O'Connor: If Spurs take action, expect any moves to be focused on big or future

[TD 21]

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/1/29/16944074/nba-trade-deadline-primer

The Spurs also seem quiet (other than the Kawhi Leonard white noise—and Kawhi isn’t being traded). If the Spurs do take action, expect any moves to be for a big, or to be focused on the future. They might be near the top of the Western Conference, but the team is old. Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Pau Gasol have only so many years left. LaMarcus Aldridge will likely begin to decline as the Spurs enter the new decade. Danny Green can become an unrestricted free agent this summer and would be a coveted 3-and-D wing. Davis Bertans, Kyle Anderson, and Bryn Forbes will all be restricted free agents looking to get paid. The Spurs are still the Spurs, but one wrong turn and they’re tumbling down the cliff.

[spurraider21]

upgrade joff

pray that kawhi is playoff ready

thats really all we can do

[spurraider21]

not really worried about an LMA decline. he's got 2 years left on his deal and his style of play won't fall off a cliff. only real question is what his next contract looks like. does look like trading one of bertans/anderson would make sense, but that's a really tough call.

[sananspursfan21]

In other news, the Spurs colors are black, white, and silver....

[Hoops Czar]

Author must have meant one MORE wrong move and the Spurs will tumbling down a cliff. I mean m it can't get much worse than the situation there in.... Leonards impending free agency, LMA's extension, Paddy's contract, Pau's contract, Parker's decline, Ginobili's never ending comebacks, Rudy Gay's health concerns and Parker, Kyle and Green's upcoming loyalty contracts.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Author must have meant one MORE wrong move and the Spurs will tumbling down a cliff. I mean m it can't get much worse than the situation there in.... Leonards impending free agency, LMA's extension, Paddy's contract, Pau's contract, Parker's decline, Ginobili's never ending comebacks, Rudy Gay's health concerns and Parker, Kyle and Green's upcoming loyalty contracts.

Definitely a fire dumpster right now :tu

[Pavlov]

3rd in the West with your superstar missing 43 of 52 games is a dumpster fire?

[Spur|n|Austin]

3rd in the West with your superstar missing 43 of 52 games is a dumpster fire?

Look who posted that..

[Pavlov]

Look who posted that..I know -- but even he should take a breath every once in awhile and look around.

[cd021]

Think Parker's move to the bench may have tipped the Spurs hand but i'd be surprised if they made any big moves.

Green makes the most sense to be moved. Cleveland would absolutely be interested and the return should be worthwhile (i.e. Cavs 2018 1st, Zizic, and Frye)

Spurs could then try and package their two late firsts in the off season for a middling first and try to get a future starting caliber prospect in the draft.

[Seventyniner]

Author must have meant one MORE wrong move and the Spurs will tumbling down a cliff. I mean m it can't get much worse than the situation there in.... Leonards impending free agency, LMA's extension, Paddy's contract, Pau's contract, Parker's decline, Ginobili's never ending comebacks, Rudy Gay's health concerns and Parker, Kyle and Green's upcoming loyalty contracts.

If all those things didn't push the Spurs over a cliff why would the next "mistake" do It? The Mills contract and maybe Gay's health are the only mistakes on that list.

[cjw]

I can’t believe people think the Aldridge extension was a mistake. He’s playing at an All NBA level and shows no signs of slowing down while shouldering a huge piece of the load.

All for $15 million in the last year of the deal than Blake is going to make in the last year of his deal. Or $6 million less than Paul Millsap’s or Al Horford’s peak year. Or $4.5 million less than Otto Porter’s peak year. $3 million less than Whiteside and Drummond who were signed the prior year under a slightly lower cap.

Mills was a mistake. Aldridge was not.

[SAGirl]

not really worried about an LMA decline. he's got 2 years left on his deal and his style of play won't fall off a cliff. only real question is what his next contract looks like. does look like trading one of bertans/anderson would make sense, but that's a really tough call.
Think if the Spurs were fully healthy they could afford to trade whoever of the two is not in their long term plans. As it is, I don’t know how you can trade any if you don’t bring back a positional replacement.

Spurs have only two rotation veteran bigs so you can’t spare Davis right now and only 3 true rotation wings healthy Danny (and he’s had groin recurring injuries), Manu (rest games, minutes restrictions, odd injuries here or there), Kyle (missed 8 games but so far has been durable.) After that you have absolute micro sized lineups... so Spurs can’t spare them.

Rumors are Rudy won’t be back until after ASB, Kiwi is still out. Both guys are on very low $ deals. It doesn’t make sense to trade them unless you get a forward or big back.

[$pursDynasty]

LMA contract was smart, Patty and Pau not so much

[Down Under]

I think most people on this forum thought Mills was the second best player on the Spurs at this point last year & the best backup PG in the league :lol. Pau's contract will be easy to dump (essentially an expiring contract as final season is only 6 mil guaranteed) as teams will be desperate to unload cap space for free agency at the end of the year.

