Suns Waive Austin Rivers

[MoSpur02]

Would you be interested in acquiring Rivers if you're the Spurs front office? Not me.

[NASpurs]

Embed the tweet nigga :lol

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[Seventyniner]

Let him go crying back to daddy. Hard pass.

[Chinook]

:lol So Phoenix didn't even get a guard out of the trade?

Real-talk, the Suns are sort of fucking themselves with these early buyouts. They'd make better use of those guys if they kept them for matching trades rather than letting them go and converting them into dead money.

[NASpurs]

If the Suns waive your ass on a position they sorely need help in, your career might as well be over.

[Play Boban]

Cancer

[Robz4000]

He'll be back on the Clippers by Friday, getting 30+ mins of playing time and dragging the team to the lottery.

[ducks]

Better then mills

[Dverde]

Calling that this bum is going to sign with the Lakers.

[DAF86]

I just found out the Suns traded Ariza for Oubre. They didn't even get a second pick round? Spurs couldn't beat that?

[Mr. Body]

Wait, don't they need a PG?

[MoSpur02]

Calling that this bum is going to sign with the Lakers.

This.

I can also see a team like New Orleans maybe being interested.

[MoSpur02]

Suns obviously tanking.

[TrainOfThought5]

Suns obviously tanking.
Spurs obviously should be.

[Robz4000]

I just found out the Suns traded Ariza for Oubre. They didn't even get a second pick round? Spurs couldn't beat that?

Sarver refuses to do any business with the Spurs.

[tbdog]

I just found out the Suns traded Ariza for Oubre. They didn't even get a second pick round? Spurs couldn't beat that?

Ariza is shooting 48% at the rim, on open looks.

[Kobe'sAchilles]

The dude sucks. Why do people want MORE garbage players on this Spurs team?

[Floyd Pacquiao]

That's patty mills daddy

[Othyus Lalanne]

He is Wesley Crusher.

Has to be relied on in the playoff is like a lot of the Wesley saves the ship stuff. Father is coach = Mom on the ship.

He goes of the ship, disaster happens.

He will be back on the Enterprise or he will go away with the Traveler.

[baseline bum]

Suns obviously tanking.

Then they should have kept him and gave him the starting job.

[Duncan87]

Gotta think Houston they just surprisingly waived Chinese center and got only always injuredBrandon Knight as backup Pg

[SpurPadre]

I'd get just so he'll stop fucking us in the ass every time we play him.

[Duncan87]

Isn’t Bryn =Rivers or???????

[SpurPadre]

Isn’t Bryn =Rivers or???????

Bryn= Kevin Hart, tbh.

[hooperflash]

:lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2:.......:lobt2:

[TheGreatYacht]

I'd get just so he'll stop fucking us in the ass every time we play him.

[alpha_HaZE]

I just found out the Suns traded Ariza for Oubre. They didn't even get a second pick round? Spurs couldn't beat that?

Oubre is a very exciting player on paper, he has the prototypical body for his position. And he is above average defensively. But, and that's important, he lacks Basket Ball IQ! And he is going to demand to get paid next summer (restricted free agent).

So, it's a no-no for me.

[Chillen]

Spurs are banged up for vet min why not what is the worse that could happen?

[jermaine]

Rivers has always smashed us!!

[MoSpur02]

Rivers has always smashed us!!

This is true. I don't like his game that much, but he couldn't be worse than Forbes.

[r0drig0lac]

Great decision from the suns front office, next stop: china

[tbdog]

Spurs are banged up for vet min why not what is the worse that could happen?

We have enough guards and Rivers isn't a true PG, rather than a combo guard. We don't have time for Walker. White still isn't getting big minutes.

[spursparker9]

He is a certified Spur Killer though

[Othyus Lalanne]

No Wesley Crusher.

Thanks.

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[spursparker9]

Embed the tweet nigga :lol

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Lol can't believe this scrub is considered a veteran

[DAF86]

Oubre is a very exciting player on paper, he has the prototypical body for his position. And he is above average defensively. But, and that's important, he lacks Basket Ball IQ! And he is going to demand to get paid next summer (restricted free agent).

So, it's a no-no for me.

I meant getting Ariza, not Oubre.

[DAF86]

Ariza is shooting 48% at the rim, on open looks.

Many claimed Boris was an ex player when we got him.

[Dex]

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[SAGirl]

Wow he was an expiring contract. It could have been of some value to someone wanting to shed salary. He was used to match up salaries with Ariza, but Suns could have gotten a bad contract from somebody in exchange too. It’s just weird. I frankly don’t see what the Suns were doing here except perhaps a favor to Ariza.

Whats humiliating for Rivers is that the Suns need a PG. Well at least Paddy Mills Daddy is out of the league...

[SAGirl]

:lol So Phoenix didn't even get a guard out of the trade?

Real-talk, the Suns are sort of fucking themselves with these early buyouts. They'd make better use of those guys if they kept them for matching trades rather than letting them go and converting them into dead money.
Yup Suns FO... :lol

[sananspursfan21]

Last year I’d of done it. Offense needed a jump and he can shoot well about once every 6 games or so. Now, no thanks.

[r0drig0lac]

Many claimed Boris was an ex player when we got him.

or that Gay was a black hole and not Spurs player type, but they never learn

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Wow he was an expiring contract. It could have been of some value to someone wanting to shed salary. He was used to match up salaries with Ariza, but Suns could have gotten a bad contract from somebody in exchange too. It’s just weird. I frankly don’t see what the Suns were doing here except perhaps a favor to Ariza.

Whats humiliating for Rivers is that the Suns need a PG. Well at least Paddy Mills Daddy is out of the league...

Yeah, I guess Oubre was the Suns' sole target. Must have determined they couldn't anything for Rivers expiring. Interesting.

