The 2015–16 San Antonio Spurs season was the franchise's 49th season, its 40th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 43rd in the San Antonio area.Season Tickets 2015–16 | San Antonio Spurs
Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard was selected to play in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game as a starter. This marked the first All-Star appearance for Leonard. With the acquisitions of David West and LaMarcus Aldridge, the Spurs finished the season with a 67–15 record and achieved the best winning percentage in franchise history.Basketball Reference The team earned the Southwest Division title, set a franchise record for most wins in a season with 67, and tied the NBA record for most home wins in a season with 40 (tying the 1985–86 Boston Celtics 40–1 home record).Basketball Reference On April 10, the Spurs' home winning streak came to an end with a loss to the defending NBA champion and eventual Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors.
In the first round of the 2016 NBA playoffs, the Spurs faced the injury-depleted Memphis Grizzlies and swept them in four games. However, in the Conference semifinals, the team was defeated 4–2 by the Oklahoma City Thunder and became the first team since the 2007 Dallas Mavericks to finish with 67 wins and be eliminated before the conference finals.
After 19 years, the 2015-2016 season marked the end of the Tim Duncan era; he retired from the NBA following the season. Duncan led the Spurs to five championships and to a playoff appearance in every season of his 19 years in the league. He also won two NBA MVPs and three NBA Finals MVPs. When the Spurs won the NBA championship in 2014, Duncan became the second player (after John Salley) to win championships in three different decades.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team 1 26 Nikola Milutinov C Partizan (Serbia) 2 55 Cady Lalanne C Massachusetts
Roster
Pre-season
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | October 8 | @ Sacramento | 92–95 | Kawhi Leonard (16) | Butler, Leonard, Simmons (5) | Patty Mills (5) | Sleep Train Arena14,083 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | October 12 | @ Miami | 94–97 | LaMarcus Aldridge (17) | LaMarcus Aldridge (8) | Tony Parker (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | October 14 | @ Atlanta | 86–100 | Kawhi Leonard (20) | Leonard, West (8) | David West (3) | Philips Arena11,801 | 0–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | October 18 | Detroit | 96–92 | Kawhi Leonard (21) | Tim Duncan (10) | Anderson, Ginóbili (5) | AT&T Center17,396 | 1–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | October 20 | Phoenix | 84–104 | Kawhi Leonard (14) | LaMarcus Aldridge (6) | Tony Parker (8) | AT&T Center15,774 | 1–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | October 23 | Houston | 111–86 | Aldridge, Green (19) | Boban Marjanović (6) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | AT&T Center18,059 | 2–4
Regular season
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | October 28 | @ Oklahoma City | | Kawhi Leonard (32) | Leonard, Green (8) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 30 | Brooklyn | | Kawhi Leonard (16) | LaMarcus Aldridge (10) | Aldridge, Ginóbili, Parker (4) | AT&T Center18,418 | 1–1
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | November 1 | @ Boston | | LaMarcus Aldridge (24) | LaMarcus Aldridge (14) | Aldridge, Duncan (5) | TD Garden17,461 | 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | November 2 | @ New York | | LaMarcus Aldridge (19) | Kawhi Leonard (14) | Tim Duncan (6) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | November 4 | @ Washington | | Kawhi Leonard (23) | LaMarcus Aldridge (14) | Tim Duncan (5) | Verizon Center17,721 | 3–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | November 7 | Charlotte | | Kawhi Leonard (23) | David West (9) | Tony Parker (6) | AT&T Center18,418 | 4–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | November 9 | @ Sacramento | | Kawhi Leonard (24) | Tim Duncan (14) | Patty Mills (8) | Sleep Train Arena17,317 | 5–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 | November 11 | @ Portland | | LaMarcus Aldridge (23) | Kawhi Leonard (7) | Tony Parker (5) | Moda Center19,393 | 6–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 | November 14 | Philadelphia | | LaMarcus Aldridge (17) | LaMarcus Aldridge (19) | David West (5) | AT&T