Man it would be so funny if we buy him out and he goes to a team that we face in playoff and we beat them - That would be better then winning another ring I could die a Happy Spurs Fan.
We couldn't even beat Fathead's team in the regular season with only 9 playersMan it would be so funny if we buy him out and he goes to a team that we face in playoff and we beat them - That would be better then winning another ring I could die a Happy Spurs Fan.
We couldn't even beat Fathead's team in the regular season with only 9 players
We also lose to the thunder but now they are both behind us lol
Watch LMA’s team lie and tell the Spurs he is going to Miami if bought out, then goes to the Clippers, and they sweep The Spurs in the first round. That’s why you don’t buy out players on expiring deals when you are in the playoff hunt.Man it would be so funny if we buy him out and he goes to a team that we face in playoff and we beat them - That would be better then winning another ring I could die a Happy Spurs Fan.
Don't kill my Dream John B. It’s all I got. Lol.We couldn't even beat Fathead's team in the regular season with only 9 players
Now that you say that I can’t remember a team having a big free agent being bought out while their team was in Playoffs hunt?
Doesn't Aldridge not really like Kawhi Leonard all that much?
You’d have to go back to The Spurs two years ago buying out Gasol
All indications are he doesn’t, but Clippers may offer him more touches or starter role. Nephew may even call him using Uncle’s phone to get him to sign up. Stranger things have happened.
What? The Spurs screwed up by not trading him sooner for assets. Now they are looking like they're going to waive/ buy him out.
This is yet another failure of the front office in recent years.
In hindsight with what we know now, yeah, PATFO should have sent him out for something last year. Before shoulder surgery last season though, he was an effective starting 5 for this team with one year left. I guess they should not have rolled the dice that he was going to be back this season and play it out and move on.
He came back with the lateral quickness of Lurch of the Addams Family so his value to this team dropped to the point he was going to be relegated to back up. Likely, he told PATFO he was not going to come off the bench.
Faced with that, the Spurs could try and hoodwink the league into thinking everything was hunky dory other than how to do you explain his not playing? Too many games missed to injury and it makes it harder to trade. I guess that is why they announced, he is not in our future, we would like to trade him for something but worst case scenario, he will be bought out.
If there is a debate to be had, it's whether he should have been shipped out last season when he was till capable of carrying the team on occasion.
I think he gets bought out. Even that is moot because we end up with the same cap space next year either way. I would have preferred assets too but his falling off the cliff this year combined with his inability to play off the bench and his salary have made it damn difficult to move now.
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In hindsight, bad move. He was playing pretty well at the time. Not sure anyone saw his game going over a cliff the way it has.
I mean there were a lot of people on the board questioning guaranteeing his contact that early when they literally had no incentive to do so
I mean there were a lot of people on the board questioning guaranteeing his contact that early when they literally had no incentive to do so
Yea,dudes value certainly wasnt going to go up with time. Spurs are really not going to do anything this deadline aren't they?!
Wiggins and 2022 GS first rounder for LMA/Lyles. Gives GS more cap room for FA and they keep their 2021 pick/Minn 2021 pick. Desperate times
I actually like LMA but his time as a Spur is coming to an end. Question what benefit is there to the Spurs organization of buying him out? I mean this is the last year on his contract right? I understand the value in trading him but what is the benefit to the team of a buyout besides doing the bought out player a solid?
The career loser should just retire tbh. No team worth a damn needs him. Jeopardizing your team so a diva player who’s done can get his touches
Apparently the Spurs have offers for him, but it comes down to them wanting to take on long term salary. I guess we are talking about Kevin Love and Al Horford here
I absolutely do not want long term salary for a late 1st or multiple seconds.
100% guarantee no one is offer a 1st inside of top 15.
the ONLY way i'd take on love's contract would be if cleveland swapped their 1st rounder with ours. and i don't see that happening.
Thanks Brian Wrong
Agree with this. He is likely bought out for the culture. I’d take K Love and their 2021 1st unprotected for LMA/Walker IV but even that is a dream. LMA has virtually no value. All these teams know that sooner or later we will bend to his demands which have probably already been leaked by his guys to potential suitors. I’d love to just see him rot on the bench if we can’t get any thing in return. Time to show the league and players we work with ppl but have a spine.
it saves the organization some cash.
No. We signed a FA approximately 6 years ago, got 3 All Star appearances out of him, and his contract is expiring. His game is also expiring. Why trade him earlier? Are we lacking draft picks and young players? Nope. He’s also never been good enough to fetch a top pick, so you would have been trading him for more picks in the range of the ones we’ve had already. You also send the signal that FA signees will be dumped when convenient.
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