Season Wrap: The 2024-25 San Antonio Spurs

  • By Timothy Woodson

    Last Updated on May 31, 2025 2:14 pm by Keston Paul | Published: May 30, 2025

    Things were looking great in San Antonio midway through the season; the Spurs had their foundation set and recently traded for De’Aaron Fox when the building suddenly came crashing down in an instance. The pivotal coaching change had its effect on the team overall, but it looks to be time for a new era in San Antonio. While they weren’t in contention for a top seed in the Western Conference just yet, the outline is visible for future seasons. Their end-of-season tanking have the Spurs primed for another top-2 lottery pick, allowing them to acquire another potentially-elite piece to their already-talented club. With plenty of future picks in their hands, budding talent in abundance and a secret weapon known as Victor Wembenyama, they could not be in better hands.

    How’d It Go?

    Perspective is everything here. This season can mostly be looked at with a “glass half full” approach. The Spurs ended their season with a record of 34-48, planting them as the 13th seed in the Western Conference. If you include all of the NBA, they had the 8th worst record in the league but still ended up with a top-2 lottery pick for the upcoming draft. That counts as a win in my book. 

    The Spurs also obtained their second Rookie of the Year honors in a row with Stephon Castle spearheading the class. He has a knack for defense and displayed flashes of his scoring ability from time-to-time, making him a possible breakout candidate next season if things fall his way. They also still have interesting pieces to highlight, such as Jeremy Sochan, Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell, Charles Bassey and more, giving the Spurs an abundance of depth to make a possible playoff push next season. 

    Now, it’s not all roses for the Spurs. They didn’t have the intention of tanking to begin the season. Starting off, the Spurs looked as if they were taking a “let’s see where this goes” approach and floated around the Play-In cutoff for most of the season. After trading for De’Aaron Fox at the trade deadline, the Spurs had a great opportunity to make the push for a Play-In contention, but the unfathomable happened with Victor Wembanyama suffering a season-ending deep vein thrombosis injury in his right shoulder. Playing only 46 games this season, Wembanyama’s future is of slight concern.

    Even though Devin Vassell was able to log a fairly healthy season (64 games in total), he took a bit of a step back this year, and with San Antonio becoming more crowded, one has to wonder what his future will look like with the team. There was rust to shake off from his foot injury to begin the season, but Vassell did not look like himself at all. There are going to be more mouths to feed when Wembanyama and the potential No. 2 pick of the draft rejoins the team, leaving less shots for Vassell to excel. 

    Overall, this “tanking on the fly” may not have been what the Spurs had in mind, but it worked out in their favor in the long run. With De’Aaron Fox joining the fray, Stephon Castle on the verge of a breakout season, loads of depth on the roster and Victor Wembanyama looking to come back with revenge, the sky’s the limit looking towards the 2025-26 season. 

    Coaching

    This one hurts to type, but all good things must come to an end. Gregg Popovich was sidelined early this season due to a severe health issue, opening the doors for assistant coach Mitch Johnson to take the reins. Popovich’s run ended with a 2-3 record, leaving Johnson to handle the rest. The overall record 34-48 may not look that enticing, but Johnson had his fair share of thunderstorms to deal with over the course of the season. 

    Johnson’s command of the team is there, but he is dealing with some rookie jitters as a coach. By the time Victor Wembanyama went down for the season, the Spurs were already 23-29. In reality, they had a shot to reach the last play-in spot if everything went right for them, but it wasn’t worth making the push without their best player present. This allowed for Fox to retire the season early to deal with a nagging pinkie issue, and gave the younger players much–needed experience on the court. Tanking the rest of the way ended up being the right move with the Spurs acquiring a coveted lottery pick in this year’s draft.

    Looking forward the Spurs do have high hopes for Johnson, as they named him the new head coach for the 2025-26 season. Hiring in house shows the belief they have in him and Popovich’s teaching. The real test will be on display this upcoming season. 

