It’s a 2031 first unprotected pick swap actually, not 2032.
Is 2032 even eligible?
Woz corrected himself. It’s 2031 swap.
I haven’t really paid much attention to Barnes throughout the years. Besides the fact that during the draft, he was supposedly a dude who’s got the talent but people aren’t sure if he’s actually got what it takes to or willing to put in the effort to put it all together. Iirc, he was branded as the Dubs’ x-factor, this was pre-championship Dubs.
So what then, are we getting in Barnes, in terms of what he brings to the table, both off and on the court?
A true professional. Stand up guy. Rarely injured. Very steady and smart. 1000x better than Champanie!
Just consider this. We upgraded our roster. Got two low level starters and didn't lose depth in return. This isn't situation where we are trading a role player for a low level starter. We essentially just dumped those role players back to their roles. That alone adds wins. The downside is Castle will be a negative in your first year though.
Did the Spurs create a trade exemption with the Grahm trade?
That’s pretty awesome then!
They did but they will have to renounce at it to open cap space for the Barnes trade.
Wait what? lol
That's wild.
wont they have to dump somebody to cover salary for Barnes trade kicker?
Yup. Anytime you send out salary without taking as much back you get that TE. But it functions just like a cap hold so its not any different than just having Graham salary on the books lol
TIL TE's count against the cap.
Welp no Markkanen, but still a great move
Great moves today. Our team got better.
Overshadowed by the massive power shift created by the Harrison Barnes deal... this guy signed a contract.
Assuming no other moves are made, what do ya’ll think the rotation would look like? I think it’d be CP-Vassell-Castle-Sochan-Wemby, then Tre/Castle-???-KJ-Barnes-Zollins? Then whoever left will soak up minutes depending on how the game’s going. ??? will probably be Branham, but it seems like THEY aren’t sold on him.
We had to trade keldon or Zollins to get markkanen anyway and now we just added an additional draft asset as potential ammunition.
i don’t think the spurs are gunning for markkanen but i don’t see that this trade makes it any less likely
The Spurs should be able to trade Barnes for Mark instead. Because they used cap space to get him, there's zero restriction for including him, aggregating him or whatever. I haven't seen word yet on exactly how much Barnes cost and what the Spurs gave up to fit him into the space, but they can take advantage of the fact that they went that route.
Whatever Spurs reporter thinks this makes the Dillingham trade okay. Yes, the Spurs got two swaps and a pick, and Barnes isn't horrible. But having the eighth pick would've left the Spurs with a chance at a more conservative acquisition. It could've been Connaughton instead of Barnes, for example.
Paul, Jones
Castle, Champangie (if he survived the snap or what else.
Vassell, Johnson
Sochan, Barnes
Wembanyama, Collins
Sochan?
Remaining questions after this trade:
- Is there a Collins/Lopez swap to be had?
- Do they maximize Tre’s value and move him now?
- Who of the fringe guys survive this?
- How much longer is Keldon on this roster?
He had a good rookie year, and then just hit the skids. One of the hazards of drafting a 23 YO in the lottery.
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