Center18,717 | 7–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 | November 16 | Portland | | Kawhi Leonard (19) | Duncan, Leonard (9) | Tony Parker (7) | AT&T Center18,418 | 8–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 | November 18 | Denver | | Tony Parker (25) | LaMarcus Aldridge (12) | Tony Parker (9) | AT&T Center18,418 | 9–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 | November 20 | @ New Orleans | | Kawhi Leonard (22) | LaMarcus Aldridge (11) | Tony Parker (5) | Smoothie King Center16,698 | 9–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 | November 21 | Memphis | | Kawhi Leonard (19) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tim Duncan (4) | AT&T Center18,418 | 10–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 | November 23 | Phoenix | | Kawhi Leonard (24) | Kawhi Leonard (13) | Tony Parker (8) | AT&T Center18,418 | 11–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 | November 25 | Dallas | | Kawhi Leonard (26) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker (8) | AT&T Center18,418 | 12–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 | November 27 | @ Denver | | Kawhi Leonard (25) | Kawhi Leonard (7) | Kawhi Leonard (6) | Pepsi Center17,121 | 13–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 | November 28 | Atlanta | | Kawhi Leonard (22) | Tim Duncan (18) | Tony Parker (6) | AT&T Center18,418 | 14–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 | November 30 | @ Chicago | | Kawhi Leonard (25) | Aldridge, Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (9) | United Center21,909 | 14–4
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 | December 2 | Milwaukee | | Tim Duncan (16) | Tim Duncan (10) | Kawhi Leonard (4) | AT&T Center18,418 | 15–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 | December 3 | @ Memphis | | Kawhi Leonard (27) | Tim Duncan (10) | Duncan, Parker (5) | FedEx Forum17,013 | 16–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 21 | December 5 | Boston | | LaMarcus Aldridge (18) | Aldridge, Leonard (8) | Tony Parker (6) | AT&T Center18,418 | 17–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 | December 7 | @ Philadelphia | | LaMarcus Aldridge (26) | LaMarcus Aldridge (9) | Tony Parker (6) | Wells Fargo Center14,449 | 18–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 | December 9 | @ Toronto | | Manu Ginóbili (17) | Aldridge, Leonard (7) | Patty Mills (6) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 18–5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 24 | December 11 | L.A. Lakers | | LaMarcus Aldridge (24) | Aldridge, Leonard (11) | Ray McCallum (5) | AT&T Center18,418 | 19–5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 25 | December 12 | @ Atlanta | | Kawhi Leonard (22) | Tim Duncan (10) | Patty Mills (5) | Philips Arena17,752 | 20–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 | December 14 | Utah | | Kawhi Leonard (22) | LaMarcus Aldridge (8) | Green, Parker (5) | AT&T Center18,418 | 21–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 27 | December 16 | Washington | | Kawhi Leonard (27) | David West (10) | Tony Parker (10) | AT&T Center18,418 | 22–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 | December 18 | L. A. Clippers | | LaMarcus Aldridge (26) | LaMarcus Aldridge (13) | Diaw, Ginobili (5) | AT&T Center18,418 | 23–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 29 | December 21 | Indiana | | Kawhi Leonard (24) | LaMarcus Aldridge (9) | Kawhi Leonard (5) | AT&T Center18,418 | 24–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 | December 23 | @ Minnesota | | Kawhi Leonard (19) | LaMarcus Aldridge (8) | Tony Parker (6) | Target Center16,788 | 25–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 | December 25 | @ Houston | | Kawhi Leonard (20) | Tim Duncan (11) | Kawhi Leonard (4) | Toyota Center18,319 | 25–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 | December 26 | Denver | | Kawhi Leonard (20) | LaMarcus Aldridge (9) | David West (6) | AT&T Center18,420 | 26–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 | December 28 | Minnesota | | Marjanović, Leonard (17) | Kawhi Leonard (11) | Tony Parker (7) | AT&T Center18,493 | 27–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 | December 30 | Phoenix | | LaMarcus Aldridge (21) | Aldridge, Marjanović (12) | Tony Parker (7) | AT&T Center18,418 | 28–6
