Trade Rumor: Cedi Osman to Spurs (Edit: Trade complete. Osman, Stevens and a second round pick to Spurs.)

[Dex]

Spurs still have juuust enough to offer Reaves his max. If that was factored into this trade, I like it a lot more.

Can't Lakers match any offer, though?

[slick'81]

Can't Lakers match any offer, though?

without question

[buttsR4rebounding]

I think anyone reading tea leaves can tell he's intrigued by the Lakers. He wanted to play their scrubs in the Summer League...in Sacramento. Lol.

And I'm perfectly calm bro. I'm also not burying my head in the sand about showing our young superstar that we are able and willing to spend money on say a Brook Lopez or other player to help make the team better.

Answer this question, will Wembanyama be cool playing on a team that finishes under .500 this next year when he's talking about ringing soon and often? And when we barely reach the salary floor?

Final point. There a poster here, name eludes me now, that basically already said his third contract would be signed elsewhere I gather from stuff he heard or read.

And when someone hands you a glass of lemonade you assume they pissed in a cup.

[Mr. Body]

Yup. I’d rather over pay some for Grant williams who we know is a good player and is valued around the league or something like that. Don’t like wasting roster spots for another 2nd. Not terrible just unimaginative & kind of surprising that they don’t think anyone is more interesting than Cedi

If they waive them and show they care more about winning than money? Love it more.

Grant Williams does absolutely nothing for this team.

Osman actually does.

People here get way too enamored of supposedly big names then get upset when they perceive nothing big is happening. A lot of us are throwing around names just because they feel like we need to sign anybody, like that's a sane thing to do.

[Kurik]

Can't Lakers match any offer, though?

Thats fine, make them match a bigger contract.

[Bruno]

An unpopular reason why Spurs haven't add some vets this summer could be that they are planing on "half tanking" this season.

Spurs won't try to lose games on purpose but they might not want to add vets that will allow them to win an handful more regular season games. Getting, let's say, a top 6 pick in next year draft might be a big part of the equation.

[DPG21920]

Grant Williams does absolutely nothing for this team.

Osman actually does.

People here get way too enamored of supposedly big names then get upset when they perceive nothing big is happening. A lot of us are throwing around names just because they feel like we need to sign anybody, like that's a sane thing to do.

Lmao what? 1) Cedi does nothing for the team

2) Grant Williams is not a big name at all. He’s a solid role player with way more value than Cedi to the league.

[DPG21920]

And I’ve been one of the few actually touting this plan from Sa and preaching patience and not blowing money. Grant was just an example to illustrate a point.

Even with me agreeing with patient approach and not spending on FVv types I still think there’s more creative ways to do main goals while maximizing assets we have

[kobyz]

I think it's better for us to go after Reaves and Grant Williams who could fit great with what we needs than to wait for next summer to be a player in free agency, next summer might not be better options to go after and it seems we could get those guys at reasonable price while also prevent Lakers and Celtics to keep an important piece

[Mr. Body]

Lmao what? 1) Cedi does nothing for the team

2) Grant Williams is not a big name at all. He’s a solid role player with way more value than Cedi to the league.

We had no SF on this roster outside of Keldon, who is a tweener, until Cedi and Champagnie came on. Osman is going to play next year.

Grant Williams is well known because he's a Celtic. He's a 'big name' because he was overhyped by their fanbase and broadcasters.

[DPG21920]

Point is this is least creative and least valuable way to use cap space asset. Is it awful? No. It’s fine.

[DPG21920]

We had no SF on this roster outside of Keldon, who is a tweener, until Cedi and Champagnie came on. Osman is going to play next year.

Grant Williams is well known because he's a Celtic. He's a 'big name' because he was overhyped by their fanbase and broadcasters.

McDaniels on an oversized 1 year deal to reach floor > Cedi deal

[Dex]

Thats fine, make them match a bigger contract.

FTL

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Maybe we're saving for Dame?!?!?!

