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SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Spurs waived former lottery pick Ike Diogu and signed forward Malcolm Thomas from the NBA's D-League on Wednesday.
The Spurs switched the two big men while coach Gregg Popovich continues to try to beef up his thin frontcourt. San Antonio began the season with only Tim Duncan, Matt Bonner, Tiago Splitter and DeJuan Blair as options at centre or forward.
Thomas is a six-foot-nine rookie who played with Spurs swingman Kawhi Leonard at San Diego State last season. Leonard was drafted 15th overall by San Antonio.
Diogu played sparingly in two games after being signed Jan. 3.
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