The Spurs made their biggest splash before the Draft, acquiring high-scoring small forward Richard Jefferson in a three-team deal with Milwaukee and Detroit. San Antonio gave up Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto and Kurt Thomas.

Jefferson joins the formidable trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili as the Spurs took a major step in closing the gap with the Lakers in the Western Conference.

"He's got a toughness to him," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of Jefferson. "He's a competitor. He gives us that added quality, which is important when trying to get a championship."

Popovich was an assistant coach on the 2004 USA Olympic team that included Jefferson and Duncan. ...More