Isn't this the same player a lot of ST was ting on when he was mentioned in DePression S&T talks a couple years ago? I like the idea of getting him in a bubble but I still feel he isn't the kind of player worth a max tbh.
It really isn't. It's like waiting to see if your project at work is going to wrap up before buying a plane ticket to Cabo. A lot of factors are going to go into whether the Spurs will carry their post-ASB momentum into this fall. The Spurs should see what they need to improve rather than panicking and making a trade so fans don't call them wusses.
When Devontes contract guarantee deadline anpproaches, and the Spurs waive him, that’s the end of our offer for this summer. He’s the salary out, an ending contract. That’s in like 4 days, maybe 5.
They’d be giving up contracts and players they don’t want to, but technically,probably yes. I think his deadline is probably the end of their interest this summer.
That is beautiful. Ainge is squawking and the Spurs are setting deadlines.
I don't think they have any interest in taking Mark into cap space.
Because you are afraid the momentum won't carry and the players will not develop. You are reacting to that fear and turtling.
Players improve tbh. White wasn’t all that when he was here, now he’s hot that anyone is willing to pay high dollar for.
Yeah wait why hasnt Graham been waived if nothing is happening? Insert Windhorst meme
Just buying more time to hammer out the details of his 3/50 extension.
White was doing what he's doing in Boston his second season tbh, injuries just derailed him for years. Markennan is doing what he was doing in Chicago, just in a larger role on a team.
No. It's because I'm not equating roster evaluation to something a basal as fear and machismo
Derrick's shot improved drastically since he got traded.
In his 39 playoff games with the Celtics, he's at 42% on 7 attempts, that's elite.
He steps up his game in the postseason like a true baller, did the same against Denver in 2019. DePression and LMA just ended up being too heavy to carry.
Narratives created by what team players are on ESPECIALLY when they didn’t choose to be on those teams are weak narratives, IMO. If the Spurs traded White to the Jazz and is performing exactly the same way he is now, that doesn’t make him a worse player just as Lauri performing well on a team shouldn’t make him a bad player.
Just curious, what’s everyone’s thoughts on Keldon going further? He seems like the odd man out but I feel like he had to sacrifice more than anyone last season. I think the Sochan PG experiment hurt his production at the start of the season pretty significantly.
There isn't anybody in the league worth that much, especially Markkanen. If Markkanen is worth that, then Wemby is worth 10 1st round picks and 5 pick swaps. Just kidding, Wemby is worth a lot but not that much. Asking for so much draft capital and players is getting truly ridiculous. Can't believe that teams would pay that much for a wannabe all star like Markkanen. Some smart GM's know that there are stupid GM's that fall for almost anything. Hopefully Wright isn't one of the stupid GM's and gives away the farm.
Point is, he's leaving for nothing if they don't trade him. They need to trade him more than the Spurs need to acquire him.
He is the odd man out because it doesn't appear he has progressed in the last 2 years. Plus his contact is tradeable and has some size to it to upgrade. But he still serves a need for the team.
It is nothing so profound. You lack confidence in a favorable outcome and have your strategy to hedge against it.
Never said he was a bad player tbh. I'm on board with the Spurs trading for him, but not at the expense of a lot of draft capital or whatever possible other plans they had this offseason. I don't see him as Wemby's future sidekick (think he'd be more 3A/3B with Vassell when they're ready to contend).
If they throw the bag at him he'll stay. Not sure if that's in Ainge's plans but he could sign him now and trade him down the line.
It’s kind of bubbled out through the grapevine that he won’t be happy with further tanking in his prime, and it’s not like we can’t throw a bag at him.
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