| |  | |
| Robinson |
SAN ANTONIO -- David Robinson has agreed to a two-year contract
to stay with the San Antonio Spurs, ESPN's David Aldridge reported on Thursday.
"David wanted to remain in San Antonio and they wanted to keep
him," Robinson's agent Jeff Austin told the San Antonio
Express-News.
Tom James, the Spurs' director of media services, said the team
couldn't comment. No free-agent contracts can be signed before
Wednesday.
Robinson, at his vacation home in Hawaii, had on Tuesday
questioned whether the Spurs wanted him. By Wednesday, team
officials and Robinson's representatives were having serious talks.
Robinson had rebuffed the Spurs' suggestion he take a pay cut
anywhere from 50 percent to 80 percent of the $14.7 million he made
last season. Spurs chairman Peter Holt had said such a move was
needed to keep the team competitive.
Until the NBA releases the official salary cap, the Spurs have
about $16 million available to re-sign Robinson and Derek Anderson,
who wants a contract worth $7 million annually.
Robinson has played all of his 12 NBA seasons with the Spurs,
with career averages of 22.8 points and 11.1 rebounds a game. He is
a 10-time All-Star and was the league's MVP in 1995.
Last season, Robinson had career lows with 14.4 points and 8.6
rebounds a game.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
|
|
|
