SI: Spurs were open to offering Duncan for Oden

[TD 21]

A source told Sports Illustrated. Found it in HoopsHype...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/frank_hughes/03/12/oden/index.html

One source close to the team said general manager Kevin Pritchard was swayed toward Oden not only because of the Blazers' needs but also because nearly every GM inquired about making a deal for the right to choose Oden, including San Antonio, which was said to be open to offering Tim Duncan. If rivals were considering trading cornerstone players for Oden, it's hard to blame Pritchard for making that choice.


Personally, I don't buy it for a second. Duncan was only 31 at the time, fresh of his fourth championship and still widely regarded as the best player in the game and that doesn't even begin to get into what he means to the franchise. I doubt the Spurs would have considered trading him for a raw 19 year old center who, even if he reached his potential, likely would have taken a handful of years and almost assuredly never would become as good as Duncan.

[ElNono]

Duncan wanted to trade himself? How convenient... :lol

[ElNono]

And LOL Oden

[boutons_deux]

:lol :lol :lol :lol

"was said to be open to offering Tim Duncan"

said by whom?

How's that ache-y break-y Oden stuff workin out fer ya, Kevin? :lol :lol :lol :lol

[Marcus Bryant]

Phew, regardless.

[Mel_13]

Says a source from Sports Illustrated. Found it in Hoopshype...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/frank_hughes/03/12/oden/index.html

One source close to the team said general manager Kevin Pritchard was swayed toward Oden not only because of the Blazers' needs but also because nearly every GM inquired about making a deal for the right to choose Oden, including San Antonio, which was said to be open to offering Tim Duncan. If rivals were considering trading cornerstone players for Oden, it's hard to blame Pritchard for making that choice.


Personally, I don't buy it for a second. Duncan was only 31 at the time, fresh of his fourth championship and still widely regarded as the best player in the game and that doesn't even begin to get into what he means to the franchise. I doubt the Spurs would have considered trading him for a raw 19 year old center who, even if he reached his potential, likely would have taken a handful of years and almost assuredly never would have been as good as Duncan.

Nor do I. Anytime you see the phrasing "San Antonio, which was said....", you know BS is to follow. Who said it? Who was it said to? It's just plain ridiculous and fails the common sense test.

[Libri]

including San Antonio, which was said to be open to offering Tim Duncan.When was this said? This is the first time I have ever heard of this. :lol

[TIMMYD!]

Don't believe it. We wouldn't even think about doing that and I agree with the OP's comments.

[z0sa]

:lmao

[Xylus]

I call bullshit.

[timvp]

This sounds like Portland's attempt to pass the blame for making what appears to be the wrong pick.

"San Antonio would have traded Duncan for him, so we weren't the only ones!"

[tmtcsc]

Not 1 .oz of truth to that. What a bunch of BS.

I'm not a GM in any shape or form AND I wouldn't even consider trading a sure-fire HOF'er, franchis player for a 1 year college player with a history of injuries. He didn't even dominate in college !!! Are you kidding me ?

Just total, complete nonsense.

[EricB]

CYA Pritchard.

[superbigtime]

-- smells like bullshit --

[thispego]

blogus

[rjv]

why is crap like this even reported?

[slick'81]

worst trade idea ever

[DPG21920]

This has been discussed before.


+1 to MB

[blkroadrunners]

Great.... if that happened we would have had two pornstars.

[Kool Bob Love]

:lol:lol:lol:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:ro llin:rollin:rollin:rollin

[jimo2305]

are they sure they were talking about the real nba? or NBA LIVE 10?

[Bukefal]

why is crap like this even reported?

+1

[Danny.Zhu]

Damn. If we made that trade, Duncan could win his 5th ring this year.

[DPG21920]

Do you think we would trade "Stone Buddha" for "Glass Knee's"?

[carina_gino20]

:lol Pop wouldn't trade 80% of the Spurs corporate knowledge for a rookie.

[ezau]

piece of shit lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

What a load of bullshit. You trade a HoFer who changes the game in 100 ways and leads his franchise, for an injury-prone defensive guy yet to prove himself? Utter garbage.

