The Greatest Dynasty That NO ONE Talks About

Until 2025, they held the record for the best win percentage in NBA history. Their coach, Greg Papovich, is the winningest coach of all time. Coach Papovich is not the Spurs. He's the NBA. From 1997, when they've drafted the best power forward ever, you hear a lot of other people say Tim Duncan is the

greatest power forward to ever play a game. I agree with that. To 2017, the San Antonio Spurs won 50 plus games in 17 consecutive non-lockout seasons. And they never beat themselves, and that is exhausting for the other team. For 20 years, the Spurs were a synonym for excellence, discipline, teamwork, unselfishness, and finding great players

in the draft. We used to call it the program. But how did the Spurs maintain that level of success for that long? This is the story of the Spurs way and how one small market team became the longest tenure dynasty in NBA history. The Spurs were founded in Dallas in 1967 and were named the Chapels, competing in

the ABA. In 1973, the franchise relocated to San Antonio and was renamed the Spurs. Three years later, they were one of four ABA franchises that joined the NBA when the leagues merged. But unlike the Pacers and the Nets, who struggled for years after joining the NBA, the Spurs hit the ground running, qualifying for the playoffs in seven

consecutive seasons. Led by the Iceman, George Gervin, the Spurs made three conference finals in that span with Gervin winning four scoring titles. However, when Gervin and center artist Gilmore got older and left the team, San Antonio missed the playoffs for just the second time in franchise history. But in return, they won the ultimate prize for