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The Spurs look poised to contend for several titles to come. The three key players (Duncan, Ginobili, Parker) are under contract until at least 2009. The Spurs had hoped to buy out the contract of Ginobili's countryman Luis Scola, a power forward whom the Spurs had drafted in 2002; however, it appears that the Spurs are looking to trade the rights to Scola even though the asking price of TAU Cerámica is down to $3.5 million, keeping the possibility open that they could still pursue him. The Spurs lightened their salary cap by trading Rasho Nesterovic to Toronto for Matt Bonner and Eric Williams. They have also signed two centers, Jackie Butler and Francisco Elson, to replace Nesterovic and Nazr Mohammed (who signed with the Detroit Pistons as a free agent). The Spurs have also signed a third point guard, veteran Jacque Vaughn.