Spurs Sign Boban Marjanovic for 1-Year, $2 Million

[spurraider21]

doctor's report: he's really tall

[ironman2886]

Does Boban have any past injuries?

[ceperez]

Does Boban have any past injuries?

Question considering Splitter debacle, is he injury prone?

[beirmeistr]

Does Boban have any past injuries?

good question---anybody have an answer

[Spurs9]

We need that guy who was posting earlier who followed all of Bobans games to answer that one.
Edit: Boban was born a few days before me. :wow

[bluebellmaniac]

Does Boban have any past injuries?

I'm sure he has. Can you be more specific?

[ironman2886]

I'm sure he has. Can you be more specific?
Does he have foot problems, hamstring issues? weight gain issues(Parker syndrome)?

[BgdSerbia]

For 2 years in Red Star, he just missed few games. Minor injury.

http://www.abaliga.com/player/811/Boban_Marjanovic

[ironman2886]

For 2 years in Red Star, he just missed few games. Minor injury.

http://www.abaliga.com/player/811/Boban_Marjanovic
Thanks.

[BadboyHari]

Does Boban have any past injuries?


not, but always discussed among fans whether he can play in a high level.(83 match) Something similar here. In Europe, every game is important, it's not like the NBA. I wouldn't be afraid of injuries.

[Gibbz]

Question considering Splitter debacle, is he injury prone?

So we're calling it a "debacle" now?

[SpursforSix]

This was quite a surprise. Is this the replacement for Splitter? Is their game similar? He certainly looks stronger than Tiago. If he provides the same offensive and defensive output, it looks like a good pickup.

[ceperez]

So we're calling it a "debacle" now?

Yup, pretty much. If he wasn't injured last season, Spurs would have won their 6th title.

[ironman2886]

not, but always discussed among fans whether he can play in a high level.(83 match) Something similar here. In Europe, every game is important, it's not like the NBA. I wouldn't be afraid of injuries.
He won't play a lot of minutes to begin with, so that's good to hear. I read somewhere that he got into great shape and changed his work ethic a few years ago.

[Spurs9]

His stats look pretty impressive tbh. He averaged 16.6 pts/10.6rebounds on 62.1% shooting last season, and 78% shooter from the FT line. Pretty crazy FG % looking at past years too. One year he shot 68.9% FG thru 41 games :wow

[Bruno]

Does anyone know where he is having his physical ? San Antonio or Belgrade?

[DJR210]

Is this the replacement for Splitter?

:lol

[ceperez]

Does anyone know where he is having his physical ? San Antonio or Belgrade?

Hard to tell, but the staff in blue uniform look American.

[SpursforSix]

:lol

? why is that funny?

[BadboyHari]

He won't play a lot of minutes to begin with, so that's good to hear. I read somewhere that he got into great shape and changed his work ethic a few years ago.

Has improved in the last two years tremendously. He looked very often lost on the court before. But working with Dejan Milojevic(Once the best Euroleague PF) helped him. And last season he exploded, Dejan Radonjic helped him to correct footwork. What is important is that Boban is still a lot of room for improvement. Greg Popivić will know what to do with him :)
In September you can watch the European Championships, Boban will play against the best there(Gasol brothers, Valanciunas, Asik, Mozgov, Gobert etc)

[ironman2886]

Has improved in the last two years tremendously. He looked very often lost on the court before. But working with Dejan Milojevic(Once the best Euroleague PF) helped him. And last season he exploded, Dejan Radonjic helped him to correct footwork. What is important is that Boban is still a lot of room for improvement. Greg Popivić will know what to do with him :)
In September you can watch the European Championships, Boban will play against the best there(Gasol brothers, Valanciunas, Asik, Mozgov, Gobert etc)
Nice.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

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"He lives! He lives!!"

[baseline bum]

Is this the replacement for Splitter?

God I hope not, that would suck if he spent the whole season sitting on the bench because his calf hurt.

[SpursforSix]

God I hope not, that would suck if he spent the whole season sitting on the bench because his calf hurt.

No, I mean positionally. Not starting but will he be he will be coming off the bench and is he expected to provide what Splitter did? Good defense with some offensive production.

[Aztecfan03]

This was quite a surprise. Is this the replacement for Splitter? Is their game similar? He certainly looks stronger than Tiago. If he provides the same offensive and defensive output, it looks like a good pickup.
No. No. No. But does look like a good pickup.

[Aztecfan03]

? why is that funny?
Because it was such a stupid question that it was funny.

[Trill Clinton]

No, I mean positionally. Not starting but will he be he will be coming off the bench and is he expected to provide what Splitter did? Good defense with some offensive production.

he's not a splitter replacement per se, but he will provide some depth and does appear to be better offensively than splitter. the jury is still out on his defense. hope this answers your question.

[DPG21920]

He's a totallty different player than Splitter. Only a replacement for Splitter based on position not on skillset. In fact, he's probably the most opposite from Splitter as you could possibly get.

[Vic Petro]

Boban Marjanovic
Team: San Antonio Spurs (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
Contract: One year, ???

Jonathon Simmons
Team: Spurs
Contract: Two years, minimum

What it means: The weekend's most interesting addition was a 7-foot-3 giant who has dominated European basketball and would give the Spurs a true center behind starter Tim Duncan (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/215/tim-duncan). According to Eurohoops.net (http://www.eurohoops.net/2015/07/featured/109190), Marjanovic will sign a one-year contract for $2 million -- presumably the remainder of San Antonio's cap space after signing Duncan.

Marjanovic has been dominant in Euroleague play during two seasons with Red Star Belgrade. After translating those stats to their NBA equivalent, Marjanovic ranked fourth among Euroleague players in WARP last season and was similarly effective in fewer minutes the previous year. Marjanovic hasn't been quite as good in the Adriatic League, but still projects as an above-average NBA player based largely on his high 2-point percentage and terrific rebounding at both ends. (Oddly, despite his size, Marjanovic is not a great shot blocker.) My SCHOENE projection system (http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9797404/explaining-schoene-projection-system) comps him to Jordan Hill (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3994/jordan-hill) and Marcin Gortat (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2758/marcin-gortat), among others.

Of course, the Europe-to-NBA translation isn't the same for every player, and Marjanovic's size might not be quite such an asset against better athletes. He saw only limited action for the Atlanta Hawks (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/atl/atlanta-hawks) in the NBA Summer League two years ago, before he emerged as one of the Euroleague's top big men. There's a certain risk that the Spurs have spent precious cap space on a third center who can't help them at all this season. But the upside is nearly as big as Marjanovic's frame, particularly with San Antonio in need of a center to ultimately replace Duncan.

The Spurs also signed Simmons, who has played for their D-League affiliate in Austin, after he starred for the Brooklyn Nets (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/bkn/brooklyn-nets) at the Orlando Pro Summer League. According to RealGM.com (http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/238715/Spurs-Sign-Jonathon-Simmons-To-Two-Year-Deal), Simmons' minimum-salary contract is fully guaranteed for 2015-16. Simmons has shown great leaping ability this summer and hit 39.8 percent of his 3-pointers in the D-League last season, giving him 3-and-D potential (he was chosen for the D-League's All-Defensive Third Team), but he struggled with turnovers and posted just a 13.8 PER.

What's next: Slowly but surely, San Antonio's roster is filling up. Marjanovic and Simmons would give them 12 players, including Manu Ginobili (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/272/manu-ginobili), who will presumably re-sign with the team using the $2.8 million room exception. That would leave the Spurs three more spots to fill using minimum-salary contracts. Veteran free agent Matt Bonner (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1996/matt-bonner) seems likely to take one of those.


http://espn.go.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/13247438/nba-kevin-pelton-breaks-all-free-agent-deals-weekend

[SpursforSix]

he's not a splitter replacement per se, but he will provide some depth and does appear to be better offensively than splitter. the jury is still out on his defense. hope this answers your question.

Thank you.

[Trill Clinton]

He's a totallty different player than Splitter. Only a replacement for Splitter based on position not on skillset. In fact, he's probably the most opposite from Splitter as you could possibly get.

how many minutes do you think boban will get per game?

[xellos88330]

http://espn.go.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/13247438/nba-kevin-pelton-breaks-all-free-agent-deals-weekend

Odd that it says that Boban can't help at all this season. I was under the impression that he would be crossing the drink.

[BillMc]

not, but always discussed among fans whether he can play in a high level.(83 match) Something similar here. In Europe, every game is important, it's not like the NBA. I wouldn't be afraid of injuries.
Thanks.

[Hoops Czar]

Duncan is replacing Splitter; LMA is replacing Duncan; Boban is replacing Baynes though it's doubtful he'd be much of an upgrade. He's just big.

[Vic Petro]

Odd that it says that Boban can't help at all this season. I was under the impression that he would be crossing the drink.

I think it's just Pelton speculating. Sounds like he looked at stats and tried to extrapolate but doesn't know the player very well. He also wrote that the Spurs have 12 roster spots filled when in fact they have 13 filled. I would take his analysis with a grain of salt.

[Trill Clinton]

Thank you.

your welcome

[absoloot66]

Odd that it says that Boban can't help at all this season. I was under the impression that he would be crossing the drink.

I think they're expressing the potential risk for the Spurs.

[thispego]

Odd that it says that Boban can't help at all this season. I was under the impression that he would be crossing the drink.

