Spurs Get a Little Younger, Sign Roger Mason

It's been rumored that Brent Barry wants to go elsewhere, and that seems to be just fine with the San Antonio Spurs. Barry has seen some interest from the Suns and the Rockets, with Houston being the leading candidate to sign the aging sharpshooter. Before Barry has been able to reach a deal elsewhere though, the Spurs have already replaced him with a version who happens to be about nine years younger.

The Spurs signed free agent guard Roger Mason to a two-year deal worth $7.3M, and theoretically should be able to step right in and contribute, Brent Barry-style. Barry shot almost 43% from three-point land last season on 112 attempts, while Mason hit on almost 40% from downtown, over a whopping 327 attempts -- statistics certainly skewed by the Wizards' run-and-gun (read: no conscience) style.

It's not that the Wizards didn't want to retain Mason's services ... well, that's what they said, but their actions of not actually extending him an offer kind of speak louder than their alleged wishes, right? Anyway, Mason is likely to see more playing time and lots of open threes from the corner playing for the Spurs, both of which are things that he thinks will increase his value for his next contract negotiation two years down the road.