Robinson Stays Put in Deal With Spurs

After questioning whether he was still wanted, David Robinson is staying with the San Antonio Spurs. The 10-time all-star center, who became a free agent July 1, on Thursday agreed to a two-year contract to remain with the Spurs.

“We did some talking and we worked it out,” Robinson’s agent, Jeff Austin, told SportsTicker. “It was a good conclusion for both sides.”

The deal cannot be officially announced by the Spurs until Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the free-agent signing period. The new salary cap will be set a day earlier. Spur spokesman Tom James would not confirm the deal, saying no deal can be revealed until Wednesday.

Austin would not disclose financial terms.

Robinson, 35, had career lows of 14.4 points and 8.6 rebounds a game last season.

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Kwame Brown, the first high school player selected first overall in the NBA draft, will sign with the Washington Wizards today.

The Wizards said that Brown will sign the deal just before taking part in the first workout of a three-day minicamp at the MCI Center.

Under the NBA’s rookie salary scale, Brown will receive within 20% of $9.94 million over three seasons, and the Wizards will have options to retain him for two additional seasons. He’s expected to get the maximum of $11.9 million.

Brown is a 6-foot-11, 240-pound center from Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Ga. He is 19, the youngest player taken with the first pick.

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Forward Jerome Williams and the Toronto Raptors agreed to a seven-year deal worth $40.8 million.

The agreement comes a day after the Raptors reached a deal with center Antonio Davis worth more than $60 million.

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City and county lawyers hustled in Memphis, Tenn., to appeal a court ruling that could block public funding of a $250-million arena for the relocated Grizzlies. Meanwhile, their opponent, Memphis lawyer Duncan Ragsdale, moved to have the matter settled by the Tennessee Supreme Court, thereby bypassing the Court of Appeals. . . . The Charlotte Hornets, who have a history of letting key free agents go, are on the verge of losing Eddie Robinson to the Chicago Bulls. Robinson reportedly has agreed to a five-year, $30-million deal with the Bulls and has promised not to negotiate with other teams, including the Hornets.