San Antonio Spurs

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1997-1998 San Antonio Spurs
Record: 56-26
Overall ranking: 226th, 3.420 points above average
    The San Antonio Spurs’ stormy 1996-1997 season produced the ultimate silver lining: San Antonio received the rights to the No. 1 overall selection in the 1997 NBA Draft.
    The Spurs used the choice to select franchise forward Tim Duncan out of Wake Forest.
    The arrival of Duncan and the return of David Robinson helped San Antonio make an immediate turnaround.
    The Spurs went 56-26 during the 1997-1998 season. San Antonio set an NBA record for biggest single-season improvement with a 36-win jump. Duncan claimed Rookie of the Year honors. The season laid the foundation for the Spurs’ NBA titles in 1999, 2003 and 2005.
    The Spurs broke the record for biggest single-season improvement set by the 1989-1990 San Antonio squad under remarkably similar circumstances. The Spurs suffered through a then-franchise-worst 21-61 season during the 1988-1989 campaign. Robinson, the No. 1 overall selection in the 1987 draft, spent the year completing his Naval Academy obligations.
Robinson made his debut during the 1989-1990 season, and helped San Antonio to a 56-26 record.

San Antonio Spurs From Top to Bottom

All-time Ranking W-LPlayoffs
172006-07San Antonio Spurs58-24NBA champion
252000-01San Antonio Spurs58-24West finals
292004-05San Antonio Spurs59-23NBA champion
371998-99San Antonio Spurs37-13NBA champion
402003-04San Antonio Spurs57-25West semifinals
622005-06San Antonio Spurs63-19West semifinals
852001-02San Antonio Spurs58-24West semifinals
921995-96San Antonio Spurs59-23West semifinals
981999-00San Antonio Spurs53-29West first round
1001994-95San Antonio Spurs62-20West finals
1122002-03San Antonio Spurs60-22NBA champion
1371993-94San Antonio Spurs55-27West first round
1421978-79San Antonio Spurs48-34East finals
1771990-91San Antonio Spurs55-27West first round
2361989-90San Antonio Spurs56-26West semifinals
2381997-98San Antonio Spurs56-26West semifinals
2601977-78San Antonio Spurs52-30East semifinals
2641982-83San Antonio Spurs53-29West finals
2981991-92San Antonio Spurs47-35West first round
3481980-81San Antonio Spurs52-30West semifinals
3581992-93San Antonio Spurs49-33West semifinals
3961981-82San Antonio Spurs48-34West finals
5151984-85San Antonio Spurs41-41West first round
5381976-77San Antonio Spurs44-38East first round
6241979-80San Antonio Spurs41-41East first round
6401983-84San Antonio Spurs37-45 
7921985-86San Antonio Spurs35-47West first round
9961987-88San Antonio Spurs31-51West first round
10041986-87San Antonio Spurs28-54 
10931988-89San Antonio Spurs21-61 
11331996-97San Antonio Spurs20-62