:rolleyes

[Kurik]

I think it's just Pelton speculating. Sounds like he looked at stats and tried to extrapolate but doesn't know the player very well. He also wrote that the Spurs have 12 roster spots filled when in fact they have 13 filled. I would take his analysis with a grain of salt.

Nevermind, you are right!

[DPG21920]

how many minutes do you think boban will get per game?

I think he averages about 6-8MPG - while having some nights where he gets more (guys resting, foul trouble, injuries). There are only 96 big man minutes (and really for him, 48 minutes because he clearly can't soak up PF minutes, just C). But even using all the PF/C mintues available:

Duncan: 26MPG
LMA: 33MPG
Boris: 22MPG (a few of Boris minutes at SF perhaps?)
West: 20 MPG

That leaves 0 big man minutes available for Bobi.

[DPG21920]

Roster spots filled:

1. Duncan
2. Parker
3. Manu
4. Kawhi
5. Green
6. LMA
7. Boris
8. West
9. Mills
10. Simmons
11. Kyle
12. Bobi
13. McCallum

At this point, 2 spots left, but all active spots accounted for.

[Hoops Czar]

I think it's just Pelton speculating. Sounds like he looked at stats and tried to extrapolate but doesn't know the player very well. He also wrote that the Spurs have 12 roster spots filled when in fact they have 13 filled. I would take his analysis with a grain of salt.

Sounds kind of like Spurs fans who had no idea who he was before the signing, saw a couple of highlight videos from You Tube and became instant experts.

[Trill Clinton]

I think he averages about 6-8MPG - while having some nights where he gets more (guys resting, foul trouble, injuries). There are only 96 big man minutes (and really for him, 48 minutes because he clearly can't soak up PF minutes, just C). But even using all the PF/C mintues available:

Duncan: 26MPG
LMA: 33MPG
Boris: 22MPG (a few of Boris minutes at SF perhaps?)
West: 20 MPG

That leaves 0 big man minutes available for Bobi.

thanks. so just taking ayers minutes? i can see that.

[ceperez]

I think he averages about 6-8MPG - while having some nights where he gets more (guys resting, foul trouble, injuries). There are only 96 big man minutes (and really for him, 48 minutes because he clearly can't soak up PF minutes, just C). But even using all the PF/C mintues available:

Duncan: 26MPG
LMA: 33MPG
Boris: 22MPG (a few of Boris minutes at SF perhaps?)
West: 20 MPG

That leaves 0 big man minutes available for Bobi.

A majority of the games ( most likely with Eastern conference teams) will be blowouts and be over by the start or middle of the 4th quarter.

So there's a lot of garbage minutes where we'll see the following lineup:

McCallum
Simmons
Anderson
Boris ( only because he needs to keep in shape)
Marjanovic

[DJR210]

Because it was such a stupid question that it was funny.

Thanks

[Vic Petro]

Sounds kind of like Spurs fans who had no idea who he was before the signing, saw a couple of highlight videos from You Tube and became instant experts.

Sure, you should take their analysis with a grain of salt too.

[Chomper]

This guy fucking sucks. I've watched over 20 minutes of his "highlights". They consist almost solely of him dunking when defenders are nowhere near him. You'll notice you won't find any defensive highlights of this guy either. He's a slow, unskilled giant. And he's weak to boot. When he actually has a defender on him, he just throws up a shot from 3 ft, and in his highlights it goes in -- but I can't imagine it does when it's not a "highlight."

He was 6-26 FG from outside 5 ft of the rim in the Euroleague last year. When Fran Franchilla heard that the Spurs got him he just shrugged and commented on how slow he is. And he's a guy that goes absolutely nuts over even the softest and the worst of the Euro's.

This guy is 26, almost 27. He may be able to dunk without jumping much, but he's still not getting above 10 ft ever. Lebron and almost every NBA player can get to 11 ft in the air easy. It'll be a block party. We got a big fucking stiff. Hiss athleticism is ZERO. I hope you're all happy.

[BillMc]

I think he averages about 6-8MPG - while having some nights where he gets more (guys resting, foul trouble, injuries). There are only 96 big man minutes (and really for him, 48 minutes because he clearly can't soak up PF minutes, just C). But even using all the PF/C mintues available:

Duncan: 26MPG
LMA: 33MPG
Boris: 22MPG (a few of Boris minutes at SF perhaps?)
West: 20 MPG

That leaves 0 big man minutes available for Bobi.

You make a good point, and this seems like an accurate minutes breakdown. But 2 million is a lot of cap space for a player who will seldom play. Jeff Ayres averaged 7.5 minutes per game last year, Bonner 13.00 as our bottom bench bigs. So would you see something similar for Bobi?

[ChumpDumper]

This guy fucking sucks. I've watched over 20 minutes of his "highlights". They consist almost solely of him dunking when defenders are nowhere near him. You'll notice you won't find any defensive highlights of this guy either. He's a slow, unskilled giant. And he's weak to boot. When he actually has a defender on him, he just throws up a shot from 3 ft, and in his highlights it goes in -- but I can't imagine it does when it's not a "highlight."

He was 6-26 FG from outside 5 ft of the rim in the Euroleague last year. When Fran Franchilla heard that the Spurs got him he just shrugged and commented on how slow he is. And he's a guy that goes absolutely nuts over even the softest and the worst of the Euro's.

This guy is 26, almost 27. He may be able to dunk without jumping much, but he's still not getting above 10 ft ever. Lebron and almost every NBA player can get to 11 ft in the air easy. It'll be a block party. We got a big fucking stiff. Hiss athleticism is ZERO. I hope you're all happy.I am happy tbh.

[SpursforSix]

This guy fucking sucks. I've watched over 20 minutes of his "highlights". They consist almost solely of him dunking when defenders are nowhere near him. You'll notice you won't find any defensive highlights of this guy either. He's a slow, unskilled giant. And he's weak to boot. When he actually has a defender on him, he just throws up a shot from 3 ft, and in his highlights it goes in -- but I can't imagine it does when it's not a "highlight."

He was 6-26 FG from outside 5 ft of the rim in the Euroleague last year. When Fran Franchilla heard that the Spurs got him he just shrugged and commented on how slow he is. And he's a guy that goes absolutely nuts over even the softest and the worst of the Euro's.

This guy is 26, almost 27. He may be able to dunk without jumping much, but he's still not getting above 10 ft ever. Lebron and almost every NBA player can get to 11 ft in the air easy. It'll be a block party. We got a big fucking stiff. Hiss athleticism is ZERO. I hope you're all happy.

That doesn't sound right. If he can dunk, he's getting above the rim. Maybe not to 13 feet but if he could only reach to 10 feet, then he wouldn't be able to dunk.

[BillMc]

This guy fucking sucks. I've watched over 20 minutes of his "highlights". They consist almost solely of him dunking when defenders are nowhere near him. You'll notice you won't find any defensive highlights of this guy either. He's a slow, unskilled giant. And he's weak to boot. When he actually has a defender on him, he just throws up a shot from 3 ft, and in his highlights it goes in -- but I can't imagine it does when it's not a "highlight."

He was 6-26 FG from outside 5 ft of the rim in the Euroleague last year. When Fran Franchilla heard that the Spurs got him he just shrugged and commented on how slow he is. And he's a guy that goes absolutely nuts over even the softest and the worst of the Euro's.

This guy is 26, almost 27. He may be able to dunk without jumping much, but he's still not getting above 10 ft ever. Lebron and almost every NBA player can get to 11 ft in the air easy. It'll be a block party. We got a big fucking stiff. Hiss athleticism is ZERO. I hope you're all happy.
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[TimDunkem]

I'm not saying Marjanovic is going to be any good but, I'll trust the Spurs front office over a guy who doesn't know how high the rim is from ground, tbh.

[ceperez]

You make a good point, and this seems like an accurate minutes breakdown. But 2 million is a lot of cap space for a player who will seldom play. Jeff Ayres averaged 7.5 minutes per game last year, Bonner 13.00 as our bottom bench bigs. So would you see something similar for Bobi?

Ayres was paid 2m+ a year.

[DPG21920]

You make a good point, and this seems like an accurate minutes breakdown. But 2 million is a lot of cap space for a player who will seldom play. Jeff Ayres averaged 7.5 minutes per game last year, Bonner 13.00 as our bottom bench bigs. So would you see something similar for Bobi?

It is, but for a positional need & someone with that good of upside? Worth it, even if he can't play outside of the blowouts, rest/injuries. I think the Ayres minutes comparison is good. The reason Bonner played so much (same with Baynes/Ayres) is because Tiago got hurt - have to keep that in mind. That was 20-24MPG that had to be made up so people got more minutes. Plus, if you had West last year(even w/Tiago hurt) guys like Bonner/Ayres) wouldn't have played.

There's just not many minutes to go around because we are so deep. He will get minutes, but I suspect plenty of DNP.

[BillMc]

Ayres was paid 2m+ a year.

Exactly my point. And we all thought he was over paid for being the 6th big on the team.

[ceperez]

This guy fucking sucks. I've watched over 20 minutes of his "highlights". They consist almost solely of him dunking when defenders are nowhere near him. You'll notice you won't find any defensive highlights of this guy either. He's a slow, unskilled giant. And he's weak to boot. When he actually has a defender on him, he just throws up a shot from 3 ft, and in his highlights it goes in -- but I can't imagine it does when it's not a "highlight."