    The Players

    Victor Wembanyama
    PF, San Antonio Spurs
    SeasonTeamGPGSMPG FGMFGAFG% FTMFTAFT% 3PTM3PTA3PT% PTSREBAST STLBLKTO
    24-25 SA 46 46 33.2 8.9 18.6 47.6 3.4 4.1 83.6 3.1 8.8 35.2 24.3 11.0 3.7 1.1 3.8 3.2
    23-24 SA 71 71 29.7 7.8 16.7 46.5 4.1 5.2 79.6 1.8 5.5 32.5 21.4 10.6 3.9 1.2 3.6 3.7

    ADP: 1.9/3.1 (Yahoo/ESPN) | Total Value: 18/15 (8/9-cat) | Per-Game Value: 2/2 (8/9-cat)

    Injuries derailed a potential award-winning season for Victor Wembenyama. Getting off to a rocky start, Wembanyama was able to turn a corner, averaging career highs in PTS, REB, 3PT, BLK and percentages in 46 games, including his first 50-point performance at the age of 20 years old. There was no doubt in anyone’s mind that he couldn’t keep it going, but injuries had other plans in mind. The most impressive stat by Wembanyama this season is that he still led the league in total blocks on the season (176) while only playing 46 total games. Talk about being dominant. The only current issue is the worry of Wembanyama’s severe injury. 

    Deep vein thrombosis in the shoulder shattered Wembanyama’s season right after returning from All-Star Weekend, ruling him out for the rest of the season. With Wembanyama shut down, the Spurs decided to pull the plug and lean into the tank. Now, there have been players that have been able to recover from deep vein thrombosis and continue to play with confidence. In recent memory, Brandon Ingram experienced a similar injury in 2019, causing him to miss the rest of the season. After a successful surgery and an offseason to heal, Ingram hasn’t experienced an issue with deep vein thrombosis since. There’s hope that Wembenyama, who is already doing well in his recovery, could follow the same path. 

    If Wembanyama enters the season at full health, he automatically becomes a top-3 player to draft in fantasy basketball. A monstrous season could be in store for the Spurs’ star.

    De'Aaron Fox
    PG, San Antonio Spurs
    SeasonTeamGPGSMPG FGMFGAFG% FTMFTAFT% 3PTM3PTA3PT% PTSREBAST STLBLKTO
    24-25 SA 62 62 36.1 8.7 18.8 46.3 4.2 5.1 82.7 1.9 6.1 31.0 23.5 4.8 6.3 1.5 0.4 2.8
    23-24 SAC 74 74 35.9 9.7 20.9 46.5 4.2 5.7 73.8 2.9 7.8 36.9 26.6 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6
    22-23 SAC 73 73 33.4 9.3 18.2 51.2 4.7 6.0 78.0 1.6 5.0 32.4 25.0 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5

    ADP: 26.3/21.6 (Yahoo/ESPN) | Total Value: 52/59 (8/9-cat) | Per-Game Value: 28/41 (8/9-cat)

    De’Aaron Fox’s season was a bit of a rollercoaster. He started off his season in Sacramento, playing 45 games with the club before moving on to a new home in San Antonio. Fox saw a significant decrease in scoring and shooting in San Antonio, going from 25.0 PTS on 46.9% FG in Sacramento to  19.7 PTS on 44.6% FG in San Antonio. This could’ve been due to adjusting to a new team or because of his nagging pinkie injury, but his production suffered nonetheless. Overall, Fox saw decreases across the board compared to his 2023-24 season, making him a somewhat disappointing player this season given where he was going in fantasy drafts. 

    Luckily, the Spurs deciding to tank ended in Fox’s favor. He underwent a successful procedure on his pinkie and should be ready to go for the 2025-26 season. Hand issues don’t usually linger or cause a drop in production, so Fox should be ready to go to work in his second season with the Spurs. Fox looks to continue his role as the second option in San Antonio, and once he learns how to adjust to the playstyle of teammate Victor Wembanyama, Fox should be able to post top-40 value in no time.

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    May 30, 2025, 1:07 am