Spurs to sign Derrick Byars

[Manu-20]

The spurs are going to sign Derrick Byars here is some info on him

The 6-foot-7 swingman is showing signs of what made him an NBA Draft pick not all that long ago. His talent has never been put into question, but it seemed in the past he may have been caught up in putting up big numbers in order to stand out. This season, though, he's focused on being a better basketball player ... and it's shown, too, as Bakersfield is 12-6 with him in the starting lineup as the 27-year-old focuses on picking his spots on offense while using his NBA body to play solid defense.

[DesignatedT]

http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2012/04/spurs-to-sign-derrick-byars.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Manu-20]

http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2012/04/spurs-to-sign-derrick-byars.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Thanks for putting up link im still new to spurs talk a bit

[justinandimcool]

lol

[Leetonidas]

The spurs are going to sign Derrick Byars here is some info on him

The 6-foot-7 swingman is showing signs of what made him an NBA Draft pick not all that long ago. His talent has never been put into question, but it seemed in the past he may have been caught up in putting up big numbers in order to stand out. This season, though, he's focused on being a better basketball player ... and it's shown, too, as Bakersfield is 12-6 with him in the starting lineup as the 27-year-old focuses on picking his spots on offense while using his NBA body to play solid defense.



um why?

[Spurtacus]

I guess Dice didn't want to come out of retirement...

[coyotes_geek]

Byars experience at playing D-league basketball in Bakersfield gives him unique and important experience for tomorrow night's important game against Golden State.

[Bruno]

Given Spurs roster structure, the logical move for the 15th spot would have been to add a bigman.

Adding a shooter like Byars could be a sign that Spurs have some concern about Neal which is a bad news.

[T Park]

Not enough time for Byars to be integrated. Reading nothing into it other than they want a scorer to fill the void of Neal against Golden State

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Spurs obviously have gone out of their way to get that last big man

[Spurminator]

Byars experience at playing D-league basketball in Bakersfield gives him unique and important experience for tomorrow night's important game against Golden State.

I wonder if they signed him for less than the cost of a plane ticket and hotel.

[coyotes_geek]

I wonder if they signed him for less than the cost of a plane ticket and hotel.

What does he need a plane ticket for? He's already in Bakersfield. Go Greyhound!

[TD 21]

Given Spurs roster structure, the logical move for the 15th spot would have been to add a bigman.

Adding a shooter like Byars could be a sign that Spurs have some concern about Neal which is a bad news.

Definitely. Specifically, a true five.

I don't think this is about Neal at all. I think this is about Anderson. He's obviously not going to be brought back, so replacing him with a wing, with size, that can shoot, makes sense. I'm not saying Byars is guaranteed a spot on next season's roster my any means, but unless this was strictly to have another body to eat up minutes in these next two games (specifically tomorrow), they'll probably at least have his rights. So they can take a look at him in Summer League and training camp.

[DesignatedT]

Joseph and Byars will play 30+ minutes against Golden State tomorrow. That's all this is.

[Keepin' it real]

Adding a shooter like Byars could be a sign that Spurs have some concern about Neal which is a bad news.


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[lefty]

WTF is this shit? Byars is a total scrub.

He was cut from freaking Panellinios.
They signed him to keep Bonner out of foul trouble

[coyotes_geek]

Joseph and Byars will play 30+ minutes against Golden State tomorrow. That's all this is.

The Mills-Joseph-Anderson-Byars-Blair starting lineup tomorrow night will be something to behold.

[ChumpDumper]

Given Spurs roster structure, the logical move for the 15th spot would have been to add a bigman.

Adding a shooter like Byars could be a sign that Spurs have some concern about Neal which is a bad news.Maybe. It's odd because Byars was a better player in the past two seasons compared to this one.

If I wanted a shooter, I would have considered Antoine Agudio or Moses Ehambe over Byars this season, but I've seen those guys play more.

