Warriors Guard Still Sticking Around

Reports of seldom-used point guard Sarunas Jasikevicius' demise as a Warrior have once again been greatly exaggerated.

The Spanish newspaper Marca reported Wednesday that Jasikevicius had terminated his contract with Golden State and agreed with Greek club Olympiacos on a three-year deal that would net him $8 million.

But Jasikevicius' agent and a team spokesman shot down that theory, stating flatly that no such papers have been signed and that the rights to the 31-year-old former Euroleague star are still very much under the Warriors' control, thanks to the $4 million option Jasikevicius picked up in June.

Several times this off-season, various European media outlets have said that Jasikevicius' departure from the Warriors is imminent, but there has been no indication that Golden State is close to letting him go - despite the fact that he played only 312 minutes in a half a season after being acquired from the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 17.

Jasikevicius has wondered openly for months why the Warriors didn't flip him to another team before last season's Feb. 22 trade deadline.

"(Jasikevicius) wants to play," said Doug Neustadt, Jasikevicius' U.S.-based agent. "It's in Golden State's hands. If they want to move him to a spot where he can play, great, but they want to see value. They don't want to take a bad contract."

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source : mercurynews.com