Stein: Spurs interested in signing Othyus Jeffers (update: signed)

[exstatic]

What's with Spurs picking up all these "old" project players. 27 year old Ayres is just now learning how to catch a basketball. Jeffers is 28 and has even less NBA experience than Ayres. Even more disappointing is that both players tore their ACLs when they were younger so you can't even count on their athleticism to be anything but mediocre.

Uh, you heal 100% from an ACL reconstruction, unlike cartilage tears, which lead to later problems.

Jeffers isn't a project, he's a stopgap. He'll be gone after one or maybe two 10 day contracts. They'd have to guarantee him for the season to keep him beyond that, and that ain't happening.

[ChumpDumper]

Uh, you heal 100% from an ACL reconstruction, unlike cartilage tears, which lead to later problems.

Jeffers isn't a project, he's a stopgap. He'll be gone after one or maybe two 10 day contracts. They'd have to guarantee him for the season to keep him beyond that, and that ain't happening.

Considering the Spurs' money situation, I guess they could actually sign him to a prorated contract after two ten-days if he played well enough. He could easily be waived if a trade calls for it -- or at the waiver deadline if it looks like someone else will be available. Seeing as they were fine with eating Thomas' contract, it's not out of the realm of possibility.

[callo1]

Evan Turner seems to be out in Phili

[rick1991]

Evan Turner seems to be out in Phili

How so?

[TheGoldStandard]

For as small as our budget is regardless or the small cap space we have we are too top heavy with the big 3. Tiago is vastly overpaid. ty players at the end of the bench with too much payroll

[ChumpDumper]

I'm beginning to think the Spurs might consider calling up Josh Howard after Jeffers' 10-day. He's averaging 20 and 7 since he came back from injury and has scored 10 pts in 9 minutes so far tonight, notably starting at SF for the first time I remember.

[Budkin]

I'm beginning to think the Spurs might consider calling up Josh Howard after Jeffers' 10-day. He's averaging 20 and 7 since he came back from injury and has scored 10 pts in 9 minutes so far tonight, notably starting at SF for the first time I remember.

Man I've always been a Howard fan. Would love to see him finally get some run with the Spurs.

[ChumpDumper]

Man I've always been a Howard fan. Would love to see him finally get some run with the Spurs.

Certainly not as athletic as he was, but he's keeping up with the D-League pace (played the entire first quarter) and has a good idea where to be.

[DPG21920]

There is no question in my mind that the Spurs shouldn't waste another 10-day on OJ. Call up virtually anyone, and Howard makes the most sense from "within".

[TheGoldStandard]

Hated Josh Howard, was a spur killer in his day