[Manu-20]

The Mills-Joseph-Anderson-Byars-Blair starting lineup tomorrow night will be something to behold.
That would be a really intresting game to see how it is played out seeing as how the warriors need to lose that game.

[lurker23]

Byars experience at playing D-league basketball in Bakersfield gives him unique and important experience for tomorrow night's important game against Golden State.

:lol :lol

Anyway, DesignatedT basically summed up what I was going to say:


Joseph and Byars will play 30+ minutes against Golden State tomorrow. That's all this is.

[timvp]

I wanted the Spurs to sign someone just to play against Golden State so this is good news. Tbh though, I'm not sure I understand going with Byars. He was a good prospect at one point but you'd think they'd go with someone who has played an NBA game before. Even against a tanking Warriors team, Byars probably doesn't help.

I liked the idea of Dawson but maybe that concussion changed the plans. Julian Wright is another guy who probably could have helped for one game ... but they probably didn't want to totally sabotage the Toros since they are in the Finals.

My guess is that Byars agreed to something like a three-year deal with no guarantee so the Spurs decided to roll the dice on him and see what he does in summer league.


Adding a shooter like Byars could be a sign that Spurs have some concern about Neal which is a bad news.
If the Spurs were concerned about Neal, I'd think they'd go after a point guard. And if they wanted a replacement shooter, there's better options than a guy who shot 33% from three this season in the D-League.

[coyotes_geek]

Who this move is really about is Danny Green.

Green: 6-6 swingman who can defend.
Byars: 6-7 swingman who allegedly can defend.

Green: free agent who stands a decent chance at being offered some decent bucks
Byars: d-league no-name who can be had for peanuts

Byars is here on an extended job interview.

[HarlemHo 37]

That would be a really intresting game to see how it is played out seeing as how the warriors need to lose that game.

They showed a lot of interest in losing to NO as well. This game tomorrow is going to be ugly.

[MaNu4Tres]

Who this move is really about is Danny Green.

Green: 6-6 swingman who can defend.
Byars: 6-7 swingman who allegedly can defend.

Green: free agent who stands a decent chance at being offered some decent bucks
Byars: d-league no-name who can be had for peanuts

Byars is here on an extended job interview.

This has nothing to do with Green. Green is restricted. Spurs won't let him go anywhere.

It has everything to do with the Spurs investing in a safety net for their depth on the perimeter going forward, since they will be losing a perimeter player (Anderson) in the summer. Factor in this, with the fact that the Spurs don't own a 1st round pick, it was obvious they were going to sign another low-risk gamble going into the summer.

[MaNu4Tres]

Definitely. Specifically, a true five.

I don't think this is about Neal at all. I think this is about Anderson. He's obviously not going to be brought back, so replacing him with a wing, with size, that can shoot, makes sense. I'm not saying Byars is guaranteed a spot on next season's roster my any means, but unless this was strictly to have another body to eat up minutes in these next two games (specifically tomorrow), they'll probably at least have his rights. So they can take a look at him in Summer League and training camp.

Exactly.

[coyotes_geek]

This has nothing to do with Green. Green is restricted. Spurs won't let him go anywhere.

It has everything to do with the Spurs investing in a safety net for their depth on the perimeter going forward, since they will be losing a wing asset (Anderson) in the summer.

I don't think you can say that about Green until you know what kind of money is being thrown Green's direction. I have no doubt the Spurs would like to keep Green, but they're still going to have a number in their head that they don't want to go over.

A starting SG on a championship contender who shoots 40%+ from 3 and plays D could easily see a full MLE offer thrown his way.

[Bruno]

If Byars has signed a contract that is fully non-guaranteed for next year, Spurs might use him in a trade this summer. For example, there are a good chance Spurs might try to trade Blair this summer. With his low salary, doing a trade won't be easy and packaging him with Byars could help Spurs matching salary.

But yeah, the first reason he was signed is to get an extra body for the last couple of games and take away minutes from Spurs rotation players.

