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UPDATED: Claxton may stay; Horry gets offer from Spurs
By Glenn Rogers
Express-News Staff Writer
Web Posted : 07/22/2003 5:30 PM
There could be a wrinkle in the reports that Spurs backup point guard Speedy Claxton has joined the Golden State Warriors.
Claxton reportedly has agreed to a three-year, $10 million contract to take over the starting point guard slot that opened when Gilbert Arenas agreed to a $65 million deal with the Washington Wizards.
But a source has indicated that Claxton told Spurs coach Gregg Popovich that he would remain with the team if the Spurs matched the Warriors' offer.
In other news, the Spurs have extended an offer to Los Angeles Lakers forward Robert Horry, according to league sources.
Claxton opened the eyes of league watchers when he took over at point guard for Tony Parker with five minutes left in the third period of Game 6 of the NBA Finals against New Jersey.
He finished that quarter and played the entire fourth period while Parker watched from the bench, scoring 9 points in helping San Antonio win its second NBA le in franchise history.
Claxton averaged 4.9 points through the six-game series.
He left the Spurs because he wants a be a starting point guard with a starting point guard's salary
The guard played two seasons with Philadelphia before being traded to the Spurs for forward Mark Bryant and the Spurs 2002 26th draft pick, John Salmons.
Horry has been offered a two-year contract by the Spurs, league sources said.
Horry played the past 6½ years with the Los Angeles Lakers and was on their last three championship teams.
Terms of the pact have not been disclosed, but the second year of the deal reportedly is at the team's option.
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JUMP ON IT, POP!
The is Ghost now?
Please do Pop. Most other guys worth a crap would cost close to that anyway.
BAD IN ASS! Speedy showing the loyalty...there wasn't a better backup out there.
Even Claxton knows its getting tougher in the west.
Match the offer!
Sith
I was told yesterday that the Spurs were trying to work on Speedy but that he thought he was going to GS or Washington.
If he has given the Spurs the opportunity to match his GS deal, then I think/hope that they will.
If the Spurs can keep Speedy then it will cap off a very good day.
jr
This would certainly take some of the sting out of the offseason.
and the price is right. I always though a 9M over 3yrs was about right. Now, if we can lock up Jax for 12-13M over 3yrs that would be perfect.
It has been reported (ESPN) that Spree will go to T-pups....WOW
Go Spurs....
Come on Pop and RC. Keep the core together. Sign him to 3 yrs worth 11 or 12 million. This is a guy I wanted the Spurs to extend his option for 03-04, but they declined for the "Holting Pattern" to sign a "MAX" FA. Well we didnt get anyone, so do whatever it takes to keep him here. If it means overpaying then so be it.
Speedy 3M
Horry 5M short deal
Pike 4M short deal
over the cap for Jack for 3-4M
Look at a healthy Manu for 82 games as a new acquisition, too. :wink
This should still leave them enough room to beat MCE offers next year for Manu.
Speedy to the rescue? Again?
AHF
Jack is not going to get 3-4 million per year. I don't know where people get this idea. $7 million for 3 years with a team option on the 4th sounds about max for Jack.
If you say that Jack was a starter for us then I say he was starter because of default. Not because he was really starting material for a championship team. I like Jack a lot and want to keep him but he is not worth very much money to any other team.
jr
True, a lot of posters were pegging Claxton for the full MLE as well....
MATCH AND MATCH NOW!!!
I will join ghost in ing if pop doesn't match it if he has the chance, thats a very reasonable price.
The Spurs have the money. Speedy wants to stay. There's no excuse if Speedy's wearing a Woeyours uni next season.
You guys want to keep Claxton that's understandable. But what if doing so means that the most you can offer Ginobili next summer is the NBA average salary?
Something to think about.
We'd have been in the same boat if we sign Jack to a multiyear deal.
I'll roll the dice.
Cassius, with all the built-in salary increases next year how are we going to be able to save 6 or 7 million in cap space anyways? Plus, we don't know if the cap will actually go down next year.
jr
If this is true...and Claxton ends up going to GS anyway...there will be a major uprising among Spurs fans!
It would be so wrong on so many levels.
No. If you sign Jack to a deal you still could retain enough to make Manu an offer in the $7 mil range, assuming the other portion of your remaining cap room went to one year deals.
If they match this deal to Clax and then sign Jack they will be setting themselves up to only be able to offer Manu the average salary.
So we should just go from one Holt-ing pattern to another onward into infinity?
Not a fan of the "Groundhog Day" strategy.
I'd rather try to talk Jack into a one-year lowball contract to make him a full Bird FA at that time as well.
What do you think the cap is going to be next year anyway?
Did you predict $43.8 million for this summer?
I sure didn't.
I'm just saying...some fans who now want the Spurs to match the offer to Claxton should be aware of the consequences so that when they next summer about the Spurs being limited in their ability to make Ginobili an offer they will know why. There are some here who need to have this explained to them...again and again and again and again....
I think this is a reasonable offer for speedy, and I think we need to worry more about right now then next summer for once.
Besides, 3 mil to speedy, 3 mil to jax, you should still have about 6 next summer , that shoudl be enough for manu.
They'd be hard pressed to clear about $6 mil next summer should they also sign Jack to a multi-year deal.
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