[1][2] In 1976, the ABA folded, threatening the future of San Antonio's sole professional sports franchise.
[1] The NBA, however, decided to admit four ABA teams into the league, including the Spurs, along with the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers and the New York Nets.
[1] Popovich is the franchise's all-time leader in both regular season and playoff games coached and wins.
[4] Larry Brown is the only member of the franchise that has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.
[6] Cliff Hagan, Max Williams, Bill Blakeley, Dave Brown, Morris McHone, Jerry Tarkanian and Popovich spent their entire coaching careers with the Spurs.