The Spurs rarely have played their rookies over the last few years. But, when Tony Parker went down to injury someone had to step up and play the point and that man has been rookie George Hill. Hill has played in 11 games for the Spurs this season and he is averaging 23.3 minutes, 11.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Hill will likely be Tony Parker’s main backup when he returns from injury. F/C Anthony Tolliver has given the Spurs solid bench play so far this season. He has played in 8 games for the Spurs this season and he is averaging 14.3 minutes, 4.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. The Spurs are very pleased with the play of Hill and Tolliver so far this season.

The Spurs only rookie was power forward Ian Mahinmi this year and he didn’t get much of a chance to show what he can do. He played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Spurs this season and he averaged 3.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Mahinmi probably won’t get much playing time in the near future as the Spurs are a very veteran laden team that is built to win right now.

The Spurs are a veteran team that doesn’t play many young players so Ian Mahinmi has to suffer on the bench. He has played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Spurs this season and he is averaging 3.8 minutes, 3.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. He is shooting 50% from the floor. It’s hard to evaluate Mahinmi because he hasn’t got enough playing time.

The Spurs have released rookie point guard Darius Washington and they have signed veteran DerMarr Johnson. Washington played in 18 games this season for the Spurs and he averaged 8.1 minutes, 2.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He has shot 43.8% from the floor, 33.3% from the three point line and 53.8% from the free throw line. Johnson has played in 1 game for the Spurs and he played 4 minutes and scored 2 points.

The Spurs don’t have much playing time available for rookies due to the veteran make up of the team. Point guard Darius Washington has played in 18 games so far this season and he is averaging 8.1 minutes, 2.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Power forward Ian Mahinmi has played in 6 games this season and he is averaging 3.8 minutes, 3.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Don’t look for either of these guys to get extended minutes any time soon.