LaMarcus Aldridge Gives Back $7.25 Million in Buyout with Spurs (Edit: Woj Says $5.8 Million) (Edit 2: Ouch, Looks Like Only $2.7 Million Now) (Edit 3: Wait, it might actually be $7.25 million)

[Robz4000]

I hate to be contrarian, but I think the Spurs did pretty well.

Their plan may be to save money, yes, but not to sign free agents.

Their inertia may not be not spawned by paralysis but rather by their realization that they're ahead of where they thought they'd be.

Therefore, job #1 is to not screw that up by making some constricting "trade deadline" move. The Spurs are gonna have a lot of options (apart from free agents) and they want to keep them.

yeah, to sell roster spots for the ownerships' pockets

[gambit1990]

i wonder what trades they turned down...

[KobesAchilles]

Where is everyone defending Brian Wrong? Get in here and defend this . The Spurs have had a bottom 5 front office for over 4 years and everyone here was constantly defending them. I even made a post about how so much turmoil in the organization would us going forward and everyone just swept it under the rug.

I will say it again, you can’t lose your franchise player, all the good assistant coaches, the GM and his protégée as well as the best owner in the league in a matter or a few years and expect us to be good going forward. Those days are gone. And anyone who argued with me on that point looks really stupid right now

[BackHome]

hanga actually looked like a good player. milutinov does nothing but a bunch of 2 handed gorilla dunks

Maybe he can teach Poodle how to dunk?

[timtonymanu]

Where is everyone defending Brian Wrong? Get in here and defend this . The Spurs have had a bottom 5 front office for over 4 years and everyone here was constantly defending them. I even made a post about how so much turmoil in the organization would us going forward and everyone just swept it under the rug.

I will say it again, you can’t lose your franchise player, all the good assistant coaches, the GM and his protégée as well as the best owner in the league in a matter or a few years and expect us to be good going forward. Those days are gone. And anyone who argued with me on that point looks really stupid right now

I think people believe it’s natural for some down years in the front office but holy crap has PATFO been garbage. I called them the good guy version of the Knicks last year. These moves have been Isaiah Thomas GM level bad

[DPG21920]

I highly doubt it. Chriss has been available for peanuts over the last couple years. If they wanted him, he was a minimum contract or even a 10-day contract away.

You ignoring me bruv?

[ducks]

Keep expecting to come in this thread an hour later and see the Spurs guaranteed Aldridge 2021-22 money too.

Pop the liberal is so ing stupid

[tbdog]

I'll reserve judgment until free agency. It seems pretty obvious that they favouring cap space.

[KobesAchilles]

I think people believe it’s natural for some down years in the front office but holy crap has PATFO been garbage. I called them the good guy version of the Knicks last year. These moves have been Isaiah Thomas GM level bad

It’s weird bc people here really downplayed how important management was for our franchise. They just assumed we were ok bc we had Pop still and RC was only semi-retired from his role. But we don’t have a leader as an owner. We don’t have one as a GM. We don’t have anybody on the coaching staff to put Pop in check and Pop himself is basically a s of himself. Is there anyone we have right now in the front office that we can trust? Serious question. No troll

[Robz4000]

I'll reserve judgment until free agency. It seems pretty obvious that they favouring cap space.

preserving cap space to maximize ownership profits

[DPG21920]

I'll reserve judgment until free agency. It seems pretty obvious that they favouring cap space.

If that’s true why sign Jakob and eat into what could have been near 2 full vet max slots? You can also trade and not take on long salaries.

Spurs front office is completely inept outside of the draft. I’ve never seen such a fall from grace. They are a laughing stock and should be embarrassed.

Yeah yeah, I do like the youth and they still have solid space but that’s not the point. They are not sharp, behind most NBA front offices in terms of creativity and have absolutely mis managed the majority of assets and are completely stuck in no mans land organizationally

[Robz4000]

It’s weird bc people here really downplayed how important management was for our franchise. They just assumed we were ok bc we had Pop still and RC was only semi-retired from his role. But we don’t have a leader as an owner. We don’t have one as a GM. We don’t have anybody on the coaching staff to put Pop in check and Pop himself is basically a s of himself. Is there anyone we have right now in the front office that we can trust? Serious question. No troll

Supposedly Danny Ferry but he might just be in an advisory role.

