2025–26 San Antonio Spurs season

The 2025–26 San Antonio Spurs season is the 59th season of the franchise, its 50th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 53rd in the San Antonio area.

On May 2, 2025, Gregg Popovich stepped down as Spurs head coach after 29 seasons with the team. This season marks the first time since the 1995–96 season that the franchise did not have Popovich involved in a coaching role. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson, who had served as acting head coach for much of the previous season, was officially named the team's head coach.

The Spurs opened the regular season with their best start in franchise history, going 5–0. They also finished the 2025 NBA Cup as the tournament runner-up and winner of West Group C, after concluding the group stage with a 3–1 record. In the knockout stage, the Spurs eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers in the quarterfinals before upsetting the defending NBA champions Oklahoma City Thunder in the semifinals, ending Oklahoma City's 16-game winning streak. However, the Spurs' tournament run ended with a loss to the New York Knicks in the championship game.

In February 2026, the Spurs went undefeated for the entire month for the first time since March 2014. During this time, the Spurs improved on their 34–48 record from their previous season with their win against the Dallas Mavericks on February 5 and clinched a winning record with their win against the Toronto Raptors on February 25. Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox were selected as All-Stars, while Mitch Johnson earned a coaching spot in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.

The Spurs clinched their first playoff berth since the 2018–19 season with their win against the Phoenix Suns on March 19. The Spurs clinched their first division title since the 2016–17 season with their win against the Miami Heat on March 23. The team finished the regular season placing 2nd in the West with a 62–20 record, having crossed the 60-win threshold for the first time since 2016–17. Wembanyama was named as the unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

In the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in five games of the first round and then the Minnesota Timberwolves in six games of the semifinals, advancing past both rounds for the first time since 2017. They advanced to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals.

The Spurs entered the draft holding two first-round selections and one second-round pick. Their own first-round pick marked the third consecutive year that a Spurs selection was placed within the top four of the NBA draft, having previously used such picks to select future Rookie of the Year winners Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle. The team's additional first-round pick, which placed 14th, was acquired through a 2022 trade with the Atlanta Hawks involving Dejounte Murray; the Hawks finished as the final team eliminated from playoff contention in the 2025 NBA play-in tournament.