LMA is gone!

[Degoat]

Spurs and him have mutually agreed to part way!

[rjv]

nice decision for all; now the question is to where? part of me thinks that the spurs may just buy him out.

[exstatic]

His value must truly have been zero for them to cut him loose before the deadline.

[TimDunkem]

FINALLY

Been waiting on this day for years now.

[stephen jackson]

That’s what I’m thinking it’s gonna be a buy out, not good.

[Robz4000]

:lol he must've been really cancering it up in the locker room for things to go public like this

[td4mvp2k]

his worth is that bad :lol overdue though

[Joseph Kony]

1369803126488920074


1369803601724506122


1369804450978729985

[buttsR4rebounding]

No buy out. They believe a suitable trade will be worked out.

[exstatic]

That’s what I’m thinking it’s gonna be a buy out, not good.

Why? His value was obviously zero. I think the Spurs would have taken anything but a worse or longer contract back.

[Dejounte]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f8/bc/a2/f8bca2da7e5219da48c432dfec6b20b2.gif

[rjv]

No buy out. They believe a suitable trade will be worked out.

:stirpot:

[NASpurs]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f8/bc/a2/f8bca2da7e5219da48c432dfec6b20b2.gif

[Joseph Kony]

1369805843257044993

We gon get something in return at least :lol

[NASpurs]

Dude I'm so fucking happy.

I feel like we won a championship or something. :lol

[Dejounte]

1369805843257044993

We gon get something in return at least :lol

Fucking gold!!!

[TheGreatYacht]

Hopefully this means Pop follows this offseason. Pop not retiring was one of the conditions LMA made Pop promise to him back when we signed him.

Cmon Pop :tu call it quits

[PhantomDashCam]

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1369806319167942660?s=20

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1369806434410594309?s=20

[Joseph Kony]

I bet you we'll see a more confident Jakob now knowing that he has the starting C spot on lockdown

[Robz4000]

1369805843257044993

We gon get something in return at least :lol

:lol prolly a shit player on a worse contract. I have no faith in Brian Wright as a GM.

[Robz4000]

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1369806319167942660?s=20

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1369806434410594309?s=20

He was definitely causing problems behind the scenes.

[Degoat]

So what bad co tracts are the spurs going to acquire!? Kevin Love? Drummond?

[spurraider21]

very bizarre way to announce it, especially if nothing is actually done yet

[Robz4000]

So what bad co tracts are the spurs going to acquire!? Kevin Love? Drummond?

Wouldn't shock me if it was Kevin Love tbh. Cavs will prolly fleece a pick from the Spurs too.

[cd98]

Dude I get that it’s probably time for him to move on, but hope Spurs fans show respect. He had a ton of offers as a free agent, including CA teams and he chose the Spurs. He gave us some of his best years. So we couldn’t win a title with him, but we had good success so much appreciation for what he gave the Spurs. He certainly handled his business better than Kawhi.

[ace3g]

This is such a Spursy headline. Player asks for trade, both decide to part ways, and start to look for teams to trade him to.

[spurraider21]

So what bad co tracts are the spurs going to acquire!? Kevin Love? Drummond?
drummond just so we can get some memes between me and Sugus :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

:lol prolly a shit player on a worse contract. I have no faith in Brian Wright as a GM.
Definitely up to par for our bum FO tbh :lol it’s clear they won’t take the best deal. They’ll settle for an awful one as long as it’s to a team where LMA will be happy

Or he gets bought out

[cd98]

I could see Boston trade exception. Spurs don’t want any new salary. And he goes to a contender.

[timtonymanu]

I bet you we'll see a more confident Jakob now knowing that he has the starting C spot on lockdown

Jakob ending both Gasol and Aldridge’s careers lol.

[jjspur]

Looks like the Spurs want to actually get something in return for Aldridge rather than just buying him out. Maybe an average player (preferably a young one) and a second round pick or just 2 second round picks. I'll believe it when I see it. In the meantime I'm keeping my fingers crossed its something of real value as opposed to just letting him go for a small discount on his salary.

[stephen jackson]

very bizarre way to announce it, especially if nothing is actually done yet
Yes I’m thinking they have a done deal somewhere already I’m guessing for nurkic and Derrick Jones jr money adds up

[timtonymanu]

Dude I get that it’s probably time for him to move on, but hope Spurs fans show respect. He had a ton of offers as a free agent, including CA teams and he chose the Spurs. He gave us some of his best years. So we couldn’t win a title with him, but we had good success so much appreciation for what he gave the Spurs. He certainly handled his business better than Kawhi.

Meh, good riddance

[cd98]

Spurs will need to sign free agent big.

[cjw]

Any trade almost certainly requires the Spurs taking back less than Aldridge’s salary (assume he will waive the trade kicker too to facilitate) otherwise they’ll bump into the tax.

If they go the buyout route, any money saved will directly go towards free room they have below the tax threshold. Because they have most of their MLE left, that means being more competitive on filling out the back of the roster.

[Dejounte]

The future is here, boys

[JuneJive]

Could the Bucks be interested?

Is there a smidgen of value we can get from them?

[Robz4000]

very bizarre way to announce it, especially if nothing is actually done yet

They prolly got wind LMA was gonna go public with his dissatisfaction and release demands, and decided to go public first. Would further ruin their look if another big name pulled the same bullshit as Nephew in the span of three years, especially since LMA had requested to be traded before.

[TheGreatYacht]

Honestly can’t come up with worse 4 big rotation than Poeltl/Eubanks and Lyles/Samanic all time.

Any rotations come to mind?

[cd98]

Maybe Celtics trade exception and a conditional second round pick.

[timtonymanu]

They prolly got wind LMA was gonna go public with his dissatisfaction and release demands, and decided to go public first. Would further ruin their look if another big name pulled the same bullshit as Nephew in the span of three years, especially since LMA had requested to be traded before.

All this which is why I’m not on the “Thank you Aldridge” bandwagon. He’s been a low key cancer for years and only got lucky that Nephew turned out to be a bigger bitch than him.

[Trill Clinton]

Wish him the best.

[justinandimcool]

really liked rooting for him even at his tosb status.

happy with the memories, but also happy we are moving on

[timtonymanu]

Rob Diaz and El need to get in here and celebrate :lol

[south side spur]

Dude I'm so fucking happy.

I feel like we won a championship or something. :lol

Seriously, it has that same feeling to it almost. My only question is which team would be dumb enough to give up any player or pick of value? I’d say he’s only worth about a case of Mexican coke but the Spurs would win in that deal too.

[Robz4000]

Honestly can’t come up with worse 4 big rotation than Poeltl/Eubanks and Lyles/Samanic all time.

Any rotations come to mind?

Whatever trash the Lakers started a few years ago before Lebron and Davis came to down immediately came to mind.

[TD 21]

I don't care if it was always a marriage of convenience and wasn't for altruistic reasons, I'll always appreciate him being the one in prime star player signing here and would like to see him win a championship. Too bad he fell just shy of cracking 20k points threshold.

Aldridge for Olynyk and Leonard (out for season; kept away from team, fully non guaranteed and waived in off season)?

[Dejounte]

We suddenly urgently need a backup C.

Bring on Renfro.

[baseline bum]

1369805843257044993

We gon get something in return at least :lol

Yeah a bad contract :lol

What's Luol Deng up to these days? :lol

[NASpurs]

I'm sure the Spurs want to please him and send him to a team that he would start for or come off the bench for a championship-level team. Probably wants to go back to the Blazers and they could use him.

[spurs1990]

Dude I get that it’s probably time for him to move on, but hope Spurs fans show respect. He had a ton of offers as a free agent, including CA teams and he chose the Spurs. He gave us some of his best years. So we couldn’t win a title with him, but we had good success so much appreciation for what he gave the Spurs. He certainly handled his business better than Kawhi.

Yes 100% on this. We all were ecstatic when he announced on 7/4/2015.

And it worked great his first two years - 67-15 his first year, 61-21 his 2nd with a real chance to get a ring if not for an injury.
3rd year (2018) he had his running mate quit from the start of the season and he still led the Spurs to the playoffs.

2019 was his down-turn but he was also dealing with DeRozan taking the reigns as the anchor - team made it to last seconds of a winnable game 7.

I know he soured a lot of people in that summer of 2017 asking for a trade, but he chose to instead extend with the team and who knows what the 2018 team accomplishes with a Leonard playing.

I was just looking at this 2015 ST thread last night having a feeling it was coming to an end. Worth a browse for those who forgot how stoked fans were.
https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250288

[tonski117]

Thank you LMA. Goodluck on your next team.
Go spurs Go!

[Poolboy5623]

Lol to the Spurs junkies thinking he'd bring a pick back..

[Robz4000]

Sean just said in the pregame that LMA will be bought out, then backtracked and said "or traded".

[ace3g]

We suddenly urgently need a backup C.

Bring on Renfro.

I wouldn't mind that and maybe that is where the Alize Johnson smoke came from as well.

[Mugen]

Honestly can’t come up with worse 4 big rotation than Poeltl/Eubanks and Lyles/Samanic all time.

Any rotations come to mind?

All time? Yeah pretty bad.

In today's NBA, not even that bad :lol

[NASpurs]

Obviously it makes the most sense that he gets bought out and the Spurs don't hamstring themselves with the trash of some other team.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1369817550117277699

[Degoat]

I’ll be bummed if we buy him out, even if it’s a bad contract. It’s not like the spurs sign guys with salary cap anyways

[Dverde]

Obviously they are going public because no one will trade any asset for him. I still think LMA is a solid big in the right system.

[Robz4000]

I’ll be bummed if we buy him out, even if it’s a bad contract. It’s not like the spurs sign guys with salary cap anyways

Need that salary cap to resign their young guys tbh.

