The 2025–26 San Antonio Spurs season was the 59th season of the franchise, its 50th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 53rd in the San Antonio area.
On May 2, 2025, Gregg Popovich stepped down as Spurs head coach after 29 seasons with the team. This season marks the first time since the 1995–96 season that the franchise did not have Popovich involved in a coaching role. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson, who had served as acting head coach for much of the previous season, was officially named the team's head coach.
The Spurs opened the regular season with their best start in franchise history, going 5–0. They also finished the 2025 NBA Cup as the tournament runner-up and winner of West Group C, after concluding the group stage with a 3–1 record. In the knockout stage, the Spurs eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers in the quarterfinals before upsetting the defending NBA champions Oklahoma City Thunder in the semifinals, ending Oklahoma City's 16-game winning streak. However, the Spurs' tournament run ended with a loss to the New York Knicks in the championship game.
In February 2026, the Spurs went undefeated for the entire month for the first time since March 2014. During this time, the Spurs improved on their 34–48 record from their previous season with their win against the Dallas Mavericks on February 5, and clinched a winning record with their win against the Toronto Raptors on February 25. Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox were selected as All-Stars, while Mitch Johnson earned a coaching spot in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.
The Spurs clinched their first playoff berth since the 2018–19 season with their win against the Phoenix Suns on March 19. They also clinched their first division title since the 2016–17 season with their win against the Miami Heat on March 23. The team finished the regular season placing second in the conference with a 62–20 record, having crossed the 60-win threshold for the first time since 2016–17. Wembanyama was named as the unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year, while Keldon Johnson was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
In the 2026 playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in five games in the first round and then the Minnesota Timberwolves in six games in the conference semifinals, advancing past both rounds for the first time since 2017. They later dethroned the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games in the Western Conference finals, clinching their first Western Conference championship and NBA Finals berth since 2014. In Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, they also snapped Oklahoma City's nine-game playoff winning streak, which began in the 2025 NBA Finals the previous season with the Oklahoma City's Game 7 victory over the Indiana Pacers. However, they lost in five games to the New York Knicks, a rematch of the 2025 NBA Cup championship game that also saw the Spurs lose to the Knicks, despite holding in-game leads for most of the series, including a blown 29-point lead in the third quarter of Game 4 thanks to a disastrous performance bordering on sabotage from Fox in the second half of said game.
President Donald Trump attended Game 3 of the Finals, making him the first sitting US president to attend an NBA Finals game. In that same game, the Spurs also ended the Knicks' franchise-record 13-game winning streak by winning 115–111 on the road, marking the second-longest single-postseason winning streak in NBA history.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 2 Dylan Harper PG/SG United States Rutgers 1 14 Carter Bryant SF United States Arizona 2 38 Kam Jones PG United States Marquette
The Spurs entered the draft holding two first-round selections and one second-round pick. Their own first-round pick marked the third consecutive year that a Spurs selection was placed within the top four of the NBA draft, having previously used such picks to select future Rookie of the Year winners Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle. The team's additional first-round pick, which placed 14th, was acquired through a 2022 trade with the Atlanta Hawks involving Dejounte Murray; the Hawks finished as the final team eliminated from playoff contention in the 2025 NBA play-in tournament.