He was 6-26 FG from outside 5 ft of the rim in the Euroleague last year. When Fran Franchilla heard that the Spurs got him he just shrugged and commented on how slow he is. And he's a guy that goes absolutely nuts over even the softest and the worst of the Euro's.

This guy is 26, almost 27. He may be able to dunk without jumping much, but he's still not getting above 10 ft ever. Lebron and almost every NBA player can get to 11 ft in the air easy. It'll be a block party. We got a big fucking stiff. Hiss athleticism is ZERO. I hope you're all happy.

Splitter learned to shoot from different angles and used the ring to protect his shot from being blocked. That's because he could barely get off the ground.

Boban will need to make similar adjustments to compensate for the NBA game. One thing is absolutely sure though, if he's under the ring with the ball... it'll be very hard to block without a goal tend.

[BillMc]

It is, but for a positional need & someone with that good of upside? Worth it, even if he can't play outside of the blowouts, rest/injuries. I think the Ayres minutes comparison is good. The reason Bonner played so much (same with Baynes/Ayres) is because Tiago got hurt - have to keep that in mind. That was 20-24MPG that had to be made up so people got more minutes. Plus, if you had West last year(even w/Tiago hurt) guys like Bonner/Ayres) wouldn't have played.

There's just not many minutes to go around because we are so deep. He will get minutes, but I suspect plenty of DNP.

You're right of course. And true center was really needed with our glut of PFs. With Pop's tendency to keep the bench the same, we may even see Bobi start a game or two when Duncan rests, though probably not until later in the season when the Serbian giant is used to the system. It's only a 1 year contract, so its a good bet and fills a need.

[Solid D]

The Spurs will probably have to put up with lane violations, illegal defense calls, basket interference and missed assignments with this guy.

I must say that I am intrigued by whether or not Marjanovic can deal with the culture change, length of season (even with lots of DNPCDs) and how well he might be able to frustrate the likes of Dwight Howard.

[DPG21920]

You're right of course. And true center was really needed with our glut of PFs. With Pop's tendency to keep the bench the same, we may even see Bobi start a game or two when Duncan rests, though probably not until later in the season when the Serbian giant is used to the system. It's only a 1 year contract, so its a good bet and fills a need.

You got it - like Chinook alluded to though - it's a risk. With it being only 1 year and him likely not getting minutes, Spurs will have to make a judgement to keep him next year - especially if he shows promise - with only likely limited minutes to go upon.

[DPG21920]

The Spurs will probably have to put up with lane violations, illegal defense calls, basket interference and missed assignments with this guy.

I must say that I am intrigued by whether or not Marjanovic can deal with the culture change, length of season (even with lots of DNPCDs) and how well he might be able to frustrate the likes of Dwight Howard.

Out of all of those, mentally frustrating Howard is the least of the concerns :lol

However, from what I have read, if people are expecting Bobi to be a defender, they will be very disappointed. With someone as athletic as Dwight, I really hope we don't have to find out how he does against him :lol

[Gordy58]

If Yao had the success he had in the league, being even slower than Bobi, I'm sure Bobi will be just fine. He's obviously still improving and based on the videos he looks like he has good footwork, solid and creative passer, plus solid touch in the post. He can also shoot and make a midrange jumper. Obviously his defense still needs work but he's an intimidating presence in the middle. I feel really good about him and I trust PATFO to know exactly what they have in him.

[Solid D]

Out of all of those, mentally frustrating Howard is the least of the concerns :lol

However, from what I have read, if people are expecting Bobi to be a defender, they will be very disappointed. With someone as athletic as Dwight, I really hope we don't have to find out how he does against him :lol

Haha. Well, DPG21920, I didn't specify "mentally" frustrating Howard. My intended communication was the classic definition of frustrate: prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled.

[Solid D]

By the way, like so many others here...I'm actually quite interested in seeing Marjanovic succeed. The Spurs' player development staff are right up there among the best anywhere, not to mention the influence of Tim.

[ceperez]

By the way, like so many others here...I'm actually quite interested in seeing Marjanovic succeed. The Spurs' player development staff are right up there among the best anywhere, not to mention the influence of Tim.

He's going to learn some moves from Tim that'll help his game tremendously. Tim Duncan barely gets of the floor but his wingspan compensates for the lack of athleticism. Hope that the same for Boban.

[Chomper]

He's going to learn some moves from Tim that'll help his game tremendously. Tim Duncan barely gets of the floor but his wingspan compensates for the lack of athleticism. Hope that the same for Boban.

Tim Duncan is 100x more athletic than this guy even at 38 years old.

Boban is not an athlete at all. He's 7'4 and he can reach up to the rim and dunk the ball. That's it. Comparing him to Duncan on any level is Sacrilege.

[xellos88330]

This guy fucking sucks. I've watched over 20 minutes of his "highlights". They consist almost solely of him dunking when defenders are nowhere near him. You'll notice you won't find any defensive highlights of this guy either. He's a slow, unskilled giant. And he's weak to boot. When he actually has a defender on him, he just throws up a shot from 3 ft, and in his highlights it goes in -- but I can't imagine it does when it's not a "highlight."

He was 6-26 FG from outside 5 ft of the rim in the Euroleague last year. When Fran Franchilla heard that the Spurs got him he just shrugged and commented on how slow he is. And he's a guy that goes absolutely nuts over even the softest and the worst of the Euro's.

This guy is 26, almost 27. He may be able to dunk without jumping much, but he's still not getting above 10 ft ever. Lebron and almost every NBA player can get to 11 ft in the air easy. It'll be a block party. We got a big fucking stiff. Hiss athleticism is ZERO. I hope you're all happy.

No matter how high you can jump, the place you have to put the ball through is ALWAYS 10 ft. To dunk a basketball you have to get at least 6 inches over the rim to clear the diameter of the basketball. I honestly don't expect much from him on defense and wouldn't be surprised to see him get torched. Offense is a different story. He looks to be a legitimate threat because he seems to be able to find the open spaces under the basket much the same way Tiago and Oberto did. If he gets the ball within 5ft of the basket, it could be a nightmare for opposing defenses. I am also intrigued by this guy because he looks like he can actually catch quick passes. Baynes and Ayers both couldn't seem to handle passes on the interior and frequently turned the ball over or put up a rushed shot. This could be another issue that could be solved by Boban.

All of this is speculation naturally, but considering what I have seen (highlights or not) from his statistics, this guy is definitely an upgrade over Baynes/Ayers as 5th big potential.

[ceperez]

No matter how high you can jump, the place you have to put the ball through is ALWAYS 10 ft. To dunk a basketball you have to get at least 6 inches over the rim to clear the diameter of the basketball. I honestly don't expect much from him on defense and wouldn't be surprised to see him get torched. Offense is a different story. He looks to be a legitimate threat because he seems to be able to find the open spaces under the basket much the same way Tiago and Oberto did. If he gets the ball within 5ft of the basket, it could be a nightmare for opposing defenses. I am also intrigued by this guy because he looks like he can actually catch quick passes. Baynes and Ayers both couldn't seem to handle passes on the interior and frequently turned the ball over or put up a rushed shot. This could be another issue that could be solved by Boban.

All of this is speculation naturally, but considering what I have seen (highlights or not) from his statistics, this guy is definitely an upgrade over Baynes/Ayers as 5th big potential.

What his current team did not have is the passing abilities of guys like Manu and Boris. If you took highlights of the Spurs scoring in the last couple of years, you could say that they were mostly easy layups.

So when Marjanovic receives the ball in the Spurs offense... it will not because he's flanked with a lot of defenders and needs to make a difficult shot... it will because he can just simply lay it in. The argument that he's going to get blocked by someone is completely moot because that someone will not be in the play to be able to block it.

[SpursforSix]

No matter how high you can jump, the place you have to put the ball through is ALWAYS 10 ft. To dunk a basketball you have to get at least 6 inches over the rim to clear the diameter of the basketball. I honestly don't expect much from him on defense and wouldn't be surprised to see him get torched. Offense is a different story. He looks to be a legitimate threat because he seems to be able to find the open spaces under the basket much the same way Tiago and Oberto did. If he gets the ball within 5ft of the basket, it could be a nightmare for opposing defenses. I am also intrigued by this guy because he looks like he can actually catch quick passes. Baynes and Ayers both couldn't seem to handle passes on the interior and frequently turned the ball over or put up a rushed shot. This could be another issue that could be solved by Boban.

All of this is speculation naturally, but considering what I have seen (highlights or not) from his statistics, this guy is definitely an upgrade over Baynes/Ayers as 5th big potential.

This isn't really true either. As long as one can get their hand high enough over the rim to direct the ball down, then you can dunk. If you can palm a ball and get your wrist near the rim, you can turn it over and dunk. So it's more than 10' but many times less than 10.5'

[xellos88330]

This isn't really true either. As long as one can get their hand high enough over the rim to direct the ball down, then you can dunk. If you can palm a ball and get your wrist near the rim, you can turn it over and dunk. So it's more than 10' but many times less than 10.5'

Not really correct. Your hands have to be around 8 inches long to palm a basketball. At the peak of the turn of the basketball, your fingers will indeed be around 10.5 ft easy.

[SpursforSix]

Not really correct. Your hands have to be around 8 inches long to palm a basketball. At the peak of the turn of the basketball, your fingers will indeed be around 10.5 ft easy.

