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Would like to have both (Lorbek over Blair!), but if I had to choose I'd go with Diaw assuming they're the same price. Only 2 years older with 10x the NBA experience and already a perfect fit for the system/youth. Haven't seen Zam's defense though.
Let's say this off-season our FO had to choose between re-signing Boris Diaw or bringing over Erazam Lorbek. Who would you choose? Who's the better fit? Better Defender?
Personally I really like Lorbek he seems like an offensively skilled 6-10 big man but his defense seems sketchy and he has no nba exp....
Would like to have both (Lorbek over Blair!), but if I had to choose I'd go with Diaw assuming they're the same price. Only 2 years older with 10x the NBA experience and already a perfect fit for the system/youth. Haven't seen Zam's defense though.
Diaw. We dont have time to acclimatize a Euro.
I'd take a 30 year old NBA vet over a 28 year old rookie Euro.
Assuming that Diaw continues to help the Spurs down the stretch and contributes to a successful playoff run, then Diaw is the obvious choice.
If the Spurs could get both of them to split the MLE, would you be in favor of it? They'll probably want more money, but I think it's an interesting hypothetical question.
At that point, it would be worth trading Blair for a 1st rounder if the Spurs could get it.
If they would be willing to do it, then yes, you do it in a heartbeat.
But they won't be willing to do it.
Definitely, but that seems very unlikely.
I think Blair gets traded before the draft no matter what decision is made on Diaw/Lorbek. The George Hill plan.
trade up and get a Kawhi clone every year.
If the Spurs can win it all this year, i can see them signing lorbek with a deal similar to Splitter's & resigning Diaw for 1 year with the remainder of the MLE. Dont see any reason for Diaw not to try and go for a 2nd ring.
If Diaw plays well for the Spurs, there's no way he signs a contract that starts at 2M/yr.
I also don't see Blair netting the Spurs a first rounder considering the cost of a late first was 12M.
Lorbek is a big man who can shoot 3 that could potentially replace Bonner. He should be priority
im thinking he might consider a 1 year deal only if spurs win the le. Of Course RC & Pop could always wait to sign Lorbek until the 2013 offseason.
Think about it. The three recent acquisitions were players that formerly belonged to three of the most dysfunctional FOs in the NBA.
Anything's possible, but he's a professional athlete who turns 30 next month. If his stock is high after this season, he'll cash in.
As to waiting for 2013 for Lorbek, I think he'll sign a multiyear contract this summer. Whether it's with the Spurs or a Euroleague team remains to be seen.
I think going after Diaw would be the safer, and more likely option. A Bowen/Horry/Bonner deal is probably what it'll take (3-4 million per year) to secure Diaw. That won't leave enough for Lorbek based on the deals players similar to him cost (Gasol, Splitter etc.)
Lorbek coming to the NBA is not a sure thing, before he was traded to the Spurs he didn't even have any interest in coming at all. Rumors of him considering the Spurs will likely drive up his market value as well. Which makes acquiring both extremely unlikely. Plus there is the added risk of him not working out with our team.
With Diaw being the proven vet and the nice fit so far, I would play it safe and go after Diaw this offseason.
Do you think blair & Lorbeks draft rights could land a 1st round pick in the late teens to mid 20's?
If Lorbek isn't committed to come to the NBA this summer, his rights have no value.
No way to know about Blair. Just takes one GM to really want him. I do believe he'll be traded as the Spurs will not want to pay him in 2013. They'll trade the last cheap year of his initial contract for the best asset they can get in return.
I really like the things Diaw brings that Bonner doesnt. While he's no where near as good a shooter he's more mobile defensively on screens, better passer, can create/pass in the post.
What exactly can Lorbek do that Bonner can't? Wouldn't having Lorbek/Bonner be a little redundant. Pop loves his stretch 4's though
I agree about Lorbek but Blair and Neal might net a pick somewhere between 10 and 20. Hill got us the 15, 42 and rights to Lorbek.
I'm sick of these Euro bigs, Splitter has already shown me that they're just soft as .
Deep draft this year. Doubt blair & neal net that good of a pick. Only reason pacers gave up so much last year was because they already had George & Granger and they needed a backup for Collison. Plus Hill was a proven 6th man.
As of right this second, I'm actually higher on Lorbek. Higher ceiling and if you sign him to a multi-year deal, you don't have to worry about him eating himself out of the league during the summer. I love Diaw as a late season addition who is looking to up his value before he hits free agency but an under-contract Diaw has risk.
Diaw, though, will hopefully have have at least a couple months to prove how well he fits. If he keeps improving and becomes that poor-man's Horry that Pop has been searching for, it could come to the point that the Spurs have to take a gamble and try to keep Diaw no matter the cost.
If he plays well during the playoffs I'd go with Diaw, for some reason I'm just not crazy about Lorbek probably because I've never seen him play. :p
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