[MaNu4Tres]

I don't think you can say that about Green until you know what kind of money is being thrown Green's direction. I have no doubt the Spurs would like to keep Green, but they're still going to have a number in their head that they don't want to go over.

While that may be true, in my head I have an opinion on the matter (time will tell, I could be wrong). I just don't see him going anywhere.

I don't expect a lot of money being thrown Green's direction and at the same time, it's evident Spurs want to keep him around for a while.

3 year-12 million is around his market value-- which the Spurs will be able to afford.

Byars is more about Anderson and investing in insurance for the depth on the perimeter for next year. Not having a 1st round pick this year is another reason to add a player like Byars as well.

Nothing to do with Green, imo. Spurs intend to keep him.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Whats his measurements? wingspan?

[TD 21]

If Byars has signed a contract that is fully non-guaranteed for next year, Spurs might use him in a trade this summer. For example, there are a good chance Spurs might try to trade Blair this summer. With his low salary, doing a trade won't be easy and packaging him with Byars could help Spurs matching salary.

But yeah, the first reason he was signed is to get an extra body for the last couple of games and take away minutes from Spurs rotation players.

They'll probably trade Blair for a late 1st/early 2nd and start the cycle again, as far as having a young, inexpensive big for at least a couple of seasons.

As you know, they'll probably have to choose between Diaw or Lorbek (if Diaw plays well in the playoffs, expect them to re-sign him) and Blair, in a contract year, is not going to settle for being a fifth big, nor should he. As much as many of us criticize him, it's more about the role they've primarily had him in the past two years than anything. He's easily overqualified as a fifth big. So they're going to need a fifth big. They obviously would have done the Jefferson trade either way, but I think part of the reason they probably didn't mind too much giving up their 1st is because they feel they can replace it by trading Blair.

[BadOne]

Offseason trade chip?:wakeup

[GSH]

The Spurs are just about to begin a playoff campaign, in which they appear to have a very legitimate chance of winning it all. It seems really odd that they would be giving any of their attention or effort to anything that doesn't directly enhance their chance of winning another championship. But I don't see how Derrick Byars does that.

A trade chip for next season? A possible replacement for Anderson, since they didn't pick up his option? Why bother with either of those things right now?

It worries me that this really does mean that they have bigger concerns about Neal. But there are better Neal replacements out there than Byers, too. The only other thing that makes any sense is to just have another warm body, so they can rest as many regulars as possible ahead of the playoffs. If that's it... yawn. If that's not it, :huh

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[Dex]

Fodder for the last two games. Won't play a lick in the playoffs. Maybe a project going forward.

[Darkwaters]

1) The Spurs usually coast through most of the season without a full roster and fill those vacant spots before the end of the season with training camp fodder - basically giving them a prolonged job interview. This has been going on for many years now.

2) James Anderson is gone at the end of the season opening a "need" for a deep bench reserve wing. Derrick Byars is possibly the first of several "make good" contracts that the Spurs will offer through training camp in an open competition to be their 15th man.

3) The lack of first rounder after the Jefferson trade, and the liklihood of only having the dead last pick this upcoming draft, limits the Spurs' options for acquiring talent through the regular channels.

4) A non-guaranteed contract may help facilitate a future Blair trade this offseason. This probably isn't a driving factor for this decision, but a nice bonus regardless.

5) Signing Byars allows him to soak up minutes during this last back to back and let other players rest. It's the same reason Cory Joseph was recalled earlier today.

This is no way is a result of Gary Neal or any factors from this season other than resting players.

[SenorSpur]

Given Spurs roster structure, the logical move for the 15th spot would have been to add a bigman.

Adding a shooter like Byars could be a sign that Spurs have some concern about Neal which is a bad news.

Precisely what I was thinking.

[ElNono]

By the timing you would think it has to do with some end of the season deadline. Perhaps they want to make sure he's not a free agent this summer?

[coyotes_geek]

While that may be true, in my head I have an opinion on the matter (time will tell, I could be wrong). I just don't see him going anywhere.