In most cases. But there are also times when you don't necessarily have to be palming it. The ball could be resting in the hand and still turned over. Even if it wasn't a real palm. For instance, it's no different than dunking a tennis ball except it's taller. It's why some people can only dunk on alley oops. You just have to have the ball falling down while the hand is on it.

[SpursforSix]

to clarify, the ball can be going horizontally as well as dropping.

[buttsR4rebounding]

I forgot we had West...

This must be what it feels like to be in the 1%.

Welcome to the club.

[SpursFan86]

When Fran Franchilla heard that the Spurs got him he just shrugged and commented on how slow he is.

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[ceperez]

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Great catch.... Chomper with a completely bogus comment.

[BillMc]

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Nice find. I like that everything I hear about Bobi's attitude is really positive. Should mean he's coachable

[Bruno]

I've seen some Serbian reports saying that even if he was a free agent, Red Star will get $500K. I see nothing wrong with Spurs paying a buyout to get him but I just hope his contractual situation is clear and that NBA will receive his FIBA's letter of clearance quickly to make the signing official.
Spurs aren't especially in a rush but it would be nice to see the other signings that are on hold happening and not seeing a battle between agents/teams about a possible buyout.

It's too soon to start really worrying but if the signing isn't official tomorrow, there might have some kind of contractual troubles.

[BillMc]

I've seen some Serbian reports saying that even if he was a free agent, Red Star will get $500K. I see nothing wrong with Spurs paying a buyout to get him but I just hope his contractual situation is clear and that NBA will receive his FIBA's letter of clearance quickly to make the signing official.
Spurs aren't especially in a rush but it would be nice to see the other signings that are on hold happening and not seeing a battle between agents/teams about a possible buyout.

It's too soon to start really worrying but if the signing isn't official tomorrow, there might have some kind of contractual troubles.

Is that 500K counted against our cap?

[Bruno]

Is that 500K counted against our cap?

It isn't.

[BillMc]

It isn't.

Cool. Thanks for clarifying.

[BgdSerbia]

What his current team did not have is the passing abilities of guys like Manu and Boris. If you took highlights of the Spurs scoring in the last couple of years, you could say that they were mostly easy layups.

So when Marjanovic receives the ball in the Spurs offense... it will not because he's flanked with a lot of defenders and needs to make a difficult shot... it will because he can just simply lay it in. The argument that he's going to get blocked by someone is completely moot because that someone will not be in the play to be able to block it.
Red Star had great PG (Marcus Williams) for European standards, but yes, he is not like Manu or Boris for sure. Marcus has the most assists in one Euroleague game (17ass). (If you want, you can see his skills :D http://youtu.be/Cf6ijr-kzuQ )
Bobi should be thankful a lot to Marcus for this sign. Red Star fans were kidding that Bobi should give him 50% of his next contract.

Some assists for Bobi:
http://youtu.be/MDFUbtrC7AI
http://youtu.be/yaFkbCUhEEE
http://youtu.be/mxjNjFIjLe8

And there are a lot of others...

[ace3g]

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[Russ]

He's seems polished on offense. That should take care of itself.

But the Spurs will need to maximize his defensive potential. Everyone says he'll never be a rim protector, but the Spurs may need him to be with no other true 5 on the roster.

Some guys actually defend NBA bigs better than Euro bigs, even though the NBA bigs are generally better. It depends on how a player's game translates to the NBA style of play. I'm hopeful.

[Mr. Body]

Red Star had great PG (Marcus Williams) for European standards, but yes, he is not like Manu or Boris for sure. Marcus has the most assists in one Euroleague game (17ass). (If you want, you can see his skills :D http://youtu.be/Cf6ijr-kzuQ )
Bobi should be thankful a lot to Marcus for this sign. Red Star fans were kidding that Bobi should give him 50% of his next contract.

Some assists for Bobi:
http://youtu.be/MDFUbtrC7AI
http://youtu.be/yaFkbCUhEEE
http://youtu.be/mxjNjFIjLe8

And there are a lot of others...

Is that laptop-stealing Marcus Williams or U of A Marcus Williams? Or another one?

[BadboyHari]

Is that laptop-stealing Marcus Williams or U of A Marcus Williams? Or another one?


Yes, laptop-stealing Marcus :) Maybe his buddy comes also in Zvezda, AJ Price. Perhaps they could rob a bank this time..

[ace3g]

Who needs selfie sticks???? Puny humans...

http://www.novosti.rs/upload/thumbs/images/2015//07/10n/sp-bobi_620x0.jpg

[Darkwaters]

You got it - like Chinook alluded to though - it's a risk. With it being only 1 year and him likely not getting minutes, Spurs will have to make a judgement to keep him next year - especially if he shows promise - with only likely limited minutes to go upon.

They did largely the same thing with Fabricio Oberto. Although he was on a 2 year deal, he basically never played that entire first season. But after his second year they had to decide whether or not to resign him - and of course they did.

Thats actually when I first joined this forum. I remember advocating pretty hard for moving on from him in 2006. Glad I was totally wrong there.

[ace3g]

Just realized we might see @DjokerNole (https://twitter.com/DjokerNole/) at #spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23spurs) games now: found this pic: igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa…

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(https://t.co/UGm2xns0QV)

[Dverde]

Forgot Novak, I want his wife at the games.

[littlecoyotecoin]

Look at that lady on the far right, she looks like she's seen a giant..

He probably shouldn't be wearing flip flops. But, we just have him for a year, right?

[littlecoyotecoin]

We need that guy who was posting earlier who followed all of Bobans games to answer that one.
Edit: Boban was born a few days before me. :wow

You're lucky you didn't get eaten.

[littlecoyotecoin]

So we're calling it a "debacle" now?

It was in the top two or three things that cost us a title defense, so I'll endorse debacle.

[Bruno]

Marjanovic salary has appeared on realgm trade checker (they are usually accurate but not always). It shows about a $1.2M salary which is all the capspace Spurs have if they don't waive Reggie Williams (and Williams salary is still on their trade checker).

If it's confirmed that Spurs haven't waived Williams to sign Marjanovic, it gives them another way to get the shooter they seems to look for with a little trade. Spurs could get a player paid $1.9M or less with Williams non-guaranteed contract in a trade. It would be lowered at a $1.6M player once they did all their moves and become a taxpaying team.
Spurs could also do a bigger trade with aggregating Williams with another player. For example, Williams and Anderson can bring back a $3.6M player.

Or maybe realgm trade checker is wrong, Williams will be waived and Marjanovic will sign for the reported $2M.

[cutewizard]

We got the center we need!

Yipppppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

[rjv]

I'll just think what I always do after sifting through a typical ST manifesto: I'll just defer to the FO's expertise.

[cutewizard]

pretty much excited about the upcoming season

could be the best season of all time

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

Marjanovic salary has appeared on realgm trade checker (they are usually accurate but not always). It shows about a $1.2M salary which is all the capspace Spurs have if they don't waive Reggie Williams (and Williams salary is still on their trade checker).

If it's confirmed that Spurs haven't waived Williams to sign Marjanovic, it gives them another way to get the shooter they seems to look for with a little trade. Spurs could get a player paid $1.9M or less with Williams non-guaranteed contract in a trade. It would be lowered at a $1.6M player once they did all their moves and become a taxpaying team.
Spurs could also do a bigger trade with aggregating Williams with another player. For example, Williams and Anderson can bring back a $3.6M player.

Or maybe realgm trade checker is wrong, Williams will be waived and Marjanovic will sign for the reported $2M.

I think Williams may have already been waived..
1. He was listed on the Grantland roster for the basketball tournament, but he secured a new deal
2. On Instagram he thanked The Spurs and their Fans a couple weeks ago

[cutewizard]

Boban Marjanovic, my pick for NBA Rookie of the Year!!

i dont care if he wins it or not, he is my ROY

yippppppppppppppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeee!

Go Spursssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Marjanovic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SpursFan86]

Marjanovic salary has appeared on realgm trade checker (they are usually accurate but not always). It shows about a $1.2M salary which is all the capspace Spurs have if they don't waive Reggie Williams (and Williams salary is still on their trade checker).

If it's confirmed that Spurs haven't waived Williams to sign Marjanovic, it gives them another way to get the shooter they seems to look for with a little trade. Spurs could get a player paid $1.9M or less with Williams non-guaranteed contract in a trade. It would be lowered at a $1.6M player once they did all their moves and become a taxpaying team.
Spurs could also do a bigger trade with aggregating Williams with another player. For example, Williams and Anderson can bring back a $3.6M player.

Or maybe realgm trade checker is wrong, Williams will be waived and Marjanovic will sign for the reported $2M.

I remember the initial report came out about him getting $2 million, and I couldn't tell whether it was just a spotty translation or what, but it sounded like just speculation based off the amount of cap space the Spurs have as opposed to a concrete fact about how much he was getting. I wouldn't be shocked if that initial figure wasn't accurate.

[BigBobi]

Pozdrav!

In europe you can't find better center then Bobi.He is not just big he has skills.Toni-Bobi best tandem in NBA.

[Bruno]

I think Williams may have already been waived..
1. He was listed on the Grantland roster for the basketball tournament, but he secured a new deal
2. On Instagram he thanked The Spurs and their Fans a couple weeks ago

You can't really "sneaky waive" a player. There is a full procedure (player put on waivers for 48 hours and then clearing waivers) attached to it.

Spurs might very well have told him that he wasn't part of their future and that he would be traded/waived this offseason but I highly doubt he has already been waived.

