safety Protocol
• The Toronto Raptors (16-17) complete a four-game homestand (Dec. 28 – Jan. 4) Tuesday night vs. the San Antonio Spurs (14-21) at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto and San Antonio split the season series last year
(1-1), with the home team winning both contests. The Raptors have won seven of their last nine games at home (Dec. 2 – Jan. 2), after beating New York 120-105 on Sunday afternoon.
• Fred VanVleet finished with a season-high 35 points, and made a season-best seven three-point field goals, Sunday vs. New York. VanVleet has scored 30+ points in consecutive games, and three of his last four games played (Dec. 14 – Jan. 2). He is averaging 31.0 points and shooting .476 (40-84) from the field,
including .460 (23-50) from beyond the arc, over the last four. VanVleet has scored 30+ points in a teamhigh five games this season, something he did six times in 52 contest last year.
• The Raptors outrebounded New York 44-30, including 11-7 on the offensive glass, Sunday afternoon. Toronto has held opponents to fewer than 10 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games (Dec. 28-Jan. 2). During this span, the Raptors have outrebounded opponents 141-109 and 38-18 on the offensive
end. Toronto ranks second in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (12.9) and second-chance points (15.9), trailing only Memphis in both categories.
• Pascal Siakam finished with 20 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists in Sunday’s win over the Knicks. Siakam has now tallied 20+ points in four straight games (Dec. 14 – Jan. 2). He is averaging 24.5 points
and shooting .519 (40-77) from the field during this streak. Siakam is just the third player in Raptors franchise history to record 20/10/5 in back-to-back games, joining Chris Bosh (2X) and Kyle Lowry.
• Fred VanVleet (115) and Gary Trent Jr. (109) currently rank second and third, respectively, in the NBA in
total deflections. Trent Jr. also ranks second in the league in steals per game (2.03) and has recorded
multiple steals in 19 games, while VanVleet has led the NBA in deflections per game each of the past two seasons. The Raptors lead the NBA in deflections per game (18.7) and rank third in steals (9.1).
• Rookie Scottie Barnes has scored in double figures in 13 straight games played (Nov. 21 – Jan. 2). He is averaging 16.2 points and shooting .494 (80-162) from the floor, including .412 (21-51) from beyond the
arc, during this streak. He currently leads all rookies in minutes (35.8), ranks second in points (15.5) and rebounds (8.1), and fourth with a .493 field goal percentage.
• Fred VanVleet is one of just seven players in the NBA averaging 20+ points, 6+ assists and 5+ rebounds this season, along with Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, James Harden, LeBron James, Nikola Jokic and Ja Morant. VanVleet has posted 20/6/5 in four games this season.
• Spurs centre Jakob Poeltl was picked ninth overall by the Raptors in the 2016 NBA Draft. Poeltl spent two seasons in Toronto, averaging 5.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in 136 games played. In 2018, Poeltl was traded to San Antonio with DeMar DeRozan for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green.
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – OG ANUNOBY #3
MIN: 36.3 REB: 5.2 AST: 2.4 STL: 1.7 TO: 1.5 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 19.4
• Recorded 14 points, three rebounds, three steals and one assists in 30 minutes Jan. 2 vs. New York.
• Had missed 15 of the last 17 games (Nov. 18 – Dec. 28), including 13 (Nov. 18 – Dec. 14) with a left hip pointer.
• Has totaled seven steals in last two games (Dec. 31 – Jan. 2); has recorded 3+ steals five times this season.
F – SCOTTIE BARNES #4
MIN: 35.8 REB: 8.1 AST: 3.3 STL: 1.1 TO: 1.9 BLK: 1.0 PTS: 15.5
• Tallied 13 points and four rebounds in 30 minutes Jan. 2 vs. New York.
• Leads all rookies in minutes (35.8), and ranks second in points (15.5) and rebounds (8.1).