I don't expect a lot of money being thrown Green's direction and at the same time, it's evident Spurs want to keep him around for a while.

3 year-12 million is around his market value-- which the Spurs will be able to afford.

Byars is more about Anderson and investing in insurance for the depth on the perimeter for next year. Not having a 1st round pick this year is another reason to add a player like Byars as well.

Nothing to do with Green, imo. Spurs intend to keep him.

I hope you're right that's all it would take to keep Green, but I have my doubts. Certainly not a discussion that we need to try to "resolve" before the playoffs are done though.

[ace3g]

Official Press Release:

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/120425_sign_derrick_byars

[ace3g]

good birthday present:

Marc J. Spears
Also In All Sports

Derrick Byars got a big 28th Bday present with his NBA arrival by Spurs signing. Congrats to you and wife Melissa. Byars has grinded in the D-League and overseas and was also once cut by the Bulls on the day before the start of the season. The 6-foot-7 swingman averaged 15.2 points and 5.2 rebounds in 25 games for D-League Bakersfield this season.

[lefty]

What the hell? Comparing him to Neal? :lol

Byars sucks. He was awful in the Greek League. He has no chance in hell at making the Spurs team.

He is better than Spanoulis TBH

[Outlier]

What the hell? Comparing him to Neal? :lol

Byars sucks. He was awful in the Greek League. He has no chance in hell at making the Spurs team.

He's better than Spanoulis. It's you who sucks, sir.

[Obstructed_View]

Having another warm body to go in during garbage time is nice to have. Doesn't matter what size he is. Doesn't matter that he was cut from some fourth-rate, pseudo-basketball league.

[Outlier]

Yeah, the Spurs are a joke. Douche.

Why isn't this troll banned yet?

[timvp]

Byars was literally a SCRUB in Greek League.

Byars averaged 15+ points per game in Greece. I realize that the average American off the street can average double figures in the Greek league but saying he was a scrub only discredits that league, tbh.

[loveforthegame]

Interesting project at one time. Not a bad guy for the Spurs to take a look at for next season possibly.

[Quasar]

Is his name pronounced "Buy-Arse"?

[GSH]

Spanoulis is the best player on the European continent.




The whole time V-Span was in Houston, he was down in Montrose with the transvestite hookers. Every time he got arrested, he would give out free tickets to get off the hook. Everybody thought he had his own policeman's charity.

Van Gundy didn't like him because he would drink ouzo at halftime and parade around the locker room in Spanx. The team just ignored it, but they were all afraid he'd forget and wear them onto the court.

Everyone knows that the only reason he wanted to go back to Greece is because the U.S. won't allow the import of those giant foot-long gerbils called degu. Greece is the biggest importer, for some reason. Meltdown in 5...4...3...2...

[ace3g]

looks like Byars will play tonight as well, according to Sean and Bill

[CGD]

Butler signing 2.0

[ace3g]

kind of looks like him as well

[Mel_13]

No he didn't.

Yes, he did.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Derrick-Byars-1009/stats/

[Mel_13]

I don't give a damn what that retarded website says.

Truth hurts.

[timvp]

Actually, the previous year Byars won the Greek MVP.

[ElNono]

Spurs keep hiring American, French or Italian... good stuff :tu

[Mel_13]

What hurts is that Georgios Kalaitzis is better than someone the Spurs actually signed. If you put this in a Greek forum, the Spurs would be the laughing joke of Europe.

So go tell them. You don't need to report back.

[Mel_13]

You mean "Argentine" Italian. :lol

You slipped. Even you forgot to lie and claim the Italians are "Argentines". I knew you would forget and slip up eventually.

Seeing as how everyone knows they are all Italians, including you.

They're definitely not Greek.

[ElNono]

You mean "Argentine" Italian. :lol

You slipped. Even you forgot to lie and claim the Italians are "Argentines". I knew you would forget and slip up eventually.