[MoSpur02]

According to Shams, Rivers will be signing with the Grizzlies. Guess it's good for them since Conley is always injured.

[TheCerebral1]

Scrub on Duke, Scrub for every team he's been on. Pass.

[phxspurfan]

I just found out the Suns traded Ariza for Oubre. They didn't even get a second pick round? Spurs couldn't beat that?

Oubre is better than anything Spurs have outside LMA/DeMar/Gay. So no.

[spurs1990]

If memory serves me wasn't he one of the main performers that knocked us out in 2015 vs LAC?

He had two really above average scoring games.

[TheCultOfPersonality]

Don't know if it's true or not.


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Didn't want him anyway. Just another scrub to go with the other Grizzlies' scrubs

[J_Paco]

Oubre is a very exciting player on paper, he has the prototypical body for his position. And he is above average defensively. But, and that's important, he lacks Basket Ball IQ! And he is going to demand to get paid next summer (restricted free agent).

So, it's a no-no for me.

He also lacks good one-on-one skills or a consistent perimeter game. He is too reliant on cuts to the rim and the occasional, sporadic three - pointer.

His days in D.C. were numbered, anyway, but losing a young, promising piece for cap relief sucks.

As far as Austin Rivers is concerned, I'd say no thanks. The team needs another combo forward/swingman to pair with all our young guards and Rudy Gay. Not another combo guard that will eat up time and resources.

[MoSpur02]

Yeah Shams is now saying that nothing is for sure with the Grizzlies and that there are 4-5 teams interested.

[r0drig0lac]

Yeah Shams is now saying that nothing is for sure with the Grizzlies and that there are 4-5 teams interested.

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[callo1]

As much as it pains me to say this, Rivers would be a good grab.

[timvp]

It's tempting because he's a 26-year-old in his prime who has a ton of experience and has hit some big shots in the playoffs (:() but I just can't co-sign on signing Rivers for the minimum. Offensively, he's a bad mix of too ball-dominant without being a good shooter or a good playmaker. That's pretty much the opposite of what the Spurs need. Add in sub par defense and I'd much rather just keep a path open for White to eventually soak up minutes.

Advanced stats are very unkind to Rivers. Real plus-minus, for example, ranks him has the 433rd best player in the NBA out of 455, with his offense and defense equally as terrible.

Pass.

[talkspurs]

So i dont get why Suns did this trade. they gave up a trade piece that a lot of teams wanted for a player they waived and a player they did not even want. They tried to have a third team take Oubre. They got no picks so why did they do this deal?

[Budkin]

As much as it pains me to say this, Rivers would be a good grab.

I think so too. He wrecked us in the playoffs in 2015 as well as a couple regular season games over the years.

[Jeremy]

So i dont get why Suns did this trade. they gave up a trade piece that a lot of teams wanted for a player they waived and a player they did not even want. They tried to have a third team take Oubre. They got no picks so why did they do this deal?

I doubt anyone offered us a first rounder for Ariza, or else we probably would have done that. Apparently he was becoming too toxic to hold onto until the trade deadline. He didn't want to be here.

I think we intended to keep Rivers until the 3 game win streak and now they don't want to mess up the chemistry.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

I doubt anyone offered us a first rounder for Ariza, or else we probably would have done that. Apparently he was becoming too toxic to hold onto until the trade deadline. He didn't want to be here.

I think we intended to keep Rivers until the 3 game win streak and now they don't want to mess up the chemistry.

if suns are tanking makes no sense to keep a vet taking away young guys minutes

[Mugen]

White isn't too far away and he has a bigger forehead tbh.

[Chomag]

Don't you guys think that we have enough garbage on this team already? Pass!

[rogcl1]

He would be an immediate upgrade in every facet of the game for Forbes.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Phoenix have so many 3s - Oubre, Josh Jackson, TJ Warren, Bridges - something's got to give. Seems like they're high on Bridges, TJ Warren's extension just kicked in and they probably liked Oubre to do that trade way before the deadline. Wonder when they'll sour completely on Jackson. They don't even try to play him at the 4 and his development has stagnated, he's on the Marquese Chriss trajectory, only Jackson's been even worse. But still a good project if that shot is somewhat fixable.

[venitian navigator]

I still really like Jackson's skills...he could be just what we need at sf (expecially if Chip start immediately to work on improving his outside shot). Considering Phoenix needs to mentor Ayton, maybe they could be interested in trade Him and Bender for Pau...I would't mind to include a second draft choice too.

[Drom John]

ESPN Real Plus Minus Wins out of 455 NBA players:
437 Nik Stauskas
438 Austin Rivers
439 Alec Burke

Spurs:
418 Zach Lofton
419 Derrick White
420 Tyler Ulis

410 Melvin Frazier, Jr.
411 Drew Eubanks
412 P.J. Dozier

352 Caleb Swanigan
353 Chimezie Metu
354 Troy Brown, Jr.

342 Rodions Kuracs
343 LaMarcus Aldridge
344 Michael Beasley

289 Hamidou Diallo
290 Quincy Pondexter
291 Jon Leuer

244 Quinn Cook
245 Pau Gasol
246 Dwight Howard

184 Tony Snell
185 Marco Belinelli
186 Miles Bridges

170 Justin Jackson
171 Dante Cunningham
172 Zaza Pachulia

166 Dewayne Dedmon
167 Jakob Poetl
168 Mitchell Robinson

152 Boban Marjanovic
153 Bryn Forbes
154 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

129 JaVale McGee
130 Davis Bertans
131 Terrence Ross

114 Mike Muscala
115 Patty Mills
116 Myles Turner

43 Thaddeus Young
44 Rudy Gay
45 Bradley Beal

38 Marcus Smart
39 DeMar DeRozan
40 Khris Middleton