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Spurs Starter, Monday, August 19, 2024: Spurs' Ticket Prices Surge After Schedule Release

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Matt Guzman

Mar 25, 2024; San Antonio, Texas, USA; A San Antonio Spurs fan holds up a sign for Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan (10) in the first half against the Phoenix Suns at Frost Bank Center.
Mar 25, 2024; San Antonio, Texas, USA; A San Antonio Spurs fan holds up a sign for Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan (10) in the first half against the Phoenix Suns at Frost Bank Center. / Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports
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Happy Monday, Por Vida fans! Welcome to your morning Spurs Starter.

Receiving the schedule is, for each NBA team, a chance to circle some dates against former teammates, big rivals and even friends. Players can begin to plan their travel — Tre Jones learns when he'll visit home in Apple Valley, Minn., for instance — as the regular season inches closer.

For the fans, the schedule is a chance to pick a few games to try and make it out to. Whether it be because their favorite team is in town on a road trip or an exciting home matchup is in the cards, the storylines are endless.

After the San Antonio Spurs' schedule release, ticket-price increases on the secondary and re-sale markets seemed that way as well.

San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) greets fans after leaving the court before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans
Feb 2, 2024; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) greets fans after leaving the court before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Frost Bank Center. / Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports

Per recent data from Vivid Seats, the Spurs saw a major increase in ticket prices just one day after the dates became available — shooting up a league-high 151 percent. Other teams in that category are as follows:

  • San Antonio Spurs (+151%)
  • Memphis Grizzlies (+131%)
  • Atlanta Hawks (+124%)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers (+115%)
  • Portland Trail Blazers (+114%)

Thursday night, the Spurs' landing page on Vivid Seats saw a traffic spike of over 600 percent as well, concretizing the hype surrounding Victor Wembanyama's second season.

Tickets for all Spurs home games can still be purchase through the official Ticketmaster site for face value.

While there are teams with more to prove next year — namely the Portland Trail Blazers with a still-rising Scoot Henderson and the Atlanta Hawks with No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher — it seems that San Antonio will continue to be one of the most-watched teams in the league next season.

Whether the hype translates to wins is still yet to be seen, but for now, here are the headlines:

THE NEWS

1. READ: SPURS EARN 21 NATIONAL TV GAMES IN 2024-25

Twenty-one national TV games, a Christmas Day matchup and four games in two marquee locations makes for a unique schedule as a whole for the San Antonio Spurs, who will certainly have all eyes on them in Victor Wembanyama's second year.

Read the full story at the link above.

2. WATCH: SPURS' SCHEDULE REVEALED ON 'THE JOE GAITHER SHOW'

This week's edition of "The Joe Gaither Show" features Matt Guzman and Joe Gaither wrapping up the Olympics, the Spurs' 2024-25 schedule and this year's NBA Cup.

Watch the full episode below:

3. WATCH: WHICH NBA TEAM HAS MOST NATIONAL TV GAMES?

In what's become more of an event year after year, the NBA officially released its full schedule for the 2024-25 season, including national TV games, rivalry matchups and more.

Read the full story at the link above.

THE DRAFT

Now that the 2024 NBA Draft is over, you can check out the newest Spurs and what they might bring to the team next season and down the road. Below are the some stories about the rookies selected:

Round 1, Pick No. 4: Stephon Castle

Round 2, Pick No. 36: Juan Núñez

Round 2, Pick No. 48: Harrison Ingram

THE SCHEDULE

There are 64 days until opening night of the 2024-25 NBA season, but the San Antonio Spurs have more to look forward to prior to that. The regular season schedule will be released at 2 p.m. Central, but the entire preseason schedule, the NBA Cup slate and the Christmas Day schedule has.

Below is a list of dates and start times (all in CST) for all relevant Spurs games:

San Antonio Spurs Preseason

Oct. 7: Home vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (Tipoff 7 p.m.)
Oct. 9: Home vs. Orlando Magic (Tipoff 7 p.m.)
Oct. 12: Home vs. Utah Jazz (Tipoff 7 p.m.)

Oct. 15: Away at Miami Heat (Tipoff 6:30 p.m.)
Oct. 17: Away at Houston Rockets (Tipoff 7 p.m.)

San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Schedule

Oct. 24: Season Opener at Dallas Mavericks
Oct. 26: Home opener vs. Houston Rockets

Nov. 15: Group Play Begins vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Dec. 10: NBA Cup Knockout Rounds Begin
Dec. 25: MSG Christmas at New York Knicks

Dec. 31: New Year's vs. LA Clippers

Jan. 23-25: Paris Games vs. Indiana Pacers

Feb. 3: Rodeo Road Trip Begins at Memphis Grizzlies

Feb. 14-16: All-Star Break

Feb. 20: Spurs Get Moody vs. Phoenix Suns
Feb. 21: Spurs Get Moody vs. Detroit Pistons

March 21: Longest Home Stand Ends vs. Philadelphia 76ers

April 6: Final Road Trip Begins at Portland Trail Blazers
April 13: Final Home Game vs. Toronto Raptors

AROUND THE NBA

Catch up on some of the league-wide headlines below:

Also, be sure to follow along with Spurs On SI's NBA tracker, with more detailed breakdowns of major league news and updates.

THE CLOSER

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MATT GUZMAN

Matt Guzman is a sports journalist and storyteller from Austin, Texas. He serves as a credentialed reporter and site manager for San Antonio Spurs On SI and a staff writer for multiple collegiate sites in the same network. In the world of professional sports, he is a firm believer that athletes are people, too, and intends to tell stories of players and teams’ true, behind-the-scenes character that otherwise would not be seen through strong narrative writing, hooking ledes and passionate words.

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