Don't know, could always be Charlotte pick levels of protected too
This tbh.
Wow, people really see this as a negative? This is a good thing for a tanking team and he wasn't going to re-up with us anyways.
of course it will be...
I hatteeeeeeee that they took on Khem in the deal. I wont care if its pick 8 or less protected but if its lottery protected and they took on Khem who unlike Jak has 7M guaranteed next season I will puke. So dumb to agree to Khem unless its a of a pick
it's only a negative that they were so public about expecting 2 FRPs and now being so publicly humiliated for what they actually got. And that's before we know how protected that 1 FRP actually is.
Khem Birch is 30 yrs old out on injury. No surprise there
masai>wright
Wasn't a fan of trading Poeltl at all but depending on the pick protections it's a fair price. 2 firsts was always too optimistic.
Wright helping out his buddies in Toronto
GoSpursNo!
Birch for Poeltl is the trade I’ve envisioned since the preseason. I’m itching to see the protection for this pick. Poeltl was picked 9th (and worked out which most players don’t) so depending on the protection this could be a good trade or a bad one.
Seeing Khem Birch’s name made me look up an old Facebook post I made June 26, 2014. Had some good takes and some bad… notably:
”Khem Birch, 6'9" PF with 7'1" wingspan. Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year twice. According to win shares, he's a solid starter who can be found around picks 55-58 (we may need to move up in the 2nd round to get him)... I want him. Not much of a scorer, but when he tries, he's aggressive (getting to the line). Blocks like crazy!!! I want him!!
Nikola Jokic, 6'11" with 7'3" wingspan. High Basketball IQ. Good footwork. Scorer. 3pt shooter with a great shot. Rebounds well. High assist rate. Should be available in the early 40s. He is someone I would hope the Spurs buy or trade for an extra early 2nd round pick.”
And Poeltl is supposed to be Spurs biggest trade asset, not including Keldon/Vassell. What’s JRich haul? Peanuts??
2nd if your lucky
Never even heard of Birch and I watched the NBA regularly until like 3 years ago.
Spurs took what they could get last min. Hopefully depending on pick protection it isnt a horrible undersell
Poeltl was a good soldier.
A low-maintenance, highly productive starter for a team that never had the shooters necessary to maximise his full capabilities. Toronto as it currently stands, is even worse for him in that regard.
2028 3rd rounder
Spurs: "We do right by our guys, even if they're guys like Nephew."
To be fair, Birch looks perfect for team tank.
Toronto would probably get us to trade Richardson for a lottery protected 2019 pick.
Sounds like Spurs settled, did Purtle tell them he wasn't coming back?
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