Stephen Jackson is a complicated former Spur. He’s mostly loved by fans for his role in the 2003 championship, and his return via a trade for Richard Jefferson in 2012 was widely celebrated on both sides. He even cried tears joy when Gregg Popovich called to tell him he was coming back to San Antonio.
However, as has often been the case with Cap’n Jack and many clubs he has played for, his relationship with the Spurs once again deteriorated as he began to complain about players like Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard passing him the rotation, and he was waived just prior to the start of the 2013 Playoffs.