[timvp]

Marjanovic salary has appeared on realgm trade checker (they are usually accurate but not always). It shows about a $1.2M salary which is all the capspace Spurs have if they don't waive Reggie Williams (and Williams salary is still on their trade checker).

If it's confirmed that Spurs haven't waived Williams to sign Marjanovic, it gives them another way to get the shooter they seems to look for with a little trade. Spurs could get a player paid $1.9M or less with Williams non-guaranteed contract in a trade. It would be lowered at a $1.6M player once they did all their moves and become a taxpaying team.
Spurs could also do a bigger trade with aggregating Williams with another player. For example, Williams and Anderson can bring back a $3.6M player.

Or maybe realgm trade checker is wrong, Williams will be waived and Marjanovic will sign for the reported $2M.

Outstanding info, thanks.

BOBAN for $1.2 million would be a pretty huge steal.

And considering how bad the free agent options are for that veteran wing need, it's nice to know that the trade front might not be all the way shut down.

[bobmc]

This guy fucking sucks. I've watched over 20 minutes of his "highlights". They consist almost solely of him dunking when defenders are nowhere near him. You'll notice you won't find any defensive highlights of this guy either. He's a slow, unskilled giant. And he's weak to boot. When he actually has a defender on him, he just throws up a shot from 3 ft, and in his highlights it goes in -- but I can't imagine it does when it's not a "highlight."

He was 6-26 FG from outside 5 ft of the rim in the Euroleague last year. When Fran Franchilla heard that the Spurs got him he just shrugged and commented on how slow he is. And he's a guy that goes absolutely nuts over even the softest and the worst of the Euro's.

This guy is 26, almost 27. He may be able to dunk without jumping much, but he's still not getting above 10 ft ever. Lebron and almost every NBA player can get to 11 ft in the air easy. It'll be a block party. We got a big fucking stiff. Hiss athleticism is ZERO. I hope you're all happy.

That's harshly worded, but after recently watching one of his entire games, I have to agree with you. He's really just NOT an NBA caliber center. He has no lateral mobility, and will be the single slowest player in the entire league. And defensively he'll be a complete disaster--can't defend beyond 5 feet from the hoop, will never be able to defend the pick and roll, and will be a sitting duck when it comes to guys getting easy transition buckets on him. The folks who've been overhyping him on this board are going to be sorely disappointed when they see him in actual games.

[SpursFan86]

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Sounds more and more likely that they've already officially signed him. Hopefully we'll know the exact details sometime today.

[Russ]

That's harshly worded, but after recently watching one of his entire games, I have to agree with you. He's really just NOT an NBA caliber center. He has no lateral mobility, and will be the single slowest player in the entire league. And defensively he'll be a complete disaster--can't defend beyond 5 feet from the hoop, will never be able to defend the pick and roll, and will be a sitting duck when it comes to guys getting easy transition buckets on him. The folks who've been overhyping him on this board are going to be sorely disappointed when they see him in actual games.

"Lateral mobility" on defense is the most overused phrase in the NBA right now. People repeating it should have big bird drop confetti on their head.

The only place where lateral mobility matters on defense is in a pickup game. Especially if your a big.

In the NBA, good lateral mobility will just get you a lot of blocking fouls.

In the NBA, people who aren't perceived as having great lateral mobility (like Kyle Anderson) are constantly underrated on defense.

Boban is so big and has such quick hands that he can block the shots of guys in the process of going by him.

He's just in better to position to start a break the other way, at that point, than if he had better "lateral mobility."

[ceperez]

"Lateral mobility" on defense is the most overused phrase in the NBA right now. People repeating it should have big bird drop confetti on their head.

The only place where lateral mobility matters on defense is in a pickup game. Especially if your a big.

In the NBA, good lateral mobility will just get you a lot of blocking fouls.

In the NBA, people who aren't perceived as having great lateral mobility (like Kyle Anderson) are constantly underrated on defense.

Boban is so big and has such quick hands that he can block the shots of guys in the process of going by him.

He's just in better to position to start a break the other way, at that point, than if he had better "lateral mobility."

Length of course trumps lateral mobility. Of course length and lateral mobility is better.

Speaking about length in the Spurs scheme, it is absolutely necessary because Spurs defenders, more often than not, do not jump when they defend a jump shot. They crowd you and put you in a uncomfortable position or area to make that shot, but they rarely jump to contest the shot. It's just arms raised up high. This also accounts for their low foul rate. Hard to call a foul on someone who just raises their arms.


So guys like Boban or Anderson are just perfect for Spurs defense. A lot of length and just enough strength to position you for an uncomfortable shot.

[Chinook]

"Lateral mobility" on defense is the most overused phrase in the NBA right now.

Yeah, no it's not. Lateral mobility is what allows Splitter to follow a guard around the pain to keep him from getting a driving lane to the basket. It's not about getting in front of guys. It's about staying on a guy's hip, and all good defenders need to be able to do that if they hope to stop a guy on the perimeter. Marjanovic lacking that means that he'll struggle to keep himself between the defender and the rim if he has to move far away from the rim. It's a big deal.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

When you are as big as Boran, Quick lateral movement isn't totally necessary. Splitter is probably the 2nd quickest C in the league after Davis in that department.

But Boran reminds me of Eaton when it comes to defense. There are several plays that shown he getting beaten off the dribble by a guard, but because he has a 7'8 wingspan he is like 2-3 feet behind the player and still gets the block.

[ceperez]

When you are as big as Boran, Quick lateral movement isn't totally necessary. Splitter is probably the 2nd quickest C in the league after Davis in that department.

But Boran reminds me of Eaton when it comes to defense. There are several plays that shown he getting beaten off the dribble by a guard, but because he has a 7'8 wingspan he is like 2-3 feet behind the player and still gets the block.

Boban (or Bobi)......

Anyway, I'm curious how Marc Gasol won defensive player of the year. Does he have the foot speed or the lateral mobility required of the NBA? Or does he simply just have the length?

Here is what one scout said about Marc:

"Liabilities
Unlike Pau, Marc is a below average athlete ... Heavy legged player who will need to improve his foot speed to play in the NBA … Lacks fluidity in his movements as he is a bit mechanical … Must continue to work on conditioning his body as he appears to be carrying a little extra weight … A focus on strength training could improve his overall mobility greatly … Lacks the explosiveness to be even a decent shot blocker at the NBA level … Not a very good rebounder out of position, as he possesses below average lateral quickness … Post defense has improved greatly this year but still struggles when having to guard top athletes … Offensively his execution in the post is slow which allows opposing defenders to recover quickly, must learn to make moves more decisively … Can be a little foul prone … Not a great help defender by any means as he is often late on the play … Even though Gasol is a late bloomer who has yet to reach his potential he’s made big strides in the past year …"

That about the eventual Defensive Player of the Year.

So all this talk about Marjanovic being slow, mechanical whatever... all total B.S.!

[bobmc]

The only place where lateral mobility matters on defense is in a pickup game.



This is one of the flat out dumbest statements I've ever seen on a basketball message board. I don't know how anyone who's actually been watching the League in recent years could think this other than flat out ignorance of what they're watching or a basic misunderstanding of the sport. Not only does LM matter on defense, it is more crucial in today's game than ever before.

And, to the folks comparing him to guys like Gasol, I suggest you try watching some full Boban games to better understand the difference I'm talking about. We're talking about a whole different level of immobility and inagility here. Most of the NBA centers that we normally think of as "slow" move like gazelles compared to Boban.


But, because there's no point in wasting time continuing to debate such cluelessness, I'll just wait a few months for the "told ya so." Please remember this exchange when y'all are later wondering why Pop has Boban buried on the bench.

[Vic Petro]

Who are all these face-up 2nd string centers that are going to kill Boban off the dribble?

Of course he'll struggle defending the pick and roll, but there aren't a ton of 2nd-string guards that are creative enough to make a pass to the roll man over/around him.

[bigfan]

Not thrilled with this guy but I guess he's the best we can do. Oh well.

[Gordy58]

Again Yao was much slower lol

[objective]

Boban does have big issues on defense and will have plenty of DNP-CDs.

But against scrub teams in the regular season, he'll have very good nights. Teams don't spend a lot of time in the regular season scheming for specific opponents, and there's going to be big backups for him to go against. Alex Len, Chris Kaman, Cole Aldrich, Mahinmi, Biyombo, Koufos, Pleiss, Dieng, etc

[ducks]

so green signed does this mean he is official also?

[Bruno]

so green signed does this mean he is official also?

His contract has been signed yesterday and the NBA has registered it but Spurs haven't done a press release about it.

I can see 2 explanations about that:
- His FIBA letter of clearance is taking some time but the NBA has allowed Spurs to move on their offseason plan. Spurs would be allowed to communicate on Marjanovic signing when everything will be complete.
- Marjanovic took the requisite NBA physical in Belgrade but Spurs want to have him in San Antonio to pass a more complete in depth physical and to have a little press conference before announcing his signing.

[BillMc]

His contract has been signed yesterday and the NBA has registered it but Spurs haven't done a press release about it.

I can see 2 explanations about that:
- His FIBA letter of clearance is taking some time but the NBA has allowed Spurs to move on their offseason plan. Spurs would be allowed to communicate on Marjanovic signing when everything will be complete.
- Marjanovic took the requisite NBA physical in Belgrade but Spurs want to have him in San Antonio to pass a more complete in depth physical and to have a little press conference before announcing his signing.

