April 2012 San Antonio Spurs Wiretap

Tony Parker Transformed Mentally By Eye Injury

Jul 28, 2012 10:51 AM

Tony Parker was injured as a bystander in a nightclub brawl, receiving a shard of glass that came "two millimeters" away from causing him to lose his eye.

“Life can change pretty fast,” he said.

The incident has made Parker more cautious.

“It’s so funny, because I just had my best year in the NBA and in one night it can change,” said Parker, who will wear protective glasses during the Olympics. “It just puts life in perspective and you think, ‘OK, next time I have to be careful,’ but at the same time you can’t stop living because then you don’t even cross the street.

“You don’t want to dramatize too much, but it still puts it all in perspective.”

Tom Withers/AP

Tags: Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs, NBA, NBA Injury, National, National Olympics

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Duncan Pay Cut Allowed Spurs To Avoid Luxury Tax

Jul 26, 2012 10:24 AM

Tim Duncan’s $11.5 million pay cut enabled the Spurs to re-sign Boris Diaw, Danny Green, and Patty Mills and still drop below the NBA’s projected luxury-tax threshold for next season.

The Spurs have 14 players with guaranteed contracts, at a total of $69.13 million.

The luxury tax threshold will be set at $70.307 million for the 2012-13 season.

Mike Monroe/San Antonio Express-News

Tags: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA CBA

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Team-By-Team NBA Players On 2012 Olympic Rosters

Jul 24, 2012 5:30 PM

The following 36 NBA players are currently under contract for the 12-13 season and are on their respective country's Olympic rosters:

Atlanta Hawks - no players

Boston Celtics - no players

Brooklyn Nets - Deron Williams (USA)

Charlotte Bobcats - no players

Chicago Bulls - Luol Deng (Great Britain)

Cleveland Cavaliers - Anderson Varejao (Brazil)

Dallas Mavericks - no players

Denver Nuggets - Timofey Mozgov (Russia)

Detroit Pistons - no players

Golden State Warriors - no players

Houston Rockets - no players

Indiana Pacers - no players

Los Angeles Clippers - Chris Paul (USA)

Los Angeles Lakers - Kobe Bryant (USA), Pau Gasol (Spain)

Memphis Grizzlies - Marc Gasol (Spain) 

Miami Heat - LeBron James (USA)

Milwaukee Bucks - no players

Minnesota Timberwolves - Kevin Love (USA), Alexey Shved (Russia)

New Orleans Hornets - Anthony Davis (USA), Al-Farouq Aminu (Nigeria)

New York Knicks - Carmelo Anthony (USA), Tyson Chandler (USA), Pablo Prigioni (Argentina)

Oklahoma City Thunder - Kevin Durant (USA), Russell Westbrook (USA), James Harden (USA), Serge Ibaka (Spain)

Orlando Magic - no players

Philadelphia 76ers - Andre Iguodala (USA)

Phoenix Suns - Luis Scola (Argentina)

Portland Trail Blazers - Nicolas Batum (France), Victor Claver (Spain), Joel Freeland (Great Britain)

Sacramento Kings - no players

San Antonio Spurs - Tony Parker (France), Manu Ginobili (Argentina), Boris Diaw (France), Tiago Splitter (Brazil), Patty Mills (Australia), Nando De Colo (France)

Toronto Raptors - Jose Calderon (Spain), Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania), Linas Klezia (Lithuania)

Utah Jazz - no players

Washington Wizards - Nene (Brazil), Kevin Seraphin (France)

Click here to view the full Olympic rosters.

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Ilias Zouros To Observe Spurs, Bulls' Training Camps

Jul 23, 2012 6:55 PM

Efes Istanbul head coach Ilias Zouros has been invited to spend time with the Spurs and Bulls during their upcoming training camps.

Zouros has maintained a good relationship with the San Antonio staff over the past two years.

Jeff Garcia/Project Spurs

Tags: Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Anadolu Efes, Turkish BSL, NBA, International, International Teams, International League

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Report: Spurs Target Bo McCalebb, Offer To Buyout Contract With Montepaschi Siena

Jul 22, 2012 9:09 PM

The Spurs are interested in Bo McCalebb and have offered to buyout his contract with Montepaschi Siena, according to a report.

McCalebb, a 5-foot-10, 180 pound guard out of New Orleans, averaged 14.8 points on 58.6 percent shooting in 61 games with Siena last season.

McCalebb has an opt-out clause at the end of next season and is drawing interest from Fenerbahce Ulker and Unics Kazan.

Sportando

Tags: Bo McCalebb, San Antonio Spurs, Mens Sana 1871 Siena, Italian Lega Basket Serie A, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, International, International Teams, International League, International Misc Rumor

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Heat Come From Behind To Beat Spurs 83-78

Jul 21, 2012 12:31 PM

The Heat beat the Spurs by a final score of 83-78 in Summer League play on Friday.

Terrel Harris had 25 points and five rebounds for Miami. Justin Hamilton had 15 points and eight rebounds and Adrian Thomas scored 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting.

Tyler Wilkerson had 12 points and five rebounds for San Antonio. James Anderson had 10 points and seven boards and Cory Joseph had nine points and six assists.

