Zach Lowe (and John Hollinger): Spurs Were Close to Offering a Contract to Austin Reaves

[DPG21920]

That cap space was calculated based on the contract numbers of Tre, etc. could have just kept them on their cap holds in the interim

From my understanding making Reeves offer would have prevented Sa from doing this deal potentially timvp fact check?

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

From my understanding making Reeves offer would have prevented Sa from doing this deal potentially timvp fact check?

If it was supposed to be the Reaves max (close to $102 mil) then yes, couldn't do the Bullock deal as well, as it would have required over 35 mil of cap space, which they didn't have after the cap holds for Wemby, Tre, etc.

Shows they're actually very active though, 2 trades done already, probably more coming up soon especially with the roster having so many players + Sidy, they're ripe for a 2-for-1 or 3-for-1 trade. There was also a rumor that they offered a big contract to Brook Lopez, which forced Milwaukee to pay up, so they might have been thinking between Lopez and Reeves and no cap space trades, but obviously things move quickly and opportunities arise. Think we can sleep well knowing they're working hard and not just being passive. Conservative, sure, but passive - no.

[rascal]

At the end of the day price enforcing is petty and beneath the classy Spurs and even if you hate that:

I'm also not giving rival Lakers bulletin board material that Victor will have to slay through.

I could see the LAL FO sending a revenge memo for Spurs games and even those Laker players are going to know and see the Spurs bind them and so when Reeves' albatross costs them the ability/financial flexibility to land other help because SA bid him up, they are going to mark their calendars for those Spurs matchups.

Just not worth it.

The Lakers will be the first ones after Wemby when his rookie contract is up.

[rascal]

Just a little pet theory for why Brian Wright didn't do it: he probably wanted to build some goodwill with the Lakers front office, thinking they might return the favor for us in the future.

Doubt it. The Lakers will try their hardest to pry Wemby away at first chance.

[rascal]

Why does TPark have two usernames?

T Park = EricB

[rjv]

How can I possibly be happy without my Hillbilly Kobe?

[heyheymymy]

Wonder if Brian called up Laker FO and bartered a tamper truce

[Amuseddaysleeper]

this deal today needed the Spurs to be in it, the other teams could've waited the day.

Spurs passed out and gave the lakers a pass.

typical too nice bull

Dude, you're back holy .

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Just a little pet theory for why Brian Wright didn't do it: he probably wanted to build some goodwill with the Lakers front office, thinking they might return the favor for us in the future.

Like the Lakers care.

They're probably tampering with him already.

Which is why the Spurs should have given them a poison pill to swallow with the Reaves contract.

[MannyIsGod]

Man, there are people here who really have an issue with Austin Reaves being valued and I honestly don't get it. The dude is good and y'all act like anyone who acknowledges that he's a good player has just kicked your first born in the stomach.

[Seventyniner]

Man, there are people here who really have an issue with Austin Reaves being valued and I honestly don't get it. The dude is good and y'all act like anyone who acknowledges that he's a good player has just kicked your first born in the stomach.

You know what the story is here.

"We had a chance to stick it to the Lakers and we didn't "

[scott]

T Park = EricB

Yeah, this is obvious. I'm asking WHY he has two different names.

[Obstructed_View]

Yeah, this is obvious. I'm asking WHY he has two different names.

He got tired of being on everyone's ignore list.

[NASpurs]

He got tired of being on everyone's ignore list.

Probably didn't help people kept calling him T Pork

[DPG21920]

If it was supposed to be the Reaves max (close to $102 mil) then yes, couldn't do the Bullock deal as well, as it would have required over 35 mil of cap space, which they didn't have after the cap holds for Wemby, Tre, etc.

Shows they're actually very active though, 2 trades done already, probably more coming up soon especially with the roster having so many players + Sidy, they're ripe for a 2-for-1 or 3-for-1 trade. There was also a rumor that they offered a big contract to Brook Lopez, which forced Milwaukee to pay up, so they might have been thinking between Lopez and Reeves and no cap space trades, but obviously things move quickly and opportunities arise. Think we can sleep well knowing they're working hard and not just being passive. Conservative, sure, but passive - no.

Agreed. I was nervous after Cedi deal, but this Bullock deal shows exactly what you said. That’s why I love it so much. Not just the value of the deal in a bubble, but the mentality and what it signals.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Would have been cool to make the Lakers spend more than they wanted to resigning Reaves. Teams were too nice to the Lakers with this one.