:toast Good clarifications.

I would expect Leonard, West and Simmons to formally sign now. There's nothing preventing it, is there?

[Bruno]

:toast Good clarifications.

I would expect Leonard, West and Simmons to formally sign now. There's nothing preventing it, is there?

There is nothing preventing it. Manu can also be signed.

The only case where I can see Spurs delaying a signing would be a possible trade with Reggie Williams contract. Once Spurs have signed all these players they will be in the luxury tax area and will only be allow to take back 125%+$100K instead of 150%+$100K in a trade.Anyway, it's a highly unlikely scenario even if I'm kinda puzzled why Spurs still have Williams' contract on their payroll.

[BatManu20]

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[BillMc]

There is nothing preventing it. Manu can also be signed.

The only case where I can see Spurs delaying a signing would be a possible trade with Reggie Williams contract. Once Spurs have signed all these players they will be in the luxury tax area and will only be allow to take back 125%+$100K instead of 150%+$100K in a trade.Anyway, it's a highly unlikely scenario even if I'm kinda puzzled why Spurs still have Williams' contract on their payroll.


Cheers Bruno, thanks for keeping us all in the know.

[BatManu20]

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[ducks]

His contract has been signed yesterday and the NBA has registered it but Spurs haven't done a press release about it.

I can see 2 explanations about that:
- His FIBA letter of clearance is taking some time but the NBA has allowed Spurs to move on their offseason plan. Spurs would be allowed to communicate on Marjanovic signing when everything will be complete.
- Marjanovic took the requisite NBA physical in Belgrade but Spurs want to have him in San Antonio to pass a more complete in depth physical and to have a little press conference before announcing his signing.
thanks

[Chinook]

There is nothing preventing it. Manu can also be signed.

The only case where I can see Spurs delaying a signing would be a possible trade with Reggie Williams contract. Once Spurs have signed all these players they will be in the luxury tax area and will only be allow to take back 125%+$100K instead of 150%+$100K in a trade.Anyway, it's a highly unlikely scenario even if I'm kinda puzzled why Spurs still have Williams' contract on their payroll.

Could be willing to invite him to camp. I mean, they need a shooter, and he already knows the system. If they're going trade, the question is who is worth a damn that they can fit into a Williams simultaneous TE? I think it'd have to be someone on a rookie contract or a small sign-and-trade (though that would make the apron a hard cap). Withey or McDaniels or Taylor might be up for grabs.

[Bruno]

Could be willing to invite him to camp. I mean, they need a shooter, and he already knows the system.

Maybe.
Another possibility is that Spurs are trying to sneak just under the tax and they have keep Williams to justify not giving more money to Marjanovic. Depending on Green exact salary and if West will sign a 1 year or 2 years (with a player option) vet min contract, Spurs might be able to stay just under the tax even with signing a 14th player.

[ace3g]

Eric Pincus @EricPincus
(https://twitter.com/EricPincus)Under the radar signing by the San Antonio Spurs Boban Marjanovic at $1.2 mil guaranteed for a year @BBallInsiders (https://twitter.com/BBallInsiders/)

[Big P]

:tu $1.2 is a steal!

[Uriel]

So it's $1.2M instead of $2.0M. Looks like the Spurs didn't have that much cap space after the Duncan signing after all. :lol

Props to Bobi for turning down more lucrative offers in Europe to chase his dream of playing in the NBA. :tu

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Spurs are finished

[timvp]

Eric Pincus @EricPincus
(https://twitter.com/EricPincus)Under the radar signing by the San Antonio Spurs Boban Marjanovic at $1.2 mil guaranteed for a year @BBallInsiders (https://twitter.com/BBallInsiders/)


Bruno ahead of the curve again :tu

[tatteredprince]

Spurs are finished



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lol

made me laugh

[spurraider21]

have the spurs announced this yet?

[SpursFan86]

So with Boban and Green both taking less than initially expected, does that mean it's likely the Spurs stay under the tax?

[Solid D]

Nice! Now, I just hope he doesn't get his feelings hurt easily.
Like when Pop goes Serbian on him and uses old expressions like "When I say get back in transition, I mean.... pin your ears back and run, Boban!"

[Spur|n|Austin]

Nice! Now, I just hope he doesn't get his feelings hurt easily.
Like when Pop goes Serbian on him and uses old expressions like "When I say get back in transition, I mean.... pin your ears back and run, Boban!"

:lol

[.G.]

I hope they stitch Boban on his jersey instead of Marjanovic.

[Mamuza94]

I hope they stitch Boban on his jersey instead of Marjanovic.

Why that?

[HarryLoLa]

Not too easy on the eyes , but -- :chestbump

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/594894869723643904/mh8Ub7ra_bigger.jpg San Antonio SpursVerified account ‏@spurs (https://twitter.com/spurs)

OFFICIAL: Spurs have signed center Boban Marjanović » http://gospu.rs/1KcGhX2 (http://t.co/QOxnqpRLTz) Welcome to SA, Boban!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKJ6nIqVAAAwGGo.jpg
(https://twitter.com/spurs/status/622194511863615488/photo/1)

[BadboyHari]

Good luck Bobinator!

[Spur|n|Austin]

Not too easy on the eyes , but -- :chestbump

Is that how you typically judge players you're a fan of?

[.G.]

Why that?

In his case, I just find it appealing with a hint of comic relief.

[spurraider21]

Only Manu left now

[ceperez]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/594894869723643904/mh8Ub7ra_bigger.jpg San Antonio SpursVerified account ‏@spurs (https://twitter.com/spurs)

OFFICIAL: Spurs have signed center Boban Marjanović » http://gospu.rs/1KcGhX2 (http://t.co/QOxnqpRLTz) Welcome to SA, Boban!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKJ6nIqVAAAwGGo.jpg
(https://twitter.com/spurs/status/622194511863615488/photo/1)


Looking forward to seeing how he plays against NBA players.

[NASpurs]

Great news!


Nearly missed it

[Mamuza94]

Looking forward to seeing how he plays against NBA players.

Due to the fact that in recent times in the league there are not many dominant centers, don't believe that Boban will have some particular problems with average NBA center.

[SnakeBoy]

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OFFICIAL: Spurs have signed center Boban Marjanović » http://gospu.rs/1KcGhX2 (http://t.co/QOxnqpRLTz) Welcome to SA, Boban!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKJ6nIqVAAAwGGo.jpg
(https://twitter.com/spurs/status/622194511863615488/photo/1)

Dude looks strong for a 7'4" guy

[Dingle Barry]

What about Boban?

What about Boban?!

WHAT ABOUT BOBAN??

[BatManu20]

Over 63,000 views on this thread so far. There are going to be a lot of disappointed Spurs fans if Bobi gets over and ends up sucking, tbh :lol

[Brox6]

He will be Manu's new partner

[kawhidoyoudothistome]

He will be Manu's new partner
I hope so. Really need Manu to lead that second unit, and a steady dose of pick and pop/roll with West and Boba. Could easily be the best second unit again.

[Manu-of-steel]

Who needs selfie sticks???? Puny humans...

http://www.novosti.rs/upload/thumbs/images/2015//07/10n/sp-bobi_620x0.jpg is that a silhouette of Bobi's glans penis? Lol!

[Mamuza94]

is that a silhouette of Bobi's glans penis? Lol!

U have a problem bro. Seriously.

[HankChinaski]

Let the man search for his penises all he wants. It seems to make him happy in his post.

[tholdren]

when will SA fans see Boban in action?

[ddjeffries]

when will SA fans see Boban in action?

Next season. Duh.

[SnakeBoy]

when will SA fans see Boban in action?

Are you talking about basketball or his penis?

[benefactor]

is that a silhouette of Bobi's glans penis? Lol!
All those women in the picture and you are trying to figure out how big the mans dick is.

[Knoxxx]

Check the catch he makes on the entry pass on the 1st highlight here:

http://projectspurs.com/2015-articles/video-you-need-to-see-these-boban-marjanovic-highlights.html

[BadboyHari]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-a-vd-qqIk

Maybe Novak comes to cheer Bobi, and Spurs :)

[ace3g]

Meet the European Behemoth Who Risked an NBA Contract to Play a Bitter Rival
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2523690-meet-the-european-behemoth-who-risked-an-nba-contract-to-play-a-bitter-rival?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-league

[Play Boban]

He should get playing time immediately if Popovich has a brain in his head.

[Knoxxx]

I am looking forward to seeing Tim Duncan tutor him at center. Tim is about the best in the business in blocking shots without jumping. Bobi should thrive learning in that style as he has even more length and less need to jump than Timmy.

[silverblackfan]

I am looking forward to seeing Tim Duncan tutor him at center. Tim is about the best in the business in blocking shots without jumping. Bobi should thrive learning in that style as he has even more length and less need to jump than Timmy.

First he has to master the still-face. One step at a time. Kawhi was not built in a day.

[NASpurs]

Meet the European Behemoth Who Risked an NBA Contract to Play a Bitter Rival


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2523690-meet-the-european-behemoth-who-risked-an-nba-contract-to-play-a-bitter-rival?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-league

"Undrafted in 2010 and overlooked for most of his career, Marjanovic, or the Bobinator as he's known overseas"

The Bobinator? Talk about lame nicknames. :lol

"Marjanovic wasn't even at 50 percent during the finals. He was running around on one leg with a broken foot, but he was willing to come off the bench to help the team win," said Radovic.

