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Primary Defensive Matchups for Spurs Players

Primary Defensive Matchups for Spurs Players

Who were the main defensive matchups for Spurs players expected to return to the team next season?

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Paul Garcia
Apr 28, 2025
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In planning for another piece I’m preparing to write, I needed to figure out the height of the players the San Antonio Spurs defended on average. Using the NBA’s matchup data, I went through the Top-10 defensive assignments for Spurs players as determined by partial possessions.

I’m mainly focusing on players who are projected to be back next season and who are projected to be in the rotation. So, this analysis doesn't include rotation players from this season, like Chris Paul and Bismack Biyombo.

After displaying the top-10 defensive matchups, I’ll provide the average height of each Spurs matchup and some thoughts from the observations.


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