The San Antonio Express reports
The Pistons waived Fabricio Oberto this afternoon, returning the former Spurs big man to the free agent pool.
Traded last week in the deal that brought Richard Jefferson from Milwaukee, and then promptly shipped to Detroit, Oberto would have to wait a league-mandated 20 days to re-sign with the Spurs.
It remains to be seen how hard the Spurs will pursue him. Much will depend on what kind of other free-agent bigs the Spurs are able to lure during free agency, as well as on how rookie DeJuan Blair pans out over the summer.
Fabricio Oberto is will make a fine backup for some team. He is a decent defender, good rebounder, excellent passer, and a very efficient garbage man offensively.
I wasn’t expecting the Spurs to try and resign Oberto, not without their other options bottoming out first, but many others think they’ll try to bring him back to San Antonio.
Bruce Bowen
Also, a quick note on Bowen’s contract (from the above link)
Meanwhile, Bruce Bowen — another piece of the Jefferson trade — is expected to join Oberto on the market, eventually. The Bucks have until Aug. 1 to set Bowen loose and avoid paying the guaranteed portion of his contract ($2 million). The Spurs are not expected to bring Bowen back should he become a free agent.
The Bucks are expected to shop Bruce Bowen in the trade market, looking for a trade somewhat similar to the one they made with Oberto to get Amir Johnson.
So sometime in the next month, and by some team, Bruce Bowen will be waived and become an unrestricted free agent.
