Spurs Jul 2003 Archive

• Jazz still pursuing guards

  Salt Lake Tribune | Jul 31, 2003

  They may have missed out on their dream backcourt of Corey Maggette and Gilbert Arenas, but the Jazz haven't stopped shopping for guards.

• Spurs to re-sign Willis, await Kerr's decision

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 31, 2003

  The San Antonio Spurs are expected to announce soon the re-signing of center Kevin Willis.

• Spurs line up guards

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 31, 2003

  A local-boy-makes-good story highlighted the Spurs' introduction of three new players Wednesday afternoon.

• Spurs Sign Anthony Carter

  nba.com | Jul 30, 2003

  The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed guard Anthony Carter.

• Spurs Sign Devin Brown

  nba.com | Jul 30, 2003

  The San Antonio Spurs today announced they have signed guard Devin Brown.

• Nuggets opening vs. Spurs

  Denver Post | Jul 29, 2003

  The Nuggets will open their season at home Oct.

• Mercer traded up, and he knows it

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 27, 2003

  Coach Gregg Popovich is quick to agree with people around the league who say the Spurs came out ahead when Jason Kidd opted to remain in New Jersey.

• Plan B A-OK with Popovich

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 26, 2003

  Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is becoming an old hand at introducing new players, even starters, into his contending teams.

• Done deal: Miller joins the Kings

  Sacramento Bee | Jul 25, 2003

  On the surface, it appears as if two-time NBA Executive of the Year Geoff Petrie did it again.

• Spurs wrap up Turkoglu trade

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 25, 2003

  Spurs coach Gregg Popovich finally got his man when the Spurs signed Rasho Nesterovic earlier this month.

• Jackson available

  Denver Post | Jul 25, 2003

  San Antonio swingman Stephen Jackson is one of the significant free agents still available.

• Kings close in on Miller deal

  Sacramento Bee | Jul 24, 2003

  Free-agent center Brad Miller is not officially a member of the Kings, but consummation of a three-team deal that would send center Scot Pollard to the Indiana Pacers and guard-forward Hedo Turkoglu to the San Antonio Spurs could come today.

• Spurs add insurance in separate moves

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 24, 2003

  The Spurs are plugging potential holes in the dike with a trade that will bring in forward Hedo Turkoglu and guard Ron Mercer.

• Pacers set to sign Brad Miller, trade him to Kings

  ESPN | Jul 23, 2003

  Indiana, Sacramento and San Antonio are on the verge of a three-team trade that would send Brad Miller to the Kings, ESPN.

• Spurs sign Horry to two-year deal

  Orange County Register | Jul 23, 2003

  If the Lakers are going to get their NBA crown back from San Antonio, they are going to have to take it from Robert Horry.

• Warriors quickly replace Arenas

  San Francisco Chronicle | Jul 23, 2003

  Before the Warriors had received the signed offer sheet confirming Gilbert Arenas' intention to leave them for Washington, they already had lined up a replacement.

• Horry to sign with Spurs

  Associated Press | Jul 23, 2003

  Free-agent forward Robert Horry has agreed to a contract with the San Antonio Spurs, according to a broadcast report.

• Claxton Signs with Warriors

  ESPN | Jul 22, 2003

  The Golden State Warriors wasted no time in finding a replacement for Gilbert Arenas.

• Sprewell could land in San Antonio

  New York Daily News | Jul 22, 2003

  Latrell Sprewell's days in New York appear to be numbered.

• Spurs' negotiations

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 22, 2003

  The Spurs continue to talk to free agents and reports of an impending Latrell Sprewell trade continue to make the rounds.

• Sprewell coming to Spurs?

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 21, 2003

  There were more reports Sunday that the Spurs are trying to concoct a trade that would bring Knicks guard Latrell Sprewell to the Alamo City.

• P.J., Spurs have room for Spree

  N.Y. Post | Jul 20, 2003

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• If Arenas bolts, Claxton may be replacement

  San Francisco Chronicle | Jul 19, 2003

  If the Warriors can't retain free-agent point guard Gilbert Arenas, they'll look outside their current roster for a replacement, and it's expected to be Speedy.

