Free Agent targets next year...Who are you interested with the most?

[apalisoc_9]

Kawhi will get the max and hopefully, Danny agrees to a 36 in 4 contract...Belli, Baynes, Ayres, TD, Manu, Bonner are all UFA..Joseph is RFA but he's probably going to ask for a trade to improve his game.

Some Interesting UFA names and players with player options..

PG.

Gary Neal
Mo Williams
Rodney Stucky
CJ Watson

SG

Marcus Thornton
Wes Mathews ( can be had for cheap with his injuries)..obviously Danny is Priority though.

SF.

Demarre Carroll

PF/Center

Aldridge
Millsap
Bass
Amir johnson
Love
Monroe
Robin Lopez
Alexis Ajinca

[cantthinkofanything]

I like Carroll's energy but first priority is to lock up Bonner again.

[exstatic]

Kawhi Leonard
Jamaal Franklin
Malcolm Thomas

[Mikeanaro]

Non Spurs of course
Aldridge
Marc Gasol ( I know he is happy in Memphis )

Spurs
Kawhi and Danny

[DMC]

Josh Smith
Gary Neal
Juwan Howard if he returns
Steve Nash (same)
Ayers
Nate Robinson...

All winners imo

[K...]

Josh Smith
Gary Neal
Juwan Howard if he returns
Steve Nash (same)
Ayers
Nate Robinson...

All winners imo

bringing the wrong kind of nasty

[DMC]

bringing the wrong kind of nasty
Staying in the spirit of the OP

[daslicer]

Ajinca and Watson.

[TrainOfThought5]

Bring over Bertans. Secure carroll and Matthews, sell a dream to Aldridge and we'll be okay post Duncan.

[benstanfield]

Bring over Bertans. Secure carroll and Matthews, sell a dream to Aldridge and we'll be okay post Duncan.

:depressed

[Mugen]

Danny gonna get paid tbh. Probably gonna get that contract that Matthews was gonna get. 36mil/4years won't be enough to keep him.

[benstanfield]

Too much up in the air to speculate tbh. If Tim/Manu come back for cheap and we re-sign Wing Stop for less than 25m/per I'll be happy with anything.

[DMC]

Tim is coming back as is Manu. Probably Matt Bonner as well. This team will continue to stand pat until it's just tatters in the wind. The alternative is a South Texas version of the Bucks for the next however many years.

You guys will be sick of seeing Tim Duncan on the bench. Remember Kareem when he was in year 20? Old ass sitting on the bench, playing token minutes. Same with a few other legendary players who let it be known that money trumps legacy.

[Frankie23]

1- Aldridge
2- Marc Gasol
3- Kevin Love

They will match any offer on Kawhi and try to lock Danny. I think TD and Manu will go for one more year.

[SpursFan86]

LMA would obviously be great. Kawhi/Aldridge/Splitter frontcourt would be unreal defensively and potent offensively as well. Marc Gasol/Millsap would be a great pickups as well. Obviously these would be in the case where Tim retires. Regardless, those 3 are pipedreams...

If we're talking about realistic targets...I would be thrilled with Amir Johnson. I think he'd be a nice fit next to Splitter, and I don't think a lot of people realize how good he is (think we could get him for a reasonable price).

[K...]

I wonder if free agent prices will be higher this off season or if players will want shorter contracts. Basically I think only max players are going sign one year deals to get max money in 2016 after the cap bomb. How will the second teir react?

On the other hand though, how will teams spend their cap knowing that even if they exhaust cap space they get more soon and they know that contracts signed now will be valued priced soon. Last chance to lock in old rates.

[FkLA]

Assuming Timmy and Manu retire after we win 6, my ideal replacements...

Timmy: Gasol/Aldridge
Manu: Afflalo
Bonner: Rashard Lewis
Ayers: Seraphin
Belli: give his back-up SF spot to KA
CoJo: Lin (want CoJo back but it's a better career move for him to leave, in hindsight trading him might've been a good move)


Bring back Kawhi, Danny and Baynes so...

