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turns 33 in may, and has one year left on his contract
I think Barnes is with us for a while. If I recall correctly he’s younger than we think too (like 32 not 34).
turns 33 in may, and has one year left on his contract
I’m aware. I think Pop simply loves him and what he brings to the culture. They’ll throw him a 2 year deal after this one for MLE money.
Barnes has been great and I could see him with us for at least another season.
Seems like such a class act and his efficiency is excellent for the goof balls on the team. He never gets in the way offensively and can reel off 3 straight 3s with 0 dribbles when you least expect it and most need it.
That said, he is the main player to upgrade. When we have a star level PF, we will be in the playoffs. We might have to lose him in order to make that happen.
Vecenie had a live podcast today where they went over trade ideas and threw out this:
Spurs give up Keldon or Zollins, the worst of SA/ATL25 and a Top 4 Protected future FRP
for
Cam Johnson and the worst of MIL/NYK/HOU25
Their general consensus is that Cam isn't worth 2 FRPs outright
Barnes was always a bandaid and used as a mentor, I wouldn’t expect him to spend his last productive years fighting for the play in. He has been beyond anyone’s expectations and not washed at all. He obviously read the writing on the walls at Sacramento and was ready to leave, maybe he likes the future with the Spurs and willing to take a lesser role after next year.
The Spurs won't be fighting for the play-in much longer. They're already neck-and-neck with Sacto, where he was, and there's going to be a lot of decay among teams above the Spurs as it is.
Just read on espn that the way the new tv deal plays out could mean that some players may opt to go the unrestricted free agency route in the summer 2026. That summer 2026 class has some pretty y names like Luka, Fox, Kristaps, KD.
If the spurs are positioning themselves for one of those guys, i doubt they make any moves now (like trade for Cam Johnson) that jeopardizes flexibility to do that.
There's your issue.
The CBA is done, so a new TV deal (which I thought was also done) isn’t going to impact how much players make if they wait until until it kicks in and become unrestricted.
2nd game since Sochan's return that Collins and Bassey minutes went to Mamu, does it mean anything?
Yes, all deep bench guys fighting for their position both on this team and especially in the NBA.2nd game since Sochan's return that Collins and Bassey minutes went to Mamu, does it mean anything?
Devin+Jeremy+ATL picks for Fox.
Keldon+CHI+one more swap down the line for Cam.
Tre+Collins+one FRP downgrade for John Collins.
NAW, LaRavia (optional) and one of Aldama/Naz in free agency.
Veteran backup point guard if CP3 leaves.
Fox/CP3
Castle/NAW
Cam/Champ
Barnes/Aldama
Wemby/John Collins
We'd still have all the 20131 assets and all but one of our own picks.
Time to let go of the Fox dream, my friend. He ain't going anywhere anytime soon.
You're probably right.
The rest still stands.
Still think it's doable this summer if he's not supermax eligible.
WHOA!
I think Zollins is getting traded and they are not playing him to keep him healthy. It might be a deal to be a filler for another trade to work. I don’t think Keldon is going anywhere.
It would be very Spursy to pay to dump Collins right before he turns into a useful expiring.
We are attaching a flurry of 2nd round picks to appease the basketball gods.
roster needs a real fkn big that will do the dirty work and score, we dont need another spreader who loves to chuck 3s...
patfo needs to make moves instead of wasting castles future at the spurs....
To me, trade deadline is mostly about Chris Paul for Spurs. Will they keep him or do a trade/buyout with him?
There are 3 key points regarding tat subject:
1) What Spurs have told to Paul last summer to sign him?
Paul agreed to join Spurs on July 1st. It was very early in the free agency period. Have Spurs promised him that he could join a contender if Spurs were out of the playoff race?
2) What is Paul current state of mind?
Is Paul at peace with retiring without a le or is he still chasing for a ring? He might also want to be closer to his family in LA. He repeatedly said how hard is was for him to be far from them.
3) How Spurs view Castle?
If Spurs think Castle will be or at least could be their future Spurs starting PG, the best move long term wise might to be trade/buy out Paul at the deadline and give the starting PG to Castle.
If Spurs view Castle more as a secondary playmaker/ballhandler, there isn't a real incentive to get rid of Paul before the end of the season.
1 - I can't see which contender could have any interest in Paul... He's too slow, can't penetrate and his personality/reputation could be an issue with some locker rooms. His main use for the Spurs/Wemby is relative to the total absence of veterans the season prior and his mentoring of Wemby. As useful he has been, it's again relative to the other options, he still looks amazing compared to... Tre.
2 - Paul can't be clearer than he's always been, he "wants to hoop" = he wants playing time above all ( le included imo)
3 - That's the key question. If Castle is viewed as the future PG he needs to start playing the position full-time asap and not been used all around. However, if they don't see him as the future PG, I think Paul isn't the best option and I'd like them to either trade or draft one.
I still think Castle can become the future PG tho, it's just his 1st season, let's not forget how Amen struggled last season for ex. Castle has something special in his at ude/character and has all the intangibles for a modern PG in terms of size and athleticism.
I don’t think Paul is going anywhere and don’t think that was ever the plan but the likelihood they find a compromise for both sides is growing by the loss given we are likely out of the play-in with no trade activity imminent.
There are rumors out there this morning that indy may be open to trading Turner because they don't want to pay him $30M this offseason and don't want to lose him for nothing. That would be an interesting fit. I have no idea what he's worth on an expiring deal and they might very well prefer trading him for players than a pick but, I'll throw this out there anyway for the sake of discussion.
Spurs- Turner + Walker
Indy- Colling + Sochan + Malaki + a 1st
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