[1] During the off-season, the Spurs acquired Dale Ellis from the Milwaukee Bucks,[2][3][4] signed free agents Vinny Del Negro and undrafted rookie guard Lloyd Daniels, and re-signed Avery Johnson after a brief stint with the Houston Rockets.
Tarkanian was fired, then after playing one game under assistant Rex Hughes, the team hired John Lucas II as their new coach.
[17] David Robinson averaged 23.4 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, and also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[18][19] and tied in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
[23] Robinson and Elliott were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah,[24][25][26][27] and Lucas finished in sixth place in Coach of the Year voting.
Following the season, Elliott was traded to the Detroit Pistons,[44][45][46][47] and Johnson signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.