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1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season was the 14th season for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association, and their 23rd season as a franchise. This marked the first NBA season for rookie center David Robinson, who was selected by the Spurs as the first overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft; with his two-year tour of duty at the Navy over, Robinson arrived to the Spurs for the 1989–90 season. In the 1989 NBA draft, the Spurs received the third overall pick, and selected small forward Sean Elliott from the University of Arizona. During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star forward Terry Cummings from the Milwaukee Bucks, and acquired All-Star guard Maurice Cheeks, and David Wingate from the Philadelphia 76ers.

Roster
Roster notes • Small forward Mike Mitchell was signed by the Spurs before the NBA playoffs began; he did not play with the team during the regular season. ==Regular season==
Regular season
The Spurs went from 21 to 61 in the 1988–89 NBA season to 56–26 in 1989–90, for a remarkable then record 35-game improvement, breaking the record of the 32 win improvement of the 1979-80 Boston Celtics. The Spurs would later break their own record in 1997-98, with a 36-game improvement, and the Boston Celtics would again regain the record with a 42-game improvement in 2007-08. They advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs where they lost in seven games to the eventual western conference champions, the Portland Trail Blazers. Following the 1989–90 season, David Robinson was unanimously named the NBA Rookie of the Year, and subsequently SEGA produced a game featuring him entitled ''David Robinson's Supreme Court''. Season standings ==Game log==
Game log
Regular season Playoffs ==Player statistics==
Player statistics
Ragular season Playoffs ==Award winners==
Transactions
Trades Free agents ==References==
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