The Spurs have traded Theo Ratliff to Charlotte, source tells Y! Sports.

[Nathan Explosion]

Was a salary dump. Nothing more.

[Creation88]

that's the white flag. we give up the one ing guy that could help Tim in the interior to save money.

ing moronic.

[Mr. Body]

the person that wrote it was for augustin said he was joking

Seriously. Larry Brown likes Augustin a lot. People here have for brains.

[angelbelow]

gotta be cap relief..

[mudyez]

I'm glad for Peter Holt, that he at least could save some few dollars!

[Brazil]

so theo is gone for nothing... man I loved this trade deadline so much fun, ty, amare, cp3.... and then theo to the cats for lowering luxury tax... lol

[sabar]

At least its a lateral move

[Texas_Ranger]

Why the didn't they release Bonner for the ing salary dump.

[G-Nob]

Good to see we're making ourselves better

[Wombatzu]

Seriously. Larry Brown likes Augustin a lot. People here have for brains.

people just wanted something to happen.

everyone can go back to being realistic now... and that's going to be a lot of fun.

[Truckules]

Why the didn't they release Bonner for the ing salary dump.

He's an important piece to the le run.

[MrFundamental]

... cp3....

Paul was never on the table.

[rayray2k8]

should l even bother responding? oh, l guess l already did..

[Brazil]

Paul was never on the table.

for parker at least apparently they tried

[JR3]

I'm glad for Peter Holt, that he at least could save some few dollars!

I am glad too.. especially since theo was not even playing.

[ffadicted]

Well, at least now we know Holt is pissed lol

[timvp]

I like it. Ratliff wasn't going to be helpful. Now there is actually room for Mahinmi on the active roster.

Small but totally surprising move. Instead of salary dumping Mahinmi, they made room for him.

I like it.

[Wombatzu]

so theo is gone for nothing... man I loved this trade deadline so much fun, ty, amare, cp3.... and then theo to the cats for lowering luxury tax... lol

well, the Spurs made their moves in the off-season, they didn't work, and now they're just trying to clean up a little.

[Boss]

Great we lose even more depth at Center. Bad day for Spurs fans

[SenorSpur]

so theo is gone for nothing... man I loved this trade deadline so much fun, ty, amare, cp3.... and then theo to the cats for lowering luxury tax... lol

What a freakin' letdown.

It's not hard to understand though. This whole thing is going South fast. Be that as it may, they're obviously looking to "cut back" on the payroll to minimize the luxury tax implications. As aggressively as the FO worked and spent to improve the roster this summer, now that those changes have failed, they're obviously moving just as aggressively to shave down the payroll.

[MrFundamental]

for parker at least apparently they tried

Sure, I'm guessing they "tried" to get Lebron too

[SCdac]

Great we lose even more depth at Center. Bad day for Spurs fans

Wait, we have centers?

[EricB]

I like it. Ratliff wasn't going to be helpful. Now there is actually room for Mahinmi on the active roster.

Small but totally surprising move. Instead of salary dumping Mahinmi, they made room for him.

I like it.

Saves Holt money, opens up a spot for the saviour Mahinmi, win win for everyone.

[SenorSpur]

Great we lose even more depth at Center. Bad day for Spurs fans

Maybe this means Pop is going to dust off Ian and give him some court time - NOT!

I hope I'm wrong and it turns out that Ian DOES have a future here. If so, I like the move.

[VBM]

I'm fine with saving some cash at Ratliff's expense. Dyess has shown signs of turning things around, and hopefully Mahinmi emerges from the bench at some point down the line...