[Extra Stout]

Spurstalk five stages of grief
1) Denial - no, they’re going to do something big this FA season
2) Anger - I ing hate this conservative front office
3) Bargaining - wait, they still have cap space
4) Depression - this ing sucks, Wemby is going to leave
5) Acceptance - actually these are brilliant moves

[KobesAchilles]

Well hot damn. Source?

No source. But it’s like Timvp said, we have just enough cap space to offer Reaves the contract at 25 per.

also, what would our cap situation look like if we got Dame? I’m not even sure who we would have to give up to make the contract work. KJ, McBuckets and 4 first rounders? Do we have any cap space after this trade?

Roster would look pretty sweet.
Dame, Vassell, Sochan, Wemby, Collins
fill out the bench a little maybe and that could be a le team. I mean what team besides Denver do we not match up with?

[slick'81]

Get lillard in here

[Mr. Body]

Spurstalk five stages of grief
1) Denial - no, they’re going to do something big this FA season
2) Anger - I ing hate this conservative front office
3) Bargaining - wait, they still have cap space
4) Depression - this ing sucks, Wemby is going to leave
5) Acceptance - actually these are brilliant moves

It'd be better if people, y'now, listened to the front office.

"We're not looking to make costly mistakes. We're going to take it slow, see what works around Victor."

A week later:

SpursTalks wailing and rending their garments wondering why we're not taking on years of $25-35 million salary or chasing supposedly big name players.

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Spurstalk five stages of grief
1) Denial - no, they’re going to do something big this FA season
2) Anger - I ing hate this conservative front office
3) Bargaining - wait, they still have cap space
4) Depression - this ing sucks, Wemby is going to leave
5) Acceptance - actually these are brilliant moves

Haha. Potentially accurate, lol. I'll let you know if I make it to Stage 5. I'm still on Stage 3.6.

Although I'll be in Stage 10 if we can land Dame

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No source. But it’s like Timvp said, we have just enough cap space to offer Reaves the contract at 25 per.

also, what would our cap situation look like if we got Dame? I’m not even sure who we would have to give up to make the contract work. KJ, McBuckets and 4 first rounders? Do we have any cap space after this trade?

Roster would look pretty sweet.
Dame, Vassell, Sochan, Wemby, Collins
fill out the bench a little maybe and that could be a le team. I mean what team besides Denver do we not match up with?

Not sure but I agree that's getting potentially close to a le team in a year or two. I've no idea what it'd take to get him though.

For sure players and lots of picks and I'm not talking about our seconds we've been hoarding.

If it can be done, you do it though.

[DPG21920]

Okc is killing it. Just relentless attention to detail and maximum asset management. sA has done well but I want them to be killers like okc and gs etc

Margins.

[SpursFan86]

It'd be better if people, y'now, listened to the front office.

"We're not looking to make costly mistakes. We're going to take it slow, see what works around Victor."

A week later:

SpursTalks wailing and rending their garments wondering why we're not taking on years of $25-35 million salary or chasing supposedly big name players.

Again I don’t understand why some of you are acting like the only options are either stand pat and add no one remotely meaningful or throw hundreds of millions around and completely shake up the roster.

Getting someone like Lopez or Reaves and then rolling with your existing squad seems…very reasonable? I wasn’t expecting them to ship off Keldon or completely change up the team with multiple big signings but there’s a clear middle ground here. And no, Cedi Osman is not a middle ground

[Dex]

Get lillard in here

Pipe dream.

As much as I think Lillard+Wemby and company would be a good team, Lillard requesting a trade means he wants to do to a WIN NOW team

Spurs don't meet that criteria at the moment

[Mr. Body]

Okc is killing it. Just relentless attention to detail and maximum asset management. sA has done well but I want them to be killers like okc and gs etc

Margins.

Micic doesn't fit there at all. They're a lopsided team with a lot to figure out and they haven't done so whatsoever, although Chet will help a good deal. They were trying to run four guards and a PF most of last year. That's not going to cut it.

[DPG21920]

Spurs are way better than POr though. Last year if you added dame to this roster they finish better than POr with dame.