What's the SG plan over the summer, tbh...?

blow it up, tank for Shareef

there's no money this summer, Summer 2018 will be the fun summer

hopefully






not likely

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Originally Posted by Splits

blow it up, tank for Shareef

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How can we get a lottery spot and still win 50 games?

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Originally Posted by LittleCriminal

Kahwi is the point guard dude

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M8, this isn't 2k tbh

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Originally Posted by LittleCriminal

Next years starters:
Dedmon
Aldridge
Kawhi
Green
CP3

Bench:
Gasol
Lee
Anderson/Bertans
Simmons
Parker

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FIFY

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Originally Posted by gambit1990

if manu wants to resign i let him rest/practice his 3 and don't play him until a few games before the all star break.

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I think Murray can replace what Simmons does if he can add about 10pds of muscle this off season. Would like to trade Simmons for a high second round pick if possible. I luv Manu but it's his time to retire and head up our international scouting department. Bringing in Hanga would help our team a lot as he is can play SG and SF. Also want Lee back he is kinda like Mills the glue you neees to win games

EIC if only that would be ideal!

Regardless of the outcome of the playoffs, head office will have to address the guard position. Mills and Simmons are FA. Manu possibly retiring. Parker aging. Murray maybe ready to start? Forbes still needs work? Regardless what ever decision we make internally on who to keep and who to let go, I just cant imagine all 4 will stay (manu, mills, simmons, forbes). There will be a gap to fill and only a 29th pick. Should be interesting.

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Originally Posted by apalisoc_9

Probably bring hanga twp years with a team option.

Won't surprise me if they try to sign teodosic.

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There was a report online about Spurs not pursuing Teodosic

Likely going to be bringing the main guard rotation back and bringing in Hanga and/or a draft pick to compete with Forbes and maybe Simmons.

CP3
Hill
Green
Leonard
Aldridge

League fucked.

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Originally Posted by Chinook

Likely going to be bringing the main guard rotation back and bringing in Hanga and/or a draft pick to compete with Forbes and maybe Simmons.

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Which is why Simmons is a goner.
He is beyond the point where he will stay to continue to compete with others. He's reached the CoJo stage of his career. It's time to go somewhere that pays him to play a role. (It's arguable CoJo was a better player when he became a RFA... his numbers were in the positive, he was steady all season and started a bunch of games his last season bc that season both Tony and Mills were through injuries, etc)... + he was younger. But they are basically at the same spot in terms of wanting an established rotation spot and a role.

Whether Simmons can get that from some team, I don't know but there are horrible wings everywhere. Heck the Grizzlies themselves don't have much in wings. If Simmons stays he's going to get paid (within reason for the Spurs but it should be a fair market deal) and he's getting minutes. I don't know that the Spurs are there with him. He's fallen off for a second season in a row as the season wore on.

I think the issue is the Spurs are strapped and don't have many options to add talent, specially talent with some experience so I know your concern. In reality, it's tough to say, maybe reupping Simmons is the best they can do, but I think Simmons is looking for deal plus minutes and won't stay to be subject to competition with Murray, Hanga, a rook, still Anderson etc. ...

Draft Josh Hart. Seems like a ready 3 and D 2 guard.

Mills, Simmons (assuming he's back), Anderson, Bertans, Gasol

Parker-Mills, Murray
Green-Simmons-Hart-Murray-Forbes
Leonard-Anderson-Hart
Aldridge-Bertans-Anderson
Lee-Gasol-Milutinov

Expect Dedmon to bold, Lee to be resigned and start with Aldridge, Simmons and Mills to return, Murray to get minutes at both guard spots, Anderson to get minutes at the 3 and 4, Bertans to be LMA's backup, Gasol to be the co-focal point off the bench, and Milutinov to come over.

Not a bad team tbh.

Spurs have 82 mil tied up with our starting 5. Then 7.5 tied up with Anderson, Bertans, Murray, plus TD and LJC, plus further 1.3mil non guarantee on Forbes. So that's about 91 mil for 9 players. Salary cap is est to be 102 mil. So that's 11 mil to play with, not including cap holds on Lee Dedmon, simmons, mills, and no bird rights on Lee and Dedmon. So Head office will need to be nifty with their moves. Sign a trade for example. So for anyone who thinks we can get George Hill with this much space is out of luck. Not without dumping Parker. For example, Pacers may lose Teague and going after Mills would be ideal. There is a good chance they will be willing to give us Ellis to get out of the contract from an off year. But then again Tyrke Evans could be had for a Lee like deal. There are five teams that could offer decent money to Mills. Pacers, Pistons, Knicks, Kings and Pelicans.

