After they won the 2014 NBA championship trophy, Manu Ginobili suggested to his teammates that they do it again the following year. It seems like the team agrees with his idea and are bent on making it happen.
Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker, Patrick Mills, Tiago Splitter, Marco Belinelli, Jeff Ayres, Boris Diaw, Cory Joseph and Austin Daye expressed that they wanted to remain in the team. In a report by Fansided, there are talks that Daye, a small forward, may be waived by the Spurs to give them more room to bring in a free agent. There are also reports that Nando De Colo may be signed for two years.
In a report by ESPN, only Aron Baynes, Nemanja Dangubic and Damion James do not have set salaries for the 2014-2015 NBA season, while Tony Parker will be the highest paid player in the upcoming season with $12.5 million. Tim Duncan gets over $10 million, while Boris Diaw gets $7.5 million. Manu Ginobili will earn $7 million and Danny Green will earn $4 million.
The complete roster for the 2014-2015 season include Kyle Anderson, Jeff Ayres, Aron Baynes, Marco Belinelli, Matt Bonner, Bryce Cotton, Nemanja Dangubic, Austin Daye, Boris Diaw, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Danny Green, Damion James, Cory Joseph Kawhi Leonard, Patty Mills, Tony Parker and Tiago Splitter.
According to Real GM, Ayres, Baynes, Belinelli, Bonner, Daye, Diaw, Duncan, Ginobili, Green, James, Joseph, Leonard, Mills, Parker and Splitter were all in the playoffs. Only Cotton, Dangubic and Anderson were added to the new set of players for the upcoming season.
In a blog post by Hang Time on NBA.com, the San Antonio Spurs are the among the favorites to make the NBA playoffs this coming season. However, the recent shift of superstar LeBron James to the Cleveland Cavaliers make them the odds-on favorite to win the 2014-2015 NBA crown. Some experts speculate that as long as the "Big Three of the West" - Duncan, Ginobili and Parker - are together, they have a good chance of winning overall. The presence of head coach Gregg Popovich and new Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard also add to their chances of taking home the trophy for the sixth time.
The Spurs dedication to fundamental strategies and team play also made them the No. 1 team in the NBA. They also have a special eye for talent, and honing it to become a lethal weapon for years to come. Although the Spurs is an old team with several veterans, they also innovate and adapt quickly. Popovich manages the minutes of Ginobili and Duncan to make them stronger during the playoffs while tapping the potential and increasing the responsibility of young stars like Leonard.