Is Pau Gasol a Realistic Possibilty for the Spurs Next Season?

[BatManu20]

Tbh? Food for thought.

He's an UFA after this year & there' a good chance he doesn't re-sign with the team that's been trying to trade him for 3 seasons now, and I wouldn't either cause the Lakers are terrible, with or without Kobe, and will be for a while. He's already been quoted as saying he's going to explore his options this offseason and see what's on the table. There's only a couple of other contenders that would make sense for him.

The Spurs make by far the most sense for a guy who will be 34 at the start of next season. He'd fit seamlessly with this club. His ability to shoot, post up, PnR, and pass out of the block would fit perfectly, and he could further alleviate Duncan's minutes and responsibilities. Definitely the type of high character dude who the Spurs FO would look for. He'll be a hot commodity but the Spurs seem like the best fit imo.

Main issue is he'd have to take a pay cut. Spurs will have about $7 million in cap room after this season, as long as Parker's partially guaranteed deal is picked up & Duncan accepts his player option as expected. And as long as we don't pick up any contracts via trade. We could create more cap space if we were to trade someone like Danny Green. That'd put us at about $11 million p/. Might be enough to entice him.

[SpursDynasty21]

I think that Pau Gasol would be a great fit for the Spurs.

[HarlemHeat37]

Gasol would be a great offensive fit and I could definitely see him joining the Spurs, but they would desperately need more athleticism on the wings other than Leonard and Green, tbh..

[Baam]

Would only make sense if Tim is coming off the bench which I don't see happening, they can't really coexist at this point, they're pure centers... And Gasol is certainly not gonna sign with the Spurs to come off the bench...

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Would only make sense if Tim is coming off the bench which I don't see happening, they can't really coexist at this point, they're pure centers... And Gasol is certainly not gonna sign with the Spurs to come off the bench...

Neither are true centers..?

[RD2191]

Spurs need to go into rebuild mode next season. Wtf do we need Gasol for?

[lcroock]

We need to go after guys like Hayward, Stephenson, Monroe....not old farts.
If we have nobody on the team going into the summer of 2015 how the hell will we have a shot at attracting someone like Love or Aldridge.

[daslicer]

We need to go after guys like Hayward, Stephenson, Monroe....not old farts.
If we have nobody on the team going into the summer of 2015 how the hell will we have a shot at attracting someone like Love or Aldridge.

Love and Aldridge are never coming here regardless of whether or not the spurs have cap space. All-stars don't sign with small market teams in free agency.

[jyra]

The Spurs won't have any significant cap space next offseason unless they renounce Boris' cap hold. If I had to choose between Diaw and Gasol, there is no doubt that I would go for Boris everytime.

[szkorhetz]

The Spurs won't have any significant cap space next offseason unless they renounce Boris' cap hold. If I had to choose between Diaw and Gasol, there is no doubt that I would go for Boris everytime.
I dont think either Tim or Manu will be back next year, TBH.

[EVAY]

No.

[spurraider21]

We can hope. He's a guy that had delivered in the biggest of stages. He and Duncan can't share the floor.

[look_at_g_shred]

No.

[Raven]

It's not as far fetched as other ideas, but i'm still going with No.

[Johnny RIngo]

He's going to want more than the Spurs will be able to afford. Wouldn't mind him though - smart player. Pop would probably maximize his effectiveness in the post-season with proper minute management too.

[TheGoldStandard]

Ayres gets max deal

[Chomag]

Would like Dirk over him but that most likely not even close to ever happening but I wouldn't mind at all Paul Gasol as a second choice. I think Both would be a perfect fit for Duncan.

[Budkin]

Ayres gets max deal

As laughable as this sounds it will probably happen because "he's a great kid. "

[Seventyniner]

I can't see Gasol and Tim sharing the floor; one or the other would get destroyed in the PnR every possession. That means one would have to come off the bench, and I can't see either accepting that.

