Free Agent: Antonio Daniels

[timvp]

http://espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/3175.jpghttp://espn.go.com/i/teamlogos/nba/med/trans/por.GIF

Name: Antonio Daniels
Height: 6-4
Weight: 205 lbs.
Pos: PG
Age: 28
Born: March 19, 1975, Columbus, OH
Drafted: 1997, 1st round, 4th pick by Grizzlies
College: Bowling Green

Funny, I know. But Daniels is a free agent this summer.

I doubt there will be much bidding going on for his services, so the Spurs could get him back for cheap. If Pop wants him, he could get him.

The question is whether Pop wants him. I think the answer is no. AD could always run the floor and bring energy, but he lacked fundamentals and was rumored to be a cancer in the lockerroom.

But if the team is filling out there roster ... and they need a fifth guard ... would they?

Hmmm...

[Marcus Bryant]

They could do worse but he will get a better deal from someone else. Hate to say it but LA seems like a good fit for him.

[KoriEllis]

No thankyou.

[Patrick Davis]

The only upside to daniels is that I own his jersey.

[mrcoon]

Nope, nada, not interested. Then again, with Smith gone we can use a dependable, defensive backup for Manu, SJax. Okay, a little interested if he can accept his role as a backup...which he may finally be accepting of, especially to escape the turmoil in Blazer land. Must come cheaply though.

[kohai]

Hey, stranger things have happened. Steve Kerr back in a Spurs uni, anyone? :p

[pfc2002]

I'd rather have Devin Brown.

[timvp]

Okay, a little interested if he can accept his role as a backup...which he may finally be accepting of, especially to escape the turmoil in Blazer land. Must come cheaply though.

Exactly:hat2

[spurster]

I could see getting AD for the min to use him as a 2nd backup for PG and SG. I doubt that is what AD wants, though?

[Big Syke]

:rollin :rollin

AD coming back would be too funny. What is his going rate going to be?

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

:lol :lol

Timvp, you're always the subtle comedian.

Way to go with this suggested free agent! I haven't laughed this hard all day!

[SequSpur]

Sign him up.

[Patrick Davis]

Not sequ, don't sign him up.

[SPURS21]

I'm down. He is one of my fav players in the L still. When he got his chance to shine in the 2001 WCF when DA went down he was awesome. He is so exciting to watch

[Jimcs50]

He had a nice dunk against Utah last night.

[Big Syke]

That dunk was off the hook! Two handed in the face of Harpring ... GOD DAMN:shock

[Patrick Davis]

he is a good player, thats not the problem. he was rumored to be a distraction in the lockerroom. I don't think Pop will be looking to sign him.

[SAmikeyp]

^^^I heard the same thing too Patrick.....if that is the case....Pop WILL NOT bring him back.


I'd rather have Devin Brown.

so would I!!

[NCaliSpurs]

I thought those rumors were nothing more than rumors???

Weren't the Spurs worried about him becoming a distraction?

Personally, he would be a really effective combo guard to fill in as a 3rd stringer at the PG or SG position.

[mrcoon]

Well, before the rumors start flying this summer, let me add this: AD will be in SA this summer. He is once again running his basketball camp here. Of course, that doesn't mean that the Spurs organization won't talk to him. Or Duncan for that matter. I can see the threads already: AD sighting with Duncan in Tow! Duncan wants AD back and it's both of us or none. or POP and AD were at All*Stars and they seemed to be having a very heavy confab! I don't think that was the lunch check that Pop was signing. Looked more official than that. :rollin :p

[MissAllThat]

I've had a feeling that he would return since they traded him. I guess it's whatever Timmy wants.

[timvp]

If Bryant wasn't chasing Bowen out to the 3-point line, he was trying to keep Ginobili from getting to the rim. With former Spurs guard Antonio Daniels, ironically, sitting in a seat near midcourt, Ginobili put on a stunning display of acrobatic shot-making unmatched since George Gervin was finger-rolling in HemisFair Arena.

Hmmm ...

What do you think?

[Marcus Bryant]

Some team is bound to offer AD a decent contract. I definitely would not mind seeing him back in SA.

Where would he fit though? If one thinks that SJackson will eventually be the starting 3 and Bowen will start coming off the bench then perhaps there would be room. I think AD's skills are extremely complementary to this current Spurs squad but he may be too pricey.

[T Park Num 9]

I think if Pop and RC went to him and said

if you accept the minimum and agree to play within the system behind Claxton Manu and others,

then we would love to have you back.

Other than that, theres better players out there.

[timvp]

How about if the Spurs lose Claxton ... could AD be the backup PG?




Might work.

[Marcus Bryant]

Yeah, then there would be a spot for him.

[timvp]

AD is even holding his basketball camp here in SA later in the summer.

I think he is dying to be back on the Spurs.

[T Park Num 9]

AD as a backup point guard again??

Do we REALLY want to go down that road AGAIN?

Id try to resign Speedy as hard as I could before Id do that.

[Marcus Bryant]

On the court AD would be a very nice pickup for the Spurs. I don't know enough about the lockerroom bidness. I doubt he wants a Steve Kerr role.

[timvp]

Spending a year riding the pine in Portland can do wonders for a player's acceptance of a consistent bench role in San Antonio.

[ducks]

ad can not run the point. please he proved aleady he could not. I think he will be in la. Sorry, he is better then what they have. He would get paid more to.

[Marcus Bryant]

Hell...AD as the 5th guard? I'd take that.

[ducks]

yes a fuive guard ok. but would you use manu as the backup point then not ad? I heard manu has ran point before.

[KoriEllis]

I say No. Maybe AD is scouting the Spurs, but I doubt the Spurs are looking at AD. That fifth guard spot could be filled with someone much better IMO.

[timvp]

AD as a fifth guard would be good. If he can live with the amount of minutes that Steve Smith got this year, then AD is worth going after.

Some matchups, the Spurs need a player like him.

(See: Marbury, Stephon)

[Marcus Bryant]

I do not believe you could find a better 5th guard than AD. Provided, of course, that he would take the limited minutes and $ the Spurs would have to offer. I don't see that. Someone will pick him up and give him a good opportunity.

Parker/Claxton
SJackson/Ginobili/AD?
Bowen

[ChumpDumper]

Ack. I'd rather keep Kerr for another year or get Jason Hart back from Greece. Those guys can actually run the point. On second thought, it might not be the worst thing as I'd see Manu actually hadling the ball a lot if Parker goes down in the future--but in that case Devin Brown would be cheaper and taller.

[Nbadan]

Devin Brown over Antonio Daniels? No disrespect to Devin, who I think has improved his game immensely since his days at UTSA, but no. Devin couldn't even get guaranteed minimum money from Denver.

AD is the better player, but it doesn't matter anyway because according to Danny Ferry and other players he was a locker-room cancer anyway.

[b2theizzo]

I like Antonio, and so do the Magic. There has been talk about getting him down here, and he'll be a good backup to T-Mac.

[ChumpDumper]

Devin couldn't even get guaranteed minimum money from Denver.

Didn't he turn it down because he didn't want to be restricted this summer?

[mattyc2422]

I'm a big fan of AD as a player and as a person. He has great athletic ability and in his time here, he gave us good service.
But, I think it's in the interests of both the Spurs and AD that he plays elsewhere.
He seems a good fella from all the interviews and such that I've heard, but I think he wants to play, thus he'd want minutes which he can't get here assuming we keep Bowen, Manu and Jackson.

If we need a backup PG, we have many other options before AD.

In terms of Devin Brown, he had a great season in the NBDL and has some talent that deserves a decent chance in the NBA; but I'd prefer to see how he handles the Summer League first.