Not long ago I wrote of James White's miserable showing in summer league play. Sure enough, the Spurs saw fit to release the athletic White, bringing to an end the immediate hope of a young, dynamic small forward with length.
Unfortunately, he's also selfish, and doesn't know basketball very well. It's amazing they stuck with him this long, really.
By cutting White Monday, the Spurs saved a $100,000 roster bonus they would have owed him, bringing the Spurs ever closer to sub-luxury tax level (and more importantly giving them a few extra dollars in the free agent market). This essentially reduces the team roster to 12 when taking into account the inevitable release of Vassilis Spanoulis, the guard acquired in the Luis Scola/Jackie Butler trade with the Rockets.
The Spurs have yet to sign Marcus Williams, their second round pick from Arizona. Other than free agent Ime Udoka, a likely candidate for taking a spot on the Spurs' bench is Frenchman Ian Mahinmi, the 2005 first round pick of the Spurs.
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