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» Thursday, March 22 2012

Mills, an Australian national who could be in line for immediate minutes backing up Tony Parker, is eager to resume his NBA career, his agent said. “It shouldn’t be too much longer,” agent Aaron Goodwin told the Express-News. “There is a deal in principle. He just has to get a visa.” San Antonio Express-News

Like Spurs rookie Cory Joseph before him, Mills must jump through a series of immigration hoops to be eligible to work in the United States. Joseph, a Canadian, missed the first eight days of training camp in December working to obtain a work visa. “Signing a contract is the first step in the process,” Goodwin said. San Antonio Express-News

Mills’ deal with the Spurs, believed to be good for two years, is contingent on him clearing all legal hurdles. Mills is already listed on the Spurs roster at NBA.com, but cannot participate in team activities until his visa issue is settled. Though there is no firm timetable for that happening, his agent is hoping for sooner rather than later. “Hopefully it can be expedited,” Goodwin said. “It shouldn’t be longer than a week.” San Antonio Express-News

But it was still a scary situation — particularly with a demanding stretch of four games in five nights approaching. That’s where the scoresheet comes in and an interesting listing among the inactives buried deeply on the box score. Two names were listed: Bonner and Mills. Matt Bonner was out for the night with back spasms. Considering they don’t have a Mills on their roster, could it be an indication of an upcoming roster move? Or one that was already made? San Antonio Express-News

 

» Wednesday, March 21 2012

Diaw agreed to a buyout with the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday, and needs to go unclaimed by NBA teams to become a free agent. The deadline for signing free agents to be eligible for the playoffs is Friday, which is when Diaw is expected to pass through waivers. The Spurs are still waiting on work visa issues to sign Australian point guard Patty Mills to a contract. Yahoo! Sports

 

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» Saturday, March 17 2012

Jonathan Feigen: Rockets among teams pursuing former Blazers guard, Patty Mills, person with knowledge of talks said. Aussie is cleared from China contract. Twitter

 

» Friday, March 16 2012

Anil Aksac: According to Australian press, Patty Mills deal with F.Bahce Ulker for 1,5 years. But there's no news from F.Bahce. Twitter

According to NTV Spor, Fenerbahce is interested in Patty Mills. The Australian PG is free agent after he finished his experience in China. Sportando

 

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