Shams: Spurs Pull Qualifying Offer on Lonnie Walker, Making Him an Unrestricted Free Agent

[BatManu20]

As expected. Later Lonnie. Thanks for the handful of highlight reel plays.

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[BatManu20]

UFA*

Won’t let me fix it smh.

[baseline bum]

Strong market for Walker is some hilarious shit

[KingKev]

Title wrong. Regardless bye Walker!

[Leetonidas]

What was the point of tendering the QO in the first place :lol

[emanueldavidginobili]

Celtics twitter is salivating at the mouth right now at the thought of signing him, it's pretty hilarious.

[lefty20]

What was the point of tendering the QO in the first place :lol

Extra paperwork for Wright to make him feel useful and shit.

[KingKev]

Extra paperwork for Wright to make him feel useful and shit.

haha does Pop just have a stamp now? Too important to authorize.

[baseline bum]

Celtics twitter is salivating at the mouth right now at the thought of signing him, it's pretty hilarious.

Lonnie looks good on a highlight reel, shitty in an actual game. He's like the guard version of Drummond there.

[kxs783kms]

What was the point of tendering the QO in the first place :lol

Kevin Durant wasn't on the market then. Something tells me the Spurs are calling about him. They're willing to give up all of those first round picks to get KD for 4 years.

[cjw]

He was a risk to actually sign it because there’s no market for him above the MLE

Goodbye, have fun with the Knicks or somewhere like that chucking and playing no defense

[timvp]

Interesting. The Spurs are acting -- with this move and the moving up of the Dejounte trade -- like something is about to go down.

[Chinook]

The Spurs seem to REALLY want cap space. Rushing the Gallo trade and dumping Walker. They have an easy max slot for some reason.

[Spurs Homer]

I must be the only one here who liked lw-4 and hoped the spurs would keep him…

do NOT understand why so many here are throwing him under the bus- he was not a perfect player and could be frustrating to watch sometimes because he flashed real talent and then regressed.

but overall he is not a bad piece to have off of the bench

smh

[rjv]

hmmm. did the spurs suddenly need cap space?

[Mugen]

Interesting. The Spurs are acting -- with this move and the moving up of the Dejounte trade -- like something is about to go down.

If this dumbass FO tries to get better in Free Agency instead of taking back shit contracts for assets....I don't even think you'll be able to spin that one LJ :lol

[Chinook]

Interesting. The Spurs are acting -- with this move and the moving up of the Dejounte trade -- like something is about to go down.

Absorbing a monster deal like Westbrook or Hayward?

[timvp]

The Spurs seem to REALLY want cap space. Rushing the Gallo trade and dumping Walker. They have an easy max slot for some reason.

Yeah, something is afoot. Not sure what but something is happening.

You don't give Walker the QO for a few hours during a time when he couldn't even sign it unless there's something going on. Also, they could have kept Jock and possibly saved money by not finalizing the Dejounte trade until the 6th.

Why are they suddenly frantic about clearing cap space? Hmmmm.....

[timvp]

If this dumbass FO tries to get better in Free Agency instead of taking back shit contracts for assets....I don't even think you'll be able to spin that one LJ :lol

Tbh :lol

[mo7888]

Absorbing a monster deal like Westbrook or Hayward?

Seems likely..or with the roster spots we're opening up we could take on a couple different contracts for multiple picks..we could even facilitate a KD deal somewhere...

[RC_Drunkford]

Celtics twitter is salivating at the mouth right now at the thought of signing him, it's pretty hilarious.

tell them to send us another first :lol

[timvp]

Live footage of Lonnie rushing to sign the $6 million qualifying offer:

https://i.imgur.com/SyFWRD3.gif

[objective]

Absorbing a monster deal like Westbrook or Hayward?

Did they really need to do the Murray trade so soon to get a Westbrook deal?

I assume that McDermott would be headed back to LA at least in the deal, then they'd only need to clear like 33.5 or so to absorb RW

[Cardinal]

Sign Ayton to the max :hat

[baseline bum]

Interesting. The Spurs are acting -- with this move and the moving up of the Dejounte trade -- like something is about to go down.

Durant was waiting for the Dejounte deal to get done so he could come play for Austin again.

[duncan2150]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1542624022634156040

[Das Texan]

Yeah, something is afoot. Not sure what but something is happening.

You don't give Walker the QO for a few hours during a time when he couldn't even sign it unless there's something going on. Also, they could have kept Jock and possibly saved money by not finalizing the Dejounte trade until the 6th.

Why are they suddenly frantic about clearing cap space? Hmmmm.....

Who are they after or what contract are they taking on.

As long as its not Russ I really could care less what bad contract they would absorb.

[KingKev]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1542624022634156040

He also noted that water is wet and Pop remains both his boss and work daddy.

[Leetonidas]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1542624022634156040

Right...as if that somehow changed between yesterday and today :lol

[John B]

Interesting. The Spurs are acting -- with this move and the moving up of the Dejounte trade -- like something is about to go down.