[spurraider21]

how does this tie into Franz Wagner scenarios?

[Dejounte]

how does this tie into Franz Wagner scenarios?

Sounds like I'm living rent free in your head :lmao fuck off

[heyheymymy]

Wow this is great news. Would be awesome to get some decent piece or pick in return but this is addition by subtraction.

[poopbox]

Some of us called it that his injuries weren't' really injuries and just the team making up shit to excuse his poor play cause of his exceptionally fragile ego

Some of us also called it on him wanting out as soon as the offense wouldn't run through him anymore and low and behold, here he is

Never anything more than a selfish, whining, me first player who did nothing of note in a spurs jersey but help extend our playoff streak for two more years and I don't care about that at all AND one can argue that was counter intuitive to a rebuild where we should have been bad those years to get top end draft talent

Spurs had to take some necessary steps to get back to being a legitimate championship team and getting this whining crying douchebag off the team was a necessary step

On the one hand I should give the front office some credit for having the balls to get rid of this trash ass dude but on the other hand its the same front office that held on to him two years to long

Dude had the audacity to talk about how hard it was for him to come off the bench WHILE playing the absolute worst basketball of his career :lol

[toki9]

Send him to the Lakers.

[spurraider21]

Sounds like I'm living rent free in your head :lmao fuck off
chill :lol

[PhantomDashCam]

Golden State’s Spin Factory hard at work

https://sports.yahoo.com/lamarcus-aldridge-leaving-spurs-means-010251366.html


Still, the end of Aldridge's Spurs career is good news for the Warriors' bid to avoid playing in for a postseason berth, as San Antonio is one of the team's Golden State must pass in the standings in order to do so. For all of Aldridge's struggles, redistributing nearly 26 minutes per game won't be an easy task for Popovich.

[Killakobe81]

Thank God he chose yall he and PATFO did us a huge solid ...he was good the first two years but like I said at the time signing him melo or Greg Fucking Monroe to a max deal would be a mistake

[NASpurs]

Send him to the Lakers.

https://media.bleacherreport.com/f_auto,w_800,h_533,q_auto,c_fill/br-img-images/003/456/823/4747bed71124cad42377719310564b1a_crop_north.jpg

[timtonymanu]

Some of us called it that his injuries weren't' really injuries and just the team making up shit to excuse his poor play cause of his exceptionally fragile ego

Some of us also called it on him wanting out as soon as the offense wouldn't run through him anymore and low and behold, here he is

Never anything more than a selfish, whining, me first player who did nothing of note in a spurs jersey but help extend our playoff streak for two more years and I don't care about that at all AND one can argue that was counter intuitive to a rebuild where we should have been bad those years to get top end draft talent

Spurs had to take some necessary steps to get back to being a legitimate championship team and getting this whining crying douchebag off the team was a necessary step

On the one hand I should give the front office some credit for having the balls to get rid of this trash ass dude but on the other hand its the same front office that held on to him two years to long

Dude had the audacity to talk about how hard it was for him to come off the bench WHILE playing the absolute worst basketball of his career :lol

I would have been excused it if the Spurs were playing like a lottery team this season and he wanted to play for another team that has a shot of making the playoffs but the Spurs look like a playoff team this year and could have used his services at the backup 5. But it comes down to his touches and role again. Same pouting and whining he did the whole time here and he’s no better than Nephew for me. There’s so many other great Spurs we can appreciate, why should Spurs fans appreciate this loser? Might as well celebrate Richard Jefferson while you’re at it

[8sy21vd]

Sell low! Can't complain too much, it's really addition by subtraction at this point with Aldridge. Let's hope Rudy and the wombat are next > Yes-I know Patty is gonna retire a Spur (just wishful thinking) :flag:

[Das Texan]

Thank you Sweet Baby Jesus.

Will get some piece the front office thinks is helpful long term! Else just buy his ass out. No point in taking back a bad contract, thats just dumb at this point or a trash player they dont like at all.

[Mugen]

Thank God he chose yall he and PATFO did us a huge solid ...he was good the first two years but like I said at the time signing him melo or Greg Fucking Monroe to a max deal would be a mistake

:lol

[DJR210]

So long!

[Trueblood]

Bitter sweet. My feelings on him were definitely on a been curve. I remember how excited I was when he signed thinking him and nephew would get us a chip or two. Now I can't believe that I'm equally exited to see him go.

I think the press release was multi layered. First get out in front before he demands a trade and it lowers his value. Next, it let's every team know he's available so if there are two or more interested teams they can compete over which one will give us the least protected 2nd rounder. And finally it gives him there blessing to reach out to friends and old teammates without violating the tampering rules. Maybe with all his years he's made enough contacts that someone will pressure their FO to make a move for him.

Any way it goes, here's to wishing him the best.

[paperboy77]

Dude I get that it’s probably time for him to move on, but hope Spurs fans show respect. He had a ton of offers as a free agent, including CA teams and he chose the Spurs. He gave us some of his best years. So we couldn’t win a title with him, but we had good success so much appreciation for what he gave the Spurs. He certainly handled his business better than Kawhi.

Gotta agree with you. The guy did some good over his time here. Let's not forget Pop frequently ran out shitty lineups not that long ago. Glad we can finally put this thing to rest... however... the guy was useful from time to time. He still commanded respect from refs vs other talented big men. At some point we'll need scoring from that position and Jakob is not that guy. We'll see.

[Dverde]

I’ve seen this show before!

https://postimg.cc/9rgVt2Lthttps://i.postimg.cc/TfWWrKPR/FC421941-AD0-B-492-F-BB10-1-FFC9-FA0-E8-C9.jpg

[ducks]

Take pop with him

[timtonymanu]

I’ve seen this show before!

https://postimg.cc/9rgVt2Lthttps://i.postimg.cc/TfWWrKPR/FC421941-AD0-B-492-F-BB10-1-FFC9-FA0-E8-C9.jpg

I forgot how much I hated that front court lineup. So redundant and soft. Thanks Poeltl for taking this soft bitches out.

[PhantomDashCam]

I don't care if it was always a marriage of convenience and wasn't for altruistic reasons, I'll always appreciate him being the one in prime star player signing here and would like to see him win a championship. Too bad he fell just shy of cracking 20k points threshold.

Aldridge for Olynyk and Leonard (out for season; kept away from team, fully non guaranteed and waived in off season)?

Think Miami is def. in play, but hard to imagine Spurs wanting part of Leonard now considering their ‘character’ mandate.
Miami plays 6th slowest in Pace fwiw too.

https://twitter.com/GregSylvander/status/1369805884789055493?s=20

[Chinook]

I don't care if it was always a marriage of convenience and wasn't for altruistic reasons, I'll always appreciate him being the one in prime star player signing here and would like to see him win a championship. Too bad he fell just shy of cracking 20k points threshold.

Aldridge for Olynyk and Leonard (out for season; kept away from team, fully non guaranteed and waived in off season)?

It would've been a completely different Spurs era had the team not had him. He was a fine bridge during some of the most tumultuous years the franchise has faced. He deserves legit respect from the fan base. I don't know if it's worth retiring the jersey for, but he has his place in the team's history, solidly in the top-10 performers the club has had.

I'd hate that deal, though. I'd rather them be aggressive with his salary and target, say Gordon and Bamba.

[NickiRasgo]

Didn't Cavs are also considering buying out Drummond? Why not just trade for it then let Cavs buyout LMA which is much a smaller deal compared to Drummond. Atleast the Spurs could be a use of Drummond. Maybe add a 2nd round or some fillers.

[Arcadian]

Thanks for your services, LA.

I'll remember him for:

-Leading the team to playoffs in 2017-18 (the year Kawhi bitched out)
-56 point game
-Filling the talented big man void after Tim retired
-67 win season
-Being one of the few big name free agents to sign with the Spurs

:toast

[Chinook]

Also explains why they left that 15th spot empty. They'll probably end up needing to sign a third center if they don't move on from Aldridge quickly.

[timtonymanu]

Murray/White/KJ/Derozan/Jakob
Mills/Walker/Luka/Gay/Eubanks (maybe a free agent C or one we maybe get for Aldridge)
Vassell/Diop

Looking forward to the rest of the season!

[Ice009]

Looks like the Spurs want to actually get something in return for Aldridge rather than just buying him out. Maybe an average player (preferably a young one) and a second round pick or just 2 second round picks. I'll believe it when I see it. In the meantime I'm keeping my fingers crossed its something of real value as opposed to just letting him go for a small discount on his salary.

I'd much rather the Spurs get something rather than nothing. No way do I want to let him go and get nothing in return. Even if it's one of two second round picks, that's better than nothing. I don't like the idea of buying him out and letting him go to a team where he can possibly win a ring and we get nothing out of it. I don't hate the guy, but we could have gotten so much more if we traded him last season, so getting nothing wouldn't sit well with me.

[Sugus]

drummond just so we can get some memes between me and Sugus :lol

I might actually have to take a break from Spurs game if LMA leaves only to be replaced by fucking Drummond :lmao would be great for meme content tho

[itzsoweezee]

I can’t imagine any team actually trading for LMA. Spurs have zero leverage and aren’t going to take it to the point that things get uncomfortable

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

Sad to see LMA go but yes it is definitely time...hand the reigns of the team over to the youngsters...

Definitely excited to see Luka's continued development now that he will have consistent minutes from here on out...

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

:cry:lma:cry

[Uriel]

You could sense that Aldridge didn’t like coming off the bench and so asked the team to trade him. The fact that he would rather play for another team than come off the bench for this one shows that he isn’t quite the team player Pop is publicly saying he is.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

over/under on lma dropping 40 on the spurs next time we meet?