Roster
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Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
| 1 | October 6 | Guangzhou | | Champagnie, Johnson, Kornet (16) | Victor Wembanyama (10) | Victor Wembanyama (7) | Frost Bank Center15,993 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 8 | @ Miami | | Keldon Johnson (19) | Luke Kornet (11) | Victor Wembanyama (5) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 2–0 |- | 3 | October 10 | Utah | | Victor Wembanyama (22) | Victor Wembanyama (7) | Barnes, García (4) | Frost Bank Center17,828 | 3–0 |- | 4 | October 13 | @ Indiana | | Victor Wembanyama (27) | Victor Wembanyama (11) | Dylan Harper (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse10,008 | 4–0 |- | 5 | October 17 | Indiana | | Victor Wembanyama (17) | Victor Wembanyama (12) | Stephon Castle (9) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 5–0
Regular season
| 1 | October 22 | @ Dallas | | Victor Wembanyama (40) | Victor Wembanyama (15) | Stephon Castle (6) | American Airlines Center20,122 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 24 | @ New Orleans | | Victor Wembanyama (29) | Luke Kornet (12) | Stephon Castle (6) | Smoothie King Center18,363 | 2–0 |- | 3 | October 26 | Brooklyn | | Victor Wembanyama (31) | Victor Wembanyama (14) | Dylan Harper (8) | Frost Bank Center19,016 | 3–0 |- | 4 | October 27 | Toronto | | Victor Wembanyama (24) | Victor Wembanyama (15) | Dylan Harper (6) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 4–0 |- | 5 | October 30 | Miami | | Victor Wembanyama (27) | Victor Wembanyama (18) | Stephon Castle (8) | Frost Bank Center18,702 | 5–0
| 6 | November 2 | @ Phoenix | | Stephon Castle (26) | Victor Wembanyama (9) | Stephon Castle (5) | Mortgage Matchup Center17,071 | 5–1 |- | 7 | November 5 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Victor Wembanyama (19) | Victor Wembanyama (8) | Stephon Castle (8) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 5–2 |- | 8 | November 7 | Houston | | Harrison Barnes (24) | Victor Wembanyama (8) | Stephon Castle (13) | Frost Bank Center19,035 | 6–2 |- | 9 | November 8 | New Orleans | | De'Aaron Fox (24) | Victor Wembanyama (18) | Stephon Castle (14) | Frost Bank Center18,611 | 7–2 |- | 10 | November 10 | @ Chicago | | Victor Wembanyama (38) | Victor Wembanyama (12) | Stephon Castle (11) | United Center21,672 | 8–2 |- | 11 | November 12 | Golden State | | Victor Wembanyama (31) | Victor Wembanyama (15) | Castle, Wembanyama (10) | Frost Bank Center18,578 | 8–3 |- | 12 | November 14 | Golden State | | Victor Wembanyama (26) | Victor Wembanyama (12) | De'Aaron Fox (10) | Frost Bank Center19,059 | 8–4 |- | 13 | November 16 | Sacramento | | De'Aaron Fox (28) | Keldon Johnson (12) | De'Aaron Fox (11) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 9–4 |- | 14 | November 18 | Memphis | | De'Aaron Fox (26) | Keldon Johnson (7) | Devin Vassell (5) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 10–4 |- | 15 | November 20 | Atlanta | | De'Aaron Fox (26) | Keldon Johnson (7) | De'Aaron Fox (9) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 11–4 |- | 16 | November 23 | @ Phoenix | | De'Aaron Fox (26) | Julian Champagnie (12) | Barnes, Fox, Kornet (3) | Mortgage Matchup Center18,186 | 11–5 |- | 17 | November 26 | @ Portland | | De'Aaron Fox (37) | Julian Champagnie (11) | De'Aaron Fox (8) | Moda Center19,335 | 12–5 |- | 18 | November 28 | @ Denver | | Devin Vassell (35) | Julian Champagnie (10) | De'Aaron Fox (12) | Ball Arena19,936 | 13–5 |- | 19 | November 30 | @ Minnesota | | De'Aaron Fox (25) | Keldon Johnson (8) | De'Aaron Fox (4) | Target Center16,979 | 13–6
