Spurs sign Marcus Haislip

[Bruno]

http://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/secc...nicaja-Antonio

This article sounds like it's a deal done.

Edit by Kori: http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/49978952.html
Confirmed by Express-News. Looks like it's for the minimum.

[DMX7]

Looks like they reached an agreement but can't sign yet for some reason.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by DMX7

Looks like they reached an agreement but can't sign yet for some reason.

You can't sign before Jul 8th because of the July moratorium.

[timvp]

Weird. Haislip was a pretty good prospect -- a half decade ago. He hasn't played in the NBA since 2005. I wonder if this is just a summer league contract or perhaps a training camp invite.

This probably isn't the best of news for Mahinmi and Gist . . .

[Ice009]

Hey Bruno, thanks for posting this. Can you give us some info about him please?

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by Ice009

Hey Bruno, thanks for posting this. Can you give us some info about him please?

DX has made a complete article about him in January:
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/...-Haislip-2681/

[Kori Ellis]

Maybe they signed him to an unguaranteed contract for summer league?

Before summer league, most all the players sign 2 year/unguaranteed contracts.

[Bruno]

Haislip is a very good player in Europe, I doubt it's an unguaranteed contract.

[timvp]

Haslip is rated by DraftExpress as the third best overseas free agent -- behind only Brontosaurus and Pargo. If he's that well regarded these days, perhaps this is a legit NBA contract he's receiving from the Spurs.

DraftExpress has an extensive write-up about him: http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/...-Haislip-2681/

It's very interesting that he's developed a three-point shot. It sounds like he has developed his game well.

DX has him rated higher than Siskauskas and Nachbar. If that's accurate, then Haislip probably got a guaranteed contract. Depending on the terms, it could be a nice way to add some size with potential to the team. Most likely better than skimming the bottom of the barrel and going with someone like Frye.

[timvp]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Haislip is a very good player in Europe, I doubt it's an unguaranteed contract.

How good? LLE good or one-year minimum good?

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by timvp

How good? LLE good or one-year minimum good?

With the economical crisis, I would say min salary.

Spurs going after Haislip likely means that Gist won't be with the team next year.

[SpursFan0728]

Originally Posted by Bruno

With the economical crisis, I would say min salary.

Spurs going after Haislip likely means that Gist won't be with the team next year.

Or could it mean bonner is being ship out?

[BillMc]

Interesting. Remember right around the draft RC said they were looking at some guys overseas. Probably had this guy in mind as he knew (and said) Spitter wasn't in his plans for this year.

[callo1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPp0DZj3QJs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STk02KKVksk

This guy was so raw when he was with the Bucks. No questioning his athletic ability, kind of a cross between Amare and Swift in that regard. Can't hurt to invite him to camp

[hsxvvd]

For those like me that can't read Spanish, I ran this through translation.... kinda funny read, but the general idea is there.

The wing-center has reached already a principle according to the Spurs of the NBA, although the franchise of Texas will not be able to do official its contracting to on the 8

RAFAEL M. WAR. MALAGA Marcus Haislip was obsessed with the idea to return to the NBA and its constancy already has prize. The former player of the Unicaja, where military the two last seasons, has arrived at a principle according to San Antonio Spurs, where military the next campaign. The American will return thus to the best League of the world, something that had always among eyebrow and eyebrow in this last course. So much he is thus, that when the Unicaja presented its agent the enlargement of its contract, before even that to conclude the League, the representative gave it for impossible. "Marcus only thinks about leaving Europe and to return to the NBA", wine to say.
Therefore said and done. The boy, the truth, considered hurry to show its was worth. Not even it responded to the food of the club, some days after the Unicaja to fall eliminated in the semifinals against the Barcelona. The Opinion already announced a month ago that its only pretension was to play in the NBA. And thus is going to be. Neither Unicaja neither Maccabi neither Efes Beer, clubs these two last to the ones that diverse media and pages webs have related him in the last dates. Its destiny will be San Antonio Spurs. The historic franchise of the state of Texas already has a draft agreement with Haislip. July 8, just as sends the regulatory one NBA, the franchises will be able to make public its first acquisitions. Haislip will be one of them.
They have been four years in the old world, two in Turkey and other two in Spain. Disembarked in the Ottoman country of the hand of the Ulker (2005-06). And, to the following year, signed for the great enemy, the Efes Beer. Was progressing incredibly in those two phases. It conserved always its sensational springs and began to play out of the zone. The Unicaja was set in it, Haislip remained free and both signed a contract for two seasons. That operation has supposed the major economic disbursement in the history of the club. The American, probably one of the three better wing-centers of the European basketball, has received a salary of 3.3 million free euro of taxes in these two years. In Malaga has signed some excellent numbers, but has not come fill the high expectations that created its acquisition. Has been, that yes, the most noticeable player, the maximum scorer. 102 parties. It has disputed 102 encounters with the green undershirt (69 of League ACB, 29 of Euroliga and 4 of Cup of the King) in which has averaged, in 26:06 minutes, 13.8 points, 4.3 repercussions, 0.9 plugs and 12.9 points of appraisal.
Born in Lewisburg (Tennessee) December 22, 1980, Haislip puts point and final, already in an official way, to its phase in the Unicaja. At last, as was its great desire, returns to the NBA. There was ´drafteado by the Milwaukee Bucks in the position 13 of the ´draft´ of 2002. After two seasons in Milwaukee went to Indiana. Without place, did the suitcases to Europe, where has progressed a lot. In San Antonio will share wardrobe with grandísimas stars of the basketball as the French base Tony Parker, the Argentine escort Manu Ginóbili or the center Tim Duncan.

