Spurs will sign Marcus Williams.

[SenorSpur]

Game chat: Spurs sign Williams, waive Hairston
By Joe Alexander

The Spurs play the Portland Trail Blazers today at 6 p.m. (note start time) at the AT&T Center. Join Jeff McDonald and Mike Monroe of the Express-News for a live game chat beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The Spurs signed guard Marcus Williams this afternoon. To make room on the roster, the waived Malik Hairston.

Williams was picked 33rd overall by the Spurs in the 2007 draft. He played one game with the Spurs during the 2007-08 season.

Williams played for the Austin Toros this season, averaging 23.0 points in 45 games.

Hairston played in 15 games for the Spurs this season. He averaged 3.3 points and 1.9 rebounds.

228, you always come through in a pinch. Thanks for posting.

Terrible news about Hairston. I don't understand it.

For those watchers of Toros, does this make sense? Does Williams provide something more than Hairston, at this point in the season? Or is this a move for the summer? Very confusing.

[SenorSpur]

Game chat: Spurs sign Williams, waive Hairston
By Joe Alexander

The Spurs play the Portland Trail Blazers today at 6 p.m. (note start time) at the AT&T Center. Join Jeff McDonald and Mike Monroe of the Express-News for a live game chat beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The Spurs signed guard Marcus Williams this afternoon. To make room on the roster, the waived Malik Hairston.

Williams was picked 33rd overall by the Spurs in the 2007 draft. He played one game with the Spurs during the 2007-08 season.

Williams played for the Austin Toros this season, averaging 23.0 points in 45 games.

Hairston played in 15 games for the Spurs this season. He averaged 3.3 points and 1.9 rebounds.

228, you always come through in a pinch. Thanks for posting.

Terrible news about Hairston. I don't understand it.

For those watchers of Toros, does this make sense? Does Williams provide something more potential than Hairston? At this point in the season, what's the point in making this move? Or is this a move for the summer? Very confusing.

[lebomb]

Spurs Sign Marcus Williams

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed guard a href="/playerfile/marcus_williams/index.html">Marcus Williams. Per team policy terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Williams was an All-League First Team Selection this season with the Austin Toros, the Spurs affiliate in the NBA Development League. In 45 games with the Toros, Williams averaged 23.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists. He was named the D-League Performer of the Week for the week of 3/30 after averaging a triple-double with 27.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 11.5 assists in three games.

Williams, who is in his second year, appeared in 11 NBA games last season (10 with the L.A. Clippers and one with San Antonio) where he averaged 0.9 points and 1.1 rebounds in 3.3 minutes. He also spent 36 games with the Toros where he averaged 19.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists. Williams was drafted by San Antonio with the 33rd overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft.

The 22-year-old Williams was an early entry candidate for the 2007 NBA Draft. He played two years at the University of Arizona, earning First Team All-Pac-10 honors after averaging 16.6 points and 6.7 rebounds as a sop re.

At the same time, the Spurs announced that they have waived guard/forward Malik Hairston.


Not bad.........I know this wasnt in the NBA, but its still pretty damned good.

[Brazil]

They waived Malik... hum

[Spurs Brazil]

I hope no team sign Malik in the next week so we can bring him back for the Summer Team