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Tags: Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs, NBA, NBA Summer League

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Morrison, Bledsoe Lead To 86-80 Win Over Spurs

Jul 19, 2012 10:21 AM

The Clippers beat the Spurs by a final score of 86-80 in Summer League play on Wednesday.

Adam Morrison had 23 points and five rebounds for Los Angeles. Eric Bledsoe had 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds, while Marcus Hubbard added 10 points and six boards.

Cory Joseph had 22 points and six assists for San Antonio. Eric Dawson had 11 points and 13 rebounds and Luke Zeller added 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting.

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Tags: Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, NBA, NBA Summer League

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D-League Announces Affiliations For 12-13 Season

Jul 18, 2012 11:10 AM

The National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League, the official minor league of the NBA, announced the affiliation system for the 2012-13 season. An all-time high eleven NBA teams will have single NBA D-League affiliates including first-year partnerships between the Boston Celtics and Maine Red Claws and the Portland Trail Blazers and Idaho Stampede.   

Here are the affiliation for the 12-13 season:

AUSTIN TOROS (TX) 

San Antonio Spurs  

BAKERSFIELD JAM (CA) 

Atlanta Hawks 
Los Angeles Clippers 
Phoenix Suns 
Toronto Raptors 

CANTON CHARGE (OH) 

Cleveland Cavaliers 

DAKOTA WIZARDS (Bismarck, ND) 

Golden State Warriors 

ERIE BAYHAWKS (PA) 

New York Knicks  

FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS (IN) 

Charlotte Bobcats 
Detroit Pistons 
Indiana Pacers 
Milwaukee Bucks 

IDAHO STAMPEDE (Boise, ID) 

Portland Trail Blazers  

IOWA ENERGY (Des Moines, IA) 

Chicago Bulls 
Denver Nuggets 
New Orleans Hornets 
Washington Wizards 

LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS (CA) 

Los Angeles Lakers 

MAINE RED CLAWS (Portland, ME) 

Boston Celtics  

RENO BIGHORNS (NV) 

Memphis Grizzlies 
Sacramento Kings 
Utah Jazz 

RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS (TX) 

Houston Rockets 

SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE (SD) 

Miami Heat 
Minnesota Timberwolves 
Orlando Magic 
Philadelphia 76ers 

SPRINGFIELD ARMOR (MA) 

Brooklyn Nets 

TEXAS LEGENDS (Frisco, TX) 

Dallas Mavericks 

TULSA 66ERS (OK) 

Oklahoma City Thunder

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Spurs Utilizing Summer League To Improve Kawhi Leonard's Offensive Repertoire

Jul 18, 2012 10:43 AM

Kawhi Leonard’s offensive growth has been a priority for the Spurs at the NBA summer league.

“We want him to rebound it and push it up the floor himself,” Gregg Popovich said. “We want to get it thrown ahead to him and have him go attack the rim. We want to put him in pick-and-rolls and let him make decisions, so he expands his game.
“He’s going to be a good one. We don’t want him to just be a spot-up shooter in the corner.”

Leonard has averaged 25 points in two games for the undefeated Spurs.

“It’s a big difference,” Leonard said. “I was standing up, spotting up (during the season). I’m learning to shoot off the dribble, coming off ball screens. I’m trying to get my ball handling better. Also, I’ve got to learn how to pass. I’ve been working on all that.

“I don’t want to be a stand-in-the-corner guy my whole career. I’d like to take control of the game, and be a focal point to help my team win.”

Jeff McDonald/San Antonio Express-News

Tags: Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs, NBA, NBA Summer League

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Leonard Scores 27 In San Antonio's 92-81 Win Over Lakers

Jul 17, 2012 11:31 PM

The Spurs defeated the Lakers by a final score of 92-81 in Summer League play on Tuesday.

Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points to go with eight rebounds. Cory Joseph added 18 points and five assists.

Darius Morris led the Lakers with 24 points and four assists. Robert Sacre had 14 points and seven rebounds.

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Leonard Scores 23 In Spurs' 82-76 Win Over Hawks

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Spurs Sign Mills, De Colo

Express-News

Duncan, Spurs Agree To Three-Year Deal

Johnny Ludden/Yahoo! Sports

Diaw Agrees To Two-Year, $9M Deal With Spurs

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

Danny Green Agrees To Three-Year, $12M Deal With Spurs

Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! Sports

Don Newman Leaves Spurs To Become Wizards' Assistant

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DeJuan Blair Expects Trade From Spurs

Mike Monroe/San Antonio Express-News

Camby To Meet With Knicks On Sunday

Frank Isola/New York Daily News

Lorbek To Receive Richest Offer In Barcelona History

Project Spurs

Parker Cleared To Play For France At Olympics

Reuters

Parker Waiting On Spurs Approval For Olympics

Jeff McDonald/San Antonio Express-News

Camby Narrows List To Six, Wants Opportunity To Compete For Title

CSNNW.com

Jazz Express Interest In Danny Green After Spurs Extend Qualifying Offer

San Antonio Express-News

Ersan Ilaysova Receiving Interest From Bucks, Raptors, Cavs, Spurs

Fred Kerber/New York Post (via Twitter)