Open Thread: Spurs Sign Tobias Harris

It’s been a busy week for the Spurs. They signed their draftees and sent them off to San Francisco for the California Classic. Starting Thursday, they’ll be competing in Las Vegas. They also finalized the signing of Tobias Harris, the free agency acquisition that will help fill the power forward position the Spurs desperately needed in the postseason.

Harris will wear number 23.

Because numbers have been my thing since joining PtR nine years ago, let’s take a look at some of the players throughout the team’s history that have also worn #23 as their jersey.

Jersey #23, from an NBA standpoint, is most widely associated with Michael Jordan. From a Spurs perspective, it has not been utilized by long term players. Most recently, Zach Collins wore it for the Silver & Black from 2022 to 2025. Over three-and-a-half seasons, he played 196 games. That’s the most he’s played for any NBA team and the most that any Spurs player has worn the jersey.

Austin Daye wore #23 during his stint with the Spurs. In 40 games over two partial seasons, but he did pick up a championship ring in 2014 with the Spurs.

Speaking of rings, Devin Brown picked up a ring in 2005 with the Spurs. By then he’d been wearing #23 for two seasons.

If your memory goes back to the 1970s, you’ll recall Mike Green. He played center for the Spurs over two seasons in 139 games. He rocked #23 while the Spurs were still establishing themselves in the NBA.

Tobias Harris is by far the biggest name to don the jersey. Hopefully he’ll make it memorable.

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