To dead king, king placed. It ruled out finally the option of Haislip, the Unicaja anticipates to do official in the next days the contracting of the Greek wing-center Georgios Printezis. The own Greek player admitted yesterday to this newspaper that the negotiations are already "practically closed" and that will play "the three next seasons in Malaga". Printezis is a ´four´ very different to Haislip. Does not it possess neither their physical power neither their capacity of annotation, although they vouch for him their tremendous future and their fantastic attitude. To the contrary that the American, Printezis is a boy very implied in everything that does, an authentic defense, a warrior in the trail.
The former one of the Olympiacos indicated yesterday that at the beginning of this week "all will be solved already". "I will be able to go very tranquil with the national selection. I do not know if Malaga will want that go now or after the Eurobásket to pass the controls and to be presented". Printezis will charge 1.1 million Euro by each one of the three campaigns that will be in the Unicaja. The wing-center of 2.06 meters was born February 22, 1985 in the capital, Athens. He comes from the Olympiacos that, although he tried to renew it, he did not offer the quantities that the Unicaja yes has satisfied. Although he was ´drafteado´, exactly, by San Antonio, in the position 58 of the 2007, his rights in the NBA are of Toronto Raptors. Printezis a clause of escape has been kept to the best League of the world in the second year of contract in Malaga.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by SpursFan0728

Or could it mean bonner is being ship out?

It's more an "and" than an "or".

Haislip and Gist are quite similar players. I don't see Spurs having both under contract, even more when they will have Mahinmi and Blair under contract.

[iilluzioN]

wtf,

WALLACE OR BUST

[timvp]

Haislip has always been damn athletic. He was basically a Stromile Swift clone before leaving for Europe. If he's added some skill to his game overseas, he could be a nice addition. And yeah, I agree this (if true, of course) means that Gist will spend another season in Europe.

Going from YouTube clips, he looks better than the mighty Javtokas

[Joe Schmoogins]

Originally Posted by callo1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPp0DZj3QJs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STk02KKVksk

This guy was so raw when he was with the Bucks. No questioning his athletic ability, kind of a cross between Amare and Swift in that regard. Can't hurt to invite him to camp

He really does look like Amare lite in those clips.



Does anyone know what kind of a defender he is?

[poeticism707]

Originally Posted by Joe Schmoogins

He really does look like Amare lite in those clips.



Does anyone know what kind of a defender he is?

According to the write up, not good with head fakes, but excellent perimeter big defender and pick and roll defender due to his athleticism.

THE ODOM STOPPER?!?!?!??!?

That would be a Spurs FO Gem indeed!

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

This forum is so sad. "Fans" here do not even know Haislip. There are no true basketball fans here. All you know is Spurs players.

[NewJerSpur]

Couldn't hurt to give him a look....he was after all blocking shots in those clips.

[ChumpDumper]

For the money we have to be paying him, this can't be a bad signing.

It will be good to have more than one athletic big man on the roster.

[Joe Schmoogins]

after doing a bit of research... DX puts it like this:

"Haislip often doesn’t look to rebound outside of his area. In addition to not showing ideal effort on the glass, Haislip shows even less effort on the defensive end. His 7.8 rebounds per-40 minutes is an extremely poor figure, and is indicative of the type of rebounder he’s been throughout his entire career.

Despite being able to come up with an occasional highlight reel block, Haislip usually looks disinterested on the defensive end. He has the tools to alter some shots each game, but doesn’t show great awareness when defending the weak-side."


So, it sounds like he's an athletic freak, and has polished his offensive game. However, dx doesn't make his defense sound all too promising.






Bruno comparing Haislip to Gist, how would you rate the two prospects?

If Gist is the more talented/committed defender & rebounder... who's more valuable? Without honestly knowing much about Haislip, my first thought:

I'd prefer Gist of the two due to his expressed interest in being a lock down defender.

[MaNu4Tres]

Could be a gem for the LLE. Give Spurs FO credit for having the balls to gamble on this has been/ prospect if that's even the case. More than likely its a training camp invite. Regardless its still a good gamble to consider. All in all lets all pray Sheed comes home and helps Tim and co. get the franchises' 5th ring.

[poeticism707]

Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres

Could be a gem for the LLE. Give Spurs FO credit for having the balls to gamble on this has been/ prospect if that's even the case. More than likely its a training camp invite. Regardless its still a good gamble to consider. All in all lets all pray Sheed comes home and helps Tim and co. get the franchises' 5th ring.

I agree about Sheed of course, but you may be surprised about what you can get for the LLE or less: not all good players, especially those of a particular niche, play in the NBA.