Barring a last-second change of heart, the Spurs are expected to inform both Devin Brown and the Utah Jazz that they will not match the offer sheet Brown signed Thursday with the Jazz. Brown is a restricted free agent, meaning the Spurs have seven days to decide if they want to match the offer Brown received.

Head coach and executive vice-president Gregg Popovich said he will meet with general manager R.C. Buford this weekend to discuss Brown's offer sheet from Utah and will make their decision known no later than Monday morning.

There is no likelihood Popovich and Buford will elect to match Utah's offer. Brown knows this, and has steeled himself to leave San Antonio, where the former West Campus High School and UTSA standout has played the past two seasons for the Spurs.

"I always wanted to stay here in San Antonio," Brown said, "but the way the numbers are unfolding, and the passion I have for the game and the burning inside to want to play sways your mind a little bit.

"I just want to do the best job I can being able to perform on a regular basis. That sort of answers the question of how I'm leaning."

The numbers to which Brown referred include the NBA's luxury tax threshold of $61.7 million. Teams that exceed that figure have to pay a "tax" to the league, dollar for dollar, for player payroll that exceeds the threshold.