Robert Horry signs with NBA champion Spurs

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Free agent forward Robert Horry signed a two-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.
Horry spent the last 61/2 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and helped them win three straight NBA championships. He agreed to a one-year contract with a club option for a second year. Horry will reportedly earn about $5 million a season.
"Robert Horry is a proven winner. He doesn't care about personal accolades. His only concern is winning. There is a reason he has five championship rings," Spurs General Manager R.C. Buford said. "He does everything well. He can defend. He can run the floor. And -- as we all know -- he can hit big shots. "
But Horry is coming off a poor season, when he averaged 6.5 points and missed 36 of 38 3-pointers during the playoffs.
During 80 regular-season games, Horry averaged 6.5 points and 6.4 rebounds in 29.3 minutes.
Horry also won two NBA championships with the Houston Rockets as part of an 11-year career.
Sampson signs with Lakers
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Lakers signed Jamaal Sampson on Thursday, two weeks after he was waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Utah selected the forward-center in the second round of the 2002 draft. The 6-foot-11 Sampson played only eight minutes in five games last season with the Bucks.
Sampson played one year at California before making himself eligible for the NBA draft. He averaged 6.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots in 32 games for the Golden Bears.