The anti-Splitter.

[DJR210]

is that a silhouette of Bobi's glans penis? Lol!

:lol faggot

[objective]

First I've heard of the foot.

What kind of broken foot only needs one month of recovery?

[Chinook]

"Undrafted in 2010 and overlooked for most of his career, Marjanovic, or the Bobinator as he's known overseas"

The Bobinator? Talk about lame nicknames. :lol

"Marjanovic wasn't even at 50 percent during the finals. He was running around on one leg with a broken foot, but he was willing to come off the bench to help the team win," said Radovic.

The anti-Splitter.

Pretty sure Tiago played hurt in the playoffs and was still the Spurs' best defensive big. Rather nonsensical criticism.

[Hyperhypo]

pretty excited for this guy. Been watching his highlights. He isn't super slow and lumbery like some big men and can catch the ball pretty well. Hid footwork is decent as well, I like the way he gathers himself. I'm sure he will be a decent backup and spot starter for SA

[spurraider21]

http://www.sportando.com/en/national-teams/national-teams/170741/boban-marjanovic-to-miss-eurobasket-for-serbian-national-team.html

Boban Marjanovic to miss Eurobasket for Serbian National Team?

The big man will fly to USA over the next few days for a medical examination on his foot

Boban Marjanovic may miss Eurobasket with Serbian National Team.
Over the last few days there was a report that the giant played the finals of the Serbian League with a fractured foot.

The statement, made by Crvena Zvezda assistant coach Velibor Radovic, alarmed the Spurs that blocked Marjanovic from practicing with the Serbian National Team.
The former Crvena Zvezda big man will fly to San Antonio this week to have a medical examination even if the medical tests made in Milan by the Spurs before Marjanovic signed the one-year contract did not show any problem.

“Boban Marjanovic doesn’t have health problems. It was showed during the physicals in Milan with the Spurs and also by our medical staff. All results, from X-Rays to MRI were negative” Serbian National Team head coach Sasha Djordjevic said to Novosti. (http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.295.html:559603-Sparsi-blokiraju-Marjanovica-da-igra-na-EP-Djordjevic-Lavinu-pokrenula-nekorektna-izjava) “Boban will be evaluated in Los Angeles on Thursday. I don’t know on which basis the request came because Boban is well” added Djordjevic. “This is something more than basketball. It remains unclear how a person who has nothing to do with our team said those stuffs on Marjanovic. This is a damage for Marjanovic and Serbia” ended Djordjevic.

The Spurs via email asked Serbian Federation to block Marjanovic from practicing for 6-8 weeks.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

First I've heard of the foot.

What kind of broken foot only needs one month of recovery?

4-6 weeks

[Fireball]

Yao Ming says hi ... such big men and foot injuries :bang

[Ice009]

Wow. Not sure if Boban is still injured or not, but if it's fully healed, then it kinda sounds like the Spurs are pissing these guys off.

[gilmor2002]

U have a problem bro. Seriously.

haha.. that is hilarious..

[kobyz]

Barely one week with the Spurs and already gonna costs the team 1000$ for an MRI scan...

[spurraider21]

Barely one week with the Spurs and already gonna costs the team 1000$ for an MRI scan...
maybe they'll take it out of his paycheck

[Uriel]

Wow. As a foreign national whose experienced his national team players being blocked from playing in international competition by the clubs that own their rights, I know how difficult this news must be for Boban.

From what I gather, they've already expressed enthusiasm about Boban playing in Eurobasket. If they've changed their minds and have suddenly decided to hold him out, they must have a good reason. Otherwise, if they're just doing this to protect their assets, this is a rare dick move by the Spurs. :td

[Kawhitstorm]

Otherwise, if they're just doing this to protect their assets, this is a rare dick move by the Spurs. :td

That's the equivalent of a successful businessman "shrewd"...it's part of the business.

[Maddog]

Wow. As a foreign national whose experienced his national team players being blocked from playing in international competition by the clubs that own their rights, I know how difficult this news must be for Boban.

From what I gather, they've already expressed enthusiasm about Boban playing in Eurobasket. If they've changed their minds and have suddenly decided to hold him out, they must have a good reason. Otherwise, if they're just doing this to protect their assets, this is a rare dick move by the Spurs. :td

Several famous big guys have had their careers derailed due to foot problems so I can see the concern.
Without all the facts- it's just conjecture. I can come up with various scenarios- but without the facts- who knows?
I think the Spurs are getting a bit more conservative as far as allowing national team participation. You can read a lot into that- but once again who knows. Are they being conservative because they are counting on Boban to contribute next year? Did they get a report on the initial fracture and become worried?

[exstatic]

People, the Spurs CANNOT stop a player from playing NT ball UNLESS THERE IS A VERIFIABLE INJURY, they can only ask them not to, as they have Manu (not last year, he was injured) and Tony on occasion.

[Mamuza94]

Guys, Boban done tests (MRI) with Serbian medical team last week and if we can trust Djordjevic (Serbian NT head coach), he is 100% health now.

[exstatic]

Guys, Boban done tests (MRI) with Serbian medical team last week and if we can trust Djordjevic (Serbian NT head coach), he is 100% health now.

Sorry, I'm really not trusting a group of people with a direct vested interest in having Boban play for their team over the Spurs staff who have NEVER stopped a healthy player from playing NT ball.

[littlecoyotecoin]

Guys, Boban done tests (MRI) with Serbian medical team last week and if we can trust Djordjevic (Serbian NT head coach), he is 100% health now.

There is no such thing as a perfectly healthy 7'4" guy. I love the idea of Boban, but I was banging on pots and pans about health issues before this foot injury news arose, would have written into contract void if I see him wearing flip flops like in that hospital pic, etc. He should have custom shoes on any time he's walking. Not chonclas.

He's an interesting player, but there is no such thing as too cautious with these types of tall guys. He's already visibly expressing genetic abnormalities (ears, etc), you are walking on thin ice that there aren't heart issues, etc. A broken foot is a big deal in a regular sized basketball player. It's a big fucking air raid siren in a Boban. Wish him all the luck though. Seems like a great guy, and intriguing prospect.

[Mamuza94]

Sorry, I'm really not trusting a group of people with a direct vested interest in having Boban play for their team over the Spurs staff who have NEVER stopped a healthy player from playing NT ball.

As i say earlier, now it's not problem that injury than some stupid statement of one official of Boban's ex team. That guy said that Boban played with final of Serbian league PO with broken foot (that's probably not true) and when Spurs heard that then they call him back on extra tests (although he already passed successfully their tests in Milano a few weeks ago).So, problem now is that statement, not injury.

@littlecoyotecoin,

When i said 100% healthy i mean that he's fully healed that injury.

[AFBlue]

It's just a team that has made a investment being overly cautious, which is their right. And even if the injury healed, maybe they're trying to determine if it healed properly...what the risk of re-injury might be. It might help them determine how to deal with him in the training room and on the court. I don't see why this is an issue tbqh.

[littlecoyotecoin]

As i say earlier, now it's not problem that injury than some stupid statement of one official of Boban's ex team. That guy said that Boban played with final of Serbian league PO with broken foot (that's probably not true) and when Spurs heard that then they call him back on extra tests (although he already passed successfully their tests in Milano a few weeks ago).So, problem now is that statement, not injury.

@littlecoyotecoin,

When i said 100% healthy i mean that he's fully healed that injury.

A 7'4" guy that starts having foot bone fractures is unfortunately more likely a guy waiting for the next recurrence of a foot bone fracture, rather than a guy that had a foot bone fracture that was a freak occurrence, never to experience one again because he is now "healed". It's called predisposition. Had he NEVER had broken his foot, I would still worry for him. Now, he's a guy with pre-existing conditions.

[Dex]

A 7'4" guy that starts having foot bone fractures is unfortunately more likely a guy waiting for the next recurrence of a foot bone fracture, rather than a guy that had a foot bone fracture that was a freak occurrence, never to experience one again because he is now "healed". It's called predisposition. Had he NEVER had broken his foot, I would still worry for him. Now, he's a guy with pre-existing conditions.

Yep, it's obviously nothing definitive, but it's a cause for concern. Look at Yao...he was a phenom until the first time he broke his foot, and it was all downhill from there.

[Chinook]

Also, passing a physical to sign a contract is not the same thing as passing a physical to be considered healthy enough to play. Pretty sure Wes Matthews passed a physical with Dallas, but he wouldn't be suiting up right now even if they were in playoff games.

[boutons_deux]

Boban's broken foot bone echos Yao Ming's career-ending broken foot bones.

[ceperez]

Boban's broken foot bone echos Yao Ming's career-ending broken foot bones.

Isn't Embiid going to miss two seasons in a row because of a foot injury.

What about Oden, what was his injury that derailed his career?

What about that other Anderson draft pick.... james... he had a broken foot... never was the same afterward.

[AFBlue]

Did we actually confirm he broke his foot? Serious question.

[Ice009]

Did we actually confirm he broke his foot? Serious question.

Good question. If he did have a broken foot, did the Spurs even know about it?




As i say earlier, now it's not problem that injury than some stupid statement of one official of Boban's ex team. That guy said that Boban played with final of Serbian league PO with broken foot (that's probably not true) and when Spurs heard that then they call him back on extra tests (although he already passed successfully their tests in Milano a few weeks ago).So, problem now is that statement, not injury.

