Adrian Alonzo

The San Antonio Spurs have been relatively quiet on the player movement front after the signing of Gary Neal. Should the team decide to bring their current roster to camp, they will have 14 players under contract, three of them (Curtis Jerrells, Alonzo Gee and Garrett Temple) not fully guaranteed. As I have mentioned in the past the Spurs still need to add another player to provide more depth at the small forward position and maybe another big man to round out their front line rotation. Enter free agent Erick Dampier. Dampier recently became a free agent when the Charlotte Bobcats decided to waive the final year of his contract to get under the luxury tax. However, according to a report by Adrian Wojnarowski he is already finalizing a lists of teams he'll meet in the future. On top of the lists are the Miami Heat, Houston Rockets and the Atlanta Hawks. Should the Spurs join the bidding war to get Dampier's services? There are reasons why many teams have expressed their interest in him. Even at age 35, he is an imposing presence inside the paint, could help on the defensive end of the floor, and be an enforcer type of player for any NBA team. Last year, Dampier averaged 6 points and 7.3 rebounds in 55 games for the Dallas Mavericks. Getting him will bolster the Spurs' lineup as he will add more size, length, toughness and experience on the teams' front court. But the real question is, will there be any mutual interest between him and the Spurs and is the 1.7-1.8 million leftover from the MLE or the two million bi-annual exception enough to entice him to sign with San Antonio. Also the Spurs have Antonio McDyess, Tiago Splitter and Tim Duncan to man the middle and the question then becomes will there be any minutes to spread around? What do you think? Should the Spurs target Dampier or are there any other available free agents the Spurs should consider?

Demps a frontrunner for Suns GM job According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, while Dennis Lindsey may have pulled himself out of the Suns GM search, the Spurs are still in danger of losing another highly-touted front office executive. Demps recently was named Vice President of Basketball Operations, but previously served as Director of Pro Player Personnel and General Manager of the Austin Toros. Former Blazers assistant GM, Tom Penn, is also a finalist for the job. Losing Demps would be yet another tough loss of a rising star in the Spurs front office. It would also hurt the Toros quite a bit, especially since they recently lost head coach Quin Snyder to the Philadelphia 76ers. Spurs could be signing Bell, Jefferson soon According to the Express News, the Spurs could be bringing back Richard Jefferson very soon and Raja Bell remains a possibility. Jefferson has been rumored to be returning to the team since opting out a few weeks ago, while it's widely believe that Bell will sign with the Lakers. However, the Spurs have more money than the Lakers and Gregg Popovich has long coveted Bell, which could be enough to bring him to San Antonio. In Holt We Trust Kurt Helin of Pro Basketball Talk writes about all of the spin around the firing of former Hornets GM Jeff Bowers. In a time where GMs are seemingly being forced out, I think I can speak for Spurs fans in saying that we're glad our GM, coach and most of the front office are here to stay. Helin talks about an article from Ken Berger of CBS Sports who quotes an NBA executive giving credit where it's due. "Peter Holt wins for a reason," a front office executive said of the Spurs' owner, who has kept GM R.C. Buford and coach Gregg Popovich in lock step through San Antonio's run of success. "Jerry Buss wins for a reason. They're letting basketball people make basketball decisions. Oklahoma City is the best team in Western Conference for the next 10 years, in theory, and it's because the owner is allowing Sam Presti to do his job." Splitter starting over In an interview with abril.com, newest Spur Tiago Splitter talks about starting over in the NBA. He said that while he was a star with Caja Laboral, he'll be a team player in San Antonio. Splitter, who comes to the NBA as a highly decorated player overseas, also said his last season was the best of his career, which helped him make the jump to the NBA. Gee a "momma's boy" You may know that Alonzo Gee plays for the Spurs summer league team and that he was signed by the Spurs in March after starring for the Toros. You may even know that he played for Alabama and had a sick 360 dunk that went viral on youtube. But I bet you didn't know he was a momma's boy, or so he says. Gee and his mother Darlene are the subject of the latest Ken Rodriguez column on spurs.com. On the night of the 2009 NBA draft, the Gees settled in, wondering which team would call Alonzos name. No one did, and the rejection pierced. I felt his pain, Darlene says. It was devastating But I kept telling him, You are all right. You are going somewhere. You are NBA material. If God be for us, who can be against us. I went on and on. If you have a few minutes, be sure to give it a read to get a great inside look at a player who may stick around with the Spurs for a while.

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