So Spurs are not really tanking but getting somebody?

[flox]

Maybe we're renting out our cap space to help facilitate a KD trade. That's what I'm hoping for at least.

[jeebus]

Interesting. The Spurs are acting -- with this move and the moving up of the Dejounte trade -- like something is about to go down.

Incoming Harden!

[objective]

I would not be surprised if Lonnie getting his offer pulled has nothing to do with anything

Could be as simple as his agent hearing things and asking the Spurs to pull it early instead of having to wait around like Cory Joseph

[spurraider21]

Maybe we're renting out our cap space to help facilitate a KD trade. That's what I'm hoping for at least.
this feels likely

[bluebellmaniac]

Absorbing a monster deal like Westbrook or Hayward?

Do Lakers have the 1sts that it would take to get us to offload Westbrick for them?

[slick'81]

Spurs are not going after anything big

[CGD]

It could be as benign as they were hoping to see if his market was something below the QO so they could preserve him. But Shams says there is “strong” interest (we’ll see!) so maybe they said nah.

[bluebellmaniac]

Maybe we're renting out our cap space to help facilitate a KD trade. That's what I'm hoping for at least.

$47M. Wow

At least a couple unprotected picks that are likely to be lotto ones AND at least another unprotected pick swap, or two.

That would be putting us in contention for down the road.

[exstatic]

Do Lakers have the 1sts that it would take to get us to offload Westbrick for them?

No.

[Russ]

Why are they suddenly frantic about clearing cap space? Hmmmm.....

We may be reading too much into this.

(If not, hopefully they're not going after Ayton or some other albatross. Hopefully, just a bad contract or two and draft picks.)

[KingKev]

I fully expect PATFO to make a seriously head scratching decision to make us a playoff contender once again.

Pop is drunk in NoCal talking politics and “grooming” Primo as we speak.

[exstatic]

Spurs are not going after anything big

Right. If anything is going down, it’s a bad contract or contracts incoming, with some more FRPs.

Maybe we’re helping to facilitate the Durant trade?

[lefty20]

Maybe we're renting out our cap space to help facilitate a KD trade. That's what I'm hoping for at least.

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[slick'81]

Even a hayward or westy wouldn't help for shit. Guess they gotta spend that cap somewhere

[Dex]

Interesting. The Spurs are acting -- with this move and the moving up of the Dejounte trade -- like something is about to go down.

KD here we come :hungry:

[heyheymymy]

Would be weird to go after established players after dumping Murray but obvs the two don't have to be connected.

Probably renting space for the stash of picks

[heyheymymy]

Plus wright says the focus is split both on now and the future

[exstatic]

I fully expect PATFO to make a seriously head scratching decision to make us a playoff contender once again.

Pop is drunk in NoCal talking politics and “grooming” Primo as we speak.

The ONLY thing remotely in that vein that I think they would even consider would be Ben Simmons. Everyone has been talking about Kyrie, and Durants recent trade request, and no one’s even mentioned Simmons.

[cd98]

Maybe Marks called in a favor. He may need to use SA to get rid of Durant in a three team deal.

[exstatic]

Maybe Marks called in a favor. He may need to use SA to get rid of Durant in a three team deal.

I think Marks resigned during all of the Kyrie drama.

[slick'81]

What connections does brown have left in phili

[RC_Drunkford]

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[exstatic]

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Uh, the draft was a week ago. You went 7 days, extended the QO, then remembered that you drafted two Lonnie replacements?

[slick'81]

Uh, the draft was a week ago. You went 7 days, extended the QO, then remembered that you drafted two Lonnie replacements?


yea that comment made no sense. I mean lonnie doesn't fit the rebuild but wright's timeline is off

[objective]

Welcome to Wrightsville

[jjspur]

I thought trading Murray was moving us in a particular direction, but then they give Walker the QO and then rescind it ? We don't have a direction, we're going in circles !! Tanking, it sucks !!

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Uh, the draft was a week ago. You went 7 days, extended the QO, then remembered that you drafted two Lonnie replacements?
Durant news maybe changed things for some reason?

[chunticakes]

Walker to LA :lol

Incoming 50 point game, tbh.

[BatManu20]

Goddammit :lol. Figures.

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[duncan2150]

Happy for him

People who think he"ll not have an offer, he had one quickly.

[FkLA]

https://c.tenor.com/xzpnSxTQq3UAAAAC/lakers-win.gif

[objective]

Seems like Walker had a 1 year lined up and wanted to increase his value for next summer, but an RFA tender could not be one year, so they asked the Spurs for the favor of release

So ... Maybe it wasn't the Spurs being up to something :lol

[offset formation]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1542624022634156040

Duh. And now I look like fucking Nostradamus with my critique of the Spurs 25th selection. Made ZERO sense absent the trade of DJ and essentially cutting Lonnie.

Love every bit of this, assumingPop will acrually play the youngsters.

Brett Brown already coming through strong for us.