[Slippy]

Best for both parties. Disappointed he disgruntled enough to not finish out his contract but thats todays nba. Now im going to see more of Eubanks until that trade. Not good.

If Kevin Love is an option , he would be the ideal fit for the spurs.

[The Truth #6]

Let the bidding war begin!

[Chinook]

You could sense that Aldridge didn’t like coming off the bench and so asked the team to trade him. The fact that he would rather play for another team than come off the bench for this one shows that he isn’t quite the team player Pop is publicly saying he is.

It's a huge hit to the ego. People don't know how big it was for Tony to get out in front of his benching. I'm sure he wasn't actually okay with it, or if he was it was only because Manu did it for so long. I actually strongly doubt that Parker would've stayed with the team even if the Kawhi issue had been resolved earlier.

[slick'81]

Dude was never going to accept a bench role. Hopefully the spurs can get a rotational piece in return

[KingKev]

BYE!!!!

[DeRozan m8]

Thank fucking god

Dude quit on us many times

[mo7888]

I really think this means we are buying and using his contract to get it done. We don't really have leverage to get draft capital unless we take back a very bad contract but, if we are packaging a young player and/ or picks we can definitely buy talent. Gordon/Bamba would be great...Grant/Plumlee would be great as well.. and there are of course others depending on price.

[Degoat]

Really curious to see what kind of deals are out there lol as much as LMA maybe be a liability at this point in his career, I think honestly can still hold his own against elite bigs. Plus there not many players being made available right now it seems

[RD2191]

You could sense that Aldridge didn’t like coming off the bench and so asked the team to trade him. The fact that he would rather play for another team than come off the bench for this one shows that he isn’t quite the team player Pop is publicly saying he is.
Are people forgetting that LMA requested a trade a few years back because Pop was "overcoaching"? Dude has always been a me first player, an even bigger ego than Kawhi imo. I've never felt that he truly bought into the Spurs and regretted his decision to ever come here. Fuck LMA tbh. One of the worst signings in SA history, I've said it since day 1. I'm glad he's getting the fuck out.

[Mr. Body]

Really curious to see what kind of deals are out there lol as much as LMA maybe be a liability at this point in his career, I think honestly can still hold his own against elite bigs. Plus there not many players being made available right now it seems

Right. He still does well in post-oriented games where he doesn't have to range out laterally. He still gives Anthony Davis problems, for example. I think many contenders could use him and I'd put him above Drummond and Griffin, those types, in terms of who is available. Like, no doubt the Nets would take him over Blake Griffin. Question is the price.

[FkLA]

I really don't think this was him being cancerous. I honestly think the Spurs just didnt want him anymore--even as the back-up 5. He's been that bad. It needed to happen but it's still bittersweet to see him go. Despite all the winning over the years he's the only big name FA to sign here. He also held us when Nephew broke our hearts.

Eubanks wont get it done though. They either need to throw Samanic out there or try to get a back-up center in a trade package.

[FkLA]

Right. He still does well in post-oriented games where he doesn't have to range out laterally. He still gives Anthony Davis problems, for example. I think many contenders could use him and I'd put him above Drummond and Griffin, those types, in terms of who is available. Like, no doubt the Nets would take him over Blake Griffin. Question is the price.

lol nah man

LA is super washed. His defense is bottom of the barrel bad.

[SpurPadre]

This needed to happen but if Leonard weren't such a piece of shit excuse for a human being, LMA's Spurs tenure would've ended up with at least one ring.

[Blackhaus]

What what, did they buy him out or seeking trade partners

[Blackhaus]

The next question is who infiltrated the Spurs front office to make suck n obvious move???

[Blackhaus]

Derozan extension comin soon

[Mr. Body]

lol nah man

LA is super washed. His defense is bottom of the barrel bad.

You had that locked and loaded and didn't read what I said, did you?

[Truth4sale$]

All the teams that missed out on washed up Blake Griffin will come calling. Aldridge is better than Griffin. Honestly, the celtics make the best sense. They have a trade exception and lots of picks

[FkLA]

You had that locked and loaded and didn't read what I said, did you?

Nobody would take this washed up version of him over Griffin or Drummomd. He's not even a consistent offensive threat anymore.

[daslicer]

Are people forgetting that LMA requested a trade a few years back because Pop was "overcoaching"? Dude has always been a me first player, an even bigger ego than Kawhi imo. I've never felt that he truly bought into the Spurs and regretted his decision to ever come here. Fuck LMA tbh. One of the worst signings in SA history, I've said it since day 1. I'm glad he's getting the fuck out.

He had every right to request a trade when he did considering Pop originally promised him that he would still get his 20 points per a game with the Spurs. I remember reading about this when LMA signed with the Spurs that he was concerned his offense would go down but Pop promised him he would still be able to get 20 or more. Pop broke that promise. Can't get angry at LMA for wanting out. That's all on Pop for not being honest

Secondly Kawhi has a much bigger ego than Lamarcus. His ego is on the same level as Lebron,Durant,Harden. Just look at the antics he put the clippers through last year such as showing up regularly late to the team flight and delaying take off by 30 minutes to an hour. Kawhi plays games with every team he is on. Say what you will about Lamarcus he doesn't play games.

Thirdly you just hate Lamarcus. He was your target from day one. You were going to hate him regardless of what he did. He could have averaged Wilt Chamberlain numbers and you would have still hated him. Anything short of him getting the Spurs a championship would have gotten your ire. You are just a hater.

[Mr. Body]

Nobody would take this washed up version of him over Griffin or Drummomd. He's not even a consistent offensive threat anymore.

Everybody on the planet would take LMA over Griffin or Drummond.

[daslicer]

Thank God he chose yall he and PATFO did us a huge solid ...he was good the first two years but like I said at the time signing him melo or Greg Fucking Monroe to a max deal would be a mistake

He was actually good for 4 years. He played at a high level from '15-'19. His season from '17-'19 was him at his peak. So it wasn't a bad signing at all. It was actually a great signing. Spurs would have won at least 1 title in that 4 year span if Kawhi didn't go crazy and quit on the team.

[SpurPadre]

Wherever he goes, he can't expect to get his touches, tbh.

[Degoat]

All the teams interested in Nikola vuciveic should theoretically be interested in LMA at a discounted price lol

[SpurPadre]

He was actually good for 4 years. He played at a high level from '15-'19. His season from '17-'19 was him at his peak. So it wasn't a bad signing at all. It was actually a great signing. Spurs would have won at least 1 title in that 4 year span if Kawhi didn't go crazy and quit on the team.

That's what I said before. Leonard is to blame for all of this.

[daslicer]

It's a huge hit to the ego. People don't know how big it was for Tony to get out in front of his benching. I'm sure he wasn't actually okay with it, or if he was it was only because Manu did it for so long. I actually strongly doubt that Parker would've stayed with the team even if the Kawhi issue had been resolved earlier.

Spur fans perceptions of stars are distorted because they lucked out in having 3 ego less stars in David,Tim,Manu who were egoless and willing to sacrifice stats at all costs to win. Manu especially was ego less with him willing to come off the bench to help the team win. Very few guys can do that without their pride being hurt and broken. I look at a guy like Dwade who probably could have played a few more years but gave it up when he realized he was a bench player. A lot of these guys are stars because of their big egos. It's hard to shut that ego off.

[212094ever]

Finally! Now get rid of DDR and Rudy.

[Blackhaus]

Finally! Now get rid of DDR and Rudy.

terrible take, derozan is the reason we’re not the kings or the hawks right now. Rudy isn’t worth shit to other teams. You think they don’t see that his feet are set in stone??

[SpurPadre]

If only we could package Mills with LMA...

[FutureMan]

It’s too bad our biggest free agent signing didn’t work out.

Hopefully we’ll get another so we can compete.

Part of me wonders if he’ll get traded to a non playoff team, get bought out, and then join the Nets. Seems like the easiest way to get a ring to all the players who were able to do it on their own.

[daslicer]

Dude I get that it’s probably time for him to move on, but hope Spurs fans show respect. He had a ton of offers as a free agent, including CA teams and he chose the Spurs. He gave us some of his best years. So we couldn’t win a title with him, but we had good success so much appreciation for what he gave the Spurs. He certainly handled his business better than Kawhi.

Agreed the Spurs got the final 4 years of his prime. He played at a high level from '15-'19. I do feel bad for him considering he signed with the Spurs in hopes of getting a title. I do believe it would have happened if Kawhi didn't become a traitor. It just goes to show you how in life a little luck can be the difference between failure and success.

[Truth4sale$]

Nobody would take this washed up version of him over Griffin or Drummomd. He's not even a consistent offensive threat anymore.

Blake Griffin was always just a highlight Dunk
That's it! Once the knee injuries added up- he is a shell of himself. He never had a great jump shot or played defense. LMA always had a smooth jumper and expanded out to the 3pt line. Griffin has been MIA for the last 3 years. Contenders in need of a shooting Big man should be eager to get LMA, ....Celtics and Raptors!

[DAF86]

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If they are still working for trades why make this public? We aren't getting shit in return.

[mo7888]

If they are still working for trades why make this public? We aren't getting shit in return.

It only makes sense if we are buyers.... if we are after draft picks it's not happening without taking on a bad contract (Love? )...if we are buying and packaging LMA with a young player and/or picks it doesn't matter that it's public...in fact it could help..

[Degoat]

Tbh I hope this doesn’t drag on, could become a distraction for the team

[RD2191]

He had every right to request a trade when he did considering Pop originally promised him that he would still get his 20 points per a game with the Spurs. I remember reading about this when LMA signed with the Spurs that he was concerned his offense would go down but Pop promised him he would still be able to get 20 or more. Pop broke that promise. Can't get angry at LMA for wanting out. That's all on Pop for not being honest

Secondly Kawhi has a much bigger ego than Lamarcus. His ego is on the same level as Lebron,Durant,Harden. Just look at the antics he put the clippers through last year such as showing up regularly late to the team flight and delaying take off by 30 minutes to an hour. Kawhi plays games with every team he is on. Say what you will about Lamarcus he doesn't play games.