If you have a look at this off season free agent market, there are a bunch of huge names. But after that, there are only three decent names that are Spurs like players, Gallanari, Hill, and Redick, and both will command much much more than Spurs could muster without dumping Parker, and a not chance Clippers or Nuggets or Jazz would part with them for Mills, Dedmon, or Simmons.

Long story short, what I think is the most realistic off season would be that Manu retires regardless if we win the title or not. Simmons and Dedmon walk. Mills and Lee resign at a friendly loyalty contract. Splitter and Tyrke Evans signs on small deals. Plus probably a flyer on someone like Adrien Payne or Humphries or veterans like Vince Carter, Justin Holiday, Brandon Rush.

The Spurs shouldn't even think of cap space unless Pau opts out or they intend to trade him. The exceptions are just too big this year to worry about it.

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The Spurs shouldn't even think of cap space unless Pau opts out or they intend to trade him. The exceptions are just too big this year to worry about it.

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CP3 will be a Spur

I actually consider this the biggest off season question mark, for the simple fact that there's a lack of depth under contract, coupled with a lack of assets and flexibility with which to add quality to it.

If, as expected, Ginobili retires, I could see them reaching out to Evans (probably out of their price range, if Mills and Dedmon re-sign), Carter and Meeks. There's been conflicting reports on whether they're interested in Teodosic, with the last one being no. If healthy, they might take a flier on Vasquez. Hart seems the only possible plug and play option in the Draft.

I said this yesterday about Simmons . . .

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Originally Posted by TD 21

At his best, Simmons is better than Anderson, but he's been terrible the past few months and the best that can be hoped for is either not killing them in spot minutes. The bigger issue is Ginobili, who has to be able to provide a solid low 20's minutes to render these two mostly irrelevant.

Simmons probably isn't getting re-signed, especially if Mills is re-signed. He clearly has an inflated sense of self worth, doesn't seem all that coachable and probably won't be amendable to a fringe rotation role going forward until a few more stops down the line when he's forced to accept his role in the league. They probably won't want to pay him a decent amount to be that either, not when they've got Murray waiting in the wings and Hanga as a possible option overseas.

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I don't know if guys had seen this, but Hanga made a statement earlier this year similar to the one Davis Bertans made the past season, in being explicit that he was coming to the NBA this season (as it eventually happened.)

I am starting to think that Hanga joining the team is for real.

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"It is my intention to play in the NBA next season. I am 27 years old and believe this is the right moment."

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http://news4sanantonio.com/sports/sp...ba-next-season

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Originally Posted by SAGirl

I don't know if guys had seen this, but Hanga made a statement earlier this year similar to the one Davis Bertans made the past season, in being explicit that he was coming to the NBA this season (as it eventually happened.)

I am starting to think that Hanga joining the team is for real.

http://news4sanantonio.com/sports/sp...ba-next-season

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Is he any good? I haven't followed this pick at all. He'd be a 2 or 3 for us?

sign livingston rc.

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Originally Posted by BillMc

I haven't followed this pick at all.

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same. i know nothing about the guy.

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Originally Posted by BillMc

Is he any good? I haven't followed this pick at all. He'd be a 2 or 3 for us?

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Check he Hanga thread in the TT. Lots of good info on him from the past few seasons. I think he is good, but you can't ever know how a player will adjust to the NBA game. Could do worse for a fifth wing for sure, I think.

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Originally Posted by Chinook

Check he Hanga thread in the TT. Lots of good info on him from the past few seasons. I think he is good, but you can't ever know how a player will adjust to the NBA game. Could do worse for a fifth wing for sure, I think.

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Thanks. Will do.

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Is he any good? I haven't followed this pick at all. He'd be a 2 or 3 for us?

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In reality I only know a few things about him.
He played with Davis last season actually and was a very good player for that team. He was I think runner up or came in 3rd for DPOY in the Euroleague.
He's a big time defensive player in Europe as far as I know. He's a good athlete, not like Simmons, bc Simmons is an elite athlete, that's his talent. But Hanga is a good athlete too. He's much like Simmons in not being that much of a shooter though. I think he could be fine for the Spurs if they don't reup Simmons. He's an experienced player so like Davis I expect him to look more seasoned than an average rookie.

Maybe someone can add more.