Seeing as how everyone knows they are all Italians, including you.

As long as they're not Greek, we should be good.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Lol at an Ahole who is making a mountain out of the Spurs signing a 15th player for 2 meaningless games molehill.

Seriously, is this guy here trying to fan some kind of hatred towards Greeks? If I were Greek, I would be petitioning the site owners here to ban this idiot.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

I'm thrilled with this signing just because it pisses KBP off.

[GSH]

Panellinios 2010-11 Eurocup team stats:

http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/competition/teams/showteamstats?pcode=000685&clubcode=PLL&seasoncode=U2010

Wow, what "domination" from Byars in Greece. Truly was a "star" there. LMFAO at the guy that could not even get minutes over old man Kalaitzis being signed by the Spurs.

Hell, even freaking Samo Udrih, YES, SAMO UDRIH even got more freaking playing time at the same position.

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

Why the hell didn't the Spurs sign Krabbenhoft? He was the actual starter at Byars position for most the year............I guess he was unavailable though, seeing how he now plays in the SECOND division in Spain.

Probably, he was out of the Spurs price range..............:rollin


Why don't you tell all this to the people who give you inside information about the Spurs? And why aren't you laughing at them for working for such a crappy, broke team?

[ElNono]

Byars already has more points in the NBA than any Greek player this season...

[anakha]

I'm thrilled with this signing just because it pisses KBP off.

[Darkwaters]

Lies!

[T Park]

What no cries of racism?

[Mr. Body]

Damn, I remember talking about this guy a lot during the 2007 draft, when the Spurs badly needed a young SF. They wound up drafting Splitter with the 1st and then getting Marcus Williams with the 2nd rounder, pick 3. Byars went nine picks later (but neither player was league ready).

That draft had a pretty decent hit rate for the picks in the 20s.

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-draft-history/?syear=2007

[T Park]

damn drafted Marcus Williams ahead of Marc Gasol and Ramon Sessions...

Thats a kick in the balls...

[Wild Cobra Kai]

What no cries of racism?

"Hillbilly" isn't a race, tbh.

[MaNu4Tres]

This has nothing to do with Green. Green is restricted. Spurs won't let him go anywhere.

It has everything to do with the Spurs investing in a safety net for their depth on the perimeter going forward, since they will be losing a perimeter player (Anderson) in the summer. Factor in this, with the fact that the Spurs don't own a 1st round pick, it was obvious they were going to sign another low-risk gamble going into the summer.





While that may be true, in my head I have an opinion on the matter (time will tell, I could be wrong). I just don't see him going anywhere.

I don't expect a lot of money being thrown Green's direction and at the same time, it's evident Spurs want to keep him around for a while.

3 year-12 million is around his market value-- which the Spurs will be able to afford.

Byars is more about Anderson and investing in insurance for the depth on the perimeter for next year. Not having a 1st round pick this year is another reason to add a player like Byars as well.

Nothing to do with Green, imo. Spurs intend to keep him.

:smokin

Welcome Back Mr. Green.

[Kindergarten Cop]

While that may be true, in my head I have an opinion on the matter (time will tell, I could be wrong). I just don't see him going anywhere.

I don't expect a lot of money being thrown Green's direction and at the same time, it's evident Spurs want to keep him around for a while.

3 year-12 million is around his market value-- which the Spurs will be able to afford.

Byars is more about Anderson and investing in insurance for the depth on the perimeter for next year. Not having a 1st round pick this year is another reason to add a player like Byars as well.

Nothing to do with Green, imo. Spurs intend to keep him.



Good call on the contract. :toast BTW, could I get the PowerBall numbers for the next drawing? :lol

[Hooks]

:smokin

Welcome Back Mr. Green.


Good call on the contract. :toast BTW, could I get the PowerBall numbers for the next drawing? :lol

Same guy thought Greece would dominate Nigeria lol

[Brazil]

:smokin

Welcome Back Mr. Green.

:tu