Thirdly you just hate Lamarcus. He was your target from day one. You were going to hate him regardless of what he did. He could have averaged Wilt Chamberlain numbers and you would have still hated him. Anything short of him getting the Spurs a championship would have gotten your ire. You are just a hater.
Didn't read, dude requested a trade after going 61-22/2nd seed out West and making the WCF, dude's a certified bum.

[DAF86]

It only makes sense if we are buyers.... if we are after draft picks it's not happening without taking on a bad contract (Love? )...if we are buying and packaging LMA with a young player and/or picks it doesn't matter that it's public...in fact it could help..

It doesn't make sense either way, because on either scenario LA's values decreases to the lowest of levels.

[cd98]

Spurs trade to Miami for Leonard? After his controversy?

[timtonymanu]

I really don't think this was him being cancerous. I honestly think the Spurs just didnt want him anymore--even as the back-up 5. He's been that bad. It needed to happen but it's still bittersweet to see him go. Despite all the winning over the years he's the only big name FA to sign here. He also held us when Nephew broke our hearts.

Eubanks wont get it done though. They either need to throw Samanic out there or try to get a back-up center in a trade package.

Idk Gay playing the 5 tonight makes me believe LMA was pouting about a bench role. You know Pop loves his old veterans so even a washed up Aldridge would have been fine to him. Hell even Pau Gasol lasted a little longer than he needed to on the team because Pop gives his vets the benefit of the doubt. It’s all about LaMarcus Loser serving what’s in his own interest vs. the teams. Didn’t even take 3 games for the guy to bail after being benched. Soft ass faggot. You’ve even called him out for his soft behavior before.

[offset formation]

Only fools celebrate losing a player capable of dropping 30 pts on any given night. Spurfan sucks ass and doesn't know when to appreciate what we have. 113 pts away from 20,000 pts and we got ppl on here celebrating and laughing. Fuck you all.

[timtonymanu]

Kinda gross seeing all the Aldridge love in here but you guys are more patient than me. Just glad the Nephew/LMBeta era is over. It had potential but both of those guys only cared about themselves and not the team.

For all his flaws, I can respect Derozan for not pouting or being a locker room distraction despite how his situation played out and still playing hard for the team. Way more Spur to me than those 2 losers that bailed.

[Blackhaus]

Who cares what went wrong. LA is a shell of his prime self or even his last few years of borderline Allstar play. Spurs just doing him a favor to get a good resume for future free agents.

[timtonymanu]

Only fools celebrate losing a player capable of dropping 30 pts on any given night. Spurfan sucks ass and doesn't know when to appreciate what we have. 113 pts away from 20,000 pts and we got ppl on here celebrating and laughing. Fuck you all.

Meh I only celebrate greats like Tim, Tony, Manu, Dave. You know guys that never once pouted or whined about their role and just went out there and played and actually did something worth a damn. Sorry I don’t celebrate mediocrity. But I know you’re a full fledged sniffer so sniff sniff

[RD2191]

Only fools celebrate losing a player capable of dropping 30 pts on any given night. Spurfan sucks ass and doesn't know when to appreciate what we have. 113 pts away from 20,000 pts and we got ppl on here celebrating and laughing. Fuck you all.
:cry:cry:cry:cry

[daslicer]

Didn't read, dude requested a trade after going 61-22/2nd seed out West and making the WCF, dude's a certified bum.

Nah you read it and didn't like it so you came back with your typical hater response.

[Rummpd]

FAIL what seems like great news is really nothing except the inept FO and Pop are belatedly moving on regardless how. What a sham to let this bad fit for Spurs for 2 years plus get to this point. Maybe they pull a rabbit out of hat and get some trash in return but at least a year too late.

[daslicer]

Only fools celebrate losing a player capable of dropping 30 pts on any given night. Spurfan sucks ass and doesn't know when to appreciate what we have. 113 pts away from 20,000 pts and we got ppl on here celebrating and laughing. Fuck you all.

He's terrible on the defensive end but his offense will be missed. We don't have anybody outside of Demar capable of getting an easy 15-20 points a game. Like I said in previous post Spur fans don't understand how most stars are wired. They will continue to learn the hard way for years to come. Most stars don't want to sacrifice their numbers like the big 3/Dave and they will most likely find that out when the Spurs get their next star.

[Kurgan]

The last time the Spurs won a trade was when they did the George Hill for Kawhi deal. Ever since, they have been a trainwreck when it comes to moving players. Spurs fans should be very afraid when there's talk of trades involving this organization.

[EricB]

Nobody would take this washed up version of him over Griffin or Drummomd. He's not even a consistent offensive threat anymore.

someone’s in for disappointment

[cool cat]

Paging Aaron Gordon.

[FkLA]

someone’s in for disappointment

Remember when you said Patty was going to play a mentor role? Still out there 2 yrs later, closing and having plays designed for him in crunch time. :lol

[Degoat]

I’m prepared to be underwhelmed, but this team needs a jolt of new energy even if it’s a meh acquisition

[diego]

They prolly got wind LMA was gonna go public with his dissatisfaction and release demands, and decided to go public first. Would further ruin their look if another big name pulled the same bullshit as Nephew in the span of three years, especially since LMA had requested to be traded before.

Good theory. All i could come up with, is they were getting few offers and figured maybe they can get better offers if teams think they can get him cheap and want to keep him away from a rival..

[spursparker9]

His arrival sure bring excitement in 2015 when Spurs just came off a championship and the dynasty is here to stay.

Compared to Nephew, he did his best when he could. Appreciate that

[tbdog]

I enjoyed prime LMA for the Spurs. It was good run that might have ended up with a title if Zaza didn't happen. In saying that, the future is bright in SA.

[timtonymanu]

I’m prepared to be underwhelmed, but this team needs a jolt of new energy even if it’s a meh acquisition

See I don’t like his attitude but I’m not happy that we lost his talent. Even the version we had this year still was better than nothing, but he was really over it I guess. Hoping for a decent replacement.

[SPURt]

End of an era. They should trade him to the Clips for practically nothing to troll Kawhi

[BatManu20]

Spurs 100% should’ve dealt him last year when he had way more value. We’re not getting shit in return for him now. Sucks to suck.

[poopbox]

Kinda gross seeing all the Aldridge love in here but you guys are more patient than me. Just glad the Nephew/LMBeta era is over. It had potential but both of those guys only cared about themselves and not the team.

For all his flaws, I can respect Derozan for not pouting or being a locker room distraction despite how his situation played out and still playing hard for the team. Way more Spur to me than those 2 losers that bailed.

I feel the same way. My only gripes with Derozan is that we already have to many guards and this teams ceiling is higher with a natural stretch 4 rather than a guard playing a stretch 4. But dude has been a consummate pro. Got traded to a team he clearly never would have given the time of day to in free agency, did a good job of bringing the young guys along, pretty much got shoehorned into becoming a 4 so that our young guards could get more minutes, now has to share ball handling duties with two other guards in dejounte and derrick, and never publicly pouted about it. Went from being an automatic all star in the east to not even getting consideration in the west, but you don't hear him crying about it. Had to change his game A LOT from the way he played in Toronto where he could just pound the ball forever and pretty much do what he wanted, and didn't pout about it. Clearly the spurs do not plan on bringing him back, they have had two years to sign him, have plenty of money to sign him, and haven't signed him, and clearly Derozan isn't happy about that, but doesn't pout doesn't cry doesn't let it affect his play on the court.

And all this talk about LMA carrying us when Kawhi left, get the fuck out of here, LMA wanted Kawhi gone, that is the only way he was going to ever get "his touches" :lol LMA is probably the one who told Tony to make that my injury was a 1000 times worst comment in the first place :lol

[poopbox]

See I don’t like his attitude but I’m not happy that we lost his talent. Even the version we had this year still was better than nothing, but he was really over it I guess. Hoping for a decent replacement.

Seeing as how statistically we play our best basketball when he does not play and our worst basketball when he does play, the version if him is mathematically actually WORSE than nothing.

[Ditty]

My guess is that he goes to Boston for Hayward’s TPE and one of their Williams players or Semi.

[RD2191]

I feel the same way. My only gripes with Derozan is that we already have to many guards and this teams ceiling is higher with a natural stretch 4 rather than a guard playing a stretch 4. But dude has been a consummate pro. Got traded to a team he clearly never would have given the time of day to in free agency, did a good job of bringing the young guys along, pretty much got shoehorned into becoming a 4 so that our young guards could get more minutes, now has to share ball handling duties with two other guards in dejounte and derrick, and never publicly pouted about it. Went from being an automatic all star in the east to not even getting consideration in the west, but you don't hear him crying about it. Had to change his game A LOT from the way he played in Toronto where he could just pound the ball forever and pretty much do what he wanted, and didn't pout about it. Clearly the spurs do not plan on bringing him back, they have had two years to sign him, have plenty of money to sign him, and haven't signed him, and clearly Derozan isn't happy about that, but doesn't pout doesn't cry doesn't let it affect his play on the court.