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 | January 2 | Houston | | LaMarcus Aldridge (24) | LaMarcus Aldridge (9) | Tony Parker (10) | AT&T Center18,652 | 29–6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 36 | January 4 | @ Milwaukee | | Kawhi Leonard (24) | LaMarcus Aldridge (11) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center14,718 | 30–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 37 | January 6 | Utah | | Tim Duncan (18) | LaMarcus Aldridge (13) | Duncan, Diaw (6) | AT&T Center18,418 | 31–6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 38 | January 8 | New York | | Kawhi Leonard (19) | Kawhi Leonard (12) | Tony Parker (8) | AT&T Center18,420 | 32–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 39 | January 11 | @ Brooklyn | | LaMarcus Aldridge (25) | LaMarcus Aldridge (11) | Manu Ginóbili (5) | Barclays Center15,214 | 33–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 | January 12 | @ Detroit | | Tony Parker (31) | LaMarcus Aldridge (13) | Danny Green (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills14,273 | 34–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 41 | January 14 | Cleveland | | Tony Parker (24) | Kawhi Leonard (10) | Kawhi Leonard (5) | AT&T Center18,418 | 35–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 | January 17 | Dallas | | LaMarcus Aldridge (23) | Aldridge, Green (7) | Tony Parker (7) | AT&T Center18,418 | 36–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 | January 21 | @ Phoenix | | Kawhi Leonard (21) | Boban Marjanović (13) | Boris Diaw (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena16,779 | 37–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 44 | January 22 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Manu Ginóbili (20) | David West (7) | Diaw, Ginobili (4) | Staples Center18,997 | 38–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 | January 25 | @ Golden State | | Kawhi Leonard (16) | Boban Marjanović (6) | Ginobili, Green, Parker (3) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 38–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 | January 27 | Houston | | LaMarcus Aldridge (25) | Aldridge, Marjanović (10) | Tony Parker (7) | AT&T Center18,418 | 39–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 | January 30 | @ Cleveland | | Kawhi Leonard (24) | Kawhi Leonard (6) | Tony Parker (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 39–8
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 48 | February 1 | Orlando | | LaMarcus Aldridge (28) | Diaw, Green (6) | Tony Parker (6) | AT&T Center18,418 | 40–8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 49 | February 3 | New Orleans | | LaMarcus Aldridge (36) | Danny Green (7) | Tony Parker (8) | AT&T Center18,418 | 41–8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 | February 5 | @ Dallas | | Kawhi Leonard (23) | LaMarcus Aldridge (10) | Boris Diaw (4) | American Airlines Center20,404 | 42–8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 | February 6 | L. A. Lakers | | LaMarcus Aldridge (26) | Kawhi Leonard (13) | David West (5) | AT&T Center18,418 | 43–8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 | February 9 | @ Miami | | LaMarcus Aldridge (28) | Kawhi Leonard (9) | Tony Parker (5) | American Airlines Arena19,723 | 44–8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 53 | February 10 | @ Orlando | | Kawhi Leonard (29) | Aldridge, Duncan, Leonard (7) | Patty Mills (7) | Amway Center17,467 | 45–8 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 | February 18 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Tony Parker (14) | Tim Duncan (6) | Tony Parker, West (4) | Staples Center19,410 | 45–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 | February 19 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Tony Parker (25) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 46–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 56 | February 21 | @ Phoenix | | Tony Parker (22) | LaMarcus Aldridge (10) | Patty Mills (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena16,224 | 47–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 | February 24 | @ Sacramento | | Tony Parker (19) | LaMarcus Aldridge (9) | Tony Parker (6) | Sleep Train Arena17,317 | 48–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 58 | February 25 | @ Utah | | Kawhi Leonard (29) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (6) | Vivint Smart Home Arena19,911 | 49–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 | February 27