2015 NBA Free Agents Ranking

[manufan10]

2. Kawhi Leonard

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One assumes that the Spurs will offer Kawhi, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year and 2014’s Finals MVP, the full max contract available (roughly $90 million over five years). Leonard is fully worthy of that. But San Antonio has a history of convincing its stars to take discounts in order to support roster development and resource management. Tim Duncan, an all-time great, regularly cut the Spurs a salary break so that Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili could be retained. (In turn, those guys took less than the market would have demanded to save space for the Bruce Bowens, Matt Bonners and Tiago Splitters.)
Neither side caved in 2014 when Kawhi was eligible for an early extension and his value was sky high. Given that Leonard is restricted, the Spurs aren’t in real danger of losing him immediately: They can match any offer sheet he signs with another team. But if San Antonio doesn’t come straight out with the full max, Leonard could sign a trickier deal with another team, perhaps one that allows the star to become an unrestricted free agent in two years. (Offer sheets to RFAs must be three years at minimum, but usually can include opt-out clauses for the final year of the deal.) That’d put the Spurs on shakier ground in the post-Duncan era.

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[manufan10]

10. Tim Duncan
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He’s not playing anywhere but San Antonio. The fact that he’s No. 10 on a long free agent ranking list at age 39 — and could conceivably be a few spots higher! — is a testament to how good he remains. If he decides to stay in the league, San Antonio will need to reach a deal with him early to prevent a large cap hold from tying their hands with other targets. It’ll be interesting to see how low the Spurs ask Duncan to go here at the end of his career. He made $10 million a season on his most recent contract.

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[manufan10]

14. Danny Green
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Green is the youngest 27-year-old on the planet. He still doesn’t even have 10,000 total NBA minutes under his belt. He’s also never been paid more than $4 million in a season. Little attention has been paid to Green as San Antonio opens up its books in search of another star to pair with Kawhi Leonard for the next four years. For that reason, Green feels eminently gettable. He’s only one of the league’s most prolific and effective deep shooters and an excellent defender. He should command upwards of $12 million a year.

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[look_at_g_shred]

What if Kawhi takes let's say 80 mill versus 90..how much more flexibility do we have to sign LMA or gasol all the while bringing green back too?

[manufan10]

54. Manu Ginobili
A living legend good for a few stunning plays a week and a big game here and there.




59. Marco Belinelli
Let it be said that plenty of shooters are available this summer. Belinelli could be a bargain.




72. Cory Joseph
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Joseph is anachronistic in that he doesn’t shoot many threes and has a really excellent field goal percentage. Like Patty Mills, his game is styled in the Tony Parker fashion. He could be a steal for the right team.




86. Aron Baynes
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A fourth big man, provided he’s recovered from Blake Griffin devouring his soul.




92. Andrea Bargnani
This year’s favorite to sign for the minimum with the Spurs and become a vital cog.




149. Jeff Ayres

[DPG21920]

Danny getting universally praised warms my heart. Hope he stays.

[Chinook]

Lol Ayres.

Green's gonna stay a Spur. They aren't getting a better player with that money.

[Chinook]

What if Kawhi takes let's say 80 mill versus 90..how much more flexibility do we have to sign LMA or gasol all the while bringing green back too?

None.

[look_at_g_shred]

None.
Duh bran fart!! Kawhi's extension will not effect the salary cap until 2016-2017 season correct??

[Chinook]

Duh bran fart!! Kawhi's extension will not effect the salary cap until 2016-2017 season correct??

Nah, it'll hit the books this summer. But right now, he has a cap hold of like $7.5 Million. Unless he takes less than that, his contract won't save the Spurs money.

[cantthinkofanything]

Nah, it'll hit the books this summer. But right now, he has a cap hold of like $7.5 Million. Unless he takes less than that, his contract won't save the Spurs money.

That would be cool if he took less than that.

[8FOR!3]

Andrea Bargnani would be a bargain (bargaigni?) for the min. He has a rep as a bust, but he played good basketball towards the end of last year on both sides of the floor.

[tholdren]

Andrea Bargnani would be a bargain (bargaigni?) for the min. He has a rep as a bust, but he played good basketball towards the end of last year on both sides of the floor.
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for min fine

[G-Dawgg]

Bargnani for the minimum as a replacement for Bonner as our stretch 4 would be a brilliant signing...

[Big P]

I would even go up a little bit more over minimum for Bargs, I think he would be a great compliment to this team.

What exceptions will we have this summer? The MLE which is around $6 mil correct? Any other exceptions that we have available?

[TheGoldStandard]

Andrea Bargnani would be a bargain (bargaigni?) for the min. He has a rep as a bust, but he played good basketball towards the end of last year on both sides of the floor.

Mentioned it before but bargnani or speights if he walks from GS, both can actually shoot the ball.

[look_at_g_shred]

Thaddeus Young opting in to free agency per reports

[look_at_g_shred]

Here's an article posted today by the SAEN on Green and his free agency...
http://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Spurs-Green-exepected-to-be-hot-commodity-6342325.php?t=8125b7afdc927fc3fb&cmpid=twitter-premium

“I hope it doesn’t get too crazy,” he said. “You don’t want to count on things in advance, but I just hope I can capitalize on I guess what you’d call a career peak.” -DG

[look_at_g_shred]

Thunder shopping Perry Jones.. Should the spurs bite?

[BillMc]

Here's an article posted today by the SAEN on Green and his free agency...
http://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Spurs-Green-exepected-to-be-hot-commodity-6342325.php?t=8125b7afdc927fc3fb&cmpid=twitter-premium

“I hope it doesn’t get too crazy,” he said. “You don’t want to count on things in advance, but I just hope I can capitalize on I guess what you’d call a career peak.” -DG

Thanks for sharing that. :toast It was a nice read. I hope that we bring Danny back, I think having 2 such great perimeter defenders makes us the one club than can handle Golden State. Honestly, while LMA is a better player (obviously) than Danny, the odds of getting him seem so low, I'd rather take the known and sign Danny ASAP.