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Marc Stein: All signs point to Spurs' Richard Jefferson surviving tonight's amnesty deadline judging by everything Pop told @Jeff McDonald yesterday Twitter

San Antonio Spurs, Richard Jefferson 

Don Harris: Spurs would have amnestied RJ had Grant Hill, Caron Butler or Josh Howard accepted an offer. All 3 said no. Still time. Midnight is near. Twitter

San Antonio Spurs, Richard Jefferson 

Mike Monroe: Richard Jefferson IS at Spurs practice right now Twitter

San Antonio Spurs, Richard Jefferson 

Chris Mannix: Richard Jefferson generating interest from several teams, source says. Most waiting for Jefferson to clear waivers before talking offer. Twitter

San Antonio Spurs, Free Agency, Richard Jefferson 

The San Antonio Spurs have decided to use their one-time amnesty clause on Richard Jefferson to waive their starting small forward, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The decision allows the Spurs to remove the three years and $30.5 million left on Jefferson’s contract from the team’s payroll for salary-cap and tax purposes. Jefferson will still be paid the $30.5 million. Yahoo! Sports

San Antonio Spurs, Free Agency, Richard Jefferson 

Adrian Wojnarowski: The Spurs have decided to use the amnesty clause on contract of Richard Jefferson, league sources tell Y! Sports. He has 3 years, $30M left. Twitter

San Antonio Spurs, Richard Jefferson 

Jeff McDonald: Spurs still haven't made decision to amnesty Richard Jefferson or anybody else. Still too early for that. Twitter

San Antonio Spurs, Richard Jefferson 

The other new cast member, we're told, is Kesha Ni’cole Nichols. She was set to marry Richard Jefferson back in 2009, but he bailed on the $2 million wedding the night ... telling her via email. According to our sources, Nichols talks openly about the wedding on the show and has thus far been well-liked by the rest of the cast. TMZ.com

Richard Jefferson 

According to insiders from a team that inquired, each team that called heard the same message from general manager R.C. Buford: Make your best offer, but understand we won’t consider a deal unless Richard Jefferson is part of it. The talks usually ended there, and when draft night ended Thursday, Parker remained a Spur. San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Spurs, Trade, Tony Parker, Richard Jefferson 

The San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers nearly completed a blockbuster trade on Wednesday afternoon, but the deal fell apart in the late stages. San Antonio was prepared to ship Tony Parker and the #29 pick to Portland in exchange for Andre Miller, Nicolas Batum and the #21 pick. Other players would have been added in order to make salaries work. However, the deal died when the Spurs insisted that Richard Jefferson be included in the talks. Since San Antonio's attempt to add Jefferson, talks have quieted, but they could pick up tomorrow if one of these teams has a change of heart. HoopsWorld

Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Trade, Tony Parker, Richard Jefferson, Andre Miller, Nicolas Batum 

David Aldridge: Before you send Tony Parker anywhere in draft trades, know that Spurs are asking teams to take RJeff as well. Not much interest so far. Twitter

San Antonio Spurs, Trade, Tony Parker, Richard Jefferson 

An executive of a team not involved in the discussions said he had no knowledge that the Spurs were seeking deals for Parker, but confirmed the belief they were “gauging the interest” of teams that called about him. A basketball executive of another team said the Spurs were unwilling to discuss trading Parker to the Raptors unless they agreed to also consider taking small forward Richard Jefferson. San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Trade, Tony Parker, Richard Jefferson 

Marc Stein: San Antonio, as I hear it, wants to attach Richard Jefferson to any Tony Parker deal. Can't see that appealing to Raps. Or Kings. Twitter

Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Trade, Tony Parker, Richard Jefferson 

Zach Randolph scored nine of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies won their first playoff game in franchise history, stunning the San Antonio Spurs 101-98 on Sunday. Memphis trailed in the final minute when Shane Battier buried a 3-pointer with 23.9 seconds left, putting the Grizzlies ahead 99-98. San Antonio had a chance to force overtime, but Richard Jefferson missed an open 3-pointer as time expired. ESPN.com

Memphis Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs, Zach Randolph, Richard Jefferson, Shane Battier 

Jeff McDonald: Exact RJ quote, on D-Will as NJ drawing card: "That’s bigger than the arena, that’s bigger than Brooklyn. That’s bigger than all of that." Twitter

New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Trade, Richard Jefferson, Deron Williams 

Jeff McDonald: ex net richard jefferson says deron williams trade best thing to happen to nj since landing j-kidd. Twitter

Golden State Warriors, New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Trade, Richard Jefferson, Deron Williams 

Jefferson was so fond of his stay in New Jersey that he considered it as a free-agent destination over the summer. The Nets weren’t interested – mostly because of his age (30) and asking price -- and instead signed Travis Outlaw to be the starting small forward. “I felt it was best opportunity to re-negotiate a contract and New Jersey and coming back to this area was something I looked into,” Jefferson said, noting that New York was also an option that was stifled by the Knicks’ chase for Carmelo Anthony. Even with the Nets coming off a 12-70 season, Jefferson was willing to leave a title contender for two seasons in Newark, the rest in the outer borough. “This was a team that drafted me, this is where I spent the first seven of my career,” he said. “So there’s always going to be that connection. “I want them to have success. I want them to play well. I want them to continue the hard work and tradition that a lot of guys built.” New York Daily News

New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Richard Jefferson 

Jefferson was so fond of his stay in New Jersey that he considered it as a free-agent destination over the summer. The Nets weren’t interested – mostly because of his age (30) and asking price -- and instead signed Travis Outlaw to be the starting small forward. “I felt it was best opportunity to re-negotiate a contract and New Jersey and coming back to this area was something I looked into,” Jefferson said, noting that New York was also an option that was stifled by the Knicks’ chase for Carmelo Anthony. New York Daily News

New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Richard Jefferson 

Unlike his former All-Star teammates during the glory years in New Jersey, Jefferson believed in Brooklyn and wanted to stay with the Nets. The fallout since his departure has been tough to watch. “One of the things with the group that I came with, we took a lot of pride in turning around the franchise,” the Spurs forward said before the Spurs 102-85 victory at the Prudential Center. “Even it was a defensive championship or making the playoffs every year, we all took that as a step in the right direction of making this an elite franchise. “So, obviously, their struggles hurt.” New York Daily News

New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Richard Jefferson 

The Nets could have had Richard Jefferson starting at small forward instead of Travis Outlaw if the price was right. After Jefferson became a free agent last summer, he wanted to return and help the Nets get back on track. "Having roots there, just respecting the organization and wanting to help bring them back to a level in which they had been accustomed to for most of the [last] decade, I explored that," Jefferson said. "That was something they really weren’t interested in." Bergen Record

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