The Spurs opened their practice facility to potential training camp invitees on Monday.

Jawad Williams and Thomas Gardner were among the first players to participate.

"We're going to be looking at a lot of guys over the next few weeks," Spurs general manager R.C. Buford said. "Eventually, we'll decide on the players we want to bring to camp."

The San Antonio Spurs have reached agreement with former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry to return to the franchise's front office, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

When Dell Demps left San Antonio to become general manager of the Hornets, the Spurs began enthusiastically pursuing Ferry.

Ferry interviewed for GM positions with the Blazers and Nets.

Matt Bonner has been denied quick citizenship and won't be eligible to play for Team Canada at this summer's World Championships in Turkey.

Bonner, who was born in America, played for the Toronto Raptors for two seasons and owns a home in Canada. He was granted full resident status in 2009.

"Matt cannot play for Canada at the world championship until he acquires his citizenship," chief executive officer of Canada Basketball Wayne Parrish said.

"However, he cannot acquire his citizenship until he plays for Canada and thus demonstrates his extraordinary value."

The wife of Spurs point guard Tony Parker, actress Eva Longoria, has fueled rumors that her husband wants to play for the Knicks.

The couple watched their friend Thierry Henry play for the Red Bulls in New Jersey on Sunday night.

"No, we're just here watching [Henry]," Longoria said when asked if their presence meant Parker was headed to the Knicks.

However, when asked if Parker wanted to play in New York, she nodded her head and said, "Yes."

Parker will make $13.5 million in the final year of his contract with San Antonio this season.

The Spurs want to bring Danny Ferry back to their front office, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Ferry began his front-office career in San Antonio and the team hopes to convince him to return in the near future.

He left the Cavaliers as general manager in early June.

Ferry was a candidate for recent openings in Portland and New Jersey, but lost out on both jobs. He remains close with Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and president R.C. Buford.

Matt Bonner is trying to become a Canadian citizen before this month's World Championships begin.

Bonner wants to play for Team Canada, but still has a major hurdle to clear.

"We've tried all that we could so far, we just hope that people realize that there's not too much time left, and that he would be unbelievable piece to add to this team," said Maurizio Gherardini, managing director of Canada Basketball.

"Matt is committed. Someone else, at this stage, probably would've given up."

The World Championships will begin Aug. 28 in Turkey.

Bonner's application was already rejected on what he and Canada Basketball felt were dubious grounds, according to a source.

A native of New Hampshire, Bonner is married to a Canadian and lives in Toronto from his days with the Raptors. He also has Canadian heritage on both sides of his family.

Tiago Splitter suffered a thigh contusion playing for Brazil on Saturday, but is expected to be available for the start of training camp on Sept. 28.

An MRI taken Sunday confirmed the minor bruise.

Splitter has been cleared to return to the Brazilian team but will sit out the remainder of the Super Four, a warmup tournament for the World Championships, as a precautionary measure.

Tiago Splitter, who is playing for Brazil this summer, suffered a thigh injury on Saturday.

Splitter left Brazil's 92-50 victory over Venezuela after complaining of pain in his left thigh.

Team doctors believe he has a minor muscle contusion.

Splitter will undergo an MRI in order to check the degree of the injury.

DeJuan Blair was held out of Summer League play with lower leg soreness, but he's feeling good as he works on his game.

Blair had bruised his right calf in a workout prior to Summer League and San Antonio's coaching staff in Las Vegas felt it best to hold him out as a precautionary measure.

"I'm feeling wonderful," Blair said at a camp for local kids on Thursday.

Blair has been working tirelessly with shooting coach Chip Engelland over the summer to expand his shooting range.

He led all NBA rookies by shooting 55.6 percent last season, but the majority of his points came around the basket.

"I don't got no range yet," Blair said with a smile. "I'm trying to have range by training camp."