5 Greatest Players in San Antonio Spurs Franchise History

#3 - George Gervin

Drafted in the 3rd round as the 40th pick by the Pheonix Suns, however, at the time the Spurs franchise was in the ABA and Gervin did not want to leave so he continued his career there. Gervin was an important part of the Spurs franchise winning multiple honours and leading the team to playoffs in every season except his first in Virginia( 1972 playoffs). Gervin had an apt nickname ' The Iceman', because of his calm and cool demeanour on the court and not showing a lot of emotion while playing the game.

Gervin as a lot of people argue was the best Spur but since he could never win a championship his position an all the all-time lists are very low. However, he collected throughout his career plenty of individual accolades, which places him very high on the list of players who never won a championship. Gervin was an All-Star for 12 years( 3xABA and 9xNBA) and won the All-Star MVP in 1980. He further made his mark in the game by making the All NBA/ABA teams 9 times. However, his greatest achievement which people discount is his 4 scoring records, and this is during the time when the league was heavily dominated by Big Men like Kareem, Dr J, Moses Malone.

All these records and accolades although could not win him a championship but did set his legacy by being a part of the Top-50 All-time players and the No.44 being retired by the San Antonio Spurs.

Career Averages

25.1 Points

5.3 Rebounds

2.6 Assists

0.6 Steals

0.3 Blocks