• Sprewell to Spurs remains a rumor

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 19, 2003

  The Spurs continue to peer into the free-agent market, and the talk about the Knicks' Latrell Sprewell continues around the water coolers.

• Pippen is expected to make decision on team next week

  Commercial Appeal | Jul 18, 2003

  A decision on where free-agent forward Scottie Pippen will play next season could come early next week.

• Manu gets assist in signing Rasho

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 18, 2003

  It's true that coach Gregg Popovich made a five-hour run across Eastern Europe to pay a recruiting visit to new Spurs center Rasho Nesterovic.

• Spurs complete their tall task

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 17, 2003

  Tim Duncan left the Spurs' practice facility Wednesday a little wetter and $122 million richer than when he arrived.

• Taking it slow

  Boston Herald | Jul 17, 2003

  McCarty's market has only started to take shape.

• Duncan agrees to seven-year deal with Spurs

  ESPN | Jul 16, 2003

  Tim Duncan has agreed to a seven-year, $122 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs, ESPN's David Aldridge reported Wednesday.

• Jazz Looking at Robert Horry

  Dallas Star-Telegram | Jul 16, 2003

  The Mavericks, San Antonio, Utah and the Lakers are in the hunt for Horry, although he said he hasn't yet received any offers.

• Spurs, Nesterovic agree on a six-year deal

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 16, 2003

  Rasho Nesterovic still remembers the night.

• Nesterovic Spurs' replacement for Robinson

  ESPN | Jul 15, 2003

  The San Antonio Spurs have found their replacement for retired center David Robinson.

• Howard says no to Wolves; Rasho might be next

  Minneapolis Star Tribune | Jul 15, 2003

  Just a few days ago the odds seemed favorable that the Timberwolves would be able to line up this fall with a long, lean frontcourt that included Kevin Garnett, Rasho Nesterovic and Juwan Howard.

• Rasho Nesterovic mulling offer as S.A.'s latest object of desire

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 14, 2003

  Rasho Nesterovic will likely decide whether to sign with the Spurs on Tuesday or Wednesday, his agent said Sunday.

• Mavericks' list of big men is getting smaller

  Dallas Morning News | Jul 13, 2003

  The list of available free-agent big men keeps getting shorter.

• Spurs no champs of offseason

  New York Daily News | Jul 13, 2003

  The Spurs aren't exactly in tears that Jason Kidd turned them down.

• Brown cites local loyalty in decision

  Times-Picayune | Jul 13, 2003

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• Spurs' loss hurts Knicks

  New York Post | Jul 13, 2003

  Who could blame Knicks GM Scott Layden for declining to comment on the news Jason Kidd and Alonzo Mourning will be Nets next season? Kidd spurning the Spurs means San Antonio now can use the cap money to go after at least one free-agent big man the Knicks like: Rasho Nesterovic, who is still mulling the T'wolves' offer, Brad Miller (Pacers) or Michael Olowokandi (Clippers).

• Spurs still have some big plans

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 13, 2003

  With three days remaining before NBA teams can begin signing free agents to contracts, the Spurs continued talks with Rasho Nesterovic while also examining their other options.

• Agent says Brown staying

  New Orleans Times-Picayune | Jul 12, 2003

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• How can the Spurs score?

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 12, 2003

  As Spurs coach Gregg Popovich sat in his Manhattan hotel room late Thursday, realizing his chances of signing Jason Kidd likely were dwindling by the minute, he didn't wait to start wondering about the future.

• Kidd says no to the Spurs

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 12, 2003

  After two years of planning, one catered gourmet dinner, seven limousine rides and a $94 million offer, the Spurs' courtship of Jason Kidd ended late Friday morning with a single phone call.

• With Mourning on the way, Kidd will stay

  ESPN | Jul 11, 2003

  Free-agent center Alonzo Mourning plans to sign with the New Jersey Nets, apparently paving the way for Jason Kidd to re-sign in New Jersey, a league source who spoke with Mourning's agent Thursday night told Insider's Chad Ford.