@littlecoyotecoin,

When i said 100% healthy i mean that he's fully healed that injury.

This is getting a little weird. If he did have a broken foot, it seems like the Spurs might not have known about it.

[ChumpDumper]

They'll know soon enough. Just wait. No need to jump to conclusions.

[littlecoyotecoin]

They'll know soon enough. Just wait. No need to jump to conclusions.

Did someone jump to a conclusion?

[ChumpDumper]

Did someone jump to a conclusion?Yes.

[littlecoyotecoin]

I missed it. Who? What? Are we cutting him based upon this report out of Serbia?

[ChumpDumper]

I missed it.That's a shame.

[littlecoyotecoin]

That's a shame.

I think in the future, there will be more information, rather than less, some pedant told me. Some savant, there. No shame at all to have missed some mysterious conclusion someone assumed someone jumped to.

[ChumpDumper]

I think in the future, there will be more information, rather than less, some pedant told me. Some savant, there. No shame at all to have missed some mysterious conclusion someone assumed someone jumped to.There's no mystery.

Your defensiveness is duly noted though.

[littlecoyotecoin]

[QUOTE=ChumpDumper;8146516]There's no mystery.

Saying the guy that jumped in to defend Us from ourselves. There was no crime officer. Move along.

[ChumpDumper]

Saying the guy that jumped in to defend Us from ourselves. There was no crime officer. Move along.I'm not defending you from anything. Anyone is free to jump to whatever conclusion one wants.

lol "move along"

What a little bitch.

[littlecoyotecoin]

I'm not defending you from anything. Anyone is free to jump to whatever conclusion one wants.

lol "move along"

What a little bitch.

Hypotheticals anyone except you seem to be able to understand are based upon the condition of the sparse reports being true. We all know that if p isn't true, none of the speculation that follows need be relevant. Poking your head in and saying a p might not be true, we will know in the future...you don't need to jump to conclusions?

Lighten up Francis. Talk about being a little bitch.

[benefactor]

Your defensiveness is duly noted though.
and in goes the hook

[Chinook]

and in goes the hook

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/13/article-2187530-148257D8000005DC-991_468x286.jpg

[littlecoyotecoin]

Um, no. I can walk away from his incessant interrogations.

[littlecoyotecoin]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/13/article-2187530-148257D8000005DC-991_468x286.jpg

more like stepping in a turd

[ChumpDumper]

Did someone jump to a conclusion?


I missed it. Who? What? Are we cutting him based upon this report out of Serbia?


Saying the guy that jumped in to defend Us from ourselves. There was no crime officer. Move along.


Hypotheticals anyone except you seem to be able to understand are based upon the condition of the sparse reports being true. We all know that if p isn't true, none of the speculation that follows need be relevant. Poking your head in and saying a p might not be true, we will know in the future...you don't need to jump to conclusions?

Lighten up Francis. Talk about being a little bitch.


Um, no. I can walk away from his incessant interrogations.Good job so far. :tu

lol interrogations

[littlecoyotecoin]

Good job so far. :tu

lol interrogations

You make a faulty assumption in assuming I was trying. I wasn't then. I will walk now, as I'm engaged elsewhere. And, yes. Interrogations. Definitely. You ask lots of questions. That shouldn't be a revelation to you.

[ChumpDumper]

You make a faulty assumption in assuming I was trying. I wasn't then. I will walk now, as I'm engaged elsewhere.NOW you're doing a good job. :tu
And, yes. Interrogations. Definitely. You ask lots of questions. That shouldn't be a revelation to you.Hey, you're the one who chose to characterize some questions as interrogations.

You're kinda sensitive.

[DrSteffo]

Another day in a US kindergarten smh

[monkeypunk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_nsE-czO8M

[GSH]

NOW you're doing a good job. :tuHey, you're the one who chose to characterize some questions as interrogations.

You're kinda sensitive.


When you talk about basketball, you know your shit. Why do all this? I only opened this thread because I saw your name as the last post, and thought I'd hear what you had to say about this Marjonovic thing. Just say what you're fucking saying. The only people listening to his horseshit is him... and you.

[Mamuza94]

http://i.imgur.com/MY3I8ds.png

https://instagram.com/bobimarjanovic13/

"Welcome to LA! This pretty guy is son of Mitch Buchannon, and this prettier guy is son of Zoran Marjanovic"

:lol

[Kawhitstorm]

Also, passing a physical to sign a contract is not the same thing as passing a physical to be considered healthy enough to play. Pretty sure Wes Matthews passed a physical with Dallas, but he wouldn't be suiting up right now even if they were in playoff games.

It's called being "cleared to play".

[Mnky]

Another day in a US kindergarten smh

:lol the US is filled with em.. it's pretty embaressing. Grown men who just HAVE to prove themselves, by typing.

[ceperez]

Mavs sign a poor man's Marjanovic: http://www.nba.com/2015/news/07/30/mavericks-sign-center-salah-mejri/

7'2" center from Tunisia.

[DenialTwist]

Uh oh. What's this? Boban has a foot issue already?


David Pick "Boban Marjanovic is traveling to San Antonio for medical examination. His foot in boot, but no fracture revealed."

https://twitter.com/IAmDPick/status/627056894796918784

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLRBi0HWIAA4CiK.jpg:large

[smaka]

627055049215246336
"Yesterday in LA"

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Is it tarsal, heel, interior, or what?

[RayTdropout]

Great. Got us a glass man.

[ceperez]

627055049215246336
"Yesterday in LA"

This is a complete mystery.... why is his foot in that boot if there is no injury???

[FuzzyLumpkins]

This is a complete mystery.... why is his foot in that boot if there is no injury???

They said no bone broken. Plantar fasciitis, ligament damage, etc.

[Bender]

abnormally tall players seem to have a lot of foot probs

[ceperez]

They said no bone broken. Plantar fasciitis, ligament damage, etc.

So if nothing is broken, then why the boot? A picture is worth a thousand words.

[AFBlue]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLRBi0HWIAA4CiK.jpg:large

I guess they don't realize that's not possible.

[timtonymanu]

I guess they don't realize that's not possible.

Maybe James Silas could give his blessing too.

[THE SAMOAN TD]

So if nothing is broken, then why the boot? A picture is worth a thousand words.

Precautions maybe?

[Russ]

He's fine.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

So if nothing is broken, then why the boot? A picture is worth a thousand words.

To stabilize the foot and not exacerbate ligament or similar damage during the healing process?

[playbonner15]

627055049215246336
"Yesterday in LA"
His dinosaur dick looks fine though. We should unleash that when we play OKC to intimidate Abaka

Also, FO probably knows the usual problems that giants have so they put those as precaution for his foot. Heck they should put a brace on both legs and then his spine too

[Axegrinder]

Read somewhere that although no breaks found, foot was swollen and boot is precautionary

[Nero5]

Perhaps tried to do extra training for NBA?

[benefactor]

Why do all of you keep looking at his dick?:lol

[ceperez]

Read somewhere that although no breaks found, foot was swollen and boot is precautionary

So there was some kind of injury, it just wasn't a bone injury. These big dudes are like walking time-bombs!

[Blizzardwizard]

SpursTalk medical staff rushing to give their analysis per par.

He'll be fine for the start of the season.

[Axegrinder]

Its africanized athetes foot

[ace3g]

https://igcdn-photos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11358148_808037902650306_2128410714_n.jpg



bobimarjanovic13 (https://instagram.com/bobimarjanovic13/)My home for the next season. Dreams come true! #gospursgo (https://instagram.com/explore/tags/gospursgo/)

[boutons_deux]

Why do all of you keep looking at his dick?:lol

not his dick, got a tennis ball in his left pocket

[SupremeGuy]

Another day in a US kindergarten smh:lol

[MaNu4Tres]

Imagine the hype if the Spurs drafted this guy in the 2nd round as a draft and stash prospect 3-4 yrs ago?

(Considering the hype behind scrubs like Hanga, Denmon, Thomas, ect)

[ceperez]

Imagine the hype if the Spurs drafted this guy in the 2nd round as a draft and stash prospect 3-4 yrs ago?

(Considering the hype behind scrubs like Hanga, Denmon, Thomas, ect)

Never been on the Hanga, Denmon, Thomas hype wagon.... but I'm definitely on the Simmons wagon!

[tatteredprince]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyHS-oTeAkM

[tatteredprince]

i think BOBAN is already the best third-string center in game

lol

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNMK-y0U8AAvXv6.jpg:large

[Chinook]

Withey just signed a two-year camp deal with Utah. Definitely prefer him and his deal right now.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Whys that

[Maddog]

Imagine the hype if the Spurs drafted this guy in the 2nd round as a draft and stash prospect 3-4 yrs ago?

(Considering the hype behind scrubs like Hanga, Denmon, Thomas, ect)

Imagine if he'd played for BYU?

[Uriel]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNMK-y0U8AAvXv6.jpg:large
:lol

[TrainOfThought5]

Imagine if he'd played for BYU?

I lol'ed

[TheDoctor]

not his dick, got a tennis ball in his left pocket

A tennis ball? Dude did you see that fucker size? He's almost as big as that tree by his side. Minimum that's the leftovers of the three whole roasted chickens he had for lunch.

[barbacoataco]

What is the status on this guy? Not sure how it went down with his foot and not playing Euro.