The Spurs have lost 28-year old backup point guard T.J. Ford for the next 4-6 weeks due to a torn left hamstring. Ford has played in 10 games (0 starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 15.5 minutes, 4.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. 27-year old Gary Neal will likely pick up most of Ford’s minutes until he’s ready to return to action. Neal has played in 5 games (4 starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 21.4 minutes, 11.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

The Spurs have lost 34-year old shooting guard Manu Ginobili due to a broken left hand. He is listed as out indefinitely, but it will likely be around 4-6 weeks. Ginobili has played in 5 games (all starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 23.2 minutes, 17.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The Spurs are really going to miss Ginobili due to his energy at both ends of the court and his knack for hitting big shots in the clutch. 22-year old James Anderson will replace Ginobili in the starting lineup until he’s ready to return to action. Anderson has played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Spurs so far this year and he is averaging 21.4 minutes, 7.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. The Spurs really need Anderson to step up while Ginobili is out of action.

The Spurs have waived 37-year old center Antonio McDyess. McDyess played in 73 games (16 starts) for the Spurs last year and he averaged 19.0 minutes, 5.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. In his two years with the Spurs, McDyess played in 150 games (66 starts) in which he averaged 20.0 minutes, 5.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. McDyess will likely retire after getting waived by the Spurs. McDyess played in 1,015 games (645 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 27.6 minutes, 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game. The Spurs should be o.k. at center with DeJuan Blair and Tiago Splitter this year.

The Spurs took 22-year old, 6′7″, 200 pound SG Adam Hanga out of Hungary with the 59th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft. Hanga played in 39 games in Hungary last year and he averaged 33.3 minutes, 17.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.8 steals per game. He also shot 57.2% from the floor last year. The Spurs are going to be willing to wait for Hanga. They continue to leave no rock unturned when looking for international talent and that’s one of the reasons that the Spurs have been so successful lately.

The Pacers picked 18-year old, 6′10″, 210 pound forward Davis Bertans out of Slovenia last night and they then dealt him to the Spurs to complete the George Hill trade. Bertans played with three teams in Europe last year and he played in 27 games in which he averaged 12.6 minutes, 5.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. The Spurs will likely play the waiting game with Bertans just like they did with Tiago Splitter.