The action moves from off the court and the campaign for a new arena to on the court as the San Antonio Spurs open up the NBA season Wednesday Night.
Mitch Johnson begins his first full season as the team’s new coach as the team faces Dallas on the road.
Last year San Antonio posted 113.9 points per game (16th-ranked in NBA) and surrendered 116.7 points per contest (23rd-ranked).
The Spurs ranked 18th in the NBA with 43.7 boards per game, but they gave up 46.2 rebounds per game, which ranked second-worst in the league.
San Antonio put up 28.6 dimes per game, which ranked them sixth in the NBA.
The Spurs were 15th in the NBA with 13.3 turnovers per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 20th with 12.8 forced turnovers per game.
With 14.1 threes per game, San Antonio ranked ninth in the NBA. It owned a 35.7% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranked 19th in the league.
The Spurs found it difficult to defend three-pointers, ranking fourth-worst in the league with 14.4 treys allowed per game. They ranked 21st by allowing a 36.5% three-point percentage to opponents last year.
You can listen to the action beginning at 7:30 right here on Newsradio 1200 WOAI