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Stoudamire to sign with Spurs
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The opportunity for playing time and a recent injury to Tony Parker apparently tilted the scales in favor of San Antonio for former University of Arizona guard Damon Stoudamire.
Stoudamire will sign a pro-rated contract with the Spurs as early as Thursday, after two conversations with Suns general manager Steve Kerr within the past 24 hours led nowhere.
“We spoke to him. He understands what we had to offer and he felt San Antonio was the better opportunity,” Kerr said.
Memphis released Stoudamire on Monday and he cleared waivers Wednesday, freeing him to sign a with any team for the pro-rated veteran’s minimum salary of $1.2 million.
Many NBA observers thought he would end up in Boston but general manager Danny Ainge decided he didn’t want to mess with the chemistry of his league-leading Celtics.
Kerr said that with the trade deadline looming on Feb. 23, the Suns are not looking to make any changes, “although that’s a situation that changes daily.”
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