Top San Antonio Spurs players with the most playoff games played

The San Antonio Spurs are a dominant force in the NBA playoffs, having made it an impressive 39 times in their franchise history and bringing home five championship titles. Let's take a closer look at their top five all-time leaders in playoff games played.

1. Tim Duncan, 251 Games

The Spurs selected Duncan with the first pick in the 1997 Draft. Duncan won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1998, made 15 All-Star teams and was a two-time league MVP. He spent his entire 19-year career with the Spurs, making the playoffs 18 times. Duncan won five championships in San Antonio, earning Finals MVP three times. Over his 251 career playoff games, Duncan averaged 20.6 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 blocks.

2. Tony Parker, 226 Games

The Spurs selected Parker with the 28th pick in the 2001 Draft. He earned six All-Star nods as a member of the Spurs and finished inside the top 10 in MVP voting four times. Parker was a member of four Spurs championship teams, winning Finals MVP after the 2007 title. Across his 226 career playoff games, Parker averaged 17.9 points and 5.1 assists.

3. Manu Ginóbili, 218 Games

Ginóbili was selected by the Spurs in the second round of the 1999 Draft. He made his NBA debut with the team in 2002-03 and was a force off the bench for most of his career, starting just 349 of 1,057 regular-season games. He won the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2007-08. A four-time champion with the Spurs, one of his best playoff performances came during the Spurs’ title run in 2004-05 when Ginóbili averaged 20.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists. Over his 218 career playoff games, Ginóbili averaged 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals.

4. David Robinson, 123 Games

The Spurs selected Robinson with the first pick in the 1987 Draft. After two years of military service, Robinson won Rookie of the Year in the 1989-90 season. Robinson made 10 All-Star teams during his career and won one MVP and one Defensive Player of the Year award. Across 123 career playoff games, Robinson averaged 18.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 2.5 blocks.

5. Bruce Bowen, 122 Games

After stints with the Heat, Celtics and 76ers, Bowen spent the final eight seasons of his career with the Spurs. During his tenure with the franchise, he finished inside the top five in Defensive Player of the Year voting five times. His defensive prowess helped the Spurs win three championships during his time with the team. While he averaged a modest 6.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.8 steals during the playoffs with the Spurs, he logged an average of 33 minutes per game.