[Em-City]

LMA contract was smart, Patty and Pau not so much
this... And they should be our only trade candidates imo

[ElNono]

if the spurs make a move it will be either to win now or win later

:domokun:domokun:domokun:domokun:domokun

fascinating...

[DAF86]

Retarded piece. Spurs aren't going to play more than Aldridge and Gasol come playoffs time. Maybe they can get an upgrade of Lauvergne, but they won't be desperately persuing a big, since they already have their two rotation bigs.

And then that shit about being "old" is some lazy shit circa mid 2000's.

What the Spurs really need to upgrade is their guard play. Trying to finally get that dinamic player that can breakdown defenses with penetration.

[tmtcsc]

Retarded piece. Spurs aren't going to play more than Aldridge and Gasol come playoffs time. Maybe they can get an upgrade of Lauvergne, but they won't be desperately persuing a big, since they already have their two rotation bigs.

And then that shit about being "old" is some lazy shit circa mid 2000's.

What the Spurs really need to upgrade is their guard play. Trying to finally get that dinamic player that can breakdown defenses with penetration.

:toast Best reply yet.

[cd98]

Retarded piece. Spurs aren't going to play more than Aldridge and Gasol come playoffs time. Maybe they can get an upgrade of Lauvergne, but they won't be desperately persuing a big, since they already have their two rotation bigs.

And then that shit about being "old" is some lazy shit circa mid 2000's.

What the Spurs really need to upgrade is their guard play. Trying to finally get that dinamic player that can breakdown defenses with penetration.

Problem is you need a lottery pick(s) to get those. Either through the draft or trade, that is.

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs are nuts if they don't move Leonard. Get what you can for damaged goods and move on.

[Ice009]

Spurs are nuts if they don't move Leonard. Get what you can for damaged goods and move on.

Wow. That's a pretty firm stance you have there. You want him gone that much?

[duncan2k5]

The aldridge extension was a mistake because he isnt a great playoff performer...and he is affected by not being the best player on the team (lillard and kawhi)

[Chinook]

The aldridge extension was a mistake

Nope.


not being the best player on the team (lillard

Fuck no.

[duncan2k5]

Nope.



Fuck no.

So u think Aldridge is better than Lillard? If so, u are in the minority...ppl have considered Lillard the best player in that team for at least two years before LA left in a tizzy

[cd98]

The aldridge extension was a mistake because he isnt a great playoff performer...and he is affected by not being the best player on the team (lillard and kawhi)

But for LMA, Spurs would be a lottery team right now.

[r0drig0lac]

So u think Aldridge is better than Lillard? If so, u are in the minority...ppl have considered Lillard the best player in that team for at least two years before LA left in a tizzy

no one in the world finds it, especially in the current era

[Chinook]

So u think Aldridge is better than Lillard? If so, u are in the minority...ppl have considered Lillard the best player in that team for at least two years before LA left in a tizzy

Aldridge is way better than Lillard. That's why he was so pissed that Lillard got all the fame. Dude had to beg his way into the ASG for Christ's sake.

[duncan2k5]

Aldridge is way better than Lillard. That's why he was so pissed that Lillard got all the fame. Dude had to beg his way into the ASG for Christ's sake.

Lmfao!!! Aldrige is that you? Not even his own family would say that Aldridge was better than Lillard...but all thst aside, Aldridge has had issues bot being top dog...so just because he is playing good NOW doesnt mean anything...Kawhi is the best player in the league when healthy, and has no issues or attitudes playing with anyone...so the measure of Aldridge getting a longer contract should be his play with kawhi, and in the playoffs

[Chinook]

Lmfao!!! Aldrige is that you? Not even his own family would say that Aldridge was better than Lillard...but all thst aside, Aldridge has had issues bot being top dog...so just because he is playing good NOW doesnt mean anything...Kawhi is the best player in the league when healthy, and has no issues or attitudes playing with anyone...so the measure of Aldridge getting a longer contract should be his play with kawhi, and in the playoffs

:rolleyes

[duncan2k5]

lmao lillard is paper trash

Better than Aldridge...

[duncan2k5]

But u guys are missing the point... The world felt like Lillard was better... And LMA had an issue with that

[Dingle Barry]

But for LMA, Spurs would be a lottery team right now.

Which would be better than this purgatory we're in now.

[weeks]

Lol you have to be full retard to think Dame is better than LMA.
On defense alone Aldridge is far more valuable.
I swear some of you jokers are so easily fooled by flashy nonsense

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Wow. That's a pretty firm stance you have there. You want him gone that much?

I don't think he wants him gone that much - it's pretty obvious by now that Kawhi has probably what it could amount to a career-ending injury, even if he recovers now, it looks like something that will haunt him for good. So it's plausible to get what you can now if there's an interesting move out there. But only in that case, IMO.