SAN ANTONIO – Stephon Marbury didn’t go around house-hunting in Alamo City yesterday, but the exiled point guard acknowledged if the Knicks cut him and point-guard-light Spurs show interest, San Antonio would be on the top of his list.
Marbury received another snub from Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni yesterday when injured Eddy Curry was activated over him for last night’s game vs. the Spurs to replace absent Danilo Gallinari. Curry still has a knee injury and hasn’t been cleared to play. But Curry was in a Knicks uniform as a blue-and-orange ornament piece while Marbury sat behind the bench in a red-and-black rugby.
Marbury would love to be on the opposite bench nowadays, realizing there is no future on his hometown New York.
“Who wouldn’t want to play for San Antonio?” Marbury told The Post last night. “To play with Tim Duncan, who would complain about that? That’s a great organization, they win championships. They have a nice system and I like (Gregg) Popovich as coach. I can play 1 or the 2. If I was a free agent, yeah.”
Spurs general manager R.C. Buford has said he may look for a point guard after losing Tony Parker for a month. The only point guards on the roster are rookie George Hill, who started last night, and Jacque Vaughn. Donnie Walsh is not ready to waive Marbury.
Marbury has not played in the first seven games and has been inactive the last six. Marbury’s associates believe D’Antoni’s treatment of him borders on malicious.
When told the absurdity of dressing a player who can’t play, D’Antoni said, “I know, but we get back to the same thing. I just think it’s better that I’m going to play my guys. And that’s who’s going to play. So there’s no reason to change course right now.”
Marbury wasn’t surprised.
“Mike said he’s going forward and not playing me,” Marbury said. “I’ll wait the whole year if I have to.”
The Knicks play tonight in Memphis, which nearly traded for Zach Randolph in September. . . . Ex-Knick Kurt Thomas, 36, signed a two-year deal with Spurs, but plays limited minutes.