[weeks]

Love and Aldridge are never coming here regardless of whether or not the spurs have cap space. All-stars don't sign with small market teams in free agency.
seriously.

even tim flirted with the idea of leaving.

[FireMicoHalili]

For the mid-level heck yea

[007nites]

I'd take mvpau tbh

[BatManu20]

I can't see Gasol and Tim sharing the floor; one or the other would get destroyed in the PnR every possession. That means one would have to come off the bench, and I can't see either accepting that.

Yea that'd be another issue. I don't see either willing to come off the bench. Would be the ultimate sacrifice tbh.

[DMC]

Pau won't come to SA. If he leaves, he'll end up in NY, Miami or Boston.

[cd98]

Gasol is not an option next season unless he takes a huge pay cut. And I don't see him doing that for the Spurs. Maybe for the Thunder or the Heat if he wants to win one more title. If not, I bet he goes to the Grizzlies and finishes his career where he started it along with his brother. I guess he could chase money, but his value is diminishing quickly in L.A.

[Diego20]

No thanks, he's old.

[Baam]

That said if Tim opts to retire it could be a great option granted he recruits Gastrong in 2015...

[G-Dawgg]

Gasol would fit perfectly if Duncan were to retire...

[Seventyniner]

Gasol is not an option next season unless he takes a huge pay cut. And I don't see him doing that for the Spurs. Maybe for the Thunder or the Heat if he wants to win one more title. If not, I bet he goes to the Grizzlies and finishes his career where he started it along with his brother. I guess he could chase money, but his value is diminishing quickly in L.A.

Can you imagine the Thunder with Gasol instead of Perk? My god they would be scary.

[Darius Bieber]

No. No one in their right minds would come to the boring city of San Antonio to play for a fool's gold team.

[Biernutz]

He could go play with his brother..$$.. We can't pay him what he will get. $$ .that simple..$$$$ .some one has to go first......

[Johnny RIngo]

He could go play with his brother..$$.. We can't pay him what he will get. $$ .that simple..$$$$ .some one has to go first......

Pau will most likely look for one last big paycheck. If he can't get that, he'll look to play with his brother in Memphis. I doubt that Spurs are even on his radar.

[mystargtr34]

Pau and Tim offensively would be a good fit but they would struggle mightily guarding the P&R

[ElNono]

there's always hoping...

[jimbo]

Neither are true centers..?

Neither can defend PFs effectively...Gasol won his championships at center. Tim's been a center for years.

[james evans]

I think that Pau Gasol would be a great fit for the Spurs.
trade him for shitter

[superbigtime]

Gasol is kind of a pussy, an old one at that, and we have enough of those types. Spurs could really use a mofo like Cousins.

[cjw]

Spurs need to go into rebuild mode next season. Wtf do we need Gasol for?

After next season you mean, assuming nobody retires.

Assuming we can unload Ayres (big if) and some other filler contracts and keep Diaw for around $5 million, there would only be around $5 million to give Pau, which won't do the trick (on edit, StoryTellerContracts had wrong total $'s).

[dunkman]

Duncan / Gasol
Splitter / Diaw

That's a very versatile bigman rotation. I don't think that playing from the bench would be a problem for Duncan or Gasol, because they would play with quality players like Manu, Diaw and Beli.

[DMC]

trade him for shitter

We don't have him, how can we trade him?

[Kidd K]

Am I the only one who thinks they'd work on the floor at the same time? Both can score in the post, both have range, how does that not work offensively?

Duncan doesn't exactly suck playing Center either. He's pretty good at it. I can see it working. . .the only issue would be the lack of athleticism against speedy teams.

[TheGoldStandard]

Gasol would have been a dream about 2 seasons ago even though he was tailing off his peak. He's still decent in an effective role and he can space the floor and has length, not a great defender but good enough.... a hell of a lot better than Ayres, Bonner. He'd be really effective with the offensive in PnR situations, pick n pop and rolling hard to the basket. More international intelligence.