yippee!!
Barry picks Spurs over Suns and Mavs
Excerpt: P. Coro; Arizona Republic
Thursday, February 28, 2008
According to a report in the Arizona Republic, Suns General Manager Steve Kerr said the 36-year-old guard told him tonight that he chose San Antonio over Phoenix, as well as suitors like Boston, Dallas and Houston. Barry cleared waivers Tuesday after being traded by San Antonio last week to Seattle, which released him Friday to set off a week of recruiting.
During the telecast of the Spurs-Mavs game on TNT, it was reported that Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, had also been turned down by Barry.
Barry will not be able to sign a deal with San Antonio until March 21 because NBA rules prohibit a player from re-signing with a team that traded him until 30 days after the deal was made.
"I spoke with Brent and he informed me he was going to stay in San Antonio," Kerr said. "He said that it was a tough decision but he's going to stay."
Phoenix is now expected to turn its attention to Philadelphia 6-foot-6 guard Gordan Giricek, who the 76ers planned to release so that he could sign with Phoenix if Barry turned down the Suns. Giricek was originally drafted by the Spurs.