And all this talk about LMA carrying us when Kawhi left, get the fuck out of here, LMA wanted Kawhi gone, that is the only way he was going to ever get "his touches" :lol LMA is probably the one who told Tony to make that my injury was a 1000 times worst comment in the first place :lol
Truth nuke tbh

[daslicer]

I feel the same way. My only gripes with Derozan is that we already have to many guards and this teams ceiling is higher with a natural stretch 4 rather than a guard playing a stretch 4. But dude has been a consummate pro. Got traded to a team he clearly never would have given the time of day to in free agency, did a good job of bringing the young guys along, pretty much got shoehorned into becoming a 4 so that our young guards could get more minutes, now has to share ball handling duties with two other guards in dejounte and derrick, and never publicly pouted about it. Went from being an automatic all star in the east to not even getting consideration in the west, but you don't hear him crying about it. Had to change his game A LOT from the way he played in Toronto where he could just pound the ball forever and pretty much do what he wanted, and didn't pout about it. Clearly the spurs do not plan on bringing him back, they have had two years to sign him, have plenty of money to sign him, and haven't signed him, and clearly Derozan isn't happy about that, but doesn't pout doesn't cry doesn't let it affect his play on the court.

And all this talk about LMA carrying us when Kawhi left, get the fuck out of here, LMA wanted Kawhi gone, that is the only way he was going to ever get "his touches" :lol LMA is probably the one who told Tony to make that my injury was a 1000 times worst comment in the first place :lol

Deranged LMA haters are now making up make believe scenarios to justify their hate.

[cjw]

My guess is that he goes to Boston for Hayward’s TPE and one of their Williams players or Semi.

If that deal is available, you take it yesterday. There simply isn’t any cap space out there (outside of OKC and NYK), and I do not want a trade that inhibits cap space heading into the summer. Either that, or you piece together expirings like Miami could offer. But I’d rather take a flier on a prospect vs. a known commodity.

Will be interesting to see how the 20-22 minutes a night Poeltl can’t man at the 5 get divided up. Eubanks can’t be out there that long, so might get more small ball lineups.

[John B]

I bet you we'll see a more confident Jakob now knowing that he has the starting C spot on lockdown

Not with his performance tonight. He was outplayed in every facet of the game. I hate to say he was probably sitting on the couch during the break. I mean I would package him with Aldridge to get Drummond at this point

[BackHome]

KY still can’t wipe his Ass you KY Ass lickers are needed in Cali ASAP!

[Stump]

I'm conflicted on how I feel about this. LMA was the biggest free agent signing the Spurs have ever had, and has stuck around for six seasons. However, he has constantly demanded his touches, even if his iso-style is not conducive to team success. Furthermore, it bothers me that only a few games after being deservingly demoted to second string, the situation has deteriorated to the point that he won't even be around the team anymore. I get that stars expect a certain treatment, but LMA isn't a star anymore.

I think it's generally best to bury grievances and wish the best to someone as they depart, but I'd be lying if I didn't admit a have a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.

[Degoat]

I know it’s hard to speculate but what kind of deals do yall think are being presented to the spurs?

[MultiTroll]

3 pointers.
When he finally added them to his game, huge improvement.

Since Popped said LMA "did everything we asked" does this mean CIA Pop never encouraged, even demanded LMA pursue his trey game?

[MultiTroll]

I know it’s hard to speculate but what kind of deals do yall think are being presented to the spurs?
Expiring's of some player.

Or with the Spurs Light Years Behind PATFO perhaps trying to snooker in a shitty player with the expiring.

[Degoat]

Expiring's of some player.

Or with the Spurs Light Years Behind PATFO perhaps trying to snooker in a shitty player with the expiring.

My thought process is LMA didn’t contribute anything this year, I mean spurs are bound to at least get someone who could contribute at least even if it’s just a role player

[slick'81]

Spurs picked up that option just to cut him the followoing year:lol spurs really f'd up just letting aldridge go for essentially nothing

[timtonymanu]

Truth nuke tbh

Golden God 1
LMBeta 0

[KaiRMD1]

Aldridge has been shit this whole season. This was a no-brainer when the boys went on a winning streak while he was out.

[gambit1990]

I know it’s hard to speculate but what kind of deals do yall think are being presented to the spurs?
not great ones :lol

[R. DeMurre]

B-b-b-b-b-but we need veterans like Aldridge and DeRozan to teach the young guys the ways of the NBA :lol

[gambit1990]

very bizarre way to announce it, especially if nothing is actually done yet
yeah but no other way for pop to put it imo. and tbh, if it's gonna happen then it's gonna happen so pop is getting ahead of rumors / doesn't have to pretend or lie about la.

[Thomas82]

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We gon get something in return at least :lol

I wouldn't mind trading with Cleveland and taking on Kevin Love's contract if it means getting an unprotected pick from them this year.

[itzsoweezee]

No one’s trading for LMA.

Pop’s quotes after the Dallas game sound desperate. Like, he knows they’re not making the playoffs, even though things looked so rosy a couple weeks ago.

Demar actually appears to have some value. The front office needs to finally do the sensible thing and trade his ass for something worthwhile.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Only fools celebrate losing a player capable of dropping 30 pts on any given night. Spurfan sucks ass and doesn't know when to appreciate what we have. 113 pts away from 20,000 pts and we got ppl on here celebrating and laughing. Fuck you all.

Absolutely this. Too bad they couldn't work out a role for him because his 20-25 mins off the bench or whatever would have been more valuable than whatever they'd get in a trade.

Same folks who are celebrating he'll be traded will be the first to be disappointed by the returns.

[daslicer]

No one’s trading for LMA.

Pop’s quotes after the Dallas game sound desperate. Like, he knows they’re not making the playoffs, even though things looked so rosy a couple weeks ago.

Demar actually appears to have some value. The front office needs to finally do the sensible thing and trade his ass for something worthwhile.

The Knicks have interest in Demar. They want go to the playoffs in the east and are currently in contention. The Spurs should try to trade him for a draft pick.

[siraulo23]

good, now play Samanic and minimize Gay's minutes

[slick'81]

Absolutely this. Too bad they couldn't work out a role for him because his 20-25 mins off the bench or whatever would have been more valuable than whatever they'd get in a trade.

Same folks who are celebrating he'll be traded will be the first to be disappointed by the returns.

should of moved on from him last season. Not expecting anything great to come back in this deal

[daslicer]

Absolutely this. Too bad they couldn't work out a role for him because his 20-25 mins off the bench or whatever would have been more valuable than whatever they'd get in a trade.

Same folks who are celebrating he'll be traded will be the first to be disappointed by the returns.

Spur fans are spoiled rotten. They still haven't figured out that most players want to score a ton of points and then win games. I'm not saying it's right but that's how most star players are wired. Michael Jordan cursed out Phil Jackson when Phil during the late 80's recommended Jordan to score less than 30 a game which Phil believed would help the bulls win more games. I'm paraphrasing but Jordan's response was "Fuck that shit I want to lead the league in scoring and also win games. We can do both." The compromise Phil made with Jordan was Jordan could score in the low 30's and still lead the league in scoring while giving other players an opportunity to score in the offense. Going by ST's logic Jordan would have been hated on here for being obsessed with stats.

[venitian navigator]

Imho he still has value, and this "decision", as his bad rebounding numbers and shitty defensive attitude, simply confirms his lack of committment to our team since the beginning of this season (and probably just after the news on Poeltl contract).
Despite being a solid player, with obvious value determined by the numbers, LMA impact has always been related to his committment...see how better he played since he's been recognized as the main weapon of the team.
Good player but fragile ego and bad priorities (never in line with our team philosophy, at least what was the team philosophy before his coming here).

I never loved LMA attitude, that he had since the negotiatios for his free agency long time ago...it's highly suspect when the main goal of such a player that has never won anything is to still have his numbers, no matter what, instead that wanting a ring at all costs.
And for as much as I hate Leonard's behavior I suspect a lot has to be related to the lack of respect against our F.O. because of the fact that Pop and our F.O. decided to give LMA more than what was right to give him, starting by the role LMA wanted since his arrival in SA (being the first option and most important player at the expense of a fresh finals MVP).

All that said, after we guaranteed the entire amount of his contract (only 7 of this season instead of 24, 27 in case of use of the trade kicker) I frankly think we have no more moral obligations with such player...so no need to accomodate his will at all costs (so no buy out at all) .
If no trade is coming for something of value then better let his whole contract expire. So, at least, he can mantain some value till next season at least in a sign and trade scenario.

[cascaders]

i felt aldrige was a good player, he did his best, and sometimes shit happens and i guess players just gotta do what they think is best for them. And i like him a lot, and in retrospect, it makes me cherish and appreciate Tim Duncan even more for what he endure and went through and persevere in San Antonio, and became the ultimate anchor to the team. Gave our ballclub five championship. That is elite status forever.

Im gonna miss aldrige, im gonna miss his effortless jumpshots and his spin fade away shots. Wish him all the best.

[Mal]

Good luck LMA, thanks for everything

[GreekSpursfan]

Good luck to him, he was limited but he was one of the good guys

[BillMc]

Dude I get that it’s probably time for him to move on, but hope Spurs fans show respect. He had a ton of offers as a free agent, including CA teams and he chose the Spurs. He gave us some of his best years. So we couldn’t win a title with him, but we had good success so much appreciation for what he gave the Spurs. He certainly handled his business better than Kawhi.

I agree. He was the bigges FA we ever got, and gave us some really good years. I'm sad that the two best players post the Big 3 (Kawhi and LMA) eventually asked to leave the Spurs.

[szkorhetz]

What about LMA for Wiggins? I know, cap space and all, but who will we got? This FA class is shitty, and I don't want anybody frtom this class.
Wiggins is overpriced, I know, but he would will a positional need, could play both Forward positions, long, athletic, young.

Even more so, LMA+DDR for Wiggins, Oubre, Looney, 1st.

[RC_Drunkford]

Damn, probably the right decision for both parties. It's just fucked up that if nephew hadn't pulled that fake injury shit, LMA would have 1-2 rings. The guy deserves more respect from Spurs fans for being the only big time free agent EVER to sign with the Spurs

[BillMc]

He was actually good for 4 years. He played at a high level from '15-'19. His season from '17-'19 was him at his peak. So it wasn't a bad signing at all. It was actually a great signing. Spurs would have won at least 1 title in that 4 year span if Kawhi didn't go crazy and quit on the team.