• Has scored in double figures in 13 straight games played (Nov. 21 – Jan. 2), averaging 16.2 points.
F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43
MIN: 35.1 REB: 8.4 AST: 4.3 STL: 0.8 TO: 2.5 BLK: 0.9 PTS: 19.9
• Finished with 20 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists in 35 minutes Jan. 2 vs. New York.
• Has collected 10+ rebounds in consecutive games, including a career high-tying 19 boards Dec. 31 vs. LAC.
• Moved into 10th on the Raptors’ all-time assists list Sunday (966); averaging 7.3 assists in last three games.
G – GARY TRENT JR. #33
MIN: 34.1 REB: 3.0 AST: 2.1 STL: 2.1 TO: 0.9 BLK: 0.3 PTS: 16.2
• Contributed five points, four rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes Jan. 2 vs. New York.
• Ranks second in the NBA in steals per game (2.03); has recorded multiple steals in 19 games.
• Averaged 15.1 points, 3.1 assists and shot .386 (27-70) from three-point range in nine games in December.
G – FRED VANVLEET #23
• Scored a season-high 35 points Jan. 2 vs. New York; added five rebounds and five assists in 31 minutes.
• Leads the NBA in minutes per game (37.7), has logged 40+ minutes seven times.
• Toronto is 12-3 all-time when VanVleet scores 30+ points, including 4-1 this season.
MIN: 37.7 REB: 5.0 AST: 6.7 STL: 1.6 TO: 2.9 BLK: 0.6 PTS: 20.9
INJURY REPORT
Isaac Bonga (Return to Competition Reconditioning) – Questionable
Goran Dragic (NWT) – Out
David Johnson (Left Calf; Strain) – Out
2021-22 RECORDS
W-L EAST WEST
OVERALL 16-17 11-11 5-6
HOME 9-10 6-7 3-3
AWAY 7-7 5-4 2-3
OVERTIME 0-1 0-1 0-0
NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Milwaukee Bucks
Date: Wednesday, January 5
Tip-Off: 8 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Fiserv Forum
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto
SERIES RECAP VS. MILWAUKEE
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2021-22 1-0 1-0 0-0
ALL-TIME 42-54 21-27 21-27
STREAKS Won 3 Won 1 Won 3
LAST WIN: Dec. 2, 2021 (97-93)
LAST ROAD WIN: Feb. 18, 2021 (110-96)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +42 (Nov. 21, 2014)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -27 (Nov. 6, 2007)
SPURS LAST GAME STARTERS
DEVIN
VASSELL
G • 6-6 • 195
FLORIDA STATE
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PG% FT% MPG
30/2 10.8 3.9 1.5 1.03 0.70 .450 .350 .724 24.7
2021-22: Devin Vassell hit his 100th career three-pointer, joining Gary Neal and Danny Green as the only
Spur players to make 100+ threes in their first 100 career games … on 11/10, Vassell became one of five
Spurs in history with multiple outings of 5+ three-pointers in his first 100 career games (Neal, Bertans,
Green, Forbes) … in 20-21, Vassell posted a streak of 11 games with 1+ steals and 0 turnovers, marking
the longest streak all-time in NBA history … only the second Spur in history to record 30+ three-pointers
and 30+ steals in their first 30 career games, joining Tony Parker … became the seventh rookie in
franchise history to record 50-plus three pointers in their first season.
TRE
JONES
G • 6-2 • 185
DUKE
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PG% FT% MPG
33/1 4.3 2.1 2.2 0.33 0.00 .508 .182 1.000 12.4
2021-22: In his first-career start, scored a career-best 15 points and 6 field goals on 1/1 … on 12/26, set a new
career-high in assists, dishing out 11 in Detroit and one of two Spurs to total 10+ assists in the same game; the
first duo since Jan. 18, 2021 and before that when Avery Johnson and Sean Elliot did it in 1996.
