A few days ago, we told you that Peja Stojakovic was retiring, now McDyess. It seems more and more as if there aren’t as many “old-school” veterans in today’s game like there used to be.
The Spurs had hoped a short post-lockout season might help them convince veteran big man Antonio McDyess he could play one more season, even at age 37.
On Monday they officially gave up the quest.
With a deadline for fully guaranteeing McDyess’ $5.22 million contract approaching at the end of the business day, the Spurs waived the 6-foot-9 forward from Alabama.
“When a player gets to a certain age and certain circumstances in his life, he knows when it’s time to do certain things,” said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, who said he spoke with McDyess last week. “He’s had a long time to think about it, all summer and fall. He finally made his decision.”
Source: mysanantonio.com