This.

And those saying he's washed. He probably is, but sometimes a new environment changes things. Diaw looked washed before he came to us. 12-14 he was awesome and big part of our conteding and winning a chip.

Not saying LMA will do that elsewhere. But it has happened before.

[dbreiden83080]

Damn, probably the right decision for both parties. It's just fucked up that if nephew hadn't pulled that fake injury shit, LMA would have 1-2 rings. The guy deserves more respect from Spurs fans for being the only big time free agent EVER to sign with the Spurs

Exactly.. He gets too much shit around here.. He was a 2 time AS with the Spurs and averaged 23/8 and 21/9 in those seasons. He just came in at the worst possible time.. Who could have predicted that a player in "Nephew" that seemed tailor made to be a Spur for life, would turn into a conniving snake? Even in 2016 when his stats were down, if Nephew does NOT get hurt we might be in the finals..

[ragas]

Aldridge came to the Spurs because he loved San Antonio so much? :lol
Definitely not, he came for the money and because he hoped that Kawhi gets him a ring. He would have already left if there had been a chance. So don't ask for respect.

[ElNono]

Maybe I can watch the Spurs again... goodbye Carmelo Aldrige... can't wait to see you bring the loser attitude to some other team...

[BillMc]

Aldridge came to the Spurs because he loved San Antonio so much? :lol
Definitely not, he came for the money and because he hoped that Kawhi gets him a ring. He would have already left if there had been a chance. So don't ask for respect.

He was in his prime, not a ring chaser. He'd have gotten the best money in Portland.

Spurs had gone out against the Cippers the year before, and Kawhi had flamed out late in that series. He came because he was from Texas and wanted to be nearer his son. That and they sold him on being the next great Spurs bigman in the Robison, Duncan vein. ANd because with much of the '14 team still around, yes, they would contend. And they did in 16 and 17. If Timmy's knee doesn't finally go in '16 or Zaza doesn't happen in '17 or Nephew doesn't abandon us in '18, team had a great chance.

[playblair]

Maybe I can watch the Spurs again... goodbye Carmelo Aldrige... can't wait to see you bring the loser attitude to some other team...
bruh elnono playblair both finally agree on something........playblaie has not watched any spurs game this season due to a boycott of lma/derozan on the team.........if both r gone playblair will reignite his spurs watching

[Ice009]

He's terrible on the defensive end but his offense will be missed. We don't have anybody outside of Demar capable of getting an easy 15-20 points a game. Like I said in previous post Spur fans don't understand how most stars are wired. They will continue to learn the hard way for years to come. Most stars don't want to sacrifice their numbers like the big 3/Dave and they will most likely find that out when the Spurs get their next star.

Yeah, you're right. As another poster mentioned, he only celebrates guys like Tim, Manu, David, Tony, but you're right about if we all expect any other potential superstars we might get or develop down the line to be the same way as those guys were. Tim, Manu and David were exceptional people, and they were a special group when they played together (I'll throw Tony in there too, but I will say, if the Spurs sucked and weren't winning, I think he would have left). Not many superstars are likely to act the way those previous Spurs legends did and sacrifice stats and money for the good of the team.

It's a bit of a reality check for myself too, as I keep wanting to bash LA, but I also have to keep being reminded that he's one of the only star players that signed here as a free agent. That was big.

I'm not real happy if the Spurs buy him out and see him go elsewhere and possibly win a ring, because I believe he still could have helped this team if he could have gotten his offensive game going. At his best, he's still better offensively than 90% of the players on the current team. The Spurs yet again waited too long to try and trade a player. Also, it's not that I don't want him to win a ring, it's more that I hate we'll likely not get a some sort of decent return for him leaving.


See I don’t like his attitude but I’m not happy that we lost his talent. Even the version we had this year still was better than nothing, but he was really over it I guess. Hoping for a decent replacement.

That a pretty great take on the way I feel too. I agree with you. I haven't been happy with his attitude at times over the years, but I am not happy we're losing his talent. He really was really darn good offensively and was a much better defender than I gave him credit for before his decline the past season. I really wish he would have come into this season with less weight. I would have loved to have seen if he could have gotten more mobile and played better in this current era if he was slimmer/carrying less weight.


No one’s trading for LMA.

Pop’s quotes after the Dallas game sound desperate. Like, he knows they’re not making the playoffs, even though things looked so rosy a couple weeks ago.

Demar actually appears to have some value. The front office needs to finally do the sensible thing and trade his ass for something worthwhile.

What kind of stuff did Pop say? Was he that dejected after the game?

[JADG79]

24M to trade is huge for any contender

The only way to trade LA is receiving bad contracts like Al Horford, Wiggins, Love, Adams, Gallinari, etc...
Boston trade exception for whatever player or a even just a 1 or 2 2nd round picks

I highly doubt a trade of Drummond for LA + 2nd round pick, Poeltl is our Defensive guy right now.

Trying to get Collins will be costly because they will want to include Gallinari awful contract and Collins wants near a Max contract.

[Ice009]

Collins ain't worth a max or near max contract. If that's what it will take to get him, let some of team overpay him. I'd rather do without.

[JADG79]

Collins ain't worth a max or near max contract. If that's what it will take to get him, let some of team overpay him. I'd rather do without.

Totally agreed, Collins is not a game changer for a Max or near max contract.

The things is what the Spurs are looking for? Players, picks, Cap Flex.

[Dejounte]

I would take Steven Adams for LA if money wasn't an issue for the Spurs. Easy guy to root for.

[Blackhaus]

Unless it’s a trade for another expiring and a late pick, I’m hoping he just gets bought out. Taking on a bad contract would be a killer especially with how much young talent we have that needs playing time. Another washed up vet that Pop wants to play favorites too would really stunt my desire to watch. Plus why would any team give up good assets when it’s likely they can get him for nothing after a buyout. I guess if they just have to have him over any other team but I don’t see his demand high at all.

[cjw]

What about LMA for Wiggins? I know, cap space and all, but who will we got? This FA class is shitty, and I don't want anybody frtom this class.
Wiggins is overpriced, I know, but he would will a positional need, could play both Forward positions, long, athletic, young.

Even more so, LMA+DDR for Wiggins, Oubre, Looney, 1st.

Unless it’s the Minnesota first, the first isn’t going to be lucrative enough to take on Wiggins. Oubre is an expiring so not of much value to Spurs to take on.

Even then, if they were actually to move DDR, you can get close to that value for him without taking on Wiggins. So hard pass.

[Dverde]

I could see him being involved as filler to make a three team trade work netting Spurs a 2nd rounder or lottery protected 1st rounder. Some GMs like Morey see little value in non lottery picks

[Dejounte]

IF reports are to believed and LMA is traded, LMA is the one who holds the cards because he has a trade kicker. We essentially have to be looking at teams HE'D be interested in, so likely only teams where he would be the starter. That leaves with a few options:

Heat - word is they need a center
Celtics - would probably be traded for Tristan Thompson, so he'd take over as the starter
Pelicans - actually makes sense if they want to give Zion spacing, but I'm reading that since Adams signed an extension he can't be traded until the start of next season.
Blazers - he would start over Kanter easily

NOT the Lakers - LMA is no better than Gasol
NOT the Nets - they literally have no assets

Now if he gets bought out, then anything goes, I guess.

[hoopdreams11]

LMA for Nurkic and Jones get it done

[Dejounte]

LMA for Nurkic and Jones get it done

I think Blazers fans would highly disapprove

https://www.reddit.com/r/ripcity/comments/m2dgmj/woj_spurs_are_working_on_trade_scenarios_with/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Also, another factor to consider is he will probably want to go to a team who will extend him after this season.

[Dejounte]

Bobby Marks on LMA:

CMR4YY2BqtW

[Dejounte]

Murray/ Mills/ Tre
White/ Lonnie/ Q
DeMar/ Vassell/ KBD
Keldon/ Gay/ Lyles/ Samanic
Poeltl/ Eubanks

IMO, since the Spurs are still (always) trying to make the playoffs:

Our big hole in the rotation is backup big.

Players being showcased to possibly be included in a LMA trade (which opens things up a little): Mills, Gay, Lonnie, Lyles

Really interesting to me that Lonnie was put in the doghouse last night in the 4th.

If y'all saw those videos I posted in the game thread, Keldon was with the big wing group and Vassell was with the combo guards.

Trading Lonnie would probably allow Keldon and Vassell to go down to their natural positions, and KBD can earn some time.

Murray/ Mills/ Tre
White/ Vassell/ Q
DeMar/ Keldon/ KBD
Keldon/ Gay/ Lyles/ Luka
Poeltl/ TBD/ Eubanks

Something needs to be done to consolidate the crowded depth at PF.

[mo7888]

Bobby Marks on LMA:

CMR4YY2BqtW

His whole video is based on the spurs selling or on other teams 'wanting' LMA for his ability.... he gave no scenarios where we are buyers using the salary as balast to acquire a player by using young players and/or picks.... if we are just trying to move him it's almost impossible because he has no value....but if we are buying its not that difficult

[Dejounte]

His whole video is based on the spurs selling or on other teams 'wanting' LMA for his ability.... he gave no scenarios where we are buyers using the salary as balast to acquire a player by using young players and/or picks.... if we are just trying to move him it's almost impossible because he has no value....but if we are buying its not that difficult

Exactly. Include one or more of: Lyles, Mills, Lonnie, Gay, and our 2021 first and the return we get actually might be nice.

I just don't know what those trades would look like.

It's actually a great sign that Lonnie is playing well, it would up his value.