JAKOB
POELTL
C • 7-0 • 240
UTAH
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PG% FT% MPG
28/27 12.2 8.5 2.8 0.61 1.43 .598 — .358 28.3
2021-22: Last season, had 120 blocks, which ranked 5th in the NBA … Hit 2,000 career points on 4/22 …
15th player in San Antonio history with 250 career blocks … tied a career-high 20 points and a career-best
16 rebounds on 3/17 – first Spur with 20+ points and 15+ rebounds since 2018-19 … recorded 15 of his
24 career double-doubles … had 22 games with 3+ blocks this, the fourth-most in the NBA… He broke his
single season-career high with 123 last year, becoming the 14th player in Spurs history to reach 100
blocks in a single season and the first Spur not named Tim Duncan with 120+ blocks since Rasho Nesterovich (2003-04).
KELDON
JOHNSON
G/F • 6-6 • 210
KENTUCKY
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PG% FT% MPG
34/34 15.0 6.6 1.6 0.85 0.12 .458 .449 .686 30.9
2021-22: Keldon Jonson is leading the NBA in 3-pt percentage shooting .472 from three … recorded eight
of his nine career double-doubles last season … ninth player in franchise history selected to the Rising
Stars Challenge … third youngest and fifth-fastest Spur to reach 1,000 career points on 5/13 … scored 23
points with a career-high 21 rebounds on 3/19, first Spur to post a 20/20 game with 10+ offensive boards
since Tim Duncan in 2010 … scored a career-high 29 points, 1/14 … posted fifth-career 20/10 game on
4/3, only Tim Duncan had more before his 22nd birthday (37).
DERRICK
WHITE
G • 6-4 • 195
COLORADO
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PG% FT% MPG
35/35 14.5 3.5 5.6 1.20 0.89 .423 .290 .863 30.8
2021-22: Set a career-best 14 assists at Detroit on 1/1 … on 12/26, dished out 10 assists in 16 minutes.
He is now the only player in Spurs franchise history to record 10+ assists in 16 minutes or less … fourth
player in Spurs history with 2,000 points, 600 rebounds and 600 assists in their first 200 games … reached
both 150 steals and 150 blocks in his career on 10/28. Only four players in Spurs history have 150/150 in
their first 200 games: David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Greg Anderson and Derrick White … 2020-21 recorded
a single-season career-high 84 three-pointers in 36 games … set Spurs record for three-pointers in the first
quarter with 4 treys in the opening frame on 4/19 … posted career-highs of 29 points, 7 three-pointers
made and tied a career-best 10 field goals made in a season-high 45 minutes of action vs. Atlanta on 4/1.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 11: Waived Luka Samanic; Oct. 18: Waived Al-Farouq Aminu; Oct. 18: Claimed Devontae Cacok off waivers; Signed Devontae Cacok to two-way contract; Oct. 27: Assigned Josh Primo to G League; Nov. 3:
Re-called Josh Primo; Nov. 10: Recalled Josh Primo from G League; Nov. 13: Assigned Josh Primo to G League; Nov. 26: Recalled Josh Primo from G League; Nov. 27: Assigned Josh Primo to G League; Nov. 29:
Recalled Josh Primo from G League; Dec. 2: Assigned Josh Primo to G League; Dec. 6: Recalled Josh Primo from G League; Dec. 8: Assigned Jock Landale to G League; Dec. 10: Assigned Josh Primo to G League;
Dec. 12: Recalled Jock Landale from G League; Jan. 1: Signed Jaylen Morris to 10-day contract.
INJURY/INACTIVE REPORT
Zach Collins (Left Ankle Stress fracture) – Out;
Keita Bates-Diop (Right Hamstring Tightness) – Questionable;
Devontae Cacok (Health and Safety Protocols) – Out;
Doug McDermott (Health and Safety Protocols) – Out;
Lonnie Walker IV (Health and Safety Protocols) – Out;
Dejounte Murray (Return to Competition Reconditioning) – Out
The view from left field 