• Nets Deny Kidd Wants Scott Fired

  New York Times | Jul 11, 2003

  Jason Kidd's future took an unexpected hairpin turn yesterday as he was closer to deciding whether to play for the Nets or the Spurs.

• Parker says forget Kidd

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 11, 2003

  As Jason Kidd continued to debate Thursday whether to join the Spurs while trying to dismiss speculation he can't exist with his current coach, Tony Parker remained in the Bahamas, still sweating his own future.

• Malone Says He'll Make Up Mind Today

  Salt Lake Tribune | Jul 10, 2003

  Jazz forward Karl Malone may be ready to add "former" to that description.

• Glenn Rogers: Lakers' moves scare league

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 10, 2003

  As the Beatles may have put it: "Did you hear the news out of Los Angeles, oh, boy?" It's just dandy for Lakers fans, but downright frightening for the rest of the league.

• Spurs wait for Kidd's call, Nets look to keep it from coming

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 10, 2003

  As Jason Kidd spent another day trying to decide which team he wants to pay him $90-plus million, New Jersey sought to sweeten its offer by exploring the possibility of signing Alonzo Mourning.

• Kidd to Nets: Banish Byron

  New York Post | Jul 10, 2003

  In a bombshell demand to Nets ownership, Jason Kidd has asked the team to fire coach Byron Scott if they hope to keep him from jumping to the Spurs as a free agent, The Post has learned.

• Daniels likes what he sees of Sonics

  Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter | Jul 9, 2003

  Guard Antonio Daniels was in Seattle last night, sitting right next to Sonics coach Nate McMillan during the team's summer scrimmage at Seattle Pacific University last night.

• Claxton to visit Wizards

  Washington Post | Jul 9, 2003

  Free agent point guard Speedy Claxton will visit Washington on Thursday, when he is scheduled to meet with team officials and tour the team's facilities, according to his agent, Bill Duffy.

• Kidd Draws Closer to San Antonio

  New York Times | Jul 9, 2003

  Jason Kidd and his wife, Joumana, returned to New Jersey from a lavish 26-hour recruiting visit to San Antonio late Monday, laden with a $94 million maximum offer and visions of winning a championship.

• Indiana free agent might not make visit to Texas

  Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Jul 9, 2003

  Indiana Pacers free agent Jermaine O'Neal's planned trip to Texas today may be delayed because of a family emergency.

• Spurs officials optimistic after Kidd's two-day visit

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 8, 2003

  The Spurs ended their 26-hour courtship of Jason Kidd with the belief that it couldn't have gone much better.

• Nets on sidelines for Kidd's courting

  New York Post | Jul 8, 2003

  The Mavs called at midnight July 1.

• Parker Doesn't Welcome Nets' Kidd

  New York Times | Jul 7, 2003

  While Jason Kidd visited San Antonio yesterday in his first free-agent recruiting trip, Tony Parker, the Spurs' point guard, was vacationing in the Bahamas, wondering if he would be left out in the cold next season.

• Spurs begin the wooing by wining and dining Kidd

  Newark Star-Ledger | Jul 7, 2003

  The official Jason Kidd recruitment dinner, scheduled for 6:30 local time, began at a fashionably late 6:45, then stretched far past twilight and into darkness, after a sticky Texas day had faded into a soft summer night.

• Courtship of Kidd begins

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 7, 2003

  Jason Kidd flew into town late Sunday afternoon, promising only to stay one night, as the Spurs continued their attempts to woo him into making a more permanent return trip.

• CBA Gives Go-ahead to Bateer to Play NBA Summer League

  People's Daily | Jul 7, 2003

  The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) has given go-ahead to Menk Bateer to play the NBA summer league with San Antonio Spurs, reports said on Friday.

• Malone narrows options

  Deseret Morning News | Jul 6, 2003

  After considering contract proposals from several suitors, free-agent Karl Malone has narrowed the list of NBA franchises with which he will consider signing, his agent said Saturday night.

