Kurt Thomas News

If Spurs draft pick DeJuan Blair can come anywhere close to matching what he did as a sophomore at Pittsburgh last season, he could wind up being the steal of the 2009 NBA draft.

The Spurs are apparently going hard to the hoop in their pursuit of free-agent forward Antonio McDyess.

For a second there, I second guessed myself. Optimism quickly turned into thoughts surrounded by nothing but doubt with each passing day.

In February of 2007, yours truly wrote: "No one wants to say it, so I will. This Spurs team is a mess." That Spurs team won a fourth NBA title a few months later.

The Spurs have landed their first big free-agent of the summer. And it isn't Rasheed Wallace.

Stephon Marbury said to The Globe early Friday morning that he doesn't expect to be returning to Boston after receiving a disappointing one-year contract paying $1.3 million using the veteran's minimum.

Former Pitt star DeJuan Blair has no regrets over leaving school early despite falling to the second round of the NBA draft.

In the end, the decision was not a very difficult one for Michael Finley: Did he want another $2.5 million, or didn't he.

L.J. Ellis has written a superb breakdown of the top big men free agents available to the Spurs .A I'm with him, and the majority of our commenters, in naming Rasheed Wallace the most attractive free agent available.

On an Aretha Franklin gospel CD that Bruce Bowen is especially fond of, The Queen offers a stirring rendition of the traditional song, "Precious Memories." A couple of the verses are: Precious father, loving Mother Fly across the lonely years, And old home scenes of my childhood In fond memory appear.

It was the result of months of wheeling and dealing, huffing and haggling, gentle prodding and hard-line negotiation.

The NBA draft is usually a time where teams look to the future, but Cleveland, Orlando, and San Antonio have more immediate concerns - capturing an NBA championship... by Erick Blasco 3 99 reads Opinion The NBA draft is usually a time where teams look to the future, but Cleveland, Orlando, and San Antonio have more immediate concerns - capturing an ...

The Spurs don't have a first-round pick in tonight's draft, but they do have three second-rounders - none of whom were originally their own.

Tim Duncan and his supporting cast are aging quickly, and if that window is to be kept open, the Spurs had to make a move.

The San Antonio Spurs drafted Pitt All-America DeJuan Blair with the 37th pick in the NBA draft.

Between columns, Buck discusses the major developments in sports and what's on his readers' minds.

Ah, the allure of expiring deals. From getting his shot blocked in the NBA Finals by Tim Duncan to now helping the league's best power forward get there again.

Analysis: Thomas, who will begin his 14th season with his sixth team, was acquired in a deal that sent Brent Barry and Francisco Elson to Seattle.

Murray advances...A World Series replay...Bucks and Spurs deal WIMBLEDON Andy Murray beat American Robert Kendrick in four sets to join Andy Roddick, Dinara Safina and Venus Williams in the winner's circle on Day 2 of Wimbledon.

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