Former Maverick Michael Finley finished his search for a new team yesterday, deciding that the defending champs were his best chance for a title. Over the last two weeks, Finley met with representatives from several teams, including Minnesota’s Kevin Garnett, Miami’s Pat Riley and Phoenix forward Amare Stoudemire. Unlike most free agency tours, Finley didn’t make the circuit – everyone flew to Chicago to make their pitch to the 32 year-old shooting guard. In the end, money didn’t matter much to Finley as it was believed that the Heat could sign him for about 5 million a season, twice what the Spurs could offer. Of course, since he was a victim of the amnesty clause, Finley is not strapped for cash – the Mavericks are still required to pay him his entire contract in annual 5M installments. The addition of Finley obviously makes San Antonio even stronger, giving them a great shooter to make teams think twice about double-teaming Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. Finley has always been a team player first and a scorer second, so he should blend in without much of a problem. The Spurs intend to use him off the bench as a backup to both Ginobili and small forward Bruce Bowen. It’s unclear how this will affect Brent Barry, who was San Antonio’s biggest acquisition last offseason. Barry often played point guard during his stint in Seattle, so the Spurs might use him as a combo guard backing up both Ginobili and point guard Tony Parker.