Splitter
Gasol/Aldridge
Kawhi
Green
Rique

Bench: Afflalo, Diaw, Patty, KA, Baynes, Seraphin, Lin, Rashard Lewis

[K...]

Fkla, you are way over budget. Unless you are just listing players to replace certain positions.

Idk, I just think the players are going to want $$$ no hometown discounts

[timtonymanu]

Bring back: Leonard, Green, Baynes
Sign: Gasol/Millsap (Duncan replacement ), Carroll (replacing Beli), Matthews (Manu)

Huge pipe dream but I would be interested in those players.

Leonard/Green should be the #1 priority.
If Duncan and Manu decide to come back, that would be fine too. It would be better than missing out on other players completely.

[UZER]

Matt Bonner

-Pop

[DJR210]

LeBron James.

[G-Dawgg]

Aldridge, M Gasol, Monroe -we're going to need a top tier big.

[024]

I doubt Aldridge and Gasol leave their teams. Monroe, on the other hand specifically signed the Piston's qualifying offer so he can be a restricted FA this offseason. He is the most realistic possibility but I don't know if Pop will want him. Monroe's still developing his jumper and isn't that great on defense. He is only 24 though so there is still time to develop. But as good as he can get, he'll never anchor a team's defense like Duncan or Gasol.

Gasol is the best fit but he has ties to Memphis and the Grizzlies might be in a better position than the Spurs if Duncan and Ginobili retire next year.

Spurs still have to clear the hurdle that not many FA wants to play in San Antonio. Probably better to just tank and build through a lottery draft pick like they did with Leonard, Duncan, and Robinson.

[SpursFan86]

Monroe's defensive woes could be somewhat hidden when paired next to Splitter, and he's young enough to where he could still very likely improve there...but I really don't think he's be worth the money he'll likely command.

As someone else said, keeping Kawhi and Danny should be the #1 priority. Having both of them along with Splitter basically ensures that we'll at least have a great D.

[FkLA]

Fkla, you are way over budget. Unless you are just listing players to replace certain positions.

Idk, I just think the players are going to want $$$ no hometown discounts

You're probably right. For some reason I had Manu taking $10 mill off the books even though he's on a $7 mill deal. Probably not enough to lure Afflalo, but I'd rather cheap out on the end of the bench guys to land him. He can eat up minutes at both the 2 and 3. As long as our top ten guys are; Splitter, Gasol/Aldridge, Kawhi, Green, Rique, Afflalo, Diaw, Patty, Baynes, KA we'd have a decent squad imo.

[tmtcsc]

Adrian Peterson.

[FkLA]

I doubt Aldridge and Gasol leave their teams. Monroe, on the other hand specifically signed the Piston's qualifying offer so he can be a restricted FA this offseason. He is the most realistic possibility but I don't know if Pop will want him. Monroe's still developing his jumper and isn't that great on defense. He is only 24 though so there is still time to develop. But as good as he can get, he'll never anchor a team's defense like Duncan or Gasol.

Gasol is the best fit but he has ties to Memphis and the Grizzlies might be in a better position than the Spurs if Duncan and Ginobili retire next year.

Spurs still have to clear the hurdle that not many FA wants to play in San Antonio. Probably better to just tank and build through a lottery draft pick like they did with Leonard, Duncan, and Robinson.

Yeah, I wouldnt spend max money on a big if it's not Gasol/Aldridge. Would rather add a shot blocker (Chandler/Asik) to pair next to Splitter and create a beast defensive team. I think Splitter is capable of putting up 10-15 ppg to help offset the loss of Duncan's offense.

[spursparker9]

Monroe or LMA would be good

[apalisoc_9]

Khris Middleton..:depressed

Pipe dream I know...But he is perfect.

Sadly a RFA.

