Zach Lowe "Durant to Spurs buzz is ascendant around the league"

One wonders if there would be enough shots to go around even on an unselfish team like the Spurs.

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Originally Posted by bluebellmaniac

If we need to move Green, then Bud on line 1 would be the answer....

I wonder what Boston would give for Verde... they do have a lot of picks...

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After losing DCarroll coach Bud would receive Danny with arms wide open tbh. Make Baze your 6th man.

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Originally Posted by BillMc

One wonders if there would be enough shots to go around even on an unselfish team like the Spurs.

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Probably not but that's where the efficiency comes into play. You may not get as many looks but the ones you do get are quality looks. Durant would get soooooo many open 3's it wouldn't matter lol

Hopefully we go raw in the Thunder and Pop whispers him something in the post-series hand-shake..Dude could be desperate for a ring..i just don't want us to waste Kawhi peak years like Duncan 2000-2002..

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Originally Posted by Darius Bieber

Obligatory league=f:lolcked if this happens... Durant, Leonard, and Aldridge front court...

But yeah, it's not happening. He's either staying or going to Washington.

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:lol who are you kidding? you'll quit 3 games in after the first loss in November when Pop is resting everybody...

i he went to OKC he'd be playing in hickville and have to deal with and ever arrogant westy

DC would be an average team that probably gets abused by lebron.

The warriors would be competing with touches between a ball dominant PG and an arrogant C/PF. He'd wreck the culture and be blamed as the scapegoat.

The lakers are a mess.

The spurs would make him the main scorer while not having him be any big defender. It depends on personality but it appears he's a lot like LMA

Durant is going to Washington or Lakers

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Originally Posted by emanueldavidginobili

Durant is going to Washington or Lakers

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if he wants to lose

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Originally Posted by emanueldavidginobili

Durant is going to Washington or Lakers

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link?

Dude needs to eat a few sammiches first

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Originally Posted by emanueldavidginobili

Durant is going to Washington or Lakers

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Why would he waste the remainder of his prime in LA not winning and paying California taxes?

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Originally Posted by Chinook

Lowe is a very credible analyst -- probably the best on the major outlets. But he's not much of a reporter.

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As wrong as you've been about what the team can and cannot do with the cap and major free agents the last couple years, your gauge as to what is reasonable or not in that context is demonstrably poor. Your ability to project is similarly terrible.

Has anyone not heard, we are adding the latvian Durant (Davis Bertans) so Lowe got things confused... :lol
lol
In reality, how about letting Boris go? someone else?
I don't believe Durant for us is realistic bc he doesn't address our needs personally, but as long as we are speculating, I like to speculate as much as anyone.
What would it really take?
I am ignorant on cap issues though, so I could go video game on ideas, so I am timid on stuff like this.
Technically, LMA and Durant are both Texas grads...
I am unsure on Kawhi liking Durant specifically.

As others had said, Spurs are suddenly a more desirable location:

1. Young great star who does not seek or hog the limelight.
2. Pop
3. You know you'll win.
4. Texas cost of living, no state tax.

I mean it's possible in theory if the Spurs cut Diaw, salary dump Mills, if Tim, Manu, and DWest retire, if they don't pick up the team options on Slowmo and Simmons, and let Boban walk. But it would be chickenshit not to give West a new contract this summer after the huge paycut he took to come, so pretty much the only reasonable option would be finding a team to take Parker on a salary dump.

Leaving aside the highly nuanced and riveting "it ain't happenin'" analysis for a minute, how would the cap math work?

Spurs need the next star PG instead of a washed up KD tbch...

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Originally Posted by spursistan

that Parker contract :bang..

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that shit was bad from the start. I don't know anyone outside of parker fans who agreed with it. Get rid of parker, green, and bonner for Durant.

Yeah, if they screw over West, I'll be pissed.

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Originally Posted by Chinook

They could dump Green (I'm gonna throw up) and stretch Diaw to free up about $30 Million. Or they could just dump Tony.

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You don't even need to stretch Diaw. Worst case, could probably trade him away for filler to a team over the cap that is looking to add salary (or get no salary back in a three-way trade), as Diaw's deal can be traded out at $7 million but is only guaranteed for $3 million.

Still, if this in fact is the Spurs' master plan and with the shorter tampering window, GMs will try to extract value out of Diaw.

Rather have a high-quality PG

And we have a great player at that position already

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Originally Posted by SAGirl

Has anyone not heard, we are adding the latvian Durant (Davis Bertans) so Lowe got things confused... :lol
lol
In reality, how about letting Boris go? someone else?
I don't believe Durant for us is realistic bc he doesn't address our needs personally, but as long as we are speculating, I like to speculate as much as anyone.
What would it really take?
I am ignorant on cap issues though, so I could go video game on ideas, so I am timid on stuff like this.
Technically, LMA and Durant are both Texas grads...
I am unsure on Kawhi liking Durant specifically.

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Long story short, here's the financial picture for next year:


2016 free agency:

Here’s where the Spurs stand financially going into next summer: per Chinook

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...62#post8496062

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Guaranteed (No Option):
LaMarcus Aldridge $20,575,005
Kawhi Leonard $17,638,063
Tony Parker $14,445,313
Danny Green $10,000,000
Patty Mills $3,578,948
Kyle Anderson $1,192,080
Boris Diaw $3,000,000

Total $70,429,409

Non-guaranteed (No option):
Boris Diaw $4,000,000
Jonathan Simmons $874,636

Total $4,874,636

Player Options:
Tim Duncan $5,643,750
Manu Ginobili $2,940,630
David West $1,551,659

Total $10,136,039

Qualifying Offers:
Boban Marjanovic $1,500,000

Total $1,500,000

Cap Holds:
Matt Bonner $980,431
Andre Miller $980,431
Kevin Martin $980,431
Rasual Butler $980,431 (Yes, Butler still counts.)

Total $3,921,724

Draft Picks and Stashed Guys:

29th pick $983,400
Nikola Milutinov $991,600
Livio Jean-Charles $893,500

Total $2,868,500

Projected 2016-2017 salary cap: $92 Million
Projected 2016-2017 luxury tax threshold: $110.8 Million

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Just doing the stuff within the Spurs control (meaning players leaving or contracts expiring or team options) Spurs can get almost to a max contract at the current projected cap of 92M. If they want the max losing Danny or TP seems to really be the main way to accomplish this.

Built not bought!

Oh, wait ...

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Originally Posted by Keepin' it real

Built not bought!

Oh, wait ...

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We're dumping the high school sweetheart for the latest hottie down by the pool, tbh. :lol