| 20 | December 2 | Memphis | | Harrison Barnes (31) | (6) | Dylan Harper (6) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 14–6 |- | 21 | December 3 | @ Orlando | | De'Aaron Fox (31) | Kornet, Sochan (7) | Fox, Harper (5) | Kia Center17,643 | 15–6 |- | 22 | December 5 | @ Cleveland | | Devin Vassell (28) | Keldon Johnson (7) | De'Aaron Fox (9) | Rocket Arena19,432 | 15–7 |- | 23 | December 8 | @ New Orleans | | Harrison Barnes (24) | Luke Kornet (9) | De'Aaron Fox (7) | Smoothie King Center15,783 | 16–7 |- | 24 | December 10 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Stephon Castle (30) | Stephon Castle (10) | Stephon Castle (6) | Crypto.com Arena18,684 | 17–7 |- | 25 | December 13 | @ Oklahoma City(in Las Vegas) | | Devin Vassell (23) | Victor Wembanyama (9) | Harrison Barnes (5) | T-Mobile Arena18,519 | 18–7 |- | Cup | December 16 | @ New York(in Las Vegas) | | Dylan Harper (21) | Castle, Harper (7) | Stephon Castle (12) | T-Mobile Arena18,609 | – |- | 26 | December 18 | Washington | | Dylan Harper (24) | Victor Wembanyama (8) | Stephon Castle (6) | Frost Bank Center18,754 | 19–7 |- | 27 | December 19 | @ Atlanta | | Victor Wembanyama (26) | Victor Wembanyama (12) | De'Aaron Fox (8) | State Farm Arena15,505 | 20–7 |- | 28 | December 21 | @ Washington | | De'Aaron Fox (27) | Kornet, Wembanyama (12) | Stephon Castle (11) | Capital One Arena20,028 | 21–7 |- | 29 | December 23 | Oklahoma City | | Keldon Johnson (25) | Julian Champagnie (10) | Dylan Harper (10) | Frost Bank Center19,133 | 22–7 |- | 30 | December 25 | @ Oklahoma City | | De'Aaron Fox (29) | Victor Wembanyama (11) | Stephon Castle (7) | Paycom Center18,203 | 23–7 |- | 31 | December 27 | Utah | | Victor Wembanyama (32) | Keldon Johnson (10) | Dylan Harper (12) | Frost Bank Center19,060 | 23–8 |- | 32 | December 29 | Cleveland | | Victor Wembanyama (26) | Victor Wembanyama (14) | Stephon Castle (8) | Frost Bank Center19,010 | 23–9 |- | 33 | December 31 | New York | | Julian Champagnie (36) | Victor Wembanyama (13) | Castle, Fox (7) | Frost Bank Center18,602 | 24–9
| 34 | January 2 | @ Indiana | | De'Aaron Fox (24) | Castle, Champagnie (8) | Stephon Castle (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,013 | 25–9 |- | 35 | January 3 | Portland | | Luke Kornet (23) | Julian Champagnie (10) | Stephon Castle (9) | Frost Bank Center18,652 | 25–10 |- | 36 | January 6 | @ Memphis | | Victor Wembanyama (30) | Castle, Champagnie (8) | De'Aaron Fox (8) | FedExForum14,551 | 25–11 |- | 37 | January 7 | L.A. Lakers | | Keldon Johnson (27) | Victor Wembanyama (14) | Harrison Barnes (6) | Frost Bank Center19,329 | 26–11 |- | 38 | January 10 | @ Boston | | Fox, Wembanyama (21) | Julian Champagnie (13) | De'Aaron Fox (6) | TD Garden19,156 | 27–11 |- | 39 | January 11 | @ Minnesota | | Victor Wembanyama (29) | Luke Kornet (12) | Stephon Castle (5) | Target Center18,978 | 27–12 |- | 40 | January 13 | @ Oklahoma City | | Stephon Castle (20) | Luke Kornet (8) | Stephon Castle (8) | Paycom Center18,203 | 27–13 |- | 41 | January 15 | Milwaukee | | Victor Wembanyama (22) | Julian Champagnie (11) | Stephon Castle (10) | Frost Bank Center18,611 | 28–13 |---> | 42 | January 17 | Minnesota | | Victor Wembanyama (39) | Victor Wembanyama (9) | De'Aaron Fox (12) | Frost Bank Center18,527 | 29–13 |- | 43 | January 19 | Utah | | Victor Wembanyama (33) | Victor Wembanyama (10) | Castle, Fox (8) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 30–13 |- | 44 | January 20 | @ Houston | | Julian Champagnie (27) | Victor Wembanyama (10) | Stephon Castle (8) | Toyota Center18,055 | 30–14 |- | 45 | January 22 | @ Utah | | De'Aaron Fox (31) | Victor Wembanyama (14) | Stephon Castle (8) | Delta Center18,186 | 31–14 |- | 46 | January 25 | New Orleans | | Victor Wembanyama (16) | Victor Wembanyama (16) | De'Aaron Fox (7) | Frost Bank Center18,363 | 31–15 |- | 47 | January 28 | @ Houston | | Victor Wembanyama (28) | Victor Wembanyama (16) | De'Aaron Fox (8) | Toyota Center18,055 | 32–15 |- | 48 | January 31 | @ Charlotte | | Dylan Harper (20) | Victor Wembanyama (8) | Stephon Castle (9) | Spectrum Center19,533 | 32–16
| 49 | February 1 | Orlando | | Victor Wembanyama (25) | Keldon Johnson (10) | De'Aaron Fox (10) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 33–16 |- | 50 | February 4 | Oklahoma City | | Keldon Johnson (25) | Luke Kornet (15) | De'Aaron Fox (10) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 34–16 |- | 51 | February 5 | @ Dallas | | Victor Wembanyama (29)