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Duncan, Ginobili Taking It Easy This Summer
The Spurs front office was unusually active this summer, trading for Richard Jefferson and signing Antonio McDyess as a free agent. Duncan, who was bothered by knee issues last season, has pushed his offseason program back a month. Ginobili has severely limited his workouts after appearing in just 44 games last season because of bad ankles. "He is healthy," coach Gregg Popovich said of Ginobili. "He'll come back out of shape but healthy." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Popovich: Spurs 'Time Is Now'
"Our time is now. Timmy [Duncan's] time is now. He has three years left on his contract," Popovich told the Boston Globe. "Something tells me that you don't have to be too smart to figure out that the next three years are probably going to be better than the three after that." San Antonio has added Richard Jefferson, Antonio McDyess and DeJuan Blair this summer, which Popovich admitted took some arm-twisting of longtime owner Peter Holt. "We told him that if we were going to compete, we had to go over the [tax threshold]. He did not like that answer," Popovich said. "But he also said, 'I don't like it, but I understand it, so go out and do what you need to do.' " Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Popovich: Bowen Won't Return To Spurs
The Bucks waived Bowen at the end of July and the forward is now a free agent. "He might come back with the right team in the right situation, but it's probably not going to be San Antonio," Popovich told the Boston Globe. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Spurs Aug 2009 Archive
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Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili have taken it easier than usual this offseason in order to get healthy.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich knows that his team's window to win another NBA title won't be open forever.
Gregg Popovich believes that Bruce Bowen could fit in with the right team, but it probably won't be the Spurs.