When I won the first championship in team history at the end of the century, the subsequent team history is very familiar to many teams, so I don’t plan to elaborate on it. Focus on those unique jerseys and corresponding games.
911 event commemorates patch
After the millennium, the commercialization of the NBA league, which has experienced a shutdown, has begun to accelerate, and the speed of jersey renewal of various teams has also accelerated simultaneously. The competition for NBA jersey sponsors during this period was also quite fierce. You can take a look at the NBA jersey brand statistics chart below to experience it intuitively. At that time, the manufacturer of the Spurs jersey was NIKE, and the AU jerseys produced by NIKE at that time were second to none among many manufacturers.
When did the Spurs jersey become what we are familiar with now, it probably started in 2003. In order to commemorate the last season of David Robinson's career, the Spurs changed their Carnival team's logo back to the classic silver-gray style, and the jersey has also been upgraded.
2002/03 ~ Present:
Home White:
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Road Black:
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Home Used (Antonio McDaiss)home embroidery at this time is no longer a dull and gray retro style, but a modern style with more shiny silver thread strokes. I believe this jersey carries most of the stadium memories.
In 2006, Adidas spent $1 billion to become the only sponsor of NBA jerseys, determined to compete with Nike for the NBA market, and the contract ended in 2017. In 2010, Adidas brought the revolutionary "Revolution 30", a jersey that not only reduced its weight by 30% compared to the previous generation, but also doubled its drying speed. Adidas' R30 jerseys unify the league.
Game Used - 2007 NBA Finals (Tim Duncan)
Game Used - 2007 NBA Finals (Manu Ginobili)
An odd number of Spurs, just like the golden O'Brien Cup embellished on this finals jersey, even though the overall situation has been low-key and introverted, the unconcealed champion spirit is ready to shine at any time.
03 Spurs achieved a regular season record of 60 wins and 22 losses. This is the first time since Popovich became the head coach to lead the team to a 60 win record and won his first coach of the year award. In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs eliminated the Suns 4-2. The Western Conference semi-finals eliminated their old rival Lakers 4-2, and the Western Conference finals eliminated the Mavericks 4-2. In the finals, the Spurs defeated the Nets and won the second NBA championship trophy. Duncan won the MVP in the regular season and finals. He averaged 24.2 points, 17 rebounds, 5.33 blocks and 5.3 assists in the finals. In the 6th game, he scored 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 blocks. He almost became the first person in history to achieve a four-double feat in the finals. He faced the Pistons led by Larry Brown in the 005 Spurs Finals. The two sides tied 2-2. In the key battle of Tianwang Mountain, the two teams entered overtime, and the big heart Robert Horry received Ginobili's assist and raised his hand to help the team win Tianwang Mountain. In the tiebreak battle, the Spurs were finally crowned at 81:74. Duncan averaged 20.6 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in the 7 finals, and accepted the FMVP trophy again.
07 The Spurs relied on the defense of the league first and entered the playoffs with a record of 58 wins. The Denver Nuggets were eliminated 4-1 in the first round. In the second round, Duncan averaged 30.2 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game, leading the Spurs to eliminate the Phoenix Suns 4-2. The Spurs continued to beat the Utah Jazz 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals. Then, he swept the Cleveland Cavaliers led by Young Zhan 4-0 and won the championship again, becoming the fourth NBA team in NBA history to win 4 or more championships after the Celtics, Lakers and Bulls. Tony Parker was elected as the MVP in the Finals with 24.5 points, 5 rebounds, 3.3 assists per game, becoming the first foreign FMVP in NBA history.
Also worth mentioning is the preseason in 2006. The Spurs came to France and played their first preseason game in Europe with the French Villeban Asville team. The team also designed this special French preseason jersey.The elements of the French flag are incorporated on the basis of the silver-black tones.
Game Used - NBA Europe Live Tour '06 (France)
How stupid is Manu? How handsome is Manu (I can't find Parker's image information)
In this game, under the leadership of Tony Parker, the Spurs established a 23-point lead in the first half with the attack wave in the second quarter. Since then, the entire second half of the battle is under the control of the Spurs. The Villeban Asville team has never narrowed the score gap to less than 20 points. In the end, the Spurs won the game with 115:90 without bloodshed. The sports car also had the honor to raise his face in front of the people in his hometown. (To be continued)
