MAJOR TRADE COMING?

[BatManu20]

Meh not buying it tbh. Trading for Trae makes no sense now post-draft. Would’ve likely needed to include the #1 overall pick. They might make a smaller trade but I feel like Summer 2025 is when we make a bigger move tbh.

[Spurs9]

Thoughts on Klay?

[SpurSpike]

The way the Spurs talk is that they like the idea of having these future picks as a cheap way to bring in talent when Wemby is in his prime and cannot rely on Spurs own picks which will be higher and used for trades. This is why I do not expect some big trade now, it's too short term minded.

[scott]

i dont think people realize just how far off the 2031 pick is from mattering.

Wemby will be 27 years old at the time of that draft. Jason Tatum has already had years of deep playoff experience, 2 finals appearances, just own his first le... and is 26 years old right now. they both started their NBA careers during their age 19 seasons. of course the celtics were already a solid team when they got tatum so its not apples to apples, but its seemingly been a really long road for tatum, and in this parallel, he wouldnt have even had the benefit of that pick yet.

while we may not make the playoffs this coming season, if we expect the spurs to start making playoff runs by year 3 of wemby, thats 6 playoff runs BEFORE we even make the 2031 selection.

then we have to assume the 2031 extra pick is a good/lotto pick

and then you have to assume that whoever we pick, assuming he pans out, will probably take 2-3 years before he's a real postseason contributor type, which would be when wemby is 30 freakin years old

that wolves pick better be traded. i know calling it the "dillingham trade" is inaccurate since we dont really know who the spurs would have taken at 8 had the pick not been dealt. but if we traded a top 10 pick now in exchange for someone who hopefully will be good enough to contribute when wemby turns 30, then thats just awful management. i dont know if they will use the 2031 pick in a trade right now this offseason, or wait another year... but anything past that and they are already sabotaging wemby the same way the cavs did lebron

Prediction: The Spurs will make no major moves with this pick. When someone from the local Spurs media finally gets around to asking about it in 8 months, Wright will say that just because something does happen it doesn't mean he tried, and that he remains as active as ever. Behind the scenes, Wright and PAFTO are flabbergasted that their meager trade proposals aren't any traction, because they (obviously) have a highly inflated view of what 2031 FRPs are worth.

Holt Jr: Hey guys, what's the status on making the team better?
Wright: Well, we offered that 2031 Wolves pick for [interest good player's name here] but those bas want [actual fair value] for him, so we've just decided to stand pat and develop the talent we have.

[Biggems]

So far we have 7 people voting YES and 4 people voting yes. This is turning out to be a close race.

So 11 people voting yes?

[widowmaker]

The only big trade im waiting for is the spurs packaging all of the draft picks they have for a bag of Doritos and a bean dip.

[Pauleta14]

Thoughts on Klay?

I don't like the idea tbh

In terms of bb profile it makes sense but I'm not fan of his pesonality, he wouldn't be the veteran we need, he's not vocal and always more focused on himself. Quite dark peronality

He'd be great in a team already running well lie Dallas or imagine with boston or NY etc

[KobesAchilles]

I've been thinking Chris Paul for a while.

I wouldn’t mind Paul for a cheap back up. Him teaching Castle how to play would be enormous for the kids growth. That being said, Paul is done as a player. I saw a video where the dude only had 14 attempts at the rim all year long last year. That sounds pretty washed

[jjspur]

The "big" trade is the spurs trading the Charlotte pick. Probably for 2nd round picks in 2032.

[tmtcsc]

I haven't seen much of him yet, but for the very little I've seen, he looks like a skinnier Matas Buzelis. I suppose there's gotta be a lot more to his game.

I’ve seen some highlights of him but Brian Scalabrine has played against him & said he’s the real deal. He thought he could play in the NBA bow. For whatever thats worth.

[rascal]

The "big" trade is the spurs trading the Charlotte pick. Probably for 2nd round picks in 2032.

This can happen as the Spurs wanted Salaun.

[BackHome]

I wonder if the Spurs' plan is to give the City of SA a bunch of unprotected picks in order to get out of their lease.

I would never thought I would see the day Chinook would get Salty with the Spurs...lol

You know the Spurs messed up if you got Chinook pissed!!!

[Mr. Body]

This can happen as the Spurs wanted Salaun.

Utterly no evidence of this whatsoever. Stop repeating it.

[tbdog]

What's up with the Spurs wanting Brook Lopez rumour? Just seems like a odd player to go for now we know how dominant Victor is at the 5. I would make more sense if the rumour is Middleton, because we really need a good shooter at the 3.

Wemby
Sochan
Shooter
Vassell
Castle.

[taps]

No way the hawks take risacher if they were trading trae. They would have probably taken somebody who has some hope of being a franchise player like Sarr

I still don’t understand why they didn’t take Sarr.

Edit: I forgot he refused to work out for them. He fills a huge need for them though I can’t remember them EVER having a big man outside of Al Horford and Kevin Willis. They’ve always been small. I just don’t get it, locker room thing must be huge to pass on the better player for another backcourt type guy (Risacher.)

