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If Holt really threw caution to the wind, Nocioni would make a lot of sense....
Yes, I know, a pair of stained drawers.
Otherwise, what other potential salary dumps lurk for the Spurs? The board seems to assume that the next (and last) major move for the Spurs is to sign a starting big using the MLE. But that might not be the last of their moves this offseason. Plus, I wouldn't assume that a trade would be to return a big back. If they are going for broke now, it would make some sense to find another salary dump ala Jefferson. Maybe there's another 3 who could be had.
If Holt really threw caution to the wind, Nocioni would make a lot of sense....
If you e it up with cash or a draft pick, you might be able to get a Foster, Haywood, Collison or Camby.
Seems extremely unlikely. Although Nocioni would be great as he has the size and toughness to play the 4 in smallball. Also his experience with Manu.
With R.C., I'd expect at least an Ace up his sleeve...especially since he has a couple showing on the table and he just raised. Weds. could prove to be interesting...seeing where Sheed ends up, if the Clips do indeed trade Camby, etc., etc....
All good role players. anyone of them would help our boards go up. Foster seems like a likely candidate since Tyler has Bird swing from the jock. As much as I hated Foster when he played against our team, I wouldn't mind having his tenacity on our side.
Seriously though, how much can teams stand to gain from taking on Bonner and Finley? How much of their money is guaranteed? If Finley decides to sign, I assume he's trade bait like anybody else?
I could see the incentive if the other team was getting to dump salary plus grab a pick or two, but I have to wonder if the Spurs would be willing to part with that much 'corporate knowledge' at this point. Unless they were able to swing the sign and trade for Fin, then still bring Bowen back, Spurs are going to need to keep some veterans on the floor who already know the system. We've still got to deal with the adjusting period of RJ (which seems to be being overlooked), as well as putting a lot of pressure on the shoulders of rookies and young guns like Hill, Blair, McClinton, Gist, etc. Can we rely on just the Big Three to carryover the Spurs philosophy?
Like it or not, I think either Finley or Bowen has to come back next season for continuities sake. It's pretty much a no-brainer for most people who they'd rather see.
Deal Finley and re-sign Bowen or make him an assistant coach.
No team would want Bonner and Finley.
I actually think they are going to be dangling Bonner/Mason out there in trade. I'm not sure who they could bring back in, though.
Not about Bonner & Finley, it'd be about the combined 5.5 million in expiring contracts.
The swingman spot is pretty stacked:
Jefferson/Gist/Bowen?
Mason/Manu/Hairston/McClinton
So I doubt they would go after another 3. With that combo I would like to see Foster or Collison.
A salary dump would be the only appeal those two have. If Finley does opt in I think what will ultimately happen is the Spurs will keep Bonner and look to dump Finley off on some team under the cap or with a trade exception. We certainly don't want Bonner starting, but he's fine as a role player here.
How about John Salmons?
Outside of Manu and Jefferson it's wide open.
Nice, but he's on a rather affordable deal.
Somehow I can't see the Spurs dumping RJ this season. In fact, he'd have to bomb out pretty bad for the Spurs to dump him before his contract expires after the 2011 season.
As far as the Bulls are concerned Salmons is untouchable right now because he's their leverage against Ben Gordon.
Throw Mason into the pile and you could pick up a contract as big as Troy Murphy's... Such a move would take a lot of the criticality out of the FA market for us.
Duncan, Murphy, Mahinmi, Blair, Gist, FA Big
Manu, Jefferson, Bowen (Resigned), Hairston, McClinton,Williams/FA Wing
Parker, Hill, FA PG (Vet Min)
Looks pretty good to me. Depending on who that FA Big man is, looks really good...
If the Spurs strike out in the Rasheed/McDyess department, I can see them putting together a package for Collison. He's not awesome by any means, but he'd actually fit well here.
I meant that the Spurs could find another team ready to do a salary dump like the Bucks did with Jefferson.
We have a winner. IMO.
Collison wouldn't be bad, pretty good length, hard worker
...and there's the KU connection.
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