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San Antonio Spurs: 25 Best Players To Play For The Spurs

By Phil Watson

Apr 24, 2015; San Antonio, TX, USA; A general view of the AT&T center before the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs in game three of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 24, 2015; San Antonio, TX, USA; A general view of the AT&T center before the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs in game three of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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CHICAGO, UNITED STATES: San Antonio Spurs’ forward Sean Elliot (R) goes shoulder-to-shoulder with Chicago Bulls’ forward Ron Artest (L) as he moves the ball down court at the United Center in Chicago 28 December 2000. (TANNEN MAURY/AFP/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES: San Antonio Spurs’ forward Sean Elliot (R) goes shoulder-to-shoulder with Chicago Bulls’ forward Ron Artest (L) as he moves the ball down court at the United Center in Chicago 28 December 2000. (TANNEN MAURY/AFP/Getty Images) /

29. <strong>How acquired:</strong> 3rd overall pick from Arizona, 1989 NBA Draft; Trade, Detroit Pistons, July 19, 1994.. SF. 1989-93, 1994-2001. Sean Elliott. 16. player

Sean Elliott had won a couple of national player of the year honors during a senior season at Arizona in which he averaged more than 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists per game.

The San Antonio Spurs chose the two-time All-American with the third overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft.

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Elliott was an All-Rookie selection in 1989-90 and an All-Star in 1993.

In October 1993, he was traded with David Wood and a first-round pick in 1996 to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Dennis Rodman, Isaiah Morris, a second-round selection in 1994 and a 1996 first-rounder.

Less than a year later, Elliott was back with San Antonio, re-acquired from the Pistons in exchange for Bill Curley and a second-round pick in 1997.

In his second stint, Elliott was an All-Star again in 1996.

He was also part of the Spurs’ first championship team, averaging eight points, three rebounds and three assists in 36.2 minutes per game, shooting .333/5-for-18/7-for-11 in a five-game victory over the New York Knicks in the 1999 NBA Finals.

Elliott missed the first 63 games of the 1999-2000 while being treated for kidney disease, eventually receiving a transplant. He retired after the 2000-01 season.

In 11 seasons in San Antonio, Elliott averaged 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 33.0 minutes per game, shooting .466/.379/.799.

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