Johnson’s NBA career lasted until 2009, with 2006-07 being the only season he played regular minutes (for New Orleans/OKC), and he has since been bouncing around overseas. Linton Johnson (#43) - We have arrived at the first person in this series who is still an active basketball player today. (It’s fine if he thinks The Dream is better, but such extreme hyperbole makes it hard to take him seriously.) Today, Horry is a Lakers commentator on Spectrum Sports Net. He has also made many media appearances over the years, and that’s where his odd attitude towards the Spurs comes in, saying stuff like Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili cost the Spurs championships and Hakeem Olajuwon is “20 times better” than Tim Duncan. After retiring in 2008, he coached his AAU Big Shot basketball team in Los Angeles. Robert Horry (#5) - And here is the vice president of the Bitter Former Spurs club, alongside president Stephen Jackson. Earlier this year, Brown was named to the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame. Today, he leads a Nike Pro Skills organization in San Antonio, which as 20+ teams for underprivileged children to help them realize their dreams of playing basketball at higher levels, such as college or the pros. After a career in media that included stints on TNT and NBA TV, he joined the Spurs’ front office in 2018 as vice president of basketball operations, where he remains to this day.ĭevin Brown (#23) - San Antonio’s own out of South San Antonio West High School and UTSA, Brown finally got to play for the team he grew up idolizing for two seasons, including the 2005 championship. Without further ado, here are the 2004-05 Spurs!īrent Barry (#17) - After leaving the Spurs in the summer of 2008, Barry played one season with the Houston Rockets, becoming the third Barry to play for the club along with his father Rick and brother Jon, before retiring after being cut during 2009 training camp. Also, I couldn’t find an official team photo for this group that wasn’t so blurry it would be an insult to viewers’ eyes, so instead here is one from the stage following the championship. We already looked at the 19 squads (so if you missed them, be sure to check them out), and today we are moving on with the 2004-05 team, which officially established the Big Three as a force to be reconned with, and whispers of the Tim Duncan-led Spurs being a dynasty-in-the-making began circulating.Īs a reminder, players who appeared on more than one championship team will only be listed in their first appearance to avoid repetition, so for Tim Duncan, refer back to 1999, and for Bruce Bowen, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker, refer back to 2003. We are continuing our series of looking at the five Spurs championship squads and what those players are up to now.
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