Unless his recovery is in jeopardy I'm fine with his staying in Spain for now. I will miss Wesley's defense and we probably need to use at least a two-way on a point guard. Nelson Jr. has a long way to go but his improvement over the past few months has been noteworthy. I'm fine with locking him in to play in Austin all season feeding Bryant if nothing else.
This was the trade I thought could happen once Olynyk got to Washington. Maybe were waiting around to see if anything shook loose from a Kuminga trade that won't be happening.
Not sure what else they might do. Probably need a backup point. Might see if there are any waivers or pick-ups with those free slots.
More talent on that unit than our SL pre-Wemby. That's decent 2nd unit if Harper is what we think he is.
Not good
seriously how did the Wizards even allow him to wear their jersey after he skull ed them in Game 7 in their only meaningful playoff run in the past decades.
Looks like his defensive numbers DFG% inside 10 feet and 6 feet aren’t too bad. Better than I expected anyway. Similar to guys like Aldama, Naz Reid.
https://www.nba.com/stats/players/de...sort=LT_10_PCT
https://www.nba.com/stats/players/de...sort=LT_06_PCT
Funny cause a friend of mine was just sayin this weekend that if everything hits right for Sochan he might could be Kelly Olynyk
Definitely not here to be a 3rd string center so perhaps this hints at Wemby playing the 4 and Kornet being the starting center with Kelly and Sochan the backup 4 and 5 ?
Not so sure how I feel about that. Victor really took off when he got moved to Center. Or maybe Collins was just that bad
As much as a on Brian I have to give him his kudos for this, he turned our two worst players into a decent backup big. Fantastic job.
Nice. Wemby gets another big. Great trade!
Hope Blake and Malaki get some success in the league, to be honest. Maybe they'll have better shooting coaches in Washington.
Wizards got a better deal for Olynk than the jazz got for Collins lol
Not that the team is stacked by any means, but we have some legitimate depth.
I don't think anyone should expect the Spurs to go into this season paying the tax. If they look good, then they can go into the tax through a later trade, but they should stay under for now. Assuming, they carry the full 15, they have to account for two minimum salaries ($2.3 Million each), meaning they have about $4 Million left to spend on a player. What's funny and sort of stupid is that the Spurs would have had a bit more space if they had taken draft picks to sign, because they are exempted from the requirement to count as at least a two-year-vet min salary. As it is, the Spurs could carry 14 and make an actual LLE offer, or they could basically sign three min guys to fill out the roster. I didn't know they were that tight against the tax already.
Solid pickup. Olynyk can still play at a position (with a skillset) of need. Finally clears the backcourt logjam: Fox, Castle, and Harper will eat all the minutes.
Blake/Malaki will get more burn in Washington, but not by much. Wizards have 21 players on their roster including two-ways. They are gonna have to prove themselves to stick in this league..
From a Spurs perspective, that 2022 draft is so close to being a gigantic whiff..
great fit. wanted him last year with wemby. traded trash for nice rotation big spurs lookin ready for playoffs.
Guys like Olynyk IMO might not raise the ceiling in a playoff setting, but he’s a floor raiser in the regular season. In the West, that might mean something in terms of getting home court in the play-in round.
Wasn’t a huge Sochan guy, but I really wanted Branham and Wesley with those picks. Welp…Solid pickup. Olynyk can still play at a position (with a skillset) of need. Finally clears the backcourt logjam: Fox, Castle, and Harper will eat all the minutes.
Blake/Malaki will get more burn in Washington, but not by much. Wizards have 21 players on their roster including two-ways
From a Spurs perspective, that 2022 draft is so close to being a gigantic whiff..
The Spurs are definitely going for young players and beseeching placeholders.
I'm loving the subtle moves they're making! Filling positions of need on the DL. Olynik is a great pick up!
Solid signing and as "Chinook" stated it gives us two nice contracts that are expiring so definitely something Mitch could do for the right player. He is a good three-point shooter and he plays physical he is not going to back down.
Brian Wright strikes again ! Thank you wizards Now we have a more balanced team, with a few openings to boot.
Branham and Wesley were basically dead-weight. They had plenty of chances to shine...and they didn't.
Olynyk may actually be able to provide some size and depth this season, and another veteran presence in the locker room. If it doesn't work out, he's expiring.
I'm just glad to see the Spurs making some moves and rolling the dice a bit this summer, instead of "oh we got Kornet, let's run it back with the same team and see how he fits"
They didn't. He never suited up for the Wiz.
Only thing the spurs should have insisted on was for olynk to
LEAVE the headgear far away from texas!
Otherwise , good move by the spurs and best of luck to branham and wesley even though i was not high on them…
Honestly kind of wish we got Olynyk sooner. He's really underrated, but getting old now.
Down low he lets the team experiment with what might work with Victor now, too. Both him and Kornet are a bit different in terms of how they play, so they can try some units out to see if anything works. Maybe, maybe not, but now they can try things out.
Disagree. basketballreference.com lists his nickname as "Lunch Lady."
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