[poopbox]

I assume the QO was out there because the spurs probably thought there was more than a 0% chance that Lonnie wanted to play here and they could sign him in case all their plans fell through and his agent probably called them and said remove that shit there is 0% chance Lonnie is coming back to SA we already got a deal somewhere else.

People getting there hopes up about this and instantly waving Gallo mean the spurs have some move up there sleeve but no its just typical SA incompetence

Brian Wright talking about "the way the draft went" like they didn't purposely target guards to replace Lonnie a week ago:lol

[jbspurs]

Who are they after or what contract are they taking on.

As long as its not Russ I really could care less what bad contract they would absorb.

I will cancel my league pass if Russ end up playing for the Spurs. That will be a sad day..

[widowmaker]

Kevin Durant wasn't on the market then. Something tells me the Spurs are calling about him. They're willing to give up all of those first round picks to get KD for 4 years.


Why would KD come over to play with a bunch of G league players? With no intention of winning a title anytime soon? I thought by the DJ move this team was in full rebuild mode.

[John B]

The ONLY thing remotely in that vein that I think they would even consider would be Ben Simmons. Everyone has been talking about Kyrie, and Durants recent trade request, and no one’s even mentioned Simmons.

I’m down with that if not for Timvp mentioning the FO’s excitement on how Primo is coming along

[John B]

But is there any big signing(s) that could still be expected? I speculated the other day that the Spurs could simply trade DJ for the best haul, trade Poeltl, rent cap space and not sign any big names. But somehow it’s too quiet, it’s deftening. Poeltl is still not moved. Why reject a young position of need player like Okongwu? Are the picks for us or for another team’s demands to release a targeted player? And Wright said, our trades are both for the future and now. That sounds the Spurs will still contend, but will align with our youth in the long-term. It would have to be a young enough caliber player. A trade of Poeltl plus picks for Ayton? Maybe Simmons? One could hear that motor quietly working. Something big is still up.

[Ice009]

I am guessing the Spurs can't somehow get Zach Lavine and KD (money/salary cap wise)?

[KingKev]

I am guessing the Spurs can't somehow get Zach Lavine and KD (money/salary cap wise)?

Depends which mode your NBA2k is set to.

[Ice009]

Depends which mode your NBA2k is set to.

I just meant fitting them in. I didn't mean realistically getting them. Was just curious if they could do it salary cap wise.

[Cardinal]

I just meant fitting them in. I didn't mean realistically getting them. Was just curious if they could do it salary cap wise.

I’ve been wondering the same thing. It’s interesting that Lavine hasn’t signed yet with the Bulls. Not that I’d want them to do it, but I’m curious want it would take to make Lavine and Durant work on the spurs

[KingKev]

I just meant fitting them in. I didn't mean realistically getting them. Was just curious if they could do it salary cap wise.

We have 35-39mm in cap so we can sign Lavine at the max outright which starts at 36.6mm.

JRich, McBooger, Jak is 35mm so add some combo of Zollins, Keldon, Primo, Vassell and you can get the math to work to get near KD’s 44mm.

[KingKev]

^ my highly confidential sources have told me there isn’t a package we could ever put together to make the above happen even with Primo’s impending future HoFer status

[mo7888]

^ my highly confidential sources have told me there isn’t a package we could ever put together to make the above happen even with Primo’s impending future HoFer status

You've got excellent sources...

[mudd]

So I guess its ok to give up on home grown talent and look for help elsewhere..not the spurs way..if there is such a thing now!

[mo7888]

So I guess its ok to give up on home grown talent and look for help elsewhere..not the spurs way..if there is such a thing now!

Seriously, nobody gave up...they cashed in..

[exstatic]

But is there any big signing(s) that could still be expected? I speculated the other day that the Spurs could simply trade DJ for the best haul, trade Poeltl, rent cap space and not sign any big names. But somehow it’s too quiet, it’s deftening. Poeltl is still not moved. Why reject a young position of need player like Okongwu? Are the picks for us or for another team’s demands to release a targeted player? And Wright said, our trades are both for the future and now. That sounds the Spurs will still contend, but will align with our youth in the long-term. It would have to be a young enough caliber player. A trade of Poeltl plus picks for Ayton? Maybe Simmons? One could hear that motor quietly working. Something big is still up.

When you’re the cap facilitator, you have to wait on the major players to sort out their trade, then get in there with your own wants and needs. That takes time. If you haven’t heard anything by the 15th, then worry. We’re not even out of the moratorium period yet.

[Ice009]

^ my highly confidential sources have told me there isn’t a package we could ever put together to make the above happen even with Primo’s impending future HoFer status

Yeah, I'd say those sources are more than legit. Thanks for breaking down what it would take for it to happen.

[exstatic]

So I guess its ok to give up on home grown talent and look for help elsewhere..not the spurs way..if there is such a thing now!

Spurs likely are NOT signing any FAs of note. DJ and Lonnie were draft picks out to offset 3 new draft picks in. We’re still developing and home growing until we hit the winning ticket again.