We just need Gay and Mills to start looking like good players before the deadline and we might fool someone.

IMO, if LMA is bought out (real possibility), I could still see these guys I mentioned being shipped out.

[mo7888]

Exactly. Include one or more of: Lyles, Mills, Lonnie, Gay, and our 2021 first and the return we get actually might be nice.

I just don't know what those trades would look like.

It's actually a great sign that Lonnie is playing well, it would up his value.

We just need Gay and Mills to start looking like good players before the deadline and we might fool someone.

IMO, if LMA is bought out (real possibility), I could still see these guys I mentioned being shipped out.

I agree. For me it's difficult to know what we would target. I've been saying something like Grant + Plumlee is my preferred target or Gordon + Bamba. We get a backup big and a starting 4. We'd need to move Gay and maybe Lyles to open up minutes for Luka because we need to get him at least 15 minutes/game. I would expect the cost to either trade to be our 1st + Walker.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1369805843257044993?s=19

This tweet still makes me scratch my head. There's no benefit to saying "there's a level of confidence" unless there actually IS something in the works.

Being "engaged on several fronts" means some teams ARE entertaining the idea of trading for LMA.

These are carefully chosen words and Woj wouldn't just pull shit out of his ass.

[mo7888]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1369805843257044993?s=19

This tweet still makes me scratch my head. There's no benefit to saying "there's a level of confidence" unless there actually IS something in the works.

Being "engaged on several fronts" means some teams ARE entertaining the idea of trading for LMA.

These are carefully chosen words and Woj wouldn't just pull shit out of his ass.

One other possibility could be (although not likely) that one dumbass gm out there ascribes real value to LMA.... if there is such a gm I'd guess he's in Sacramento.

[tbdog]

One other possibility could be (although not likely) that one dumbass gm out there ascribes real value to LMA.... if there is such a gm I'd guess he's in Sacramento.

Kings might value his expiring to get out of Barnes or Hield contract.

[Dejounte]

Kings might value his expiring to get out of Barnes or Hield contract.

Honestly would not mind Barnes. Sounds like he's a class act off the court. Kings fans say his production has actually improved.

https://twitter.com/TheAthletic/status/1369689504966139908?s=19

Obviously, someone else would have to come along. Woodard?

Maybe they want Gay back?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Ainge looking for size and shooting with that trade exception. Come on down, Danny boy.

[Dejounte]

LMA, Gay for Barnes, Corey Joseph, Woodard works

You can even add Lonnie in there and it still works.

LMA, Gay, Lonnie for Barnes, Joseph, Woodard, and Richaun Holmes ( R. DeMurre ) works too.

Why wouldn't the Kings make this deal?

Murray/ Mills/ Joseph/ Tre
White/ Vassell/ Q
DeMar/ Woodard/ KBD
Keldon/ Barnes/ Luka/ Lyles
Poeltl/ Holmes/ Eubanks

Crazy depth...

If DeMar and Mills leave after the season:

Murray/ Joseph/ Tre
White/ Vassell/ Q
Keldon/ Woodard/ KBD
Barnes/ Luka/ Lyles or 2021 FRP
Poeltl/ Holmes/ Eubanks

Most balanced roster I've seen...

Unloading Barnes also allows the Kings to go after John Collins.

[$pursDynasty]

There is the fact that LMA does well against Anthony Davis might make teams targeting the Lakers or the Lakers themselves want him. Been hearing the Mavs are shopping KP, I wonder what we would need to add to LMA to make that happen. The Spurs and KP have long been linked and he is a Euro that I wouldn't mind.

[FutureMan]

Murray/ Mills/ Tre
White/ Lonnie/ Q
DeMar/ Vassell/ KBD
Keldon/ Gay/ Lyles/ Samanic
Poeltl/ Eubanks

IMO, since the Spurs are still (always) trying to make the playoffs:

Our big hole in the rotation is backup big.

Players being showcased to possibly be included in a LMA trade (which opens things up a little): Mills, Gay, Lonnie, Lyles

Really interesting to me that Lonnie was put in the doghouse last night in the 4th.

If y'all saw those videos I posted in the game thread, Keldon was with the big wing group and Vassell was with the combo guards.

Trading Lonnie would probably allow Keldon and Vassell to go down to their natural positions, and KBD can earn some time.

Murray/ Mills/ Tre
White/ Vassell/ Q
DeMar/ Keldon/ KBD
Keldon/ Gay/ Lyles/ Luka
Poeltl/ TBD/ Eubanks

Something needs to be done to consolidate the crowded depth at PF.

The real problem is they don’t have a good enough starting 4 so they have players playing out of position and players starting when they should be coming off the bench.

I completely agree with you on who could complement a trade though. We’ll see what happens!

[Dex]

There is the fact that LMA does well against Anthony Davis might make teams targeting the Lakers or the Lakers themselves want him. Been hearing the Mavs are shopping KP, I wonder what we would need to add to LMA to make that happen. The Spurs and KP have long been linked and he is a Euro that I wouldn't mind.

Excellent point here. Any team with title aspirations likely needs to go through Davis or Jokic in the West, or Embiid in the East. The Nets are also on the radar with their super trio, but one thing they struggle against is defending the paint and I don't see Griffin solving that problem for them.

LaMarcus has value in those scenarios, and showed that his still capable of putting up 20+ points on a given night just weeks ago.

In regards to KP...he seems to have developed a reputation as a locker room cancer. Pop may be able to reign that in, but even he won't be around forever...so not sure if that's a good long term piece to put around our young players.

[Dejounte]

CLpAJtbjsgK

CMCwCfFM4gn

Barnes does a lot for the black community. This guy is a true Spur. "Steal" him before the Celtics do.

[superbigtime]

mixed feelings. always liked LA.

[exstatic]

One other possibility could be (although not likely) that one dumbass gm out there ascribes real value to LMA.... if there is such a gm I'd guess he's in Sacramento.

Oh, how I’d love to cock block Ainge by stealing Harrison Barnes right from under his nose.

[exstatic]

Honestly would not mind Barnes. Sounds like he's a class act off the court. Kings fans say his production has actually improved.

https://twitter.com/TheAthletic/status/1369689504966139908?s=19

Obviously, someone else would have to come along. Woodard?

Maybe they want Gay back?

Barnes has improved over the last couple of years, and is insurance in case DD decides to bolt. The trade works, straight up, but not enough value for Sac. I would think they’d need something like Lonnie, or our 2021 first.

[rankingtear]

Top free agent in 2015 and a small market team won out. LA had a good run carried us during the last year of Manu's career.

[exstatic]

Oh, how I’d love to cock block Ainge by stealing Harrison Barnes right from under his nose.

:lol And then turn around, and offer him Rudy.

[Dejounte]

Barnes has improved over the last couple of years, and is insurance in case DD decodes to bolt. The trade works, straight up, but not enough value for Sac. I would think they’d need something like Lonnie, or our 2021 first.

Would be more than happy to give either of those things up if Woodard and/or (especially) Holmes was headed back our way.

[Dejounte]

You can even substitute Bjelica for Joseph and it still works.

There's no one in free agency we should be saving our cap space for.

A trade with the Kings makes too much sense.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/wbzsports/status/1370028254120325121?s=19

Celtics aren't likely to use their TPE until the offseason.

[exstatic]

Would be more than happy to give either of those things up if Woodard and/or (especially) Holmes was headed back our way.

If you look at it without LMA, since he’s just salary ballast, Lonnie or a protected first is probably fair for absorbing HBs remaining two years. He’s also serviceable as a combo forward.

I wouldn’t let any other add ons make or break the deal. The Spurs have had a good look at Woodward, so if he’s not in the deal, they either wouldn’t include him, or the Spurs thought his numbers were gleague inflated.

[exstatic]

https://twitter.com/wbzsports/status/1370028254120325121?s=19

Celtics aren't likely to use their TPE until the offseason.

According to who?

[Dex]

I look forward to two weeks of trade speculation only for the Spurs to end up buying LMA out and stretching it over 3 years to mess with our future cap situation.

[Dejounte]

If you look at it without LMA, since he’s just salary ballast, Lonnie or a protected first is probably fair for absorbing HBs remaining two years. He’s also serviceable as a combo forward.

I wouldn’t let any other add ons make or break the deal. The Spurs have had a good look at Woodward, so if he’s not in the deal, they either wouldn’t include him, or the Spurs thought his numbers were gleague inflated.

To be fair, if Spurs fans are high on Woodard then you have to imagine Kings fans and their organization are high on him too. Woodard is likely a pipedream.

Only way I see Woodard being traded is if the Kings still view him as a small loss because he was drafted in the second round. I wouldn't put it past them...

Wait, are you saying Lonnie for HB is a fair trade?


According to who?

According to himself lmao read the headline

[SAGirl]

I am surprised by the news because this was like the boy who cried wolf. Rumors of him wanting to get traded started since his first season with the Spurs and would pop up every year except the one he was resigned. I think his demotion to bench player soured him beyond repair because I thought he played well enough from the bench to finish the season with him.

It’s been some time since I was following this storyline closely. Too bad the Spurs didn’t get anything in exchange for him but he declined sharply and I am glad they didn’t do a bad deal to “dump” him. Its over. Turning the page...

Thanks for the news guys.

[Dex]

I am surprised by the news because this was like the boy who cried wolf. Rumors of him wanting to get traded started since his first season with the Spurs and would pop up every year except the one he was resigned. I think his demotion to bench player soured him beyond repair because I thought he played well enough from the bench to finish the season with him.

It’s been some time since I was following this storyline closely. Too bad the Spurs didn’t get anything in exchange for him but he declined sharply and I am glad they didn’t do a bad deal to “dump” him. Its over. Turning the page...

Thanks for the news guys.