[SpursFan86]

Khris Middleton..:depressed

Pipe dream I know...But he is perfect.

Sadly a RFA.

With Green/Kawhi, where would he fit? No way he's taking a bench role. Unless you plan on moving Kawhi to full-time PF or not re-signing Green, I don't know why we'd get Middleton.

[outmap]

I want Khris Middleton! The perfect back-up to Kawhi Leonard.

[spursparker9]

Kawhi will get the max and hopefully, Danny agrees to a 36 in 4 contract...Belli, Baynes, Ayres, TD, Manu, Bonner are all UFA..Joseph is RFA but he's probably going to ask for a trade to improve his game.




I thought CoJo is UFA. Same with Kawhi. They are both drafted in 2011.

[apalisoc_9]

With Green/Kawhi, where would he fit? No way he's taking a bench role. Unless you plan on moving Kawhi to full-time PF or not re-signing Green, I don't know why we'd get Middleton.

It's just a pipedream..

I was thinking middelton would be Kawhi and Danny's backup if Manu retires...a 6th man.

[RD2191]

We need a pg and a power forward. Assuming tim retires. A young pg who can get buckets. Defense should be set with Kawhi/Green/Splitter. We aren't going to find anything close to a tim duncan quality defender in a power forward So again a highly skilled offensive player would be nice.

[spurraider21]

Kawhi/Green/Middleton would be a nasty wing rotation and a monster small-ball lineup

doubt the bucks would let him go though. he and giannis could be a good pairing for a long time

[outmap]

Kawhi/Green/Middleton would be a nasty wing rotation and a monster small-ball lineup

doubt the bucks would let him go though. he and giannis could be a good pairing for a long time

They also have Parker who is injured, they're insanely deep at the three spot (Giannis, Middleton, Parker and Dudley!). Bucks might not match if offered a 4 year 32M deal.

[spurraider21]

dudley sucks

[BillMc]

1- Aldridge
2- Marc Gasol
3- Kevin Love

They will match any offer on Kawhi and try to lock Danny. I think TD and Manu will go for one more year.

Agree with this.

I wonder how well Love would do in our system? I think offensively he'd be perfect, but he's never played D in his life... Can we spend max money on someone like that?

[Fireball]

More important apol ... I heard you are a free agent as well after this season. Hopefully you follow the money ... Lakersground really needs a "max poster"

[minuzzo21]

LMA or Gasol would be perfect. Maybe Tim continues at min.

[Raven]

It's just a pipedream..

I was thinking middelton would be Kawhi and Danny's backup if Manu retires...a 6th man.

perfectly doable, but no big man signing then

[TXstbobcat]

Bring over Bertans. Secure carroll and Matthews, sell a dream to Aldridge and we'll be okay post Duncan.

Bertrans just tore his ACL. Won't see him over here for a while.

[exstatic]

1- Aldridge
2- Marc Gasol
3- Kevin Love

They will match any offer on Kawhi and try to lock Danny. I think TD and Manu will go for one more year.

If Tim and Manu come back, there is NO money for anyone but our own FAs. None.

[r0drig0lac]

only Aldridge

[urunobili]

Leonard, Kawhi
Duncan, Timothy
Ginobili, Manu

[$pursDynasty]

keep ours is first and foremost, Kiwi and Verde return, then LA (Aldridge) signs, then we bird rights TD at a reduced rate would be perfect. Adding LA to this team would be incredible, one last year from Timmy to shoot for the threepeat and show LA how we do things in San Antonio, playing the Admiral role. I want no part of Kevin Love, his Cavs stint shows me he is a big fish in a little pond not ready for prime time, seemingly weak. Gasol is ok but I would much prefer LA to Gasol.

[PingPong]

Khris Middleton..:depressed

Pipe dream I know...But he is perfect.

Sadly a RFA.

If Kawhi re-sign with the spurs, Middleton will demand max or near max. He is already evaluated at 8 mil.