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James Anderson’s Return Close For Spurs | Wed 1 Sep

“I think I’m getting back to 100 percent,” Spurs’ James Anderson said Tuesday. “I’m about 95 percent right now. Just working my way back up.” Back in July, Anderson said the injury was minor enough that he could have played had it been the regular season.
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Darius Miles Gets A Workout With Spurs | Wed 1 Sep

According to a tweet from Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News, the Spurs are giving Darius Miles a workout. It’s a long shot he makes the team. Remember in June the Bobcats brought him in with other free agents for a workout and passed on him.
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San Antonio Work Out Gardner, Williams | Tue 31 Aug

With training camp scheduled to open in four weeks, the San Antonio Spurs on Monday opened their practice facility gym to potential training camp invitees. Among the first to participate in open gym workouts: Jawad Williams and Thomas Gardner.
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Splitter Confident Coming To The Spurs | Mon 30 Aug

“I feel confident in myself,” said Splitter, who said he needs to get his visa situation in order but vows to get to San Antonio as soon as he can after the Worlds end Sept. 12. “I’m going to show everybody why I’m in the NBA. … It’s going to be a good test.”
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San Antonio Not Finished Making Moves | Sat 28 Aug

Though all has been quiet on the roster front for the Spurs lately, the front office isn’t finished making moves. The team has only 11 fully guaranteed contracts on the payroll right now, and still has a need for a backup forward behind Richard Jefferson.
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Danny Ferry Back With San Antonio Spurs | Thu 26 Aug

The San Antonio Spurs have reached agreement with former Cleveland Cavaliers GM Danny Ferry to return to the franchise’s front office, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Gregg Popovich and R.C. Buford aggressively recruited Ferry to return to San Antonio.
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Matt Bonner Can’t Play For Team Canada | Sat 21 Aug

Matt Bonner will not be granted quick citizenship to play for Canada at the world basketball championship. Bonner’s request for a speeded-up approval process was rejected for a second time this week by the ministry of Citizenship and Immigration.
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Tiago Splitter Still Out For Brazil’s Team | Mon 16 Aug

The Brazilian Confederation of Basketball said that both Nene and Tiago Splitter will be unable to play in a friendly tournament in Logrono, Spain. Nene and Splitter are expected to return to the court in the Internacional Tournament in Lyon, France.
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San Antonio Spurs Want Danny Ferry Back | Wed 11 Aug

The Spurs, according to sources with knowledge of the team’s plans, are lobbying Danny Ferry to come back to the organization where he began his front-office career and hope to convince him to commit to rejoining the organization in the coming days.
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No Long-Term Concern For Tiago Splitter | Mon 9 Aug

Tiago Splitter suffered a thigh contusion playing in for his native Brazil on Saturday, but he is expected to be available for the start of training camp Sept. 28. An MRI taken Sunday confirmed the minor bruise, which Splitter suffered in victory over Venezuela.
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Splitter Suffered Minor Muscle Contusion | Sun 8 Aug

San Antonio Spurs’ center, Tiago Splitter, suffered a muscle contusion during the Super Four Basketball Tournament in Brazil: “Recently signed by the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, Splitter left the game in the third quarter, complaining of pain in his left thigh.”
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San Antonio Spurs Released Malik Hairston | Fri 30 Jul

The San Antonio Spurs today announced that, per his request, the team has released Malik Hairston from his contract. The guard is reportedly set to sign in Italy. “We’ve enjoyed having Malik in our organization,” said Spurs General Manager RC Buford.
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George Hill: Tony Parker Not Expendable | Wed 28 Jul

“I’ve heard that (stuff),” George Hill said, “but I don’t think a player like Tony Parker, a guy who has helped this team win and has championships under his belt, can ever be considered expendable. “Right now I don’t pay any attention to it. ‘TP’ is my teammate.”
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Pop Said To Parker He Is Going Nowhere | Sun 25 Jul

“This is my last contract year, so I have the biggest value in the Spurs’ roster,” Tony Parker said. “If they make a move, it is for me. But Pop (Gregg Popovich) told me word for word that, unless if it is for Kobe Bryant or LeBron James, I’m going nowhere.”
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Spurs Sign Gary Neal To 3-Year Contract | Thu 22 Jul

Despite the interest of several European clubs, like Lottomatica Roma, Armani Jeans Milano or Unicaja (where he finished last season), Gary Neal will continue his career in the NBA. The guard has signed a 3-year contract to play for the San Antonio Spurs.
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Jefferson Signs 4-Year, $38.8M Contract | Thu 22 Jul

Sources tells TNT’s David Aldridge that forward Richard Jefferson’s new contract with the San Antonio Spurs, officially announced on Wednesday, is for four years and $38.8 million, with a player option for the final season at a little more than $11 million.
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The San Antonio Spurs Re-Sign Jefferson | Wed 21 Jul

The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have re-signed Richard Jefferson. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Jefferson joined Spurs on June 23, 2009, in a three-team trade with the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons.
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Suns, Hornets Want To Hire Demps As GM | Tue 20 Jul

The Hornets and Suns are both aggressively trying to hire Spurs executive Dell Demps as general manager and have submitted proposals to lure him. The Suns are trying to keep Demps in town until they can come to an agreement with him, sources said.
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Richard Jefferson To Re-Sign Tomorrow | Tue 20 Jul

This is the week, by all accounts, that San Antonio and Richard Jefferson will complete the restructured deal that we’ve all assumed had to be forthcoming since Jefferson stunningly opted out of a $15 million salary for next season on the eve of free agency.