• Spurs prepare their pitch

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 6, 2003

  It was almost two years ago to the day, during a lull in negotiations with David Robinson, when Spurs coach Gregg Popovich called the representatives of Chris Webber.

• Malone narrows options

  Deseret Morning News | Jul 6, 2003

  After considering contract proposals from several suitors, free-agent Karl Malone has narrowed the list of NBA franchises with which he will consider signing, his agent said Saturday night.

• Spurs begin courtship of Kidd

  New York Daily News | Jul 6, 2003

  There figures to be Mexican food involved, perhaps a stroll down the River Walk, a tour through the Spurs sparkling practice facility, some personal time with Tim Duncan and certainly an up-close look at the Spurs' two NBA championship trophies.

• Nets now have to play waitin' game with Jason

  New York Post | Jul 6, 2003

  And so now the Nets will wait.

• Nets Can Only Wait as Kidd Visits the Spurs

  New York Times | Jul 6, 2003

  Tim Duncan, most valuable tour guide, will welcome Jason Kidd and his wife, Joumana, to San Antonio this afternoon.

• Spurs' Parker: Bring in Jason

  New York Daily News | Jul 4, 2003

  Tony Parker has the two things Jason Kidd covets - an NBA championship and Tim Duncan.

• Nets' Kidd to visit San Antonio, not Dallas

  Dallas Morning News | Jul 4, 2003

  For now, Jason Kidd's scenic tour of Texas is limited to the Riverwalk.

• Kiki & Kidd's agent meet

  New York Daily News | Jul 4, 2003

  Denver GM Kiki Vandeweghe met with Jason Kidd's agent Jeff Schwartz yesterday in Los Angeles, according to a source.

• Magic begin wooing NBA free agents

  Florida Today | Jul 4, 2003

  The Orlando Magic made their pitch to free-agent point guard Craig "Speedy" Claxton on Thursday, showing off their state-of-the-art headquarters and potential places to live in Central Florida.

• Speedy quick to notice Knicks

  New York Daily News | Jul 3, 2003

  Speedy Claxton has a visit to Orlando scheduled for today.

• Would-be point guards answer casting call

  Orlando Sentinel | Jul 3, 2003

  Craig "Speedy" Claxton was so impressive during the NBA Finals that it made the Orlando Magic cringe.

• Malone is reviewing offers

  | Jul 2, 2003

  After enjoying his first full day as a free agent by flying Tuesday from Utah to California, Jazz power forward Karl Malone intends to get down to business today with agent Dwight Manley.

• Malone a fit for big 3 out West

  Deseret Morning News | Jul 2, 2003

  Even before the NBA's summer free-agency market opened, Karl Malone, the Jazz's biggest-name free agent, identified four of the teams with which he would be interested in signing should The Mailman decide to depart Utah.

• Kidd's a Free Agent, and Phones Ring

  New York Times | Jul 2, 2003

  The calls for Jason Kidd came in at the first minute of free agency.

• Mavs, Nuggets meet with Mourning

  Miami Herald | Jul 2, 2003

  When Heat coach Pat Riley said last week that free agent center Alonzo Mourning would have ''a great market out there,'' he must have had a fairly good idea of what was to come.

• O'Neal to visit Spurs

  Indianapolis Star | Jul 2, 2003

  Jermaine O'Neal apparently plans to flex his freedom and visit with other teams.

• Free Agent Claxton Is a Point of Interest for Grunfeld

  Washington Post | Jul 2, 2003

  President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld may be new to the Washington Wizards, but he's not new to the job.

• For Free Agent Kidd, the Anticipation Is Over

  New York Times | Jul 1, 2003

  The phones are ringing.

• Duncan staying put; Spurs start shopping

  San Antonio Express-News | Jul 1, 2003

  Having already secured the services of the NBA's top free agent, the Spurs will now spend the next two to four weeks trying to find him some help.

• Knicks may have need for Speedy

  New York Post | Jul 1, 2003

  Agent Bill Duffy could hold the key to the Knicks' free-agent summer that begins today.