Spurs Sign Bogans, Jerrells and Dwayne Jones, Waive McClinton

[spursdotcom]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/keith_bogans_090923.html

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/jerrel...es_090923.html



http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs_...on_090923.html

[ChumpDumper]

I thought it was pretty interesting that Jones didn't play for the Spurs' SL team, but the Pistons did seem to have some open roster spots at the time.

Giving guys like Jones, Jarrells and the guaranteed draft picks some training camp money can mitigate the peanuts they would get in the D-League.

[coyotes_geek]

Did I just miss the news about this Jones guy, or are we just now finding out? Doesn't really matter, if he's sharing a press release with Jerrells he's only going to be around for about as long as Jerrells.

[Mel_13]

Thanks.

That's the maximum 20 players if Gist and McClinton make it to camp without signing overseas.

[BlackBellamy]

Bogans, Jerrells and Jones: a swing man perimeter defender, a PG and a 6-11 big man. Happy now Spurstalkers?

[kbrury]

In past seasons I always wanted the spurs to take a chance on Jones, what happens if he outplays Mahinmi?

[coyotes_geek]

In past seasons I always wanted the spurs to take a chance on Jones, what happens if he outplays Mahinmi?

The same thing that happens if he doesn't outplay Mahinmi. He'll get cut.

[kbrury]

Well I also mean do the Spurs just dump Mahinmi like some posters have suggested depending on his performance in the TC.

Jones is decent I wouldn't be surprised if he plays better then Ian.

[spursdotcom]

McClinton Released

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs_...on_090923.html

[kbrury]

Any news on Gist?

[DPG21920]

Damn, that was a quick decision. Thank God Blair fell. They were going to use that pick on Jack.

[Mel_13]

Well I also mean do the Spurs just dump Mahinmi like some posters have suggested depending on his performance in the TC.

Jones is decent I wouldn't be surprised if he plays better then Ian.

The Spurs have until Oct 31 to decide whether or not to pick up Mahinmi's 1.78M option for the 2010-11 season. If they do not pick up the option it will be a clear sign that the experiment is over and that Ian is no longer part of any future plans.

[kbrury]

Damn, that was a quick decision. Thank God Blair fell. They were going to use that pick on Jack.

Amen

So this means the Spurs don't have his rights anymore?

[Leetonidas]

Yawn. More training camp fodder (Jerrelles and Jones).

[mountainballer]

Thanks.

That's the maximum 20 players if Gist and McClinton make it to camp without signing overseas.

can they go to camp, be cut and Spurs still keep their rights?

[coyotes_geek]

Amen

So this means the Spurs don't have his rights anymore?

Correct. No rights to McClinton, but if he ends up in the D-league he becomes a Toro automatically.

[Mel_13]

can they go to camp, be cut and Spurs still keep their rights?

Once they're cut, they become FAs

[ChumpDumper]

Correct. No rights to McClinton, but if he ends up in the D-league he becomes a Toro automatically.

Well, the Toros get the right of first refusal at least.

Strange turn of events; I hope someone explains what happened at some point.

[Bruno]

Jones is a quality player for a training camp invite. Spurs have now 8 bigs for the training camp (Duncan, McDyess, Blair, Mahinmi, Haislip, Bonner, Ratliff and Jones). Adding Gist will give them 9 bigs.
If Gist sign with Spurs, it will likely be with the goal to turn him into a SF.

The release of McClinton is quite surprising. Either Spurs have been nice with him and have released him to give him a fair chance to get a roster spot with another team or his at ude was so bad that they didn't want him training camp.

[coyotes_geek]

Well, the Toros get the right of first refusal at least.

Strange turn of events; I hope someone explains what happened at some point.

Only thing I can think of is that the Spurs pretty much explained the numbers crunch to him about how he really didn't have a shot at being on the team this year and he decided he'd rather be a FA than to go overseas. With McClinton having the right to accept the tender offer at any time, he had the ability to force the Spurs to either keep him on the roster or waive him. Perhaps this is just the Spurs doing him a favor to give him time to try and find another team willing to give him a shot as opposed to bringing him to training camp and cutting him right before the season.

[timvp]

I've been high on Dwayne Jones for a while. He can't do much but he can really rebound, which is a useful asset. He'll give Mahinmi a good run for his money and could be good insurance in case Ratliff breaks down before the end of camp.

Do the Spurs still have any rights to McClinton? Could they have waived him to allow him to go overseas? It's not huge news and he didn't seem like he had a chance to make the team but it'd be odd to waive him now if they don't retain any rights to him.

[ChumpDumper]

Only thing I can think of is that the Spurs pretty much explained the numbers crunch to him about how he really didn't have a shot at being on the team this year and he decided he'd rather be a FA than to go overseas.

Yeah, he may have figured he had as good a shot as any of the other unguaranteed players, but the Bogans signing changed the equation.

[Libri]

Damn, that was a quick decision. Thank God Blair fell. They were going to use that pick on Jack.

Yeah.

[coyotes_geek]

Hairston and Williams have both been waived by the Spurs multiple times, so this move doesn't neccissarily mean that the Spurs and McClinton are finished with each other.

[DPG21920]

Not to beat a dead horse, but a Finley+Bonner trade would certainly open things up for the Spurs and the roster.

Keep Malik+Williams and then add Gist or Jones.