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Here's a video of him getting off the plane last night, for whoever cares ...
http://www.woai.com/content/sports/s...6-e21a69de4574
http://proxy.espn.go.com/nba/dailydi...dime-080202-03When Damon Stoudamire formally signs with San Antonio on Saturday, he will secure a salary of $538,054 for the final 75 days of the regular season, pro-rated from the NBA veteran minimum of $1.2 million.
Stoudamire's salary-cap figure will actually be a mere $339,975 -- because the league pays a portion of the salary on veterans with at least three seasons of service time who sign at the minimum rate -- but that small amount is still enough to potentially cost San Antonio some $2 million at season's end.
The Spurs, at present, are about $275,000 under the luxury-tax line. They need Stoudamire even more now than when they started pursuing him with Parker out indefinitely thanks to a heel injury, but bringing him in will prevent the Spurs from collecting the estimated rebate in the $2 million range afforded to all teams at season's end that stayed under the tax line ... unless San Antonio makes a trade between now and the Feb. 21 trading deadline that takes its payroll back below the line.
Here's a video of him getting off the plane last night, for whoever cares ...
http://www.woai.com/content/sports/s...6-e21a69de4574
gasol >>> damon
any idea what his number is?
Spurs.com still doesn't have him on the roster...
He should be signed and given his number later today.
He's scheduled to practice with the Spurs tomorrow morning.
James White!!!!
No official release yet. Interesting...
Maybe I'm looking to deep into it, just peculiar.
Not that peculiar.
He was having a physical today and the paperwork probably won't be processed by the league officially until Monday. Spurs never put out an official release until things go through the league.
Thanks Kori, so maybe I am looking too deep into it.
Stoudamire will sign with Spurs today
Web Posted: 02/02/2008 11:49 PM CST
Jeff McDonald
Express-News Staff Writer
When the Spurs return to the practice floor this morning, they will do so with a new face among them.
Veteran point guard Damon Stoudamire is expected work out with his new team for the first time today after formally signing a free-agent contract.
Stoudamire, 34, originally had hoped to sign with the Spurs on Saturday. Those plans changed when the team opted to take the day off after returning from Phoenix.
A 12-year NBA veteran who was the league's Rookie of the Year in 1996 with Toronto, Stoudamire hit the free-agent market last week after seeking and receiving a buyout in Memphis. He is expected to sign a deal believed to be worth the veteran minimum, pro-rated for the remainder of the season.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b...n.37db48f.html
Welcome, man. Play hard.
SPUR OF THE MOMENT
Damon Stoudamire should be happy that the Celtics got cold feet about signing him to shore up their point-guard spot. Although Stoudamire was eager to join the East's top team, the Celtics decided he wasn't the best fit, leaving him in limbo until Spurs VP-coach Gregg Popovich visited him in Memphis and convinced him to sign with the Spurs. When one Eastern Conference president heard that Popovich had left the Spurs after their game in Seattle and flown all night to Memphis to meet with Stoudamire, while the team went onto Phoenix for an off-day, he said, "Now that's impressive." But it's typical of the Spurs, who sold Stoudamire on the idea that he'll get plenty of playing time, with Tony Parker sidelined indefinitely with a bone spur in his left heel, along with the fact that he'll have his best shot at winning a le since playing for Western Conference finalist Portland in 2000.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...ar.html?page=2
Officially official
http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs_...re_080203.html
wow...I like Pop's actions. i'm impressed.
WTF The Lakers get Gasol in a fire sale
Pop goes to Memphis and sures up Damon?
Spurs have a pretty good PF...
BTW, I doubt Pop promised "big minutes"
Portland newspaper has a nice article on Stoudamire :
http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/...090.xml&coll=7
With Spurs, Stoudamire has le hopes
In San Antonio, the former Blazers guard is expected to get a prorated share of the minimum $1.2 million veteran's salary
Sunday, February 03, 2008
GEOFFREY C. ARNOLD
The Oregonian Staff
He missed out on reaching the NBA Finals while playing for the Trail Blazers. Now, Damon Stoudamire has given himself another opportunity.
Stoudamire signed a free agent contract with San Antonio last week after negotiating a buyout for the remaining two years of his contract and being waived by the Memphis Grizzlies. The move to the reigning NBA champions will give Stoudamire a chance to win a le that has eluded him during his 13 seasons in the league.
"He has an opportunity to play for an NBA champion and they're always going to be a threat in the West," said Aaron Goodwin, Stoudamire's agent. "He has an opportunity to . . . play considerable minutes and be able to help the team."
The 5-foot-10, 171-pound Stoudamire, expected to receive a prorated portion of the $1.2 million veteran's minimum contract, now plays for one of the league's elite teams, one that annually contends for a championship.
The Spurs have slumped lately -- going 12-13 in their past 25 games, in part because of injuries. But their 84-81 victory at Phoenix on Thursday shows they remain contenders.
Stoudamire, who will join former Blazers player Ime Udoka in San Antonio, figures to see immediate playing time. Starting guard Tony Parker is expected to miss three weeks while allowing inflammation resulting from bone spurs in his left heel to heal. And when Parker returns, Stoudamire will most likely replace Jacque Vaughn as Parker's backup.
Many around the NBA expected Stoudamire to sign with Boston after his release; however, that scenario changed quickly. The Celtics hesitated in signing Stoudamire after learning that Sam Cassell, who is under contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, might become available. Goodwin said Stoudamire had other options and didn't wait for the Celtics to make a decision.
"The difference is Damon was available, Sam could be available," Goodwin said. "Boston needed a little bit more time to work out the particulars to see if they were even going to acquire Damon. But he had opportunities with three teams, so there was no reason for him to wait around."
Goodwin said San Antonio and Toronto were "aggressively" courting Stoudamire. The Raptors continue to wait and see if starting point guard T.J. Ford will return from neck and back injuries suffered during a fall Dec. 11. (He reportedly will return to practice Monday or Tuesday).
While the talk focused on Boston, Stoudamire was focusing on San Antonio, a team he considered joining before he signed with Memphis in 2005. Goodwin said San Antonio was the frontrunner in the bid for Stoudamire's services.
"Even if Boston had made a decision that they wanted Damon, I think that Damon had come to a conclusion that San Antonio was a better fit," Goodwin said. "Right around the time we knew there was a possibility to do a buyout, we sat down and figured out the teams that would be a good fit for him. San Antonio was one of those teams and, thankfully, San Antonio had equal interest in Damon."
The Grizzlies agreed to let go of Stoudamire, 34, after the team decided to start rookie point guard Mike Conley, the fourth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft, and use second-year player Kyle Lowry as the backup.
Stoudamire played in 29 games and averaged 7.3 points before the Grizzlies placed him on the inactive list Jan. 3. Stoudamire, not interested in joining the Grizzlies' youth movement at this stage of his career, wanted out.
Stoudamire, the seventh overall pick by Toronto in the 1995 draft, was traded to Portland in 1998. He spent 71/2 seasons in Portland, averaging 12.2 points and 5.7 assists.
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