San Antonio Spurs: 15 players you may have forgot played in San Antonio
No. 3: Andre Miller (2015-16)
Along with signing Kevin Martin during their 2016 championship push, the San Antonio Spurs made a run for underrated textbook floor general Andre Miller, in hopes of bolstering their depth at the guard position.
At the time of the Mar. 1, buyout, Miller was 39-years-old, giving the Spurs the two oldest players in the NBA, pairing him with 40-year-old Tim Duncan.
Despite the lack of youth, Miller had used his veteran instincts in 26 games with Minnesota, where he shot 62.1 percent from the field, and averaged 3.4 points in just 10.8 minutes per game. The nursing home Spurs put together a 13-6 record in 19 games with Miller.
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The move was seen as a “championship chase” for Miller, who had been the ultimate team player without the ultimate team prize. What many forget is that at Miller’s postseason resumè had been a nightmare.
He went the first five years of his career without a postseason appearance and didn’t win a series until he was 37 years old, playing 9.8 minutes per game for the 2013-14 Washington Wizards, a McGrady-esque nine first-round exits, before finding some refuge with the San Antonio Spurs.
17 years for one series win presents a problematic ratio, but a championship would have made that easier to digest. All told, Miller never played a postseason game for the Spurs that ended with a single-digit outcome.