[spursncowboys]

worst trade idea ever
The vikings would beg to differ.

[dbreiden83080]

bullshit and then some..

Oden was drafted in 2007, Spurs had just won their 4th title of the Duncan era weeks earlier.. Yeah they were trading him.. :lol

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

I dont believe it, THE Tim Duncan?? No way

[Sisk]

Total BS.

[spursncowboys]

even kwami brown doesn't believe this.

[024]

lol portland trying to save face by not drafting durant. lol durant-roy-aldridge core. lolololololol.

[sabar]

What a bunch of lies. Nothing you can do at this point makes drafting Oden look smart.

[mattyc]

Not a chance this would happen. Spurs learnt their lesson during the DRob/Chris Webber fiasco.

[Biernutz]

This sounds like a story filler to get a little perk so the readers will finish the piece. If true--how many #1 picks and players to go along with Oden for Tim.

[DesignatedT]

wtf is this lmao. no way this happened

[SouthTexasRancher]

Total Bullshit...

Pop has always said Tim will be a Spur for life and will retire a Spur and be hailed as the Greatest Spur of All Time!

Tim loves the laid back style of good ol' SA. :toast

[lefty]

It's only March


April 1st is still far

[TDMVPDPOY]

wat happen if it was trade for the draft pick, spurs go pick durant instead....

[Cane]

Duncan for Oden + Roy? ;)

[bigfan]

I call bullshite on this one. The Spurs front office would never offer up Tim in a trade, period. He was drafted a Spur and will retire a Spur, the same as David. They should have shown the same courtesy to Gervin too, I remember seeing him playing in a Bulls uniform at Hemisfair, it was just gut wrenching. Ithink they learned their lesson after that idiot move.

[The Truth #6]

Is this why Pritchard is so disliked? Hilarious. The team was pretty set on bringing back the same players. They signed Bonner over Scola. Pretty sure they weren't even making small changes. Ha.

[baseline bum]

Man, I couldn't even see the Spurs trading Duncan for LeBron in 07, much less a rookie (albeit a rookie who was considered as can't miss as they come).

[The_Worlds_finest]

SI your full of shit. Spurs Titled that year only a retard or SI staff member would offer that trade

[doobs]

If this is true, the Spurs FO has never been smart, only lucky.

[ohmwrecker]

::cough::bullshit!

[EmptyMan]

lolololololololololol

[J_Paco]

It's irrational to think a team coming off of a championship season would trade it's centerpiece/franchise player for the No. 1 draft pick. Yeah, if this was likely maybe in '97 Chicago would've traded Jordan for the chance to draft Timmy. Or maybe the Lakers would swapped Kobe Bryant for the opportunity to draft Blake Griffin.

Both are believable if you go by the nonsense in this article regarding the Spurs trading Duncan.

[Mal]

Nice try Prichard, but dont think anyone could buy this crap.

[PublicOption]

yeah, thats sound like BS

[DJB]

:lol No way this is true.

[TheSullyMonster]

Haha, what?

I don't know enough ways of calling bullshit to satisfy that claim.

[Man In Black]

This is said, in an attempt, to hide the fact that the Blazers went LaRue Martin again. Classic fuckup then, classic fuckup now.
Duncan is the Best PF to ever play the game, them saying that Pop would've cleared TD to get someone who plays even older than TD is truly laughable. Lookup LaRue Martin.

[baseline bum]

This is said, in an attempt, to hide the fact that the Blazers went LaRue Martin again.

OUCH :rollin

[IcemanCometh]

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63443
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72619

Blast from the past. Don't try to act all smart

[Sean Cagney]

Yeah right lol, hoopshype!!!!!!! Yeah reputable there.

[Sean Cagney]

BTW LOL at half the names in the draft thread, one dude mentioned someone who gave Durant or Texas trouble who has no been heard from since, and others mention some players who I never heard of in my life after a colllege game lol. Shows you how much of a gamble it is from the links dude sent above, most of those guys turn out to be nothing at all and so many wanted them in here at the time.