Shams: Spurs Trade for Reggie Bullock and Unprotected 2030 First Round Pick Swap

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I thought Grogu was pretty popular with the kids and he's been in 7 playoff games.

Yeah I kind of prefer him because of that. He was terrific with the youngsters.

[rjv]

Glad to be wrong about Wright. He has set this team up with a massive war chest to go out and get that second star in a year or two if Wemby becomes the player scouts and GMs are expecting him to be. And in the worst case that he busts they have a ton of good picks to attempt an OKC style rebuild.

exactly. miami is struggling to put together a trade for lillard because they don't have the assets that portland wants. one never knows how the wemby era will play out but if it the opportunity to trade for a key piece comes up in a couple of years, the spurs are certainly putting themselves in a better position that the heat are currently in.

[Spur|n|Austin]

But they got Krazy Glue in Kyrie Irving

[BillMc]

But they got Krazy Glue in Kyrie Irving

[RodNIc91]

I really like this trade. Some random thoughts:

- I expect Spurs to be the one to trade all these second round picks. Mavs just don't have second round picks to send to Boston. The already have traded their second round picks in 2024,2026,2027,202 and 2029. They only have a conditional 2025 second round pick left and their 2030 second round pick.

- Trading quan y to quality is damn hard to do and Spurs did that. They have traded between 4 to 6 assets (2 to 4 SRPs, their 2030 FRP and cap space) for 1 better asset (best of Spurs/Mavs 2030 FRP).

- There were some talks about Spurs ownership wanting to be just over the salary floor to save money. Spurs are now at least $7M over the floor. I'm glad it wasn't true. It would have been extremely cheap and even worrisome from Spurs ownership.

- As some of you as said, this trade show that Spurs FO is working in a healthy environment. Doing a trade for an asset that is 7 years down the road show that Spurs don't have a GM that is working to save his job or an ownership that is only interested in short term gains. It's nice to know that Spurs GM is working for the long term future of the franchise.

- Spurs have only traded for expiring contracts this summer. They are keeping all their next summer cap space and ability to do major trades. If Wembanyama and the rest core show enough promises, Spurs should start to do moves to be once again a contender in 2024.

- What to do with Reggie Bullock? He is a nice vet but he plays at a position where Spurs are crowded with a lot of talented young players. Maybe a trade but you need to find the right partner. Spurs have also too much players under contract with 16 guaranteed contracts.

- An added benefit of this trade is that he gives us an additional good reason to root against Mavs in the future.

What's up Bruno? Nice to see you back posting again

[RC_Drunkford]

San Antonio remains open to taking on unwanted contracts around the league in exchange for draft pick compensation, league sources told HoopsHype.
17 mins ago – via Michael Scotto @ HoopsHype

[Mr. Body]

[B]

What's the cap situation?

[exstatic]

exactly. miami is struggling to put together a trade for lillard because they don't have the assets that portland wants. one never knows how the wemby era will play out but if it the opportunity to trade for a key piece comes up in a couple of years, the spurs are certainly putting themselves in a better position that the heat are currently in.

They keep signing players to awful contracts! Then they have to pay to offload them!

[CGD]

[B]

Good, they should.

[spurraider21]

really relieved to hear they are still looking to do more of the same. ownership being willing to buy draft picks is basically the exact opposite of what we'd been hearing lately, that there was basically no budget beyond the salary floor. made it seem like a lot of our future 2's would just be sold off for cash. but if we're looking to keep buying picks, and consolidating those 2's for better picks, cant really complain too much

[LeBowen]

What's the cap situation?

Should be around $15M under the cap after taking Bullock's $10M expiring.

[Mr. Body]

Should be around $15M under the cap after taking Bullock's $10M expiring.

This isn't accounting for all the current players that will resign, I suppose?

[spurraider21]

This isn't accounting for all the current players that will resign, I suppose?

those guys could basically just sign last using bird rights to go over the cap. theres no rush to get tre to sign a 10 mil per year deal when his cap hold is lower than that, for instance

[Raven]

Holy , I only heard about Dallas getting Grant and I was laughing my ass off, but they also gave us a near lock for a top 5 pick ? damn

[Mr. Body]

those guys could basically just sign last using bird rights to go over the cap. theres no rush to get tre to sign a 10 mil per year deal when his cap hold is lower than that, for instance

Makes sense. Spurs have more to work with than I thought.

[CGD]

Should be around $15M under the cap after taking Bullock's $10M expiring.

They can also route someone to take a bigger salary, e.g., Bullock (10M) to LAC for Morris (18M).

[Ariel]

They can also route someone to take a bigger salary, e.g., Bullock (10M) to LAC for Morris (18M).

Or Fournier, Lowry, etc. Once meeting the salary floor isn't a concern, the Spurs shouldn't hurry to trade 8M for a 2nd rounder, just wait until a team is desperate enough (like Dallas was yesterday) where you can make a real difference. And if in so doing the chance to pick up a 2nd rounder, so be it... at a certain point you need to aim higher.

[cd98]

I don't understand this thinking. The Spurs have a ton of retired players with tons of deep playoff experience for the young guys to draw from. Don't know that any of the vets the Spurs have acquired are anything else than trade fodder. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on this.

Well I'm sure that it is great to have HOF players that are around the young guys, but they've been retired for years and the game changes year to year and so does the life of a player. David Robinson, and his era, is totally different than players today. That doesn't mean he can't contribute to the development of players in meaningful ways, but it helps to have a vet in there training, keeping in shape, especially one that has been part of winning programs and brings leadership that can only come from a guy that is in the trenches with you. That's why a guy like Chris Paul was valuable for an OKC team and would have been a great addition to the Spurs. Guys that know how to win, and can demonstrate discipline, focus, and professionalism while being in the trench with you.

[exstatic]

They can also route someone to take a bigger salary, e.g., Bullock (10M) to LAC for Morris (18M).

F that clown. He backed out on his deal. He doesn't get to ride the Wemby train now.

[rjv]

NO TO MORRIS! let him rot in the never gets a ring purgatory.

[Russ]

They can also route someone to take a bigger salary, e.g., Bullock (10M) to LAC for Morris (18M).

I'm pretty sure Morris is not on the Spurs' radar (except as an iceberg might be).

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Late to the party on this one, but nice job by Wright.

In other threads I've heard that ac ulating 2nd round picks is like collecting pennies, and also heard that the Spurs would likely end up losing those picks altogether or selling them for cash as other teams would be well aware that the stockpile of picks will be meaningless to the Spurs as they'll never be able to utilize that many second rounders.

So to turn 4 of them into an unprotected first round pick swap with a team that likely will be rebuilding by 2030, and grab an expiring contract that might be tradeable or leveraged in a subsequent deal, is a huge win. Spurs will have a lot of leverage to make deals this season, and into the future, while assessing how the team is coming together.

A+ trade, IMO.

[Kurik]

Anyone find a confirmation on the details yet?

[spurraider21]

Anyone find a confirmation on the details yet?

nothing out there publicly yet

[DPG21920]

[B]

Spurs *seemingly* still need a Center-esp if Bassey isn’t ready. There were the rumors of Spurs & Valančiūnas

NO looking at Luxury Tax, he makes 15.5M & SA *I think* can get to that much still & absorb him…wonder if we see that deal with NO trying to dodge luxury tax maybe?