[Pauleta14]

What's up with the Spurs wanting Brook Lopez rumour? Just seems like a odd player to go for now we know how dominant Victor is at the 5. I would make more sense if the rumour is Middleton, because we really need a good shooter at the 3.

Wemby
Sochan
Shooter
Vassell
Castle.

High IQ vet we badly need
Can shoot the 3
last year of his deal, full season to see if he fits longer
We can't have only Zollins off the bench

We have so many needs and profiles that would fit, his would make sense imo

[scott]

High IQ vet we badly need
Can shoot the 3
last year of his deal, full season to see if he fits longer
We can't have only Zollins off the bench

We have so many needs and profiles that would fit, his would make sense imo

I like Middleton as our modern day Terry mings mentor vet (who we also got from Milwaukee).

Don’t know what we have to offer Milwaukee though. They need win now pieces. I could see them being interested in Vassell, but that’s not the type of deal we should put Devin on the table for.

[Knoxxx]

Something may be afoot but after drafting Castle I’d think a frontcourt acquisition where we
still need a good deal of help would be more likely than a backcourt acquisition.

Trae Yoing after drafting Castle I wouldn’t expect to be the game plan at all.

[Pauleta14]

I like Middleton as our modern day Terry mings mentor vet (who we also got from Milwaukee).

Don’t know what we have to offer Milwaukee though. They need win now pieces. I could see them being interested in Vassell, but that’s not the type of deal we should put Devin on the table for.

He'd be an amazing fit technically but he's going to be 33 in august and has 3 more years at 33M/season on average.

Is he the right guy at the right time? When you take eveything in consideration, cost of the trade (what picks?), salary, poduction (quick decline?)? I'm not sure

[Obstructed_View]

Thoughts on Klay?

Honestly, if his at ude is right, I don't hate it. He can hit shots, he has playoff skins, and after this draft, the Spurs are badly in need of someone who can make a in basket. If he goes to the Spurs it's to establish himself as a leader and a mentor, where the world sees him as a guy who just benefitted from being on a good team. But if you want to be Tony Parker, you gotta work for the Tony Parker discount.

[scott]

He'd be an amazing fit technically but he's going to be 33 in august and has 3 more years at 33M/season on average.

Is he the right guy at the right time? When you take eveything in consideration, cost of the trade (what picks?), salary, poduction (quick decline?)? I'm not sure

He’s only got two more years left (and the second is a player option, which he’d probably opt into, but you never know), which is what makes it acceptable in my mind (for the same logic discussed above in regards to Lavine. The next two years I think we can easily absorb a deal like Middleton’s. It’s that year 3 that worries me, but Middleton will be off the books at that point).

[Pauleta14]

He’s only got two more years left (and the second is a player option, which he’d probably opt into, but you never know), which is what makes it acceptable in my mind (for the same logic discussed above in regards to Lavine. The next two years I think we can easily absorb a deal like Middleton’s. It’s that year 3 that worries me, but Middleton will be off the books at that point).

My bad I misread

Why not depending on the cost and who they want in exchange

For all the I gave him I'd like to keep Vassell at least 1 more season to see if he shows real improvements. His jumpshot is special

If they want Keldon filers and let's say CHI & CHA 25...

But no way on the ATL picks, they're way to valuable to me

[scott]

My bad I misread

Why not depending on the cost and who they want in exchange

For all the I gave him I'd like to keep Vassell at least 1 more season to see if he shows real improvements. His jumpshot is special

If they want Keldon filers and let's say CHI & CHA 25...

But no way on the ATL picks, they're way to valuable to me

I’m with you 100% on what we’d give up. Definitely not worth any of our real valuable assets. I think the only way it would work for us is if MIL is just looking to get off them so they can do something else or some kind of 3-team trade, because I don’t think they would want Keldon. While Vassell isn’t untouchable, we definitely wouldn’t want to give him up in this kind of deal.

I do like build though where we get someone like Middleton (or even Klay, who I don’t even like really) and then a Cam Johnson (or someone similar) and move Jeremy to the bench.

Castle/Vassell/Middleton/Cam/Wemby seems much more like a real starting 5 to me. I doubt the Spurs are interested in doing any of this though if the 25 Draft and another soft tank is our true intention. LOL all of us who said we were done tanking.

[sfernald]

I’m with you 100% on what we’d give up. Definitely not worth any of our real valuable assets. I think the only way it would work for us is if MIL is just looking to get off them so they can do something else or some kind of 3-team trade, because I don’t think they would want Keldon. While Vassell isn’t untouchable, we definitely wouldn’t want to give him up in this kind of deal.

I do like build though where we get someone like Middleton (or even Klay, who I don’t even like really) and then a Cam Johnson (or someone similar) and move Jeremy to the bench.

Castle/Vassell/Middleton/Cam/Wemby seems much more like a real starting 5 to me. I doubt the Spurs are interested in doing any of this though if the 25 Draft and another soft tank is our true intention. LOL all of us who said we were done tanking.

Think that’s way premature. Let’s see if we can consider if the team is still planning to tank after this free agency and trading season is completed.

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I think I have seen something about every single team in FA so far except the spurs, as usual

They're evaluating all their options tho.