Rumor has it that the Nets are willing to part with one of their 3 picks (10,21,40) due to the fact that they have too many young guns as it is. What would it take to get the Nets 21st pick? And would it be worth it? This would increase our chances at landing either Batum, Rush, CDR, etc... all of whom would be great additions for next year and into the future.
it would probably guarantee 2 of the 3 you mentioned as well as open the door to many of options. im not sure what it would take tho.
nets are most likely looking for veteran presence/bench/leadership. could they be interested in a sign and trade with finley and our 26th? are we willing to trade udoka even tho bowen is a lot older? could they be interested in oberto? id might be willing to look into all those options.
splitter rights?
There are a number of teams looking to trade either down or out of the first round, including Denver and Washington, who are both before #21.
What about the trade exception?
To go from 26 to 21, it probably wouldn't take that much. Probably something like absorbing one of their trash contracts (Maurice Ager?). Unless a lot of players opt out of the draft, the value of picks from 20 to 30 isn't that much different. Spurs would probably just sit in their spot in the draft and pray ... like they usually do.
It's amazing that the Spurs haven't traded up in the first round since Pop arrived in 1994.
It's possible they may not even want our 26th pick, since they say they already have too many youngsters as it is. What if we could snag there pick without giving up ours? It's highly unlikely but would still be cool to think about. We could give them Finley, and Vaughn to be a couple of veteran mentors in their lockerroom... We could also send them Splitter's rights and whatever else. Just a thought...
Does Batum even slip past Toronto at 17?
The closest the Spurs were to ever trading up was in 2004. The Spurs had a done deal with Utah for pick number 21 if Jameer Nelson was still on the board. Nelson got picked 20th
In 2001, the Spurs had a deal with Cleveland at 20, IIRC, to get Richard Jefferson if he fell. He instead got picked at the end of the lottery.
The better way to acquire a pick is to giving some cash considerations like portland last year with jones and fernandez
you can have two good picks by moving like that
or why not go for the 10th?
package splitter our 26th finley and some one else
What's the buzz with Cook last year , seems like the spurs wanted himThe closest the Spurs were to ever trading up was in 2004. The Spurs had a done deal with Utah for pick number 21 if Jameer Nelson was still on the board. Nelson got picked 20th
In 2001, the Spurs had a deal with Cleveland at 20, IIRC, to get Richard Jefferson if he fell. He instead got picked at the end of the lottery.
Ager makes $1 million next season. I'm sure they would rather dump Trenton Hassell or Stromile Swift.
Spurs can't absorb those contracts. Even if they could, it'd cost a lot more than moving up from 26 to 21.
Yeah Cook was their first option, Splitter was the second option. I don't remember if the Spurs were just hoping that Cook would drop or if they were going to try to trade up for him if he fell a couple more spots.
if we moved up to number 10 we could grab someone along the lines of Joe Alexander, Anthony Randolph, or Danilo Gallinari... it's nice to dream!
No. I mark Toronto or Cleveland as the very limit of his destinations.
I think I read somewhere that most GMs are hesitant to deal w/ San Antonio because the scouting department is so good. They're afraid they'll give up the next Duncan or Parker or Ginobili.
There's opportunity nearly every year, and I think this year is no different. But, I wonder two things...
1) Will teams be willing to deal with the Spurs?
2) Is there someone that the Spurs REALLY want enough to trade up for?
If Bill Walker's stock keeps rising, I think the Spurs may move up to get him....but he's the only one I've read that the Spurs are interested in that might not be on the board when they pick.
In all honesty...
1) I don't think the 'Spurs' scouting is so good' so teams don't want to get burned reputation holds anymore. No championship = less of a threat.
2) You have any evidence Bill Walker is budging from the second round at all?
3) I deeply, sincerely hope the Spurs don't trade up in order to catch a guy like him, if he does move out of their range. I just don't get it. Not worth the risk and extra ducats.
Wonder how far up the draft totem pole the rights to Splitter could get the Spurs? Probably not much past mid-late teens with a draft swap but if a very good player were there that the Spurs wanted would they trade the pussy?
i agree with the statement on walker 2)-3)
walker expected to go 22 in chad ford mock draft
If Splitter re-signs with Tau, packaging his rights and pick 26 might get you pick 24.
I like Walker at 26. He'd be a swing for the fences. Can't fault the team for going that route.
But yeah, trading up to get him I wouldn't agree with. He's already a risk at 26. Giving up additional assets makes him an even bigger risk.
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