There is Markannen to Spurs Buzz

[vy65]

This is the updated GS salary situation:

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/golden-s...ap/_/year/2024

So it looks like with 13 players on the roster, the Warriors are about $7.6 Million under the hard cap. So there is a path for them to get Mark on a large raise while staying under, but it's tights As I mentioned, the Warriors would probably prefer something closer to what I had the Spurs able to do which was $82M/2 in new money and $100M/3 total. They could match that with Wiggins and still have just enough to add a 14th man. Once you start pushing his salary higher than that, you start requiring additional salary to keep the Warriors under the apron, and the players earning that salary need to replaced at the cost of additional salary.

There's a line there, but it's quite thin.

Thanks. It also looks like if they did this, they’d have difficulty retaining Kuminga, Moody, Looney, and Payton since they’re all expiring and Steph has one more season after the upcoming one.

[exstatic]

Wiggins dude, Wiggins. They’ve been trying to move that fool for some time. I think your thinking Kiminga.

Already informed of it.

[benefactor]

Someone convince senile Pop he's Splitters long lost brother so he will make BWrong get this done

[ismael-robert]

21 pages when spurs have already said no major moves till next year. They're not Messing with draft position, get some hobbies

[vy65]

For whatever this is worth

[spurraider21]

21 pages when spurs have already said no major moves till next year. They're not Messing with draft position, get some hobbies

link?

[offset formation]

Lauri is 27... shouldn't Wemby and Lauri be hitting their strides at the same time? We should tank... grab two top 5 picks and be aggressive next off-season. Angie isn't gonna let him go for cheap.

If you can get him without that Atl pick, you do it, imo.

[Chinook]

Thanks. It also looks like if they did this, they’d have difficulty retaining Kuminga, Moody, Looney, and Payton since they’re all expiring and Steph has one more season after the upcoming one.

That doesn't necessarily follow. There is no restriction to re-signing a team's players. So the Warriors could pay to keep everyone together and become a first- or even second-apron team again. Think similar to how they were able to have cap space for a year and then became a perennial deep-tax team in the same off-season. The issue wouldn't be them keeping guys; it would be that such a series of moves would lock them into this rough core with few ways to add new talent to it, ESPECIALLY considering the picks they'd have to trade to get Mark in the first place.

[offset formation]

That doesn't necessarily follow. There is no restriction to re-signing a team's players. So the Warriors could pay to keep everyone together and become a first- or even second-apron team again. Think similar to how they were able to have cap space for a year and then became a perennial deep-tax team in the same off-season. The issue wouldn't be them keeping guys; it would be that such a series of moves would lock them into this rough core with few ways to add new talent to it, ESPECIALLY considering the picks they'd have to trade to get Mark in the first place.

But isn't one of the main complaints about Lacob been that he hates to spend money and will resist going over the apron?

[cutewizard]

[cutewizard]

[cutewizard]

[scott]

I love this time every day when the internet turns back on in the Philippines and cutewizard bombs us with 45 youtube links.

(I actually do enjoy these - I'm not kidding. Keep it up).

[Dverde]

It seems Kuminga being off limits puts Spurs in the best position. I’d rather Spurs give up best offer and move on. Happy no other seems gullible enough to overpay like Gobert trade.

[Rosewood]

21 pages when spurs have already said no major moves till next year. They're not Messing with draft position, get some hobbies

or you could just go yourself, tbh.

[LeBowen]

Happy no other seems gullible enough to overpay like Gobert trade.

Noone is overpaying because no contender that needs a forward has enough assets.

Gobert trade was an overpay because adding him to their already complicated cap situation locked them into that roster.
The other issue obviously being that he was 30 at the time of the trade and they gave up picks all the way up to 2029 when Gobert will be 37.

[spurraider21]

It seems Kuminga being off limits puts Spurs in the best position. I’d rather Spurs give up best offer and move on. Happy no other seems gullible enough to overpay like Gobert trade.

not like the spurs have anybody to offer as interesting as kuminga either

[ismael-robert]

or you could just go yourself, tbh.

Says guy with no hobbies...can always tell when sentences end with tbh...typical nerd

[Pauleta14]

21 pages when spurs have already said no major moves till next year. They're not Messing with draft position, get some hobbies

They said what now?

[Pauleta14]

I love this time every day when the internet turns back on in the Philippines and cutewizard bombs us with 45 youtube links.

(I actually do enjoy these - I'm not kidding. Keep it up).

Same

Big up Cutewizard!

[Robz4000]

Someone convince senile Pop he's Splitters long lost brother so he will make BWrong get this done

Knowing Pop it'd turn him away tbh. Or he'll keep him glued to the bench until the Spurs are facing elimination in a playoff gamem

[benefactor]

Knowing Pop it'd turn him away tbh. Or he'll keep him glued to the bench until the Spurs are facing elimination in a playoff gamem

Splitter and Diaw

[Wilt Chamberlain]

not like the spurs have anybody to offer as interesting as kuminga either

The 25-27 ATL picks are the best trade assets available short of an all star or the picks of the other bottom teams.

The consecutive FRP trade limitation was relatively new when ATL gave them up and teams with lottery pick futures do not take on talent for their picks generally ever.

The Spurs are holding an extremely scarce and valuable commodity.

[exstatic]

The 25-27 ATL picks are the best trade assets available short of an all star or the picks of the other bottom teams.

The consecutive FRP trade limitation was relatively new when ATL gave them up and teams with lottery pick futures do not take on talent for their picks generally ever.

The Spurs are holding an extremely scarce and valuable commodity.

The rule you mention was named after Ted Stepien, owner of the Cavs In the 1970s, so it’s not new.

[objective]

My favorite element of any time the Spurs are rumored to go after an actual All-Star Caliber player is the folks who think we can just build a championship caliber team on a minor league budget. Too afraid to give up draft picks, too afraid to pay anyone. Waiting for some perfect scenario where we land an All-Star on a long-term, MLE-level deal. Keep on dreamin'.

Well, I have some bad news, because they are on a minor league budget compared to other teams.

According to spotrac they've paid tax in 6 of the last 21 years, which is about 4 more than I remember. But they penny pinched their way out of improving the roster to dodge the tax despite having hall of famers trying their hardest to win. I remember seasons of them not even spending the mle because of the tax. And that's when the tax was dollar for dollar and pretty cheap compared to now

And that was with Peter Holt in charge. Now with the divorce and the kids who never had to work as day in their life are in charge, and tax money will impact their lifestyle, so I'm doubting they pay any tax from here on out, and if that costs them Wemby in 6-7 years they won't care.