[KobesAchilles]

I'll reserve judgment until free agency. It seems pretty obvious that they favouring cap space.

What was your judgement when we picked up LMA’s extra year for no reason? I mean that’s what got us in this mess to begin with

[Rummpd]

Total FAIL by FO on him and DDR and no bs spin needed. Sham

[KobesAchilles]

Supposedly Danny Ferry but he might just be in an advisory role.

I would love for him to take over as GM. He did a wonderful job for ATL besides the whole him reading a scouting report about a guy that was dead balls accurate. The guy stole like 72 million from LA

[KlAWKLAMP Redemption]

Such a joke and disgrace of a situation.He cry’s ,quits and then gets rewarded.I guess it’s indicative of the day
we are living in....sigh...

[RC_Drunkford]

It’s weird bc people here really downplayed how important management was for our franchise. They just assumed we were ok bc we had Pop still and RC was only semi-retired from his role. But we don’t have a leader as an owner. We don’t have one as a GM. We don’t have anybody on the coaching staff to put Pop in check and Pop himself is basically a s of himself. Is there anyone we have right now in the front office that we can trust? Serious question. No troll

Should've just promoted Sean Marks earlier instead of giving Brian Wright the position a year later. I doubt Marks would've went to the Nets if he got the GM job for the Spurs

[timvp]

Yeah yeah, I do like the youth and they still have solid space but that’s not the point. They are not sharp, behind most NBA front offices in terms of creativity

Tbh, it was really creative to trade for a player who's out for the season and keep him on your roster to get the insurance money. Never heard of that one before.

[cjw]

If that’s true why sign Jakob and eat into what could have been near 2 full vet max slots? You can also trade and not take on long salaries.

Spurs front office is completely inept outside of the draft. I’ve never seen such a fall from grace. They are a laughing stock and should be embarrassed.

Yeah yeah, I do like the youth and they still have solid space but that’s not the point. They are not sharp, behind most NBA front offices in terms of creativity and have absolutely mis managed the majority of assets and are completely stuck in no mans land organizationally

There aren’t two max players available in free agency. And if there magically were, you have no problem trading Poeltl making less than $20mm over the next two years this summer.

They’ve hit it out of the park in the draft as you say. I’m not happy with standing pat at the deadline, but reserve judgment to see what they do this summer.

[Sugus]

Tbh, it was really creative to trade for a player who's out for the season and keep him on your roster to get the insurance money. Never heard of that one before.

When's the deadline for cutting Chriss? Or can they do that at any point in the season? Just curious, I'm not expecting it whatsoever

[DPG21920]

Tbh, it was really creative to trade for a player who's out for the season and keep him on your roster to get the insurance money. Never heard of that one before.

Major TBH

[DPG21920]

There aren’t two max players available in free agency. And if there magically were, you have no problem trading Poeltl making less than $20mm over the next two years this summer.

They’ve hit it out of the park in the draft as you say. I’m not happy with standing pat at the deadline, but reserve judgment to see what they do this summer.

Fair I guess. But trade Jakob? They can’t trade out of a paper bag and we think they won’t get fleeced if they had to trade to make something work? He’s not good enough to take that situation out of your own hands.

These are sort of separate things. They could win a le next year and it wouldn’t change the critique of these specific areas.

[DAF86]

Those edits

[Chinook]

When's the deadline for cutting Chriss? Or can they do that at any point in the season? Just curious, I'm not expecting it whatsoever

Eh, so there's not really a deadline. The most relevant one is probably the deadline to have players eligible for the playoff roster, which is 04/09. But if they only care about signing guys who haven't been bought out, they can go all the way until the end of the regular season.

The Spurs will probably keep Chriss for as long as possible to maximize the insurance payments before dumping him for a prospect on a long-term deal. Like, that's possible. Can't put it past the FO to continue to up though.

[tbdog]

What was your judgement when we picked up LMA’s extra year for no reason? I mean that’s what got us in this mess to begin with

It made no difference with our cap. It was just a waste of money from ownership