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Giannis will be a Houston Rocket tbh.
Having the #2 pick is huge; Harper , vassell, johnson, Sochan, 2 future first. Fox, castle, Barnes ( expiring ), freak, Vic. Add #14 pick + santi aldama
Giannis will be a Houston Rocket tbh.
man giannis makes these kids look like middle schoolers
Last edited by thOOdee; 05-13-2025 at 12:11 AM.
trading #2 + fillers for Giannis should be considered, but I'm not sending the Bucks #2 plus 4 more picks for him. Spurs need to stay flexible and hope one of those swaps hits. Really just depends on the price tbh.
I'd do #2, MIL's choice of pick swap year, and filler for Giannis. Otherwise move on.
Think if Pop was still Head Coach and going strong health-wise, Spurs go all in for Giannis on draft night. But this feels like too much on Mitch Johnson's plate in his first season. After the Fox trade, this is way too seismic change in a short period of time for a traditionally gun-shy and methodical franchise.
My prediction: Spurs roll with Harper and maybe sniff around KD/Cam Johnson/Collins fortifying the big/wing positions via trade and/or FA.
I will keep Castle and offer Fox
Fox has no value to Milwaukee because he won’t re-sign there so he’d be just an expiring.
Not to mention Spurs won’t do him dirty after he demanded a trade to SA specifically.
Not Dylan. Giannis even thinks he’s 6’7 and pleasantly surprised learning Dylan plays guard.
Bailey looks 2 inches shorter next to Giannis. But Giannis has grown from 6’9 to 6’11 after his rookie year, taller and is probably closer to 7 than 6’11. But Gianni’s shoulders are much higher, higher standing reach 9’6 while Bailey at 8’11 which is not bad but not a freak.
Last edited by John B; 05-13-2025 at 10:41 AM.
Gotta say, i was more impressed with Giannis' work regime and teaching. Pretty damn impressive.
is vassell considered filler?
Frim our perspective yes....from the perspective of a team trading for him he's more than filler.
#2, 2027 first, Vassell, Sochan, and whatever filler needed. That’s one lottery pick with star potential, and two former lottery picks, and Atlanta’s 2027 pick could become anything. The rockets could beat that, but I don’t think they’re trading Amen anywhere.
The more I think about it, the less I like the idea of trading for Giannis. The price will be steep and the Spurs only have one excess first now (this year's #14 pick).
I get that guys like Vassell and Keldon are mostly dead salary weight, but trading for Giannis would be an attempt to mortgage the future and move the contention window to right now, while the future looks much brighter with the #2 pick in hand and most of a decade of the Castle/Harper duo on the horizon in addition to a first every year, a few potentially juicy swap rights, and being a prime FA destination for role-playing forwards.
We will not trade for Giannis, even if it costs only Harper + filler.
With Giannis, we would only have 3-year championship window. We may not even win a championship in these 3 years.
Then, both Fox and Giannis get old and we need to start over again.
With Harper, castle, Wemby, we have 10+ year window and will win at least 3 les.
The Spurs are building a home-grown behemoth. I don't think Giannis is part of their vision for the future. I can roll with that.
My hope is to be a 3rd or 4th team in one of these trades and grab a PJ Washington or Jabari Smith type while unloading KJ, Vassell, Branham or Wesley.
You’re out of your minds if you think Harper, Castle, and Wemby are winning a championship anytime soon. Young players don’t win championships.
If it were only Harper + Filler we'd make that trade 10 times out of 10. That said, they'd laugh us out of the building with that paltry offer.
This is the Spurs-y way I agree. A steady pool of 1st picks and swaps to surround Castle/Wemby/Dylan. This team will be good for a very long time. It’s great to be the Holts right now and the city of San Antonio. Before it’s through the Spurs will again be the envy of all, on how they are meticulous on making their decisions. The more I don’t see selling the farm for Giannis to get rich quick.
True, plus their focus would be draft picks and young players since they don't have any of their own to rebuild.
Sneaky but yeah. Jabari will be awesome and a perfect compliment for Wemby at only 22. If somehow Spurs can help shore off those future FRP’s to help Rockets get Giannis. We get Jabari without losing Dylan. Fox/Castle/Dylan/Jabari/Wemby. That Castle/Dylan/Wemby/Jabari core for years. I’m in!
Wemby you are not guaranteed he play more then 5-10 years
His body could break down
Heck he only had a health scare and was shut down half a year. Win now !
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