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Open Thread: Kyle Anderson joined the NBA Champion Spurs at the start of 2014
The only new player on a championship roster
Welcome to the thread. During the month of June, we are talking NBA Draft. As we lead up to the 2025 NBA Draft on June 25th, we will be revisiting the Spurs draft choices. Today we remember the 2014 NBA Draft.
Talk about being the new guy. Everyone- EVERYONE- on your team is walking around with a new ring, the banner’s been hung, and folks are still reeling from a generational player packing up his South Beach home and heading back to Cleveland with his tail between his legs.
While the entire basketball world waited with baited breathe in July to hear where LeBron James was going to play in 2014, the San Antonio Spurs had quietly re-signed every member of their championship squad. The only new addition, a UCLA Sophomore who was drafted at #30.
Kyle Anderson came in just as quietly and served as a soft-spoken force for the Silver & Black. In 2018, with Kawhi Leonard out for all but nine games, Anderson got the call to start in his place. That summer in free agency, he accepted an offer from the Memphis Grizzlies. He has since played with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors, and most recently the Miami Heat.
In the second round of the draft, the Philadelphia 76ers chose Nemanja Dangubić in the 54th spot and traded him to San Antonio for the draft rights to 58th pick Jordan McRae and draft rights to 60th pick Cory Jefferson. Dangubić never suited up for the Spurs and has continued to play overseas throughout his career. He currently plays for Dubai Basketball.