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Thanks for the info.
It is a logical move given that their contract will soon be guaranteed. Maybe Spurs could have waive Johnson tomorrow to have one extra swingman against warriors. Good luck to them.
Both should be waived 2day to clear waivers to return to Austin by Thursday game vs Alburquerque.
Be interesting to see who Toros waive. I say Eric Dawson since he is IR. They do have Justin Reed now.
DLeague Showcase is next week Jan 14-17 I believe so will there be enough ball to go around a team that has at least 4 hungry guys (Reed, Johnson, Langford, Williams) to make their return to an NBA roster?
Good that Johnson and Langford will get 2 games in with the new look Toros before the showcase.
It is a logical move given that their contract will soon be guaranteed. Maybe Spurs could have waive Johnson tomorrow to have one extra swingman against warriors. Good luck to them.
So Spurs have payed Washington during 62 days, Williams during 5 days, Langford during 13 days and Johnson during 12 days. They have paid a minimum player for 92 days. Their credit (if ESPN number was right) was 176 days, they still have 84 days left. Spurs can sign someone for the reminder of the season on January 24th (or after) and stay below the luxury tax.
That's a fair guess, though one has to wonder why they kept him this long. I'm almost inclined to say Pittsnogle could be on the bubble since he's played about as much as Dawson these past few games.
http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archiv..._and_langford/
realgm has the spurs releasing both williams and langford today. their source isnt a paper or other outlet as usual, just a "realgm staff report". but realgm usually doesnt post news in the wiretap unless its true. still waiting for another sources to spring up.
It's official. They are waived.
Why are they waiving Johnson? I thought he was fairly decent. What does the F.O. expect? Is there a plan to pick him back up?
If there's a plan to get a minimum salary player, Bruno just described it.
I see. Sorry missed that point.
So essentially the F.O. is crunching numbers.
I guess that's what makes us one of the best in the business.
Thank you for the clarification Bruno...Too often I read the first post and respond w/o reading through.
No reason to pay lux tax for a guy who won't get any burn in the playoffs and won't be an integral piece of the team. I think if Johnson clears until the 24th the Spurs might bring him back. I know he's been known as a decent defender, but his one on one defense was horrible during the time he played. The plus is the streaks that he can get on from 3, and his length at the SF position. I wish the Spurs could have had an opponent who has that kind of long SF to see how this kid would match up against them for a few minutes.
bad move IMO.
Demarr was just starting to get a feel, and if his defense is bad, so fing what, Brent Barry isn't exactly Bruce Bowen and he gets all kinds of damn run.
Demarr Johnson is someone that can help them tremendously vs the Mavericks.
GD!!!!
I'm bummed about Johnson. Maybe the Spurs will bring him back later but with Ginobli back and Barry probably not too far off he wasn't going to get any real playing time.
It's entirely possible DerMarr could be back in a couple of weeks. The Spurs could also be working on trades, though that seems kind of unlikely at this point. Bobby Jones got waived too.
I think they might at least be opening themselves up for the possibility of a trade.
They need the roster space and as much cap room as possible if they're going to take on another contract.
I think they are always open to the possibility of a trade, they just usually don't actually do them.
People need to do the equivalent of RTFA. It's entirely likely the Spurs resign Dermarr Johnson after the 24th for the rest of the season. His defense hasn't been strong, but with the team badly needing offense, they might as well grab him for the rest of the year if it's below the lux tax.
I don't envision a trade of any kind this year. Not Elson, who could conceivably be of use against Boston.
It's official:
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have waived guard/forward DerMarr Johnson and guard Keith Langford.
Johnson appeared in 3 games and averaged 4.0 points in 4.0 minutes. Langford averaged 1.0 point and 1.0 rebound in 2 games.
I would hope this is the most likely senerio.
Have the 10-day contracts come into play yet?
Couldn't the Spurs theoretically keep both roster spots open and fill them with whatever need position arises based on injury or lack of production?
Just want to be straight on it....
Thats exactly it Phat Tony.
Spurs want flexibility in case of injury and having only 2 pgs.
As a veteran club, the 14th and 15th man would likely stay inactive all season unless there is an injury so in light of that fact and not wanting to 'waste' money...why fill those positions permanently?
There is a risk of losing the players if they still feel they have potential as Spurs, but the luxury tax threshold is pretty much a hard cap this year since no one seems to be worth losing that much money over. The biggest potential problem for the Spurs is the lack of a third point guard, but there are a few vets out there who would do fine as stopgap solutions if needed.
I would be concerned about them waiving Demarr, they could risk losing him to any of the other NBA teams.
I had to check the bottom of your post for white font, because I have a decent idea of who you might have been alluding to as a third PG stopgap.
He who shall not be named has been pretty productive in the NBADL this season.
Jeremy Richardson might not be retained by the Grizz and I think some other viable short-term options should be available if another wing player were to be injured.
For all the hype, I would say that DJ did just "ok" in his few short minutes.
I'd much rather the Spurs have financial flexibility than ensure that one specific player is protected.
There are a couple there, some others aren't playing right now.
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