"Today is Amnesty Day across the NBA, the date by which teams must decide whether to exercise their so-called "amnesty provision" on a player for this season, or save it for a campaign to come.

For Richard Jefferson, long named near the top of every speculative "to-be-amnestied" list, today could mark the last day of his Spurs career. Or it could be the first day of the rest of his third season in silver and black.

A red-letter day indeed, except Jefferson didn't exactly have it circled on his calendar.

"I didn't even know until you told me," a grinning Jefferson said after Thursday's practice. "I could have gone to bed tonight a happy man.""