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+1 this is the worst part.
Me pray that trade not happening.
But still, this is Greek media + its only a rumor. I know exactly the way how Balkan media are working. So, don't get excited too fast now, until we get some real reliable sources.
Me pray that trade not happening.
If he has a decent jumpshot and can rebound and defend better than Bonner, Lets get it done. If we can make our way into the first round and snag Casspi, and then get a decent guy in the second round (i like that Nando De Colo kid) we could be much improved from last years stand point.
Is this a possibility
c Bourousis
pf Timmy
sf Casspi
sg Manu
pg Tony
C Kt, Mahimi
pf
sf Gist, Bowen
sg Mason, Hill
pg
I let you Brains fill in the blanks. What do we think.
I'd probably support a signing of Brontosaurus. He might bust because he looks a bit out of shape and he's going to face much more physical players in the NBA -- not to mention he's an awkward athlete. But the Spurs so desperately need a legit center who could start next to Duncan that I'm willing to roll the dice.
Just gotta hope he doesn't turn out like Hamed Haddadi and that his shot blocking improves. If the $12M number is accurate, that's a pretty big risk, though. If he busts, the Spurs will have to waste a few assets to dump the salary.
be very good if it was 6 not 12
read agent was going to ask for atleast 2 million a year
Watching him in this game I downloaded, he has the frame and moves kinda like a young Michael Olowokandi. He also seems to get tired pretty easily.
Pretty good prospect from what I'm seeing but I think the Spurs should hold off on making a hard offer until seeing how the market shakes out. With so many teams looking to shed salary and other teams scared to add more salary, there might be better options available.
Ahh that's the moneyball at ude right there. Also he would be better served to wait and field other offers to see how much he can get for his services.
Spurs Offer Bourousis Three Year Contract
NBA Or Olympiacos?
The three year contract offer from the Spurs to Ioannis Bourousis who remains a free agent of Olympiacos gives him a big dilemma. Greece or the NBA?
With San Antonio Spurs he would make $12 million dollars.
The team from Texas with the head coach Greg Popovich has an open mind and it is interested in foreign players outside the NBA. It is no accident the club has French players Tony Parker and Ian Mahinmi and also the Argentinian players Manu Ginobili and Fabricio Oberto.
They also got the rights to Greek guard Vassilis Spanoulis from the Houston Rockets before he left back to Greece for Panathinaikos.
Ioannis Bourousis was only making €500,000 euros in Olympiacos as he was one of the lowest paid players on the team and so it is fair that he should get a much bigger contract now.
Olympiacos wants to keep the 26 year old center in Piraeus and they will give him an official contract offer very soon. The Greek national team center has said before that he would like to stay in Olympiacos but he will start negotiations with the club at an asking price of €2 millions euros per season.
This is basically I think how this would be written if it was in US media. Hope this helps.
If accurate that would be a significant hit to the 2010 plan.
tp wanted help now
maybe 2010 out the window
or if they trade manu for 5 pick
they get some capspace back
They also got the rights to Greek guard Vassilis Spanoulis from the Houston Rockets before he left back to Greece for Panathinaikos. could he be a spur?
chandler avaible
maybe camby
gooden
both have problems
what else big is there
They would have more cap space if they hang onto Manu and let him expire. If they traded him they would have the cap space - the 1st round rookie scale contract (80%-120%) from the 5th pick.
Players are not coaches for a reason. Players do not always know what is best. 2010 should only be out of the window if they can get a player who significantly boost their chances to win a le.
Bourousis would help, but not be enough and the Spurs would have less to work with via FA to upgrade. Not to mention he is unproven.
Spurs no longer have V-Spans rights. They gave them up.
they would have more capspace but not the talent of the 5 pick
If the Spurs sign Bourousis, that Wiz trade might not happen because that would put the Spurs over the luxury tax for sure.
I have a hard time believing that we are offering him that big of a contract. I'll believe it when a legit source reports it.
How can the Spurs get more cap space by trading Manu for the 5 th pick?
The wizards are over the cap, so they can't just absorb Manu's contract. They need to include another player with the ~same amount of Manu's salary with the 5th pick for any trade to work.
Not to mention if the Spurs sign Halitosis, that would eat into the FA money for 2010, especially if it is at the rumored 4M per year. Yikes. In context, if Halitosis works out, that is not a lot of money for a legit starting center, but it would hurt the Spurs chances of landing a bigger FA somewhat.
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It would be something like 5th pick plus Etan Thomas and Nick Young for Manu. That would work
Yes, but that would not give them more cap space to which he was referring. If you trade Manu and get players + a pick with guaranteed salary, it will lessen the Spurs cap space.
It might not be a huge deal, especially if the player you get pans out well on a cheap contract. But the point it it will not improve the Spurs cap space for 2010.
James Harden patterns his game after Manu but James Harden is nowhere near the player Manu Ginobili is, even an 80% effective Manu. Same goes for Tyreke Evans and Jordan Hill.
They would certainly be cheaper players over the next 3 years, however.
What free agents in 2010 will put the spurs as their number 1 priority with 20 other teams having the same cap space?
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