The irony is that wherever he ends up going, he's not going to find a starting gig...especially if he ends up with a current contender.

The only way this makes sense if he is chasing that ring, and I wouldn't blame him for that. But he's still gonna be coming off the bench.

If not...he might as well just stay with the Spurs, finish his contract, and walk this summer. Showing he can play well with the 2nd unit would probably increase his value in the free agent market.

But if he thinks he is going to go to another team and walk into a major role and 30 minutes every night...have fun being a tank commander in Charlotte or whatever, I guess.

[KingKev]

Buy him out for 50 cents on the dollar or let him sit out the season and sign somewhere else. There is virtually no trade scenario he will get us anything in value in return

[SAGirl]

1369805843257044993

We gon get something in return at least :lol
Oops I need to finish reading these updates. This is a developing situation but it’s official that he wants out (vs unauthorized sources rumors.)

[Spurs Homer]

Throw white in any trade instead of any other young spur

white is always one play away from hurting his vagina

[Dejounte]

Throw white in any trade instead of any other young spur

white is always one play away from hurting his vagina

He's got a "poison pill" contract. Because of that, he's probably the least likeliest to be included in any trade.

[SAGirl]

The irony is that wherever he ends up going, he's not going to find a starting gig...especially if he ends up with a current contender.

The only way this makes sense if he is chasing that ring, and I wouldn't blame him for that. But he's still gonna be coming off the bench.

If not...he might as well just stay with the Spurs, finish his contract, and walk this summer. Showing he can play well with the 2nd unit would probably increase his value in the free agent market.

But if he thinks he is going to go to another team and walk into a major role and 30 minutes every night...have fun being a tank commander in Charlotte or whatever, I guess.
Definitely think he wants to ring chase, 35 and declining, he’s staring at his NBA mortality. It’s interesting that the Spurs believe still that a trade will materialize. I wonder what they have in mind.

[PrimeMinister]

I would take on 2 years of terrible salary to get picks

Bang down Cleveland’s door and see if you can get draft capital out them. They have to pay Allen this offseason and Sexton the offseason after and don’t seem like tax paying types. Maybe they see themselves as players to make an offer at Collins and could use the space as well. Sexton/Garland/Cedi/Collins/Allen is the most Cleveland line up imaginable

I don’t know. I’m spitballing here. I think our quickest path to contention is to supplement our core in the draft and line up expiring deals for what is an enormous FA class in 2023. Love is a bad deal and we don’t want him but he expires before the 23 offseason. If we can get a lotto pick and hit on it in the meantime and add a Jokic, Embiid, or to look down the list more, Jerami Grant to an already nice core of youngsters in 2023 we can actually win, and a lot for a long time.

[exstatic]

To be fair, if Spurs fans are high on Woodard then you have to imagine Kings fans and their organization are high on him too. Woodard is likely a pipedream.

Only way I see Woodard being traded is if the Kings still view him as a small loss because he was drafted in the second round. I wouldn't put it past them...

Wait, are you saying Lonnie for HB is a fair trade?



According to himself lmao read the headline

Ainge? He’s a game player. If he says they’re not using it at the deadline, they will absolutely do so.

Tweets take some time to render. I didn’t see it until after I had asked.

[exstatic]

I would take on 2 years of terrible salary to get picks

Bang down Cleveland’s door and see if you can get draft capital out them. They have to pay Allen this offseason and Sexton the offseason after and don’t seem like tax paying types. Maybe they see themselves as players to make an offer at Collins and could use the space as well. Sexton/Garland/Cedi/Collins/Allen is the most Cleveland line up imaginable

I don’t know. I’m spitballing here. I think our quickest path to contention is to supplement our core in the draft and line up expiring deals for what is an enormous FA class in 2023. Love is a bad deal and we don’t want him but he expires before the 23 offseason. If we can get a lotto pick and hit on it in the meantime and add a Jokic, Embiid, or to look down the list more, Jerami Grant to an already nice core of youngsters in 2023 we can actually win, and a lot for a long time.

Barnes also expires n 2023, and isn’t a complete waste of a roster spot like Love.

[exstatic]

Throw white in any trade instead of any other young spur

white is always one play away from hurting his vagina

Lonnie is the one way player of the bunch.

Bonus: he and Fox are boys. They did a video that summer after the draft.

[ginobilized]

There is the fact that LMA does well against Anthony Davis might make teams targeting the Lakers or the Lakers themselves want him. Been hearing the Mavs are shopping KP, I wonder what we would need to add to LMA to make that happen. The Spurs and KP have long been linked and he is a Euro that I wouldn't mind.

All true. Doesn't LMA's ex and child live in Dallas, too? This could make sense. Spurs like to keep the family together.

I don't see Pop sending him to Sacramento. The Kings could be part of a multi-team deal though.

[PrimeMinister]

Barnes also expires n 2023, and isn’t a complete waste of a roster spot like Love.

my read is Sacramento sees Barnes as a positive asset, which he is, and wouldn’t be sending out additional assets to move him. The goal is not just to get an expiring in the right time frame, but get pieces along with it. You gotta take the negative asset to get the positive. In this case, I’d see the 2 years of bad money as being worth the trade off of a potential lottery pick.

LA has so close to 0 value for us to recoup anything potentially beneficial, we might have to swallow something negative. It’s give and take.

[exstatic]

All true. Doesn't LMA's ex and child live in Dallas, too? This could make sense. Spurs like to keep the family together.

I don't see Pop sending him to Sacramento. The Kings could be part of a multi-team deal though.

He’s not stuck there. Could be an understanding that they buy him out, and THEN he can go where he wants.

[exstatic]

my read is Sacramento sees Barnes as a positive asset, which he is, and wouldn’t be sending out additional assets to move him. The goal is not just to get an expiring in the right time frame, but get pieces along with it. You gotta take the negative asset to get the positive. In this case, I’d see the 2 years of bad money as being worth the trade off of a potential lottery pick.

LA has so close to 0 value for us to recoup anything potentially beneficial, we might have to swallow something negative. It’s give and take.

They are trying to shed his salary, though. They have mouths to feed in the next few years, and don’t keep nearly as clean a cap sheet as we do.

Lonnie isn’t a piece? A first rounder isn’t a piece? Although it works, I’m not proposing just LMA.

[Mr. Body]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1369805843257044993?s=19

This tweet still makes me scratch my head. There's no benefit to saying "there's a level of confidence" unless there actually IS something in the works.

Being "engaged on several fronts" means some teams ARE entertaining the idea of trading for LMA.

These are carefully chosen words and Woj wouldn't just pull shit out of his ass.

No, "level of confidence" is not a high level. It's carefully worded and level means in this sense "at least a little."

[PrimeMinister]

They are trying to shed his salary, though. They have mouths to feed in the next few years, and don’t keep nearly as clean a cap sheet as we do.

Lonnie isn’t a piece? A first rounder isn’t a piece? Although it works, I’m not proposing just LMA.

Nah, Ex, I’m saying I want the spurs to take on bad money in the pursuit of getting draft capital in return.

Barnes we would clearly have to add pick+young player to LA to make happen. With 2 years left on HB’s deal and the timeframe of our team it doesn’t interest me to sell players and picks, especially.

love is enticing because he is seen as such a negative asset, and Cleveland is a rare team that actually would have great use for 24 million expiring dollars this offseason. That opens the door for us to get something like Cleveland’s first rounder this year without sacrificing the long term development of the team, and in fact are adding to it with the possibility of just buying love out down the line anyway. Worst case scenario he stays on the books until 2023, barely plays if at all, and expires in time for us to make a FA push in the next big class of desirable free agents.

[Dejounte]

No, "level of confidence" is not a high level. It's carefully worded and level means in this sense "at least a little."

No benefit for either interpretations. My guess is, they have a feel for who's interested and that they can make it work if they sacrifice a bit more or if the other team coughs up a bit more.

This Woj tweet could have easily been different.

I don't think Aldridge's rift with the team started recently. I think it's been brewing for awhile, giving the Spurs some time and planning to get a sense of what they can get. Because if we do assume this has been brewing for awhile, and there was nothing out there, then the Spurs could have gone straight to a buyout instead of beating around the bush.

I don't think LMA's unhappiness is new is my main point. And if we use that information, we can safely point to a likely hypothesis of what's going on behind the scenes.

[exstatic]

No, "level of confidence" is not a high level. It's carefully worded and level means in this sense "at least a little."

Level is a neutral word. Confidence is not. IMO, that means they have at least one deal they find palatable on the table, and are waiting on further offers.

[DAF86]

Only fools celebrate losing a player capable of dropping 30 pts on any given night. Spurfan sucks ass and doesn't know when to appreciate what we have. 113 pts away from 20,000 pts and we got ppl on here celebrating and laughing. Fuck you all.

:lmao

[The Truth #6]

The irony is that wherever he ends up going, he's not going to find a starting gig...especially if he ends up with a current contender.

The only way this makes sense if he is chasing that ring, and I wouldn't blame him for that. But he's still gonna be coming off the bench.

If not...he might as well just stay with the Spurs, finish his contract, and walk this summer. Showing he can play well with the 2nd unit would probably increase his value in the free agent market.

But if he thinks he is going to go to another team and walk into a major role and 30 minutes every night...have fun being a tank commander in Charlotte or whatever, I guess.

So true. I was thinking the same thing. He isn't starting anywhere. I don't even know if Portland will take him back. They already have Carmelo jacking up mid range shots. This could fall apart for him. I'm not sure what options he has. His best options are to ride out this season and sign a new contract that teams are more amenable to. It will be interesting to see what happens, or doesn't happen.

[Degoat]

I think the heat makes some sense imo, Kelly olynk and KZ okpala for LMA if the salary works or am I delusional?