If we manage to keep Boris Diaw beyond this season...

[SenorSpur]

Let us be somewhat realistic here. Every team in the NBA wants a legitimate 7 foot big man that plays his role to perfection and a young big man prodigy... the Spurs getting either while Duncan is playing is laughable. This team is more "set" than any other franchise if it can keep this roster.

Getting a project big is NOT an unrealistic notion. After all it just in 2005 that the Spurs invested in a never-before-heard-from French prospect named Ian Mahinmi. My point is that it's not an impossible task. The reason I bring up Sims is that he's a projected "late" second round pick. He's 22 years old, meaning most teams are going to be scared off by his age AND he's considered a late bloomer. Here's the book on Sims, according to one source:

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/3821

Sure you don't want to settle, but keeping Boris pushes an undersized Blair out of the rotation and allows Pop to use Matt to his appropriate usage. Getting rid of RJ and getting Jack changed the leadership and mentality of the team. Having Kawhi instead of George gets rid of another size disadvantage and adds the offensive rebounding the team hasn't had. Tiago is our legitimate big man who can play defense and score.

Team seems as "set" as it gets in relative comparison.

I agree the Spurs are not set and that they now have an opportunity to correct some of their size and skill disadvantages. Resigning Diaw should push Blair off the roster entirely. Lorbek would hopefully and eventually push Bonner off the roster.

[SenorSpur]

Honestly my pipe dream would be :

Re-sign Duncan (2y/20m contract)
Re-sign Green to a contract similar to what Splitter got (3y/10m)
Re-sign Diaw with the MLE
Bring Lorbek with the LLE
Trade Blair in the draft for a late 1st or an early 2nd round pick.
We go to the next season with :

Parker/Mills/Joseph
Manu/Green/Neal
Leonard/S-Jax
Diaw/Lorbek/Bonner
Duncan/Splitter

It would be quite a coup if the Spurs could flip Blair to improve their position in the upcoming June NBA Draft.

[tesseractive]

Honestly my pipe dream would be :

Re-sign Duncan (2y/20m contract)
Re-sign Green to a contract similar to what Splitter got (3y/10m)
Re-sign Diaw with the MLE
Bring Lorbek with the LLE
Trade Blair in the draft for a late 1st or an early 2nd round pick.

We go to the next season with :

Parker/Mills/Joseph
Manu/Green/Neal
Leonard/S-Jax
Diaw/Lorbek/Bonner
Duncan/Splitter

I'd keep Blair as a 5th big in that scenario unless I could sign/draft a developmental player with defense and rebounding skills as a 5th big. Bonner/Blair is a below-average pairing, but if Duncan or Splitter went down, Bonner/Lorbek would have us absolutely pining for Blair. They both suck at the same things.

[ducks]

I get the feeling one if not both bigs for the lakers get traded in this offseason
lakers with only one big is a total different game for them

[Spurtacus]

I like except take out Joseph he still needs another year in the D-Leauge.

He's on a rookie contract and will likely be playing for the Toros. Nobody but the Spurs can call him up. He'll still count as being on the Spurs 15 man roster.

[Thomas82]

I have the feeling that another George Hill-type trade is in the works for the Spurs. I think we'll end up with a player that NOBODY saw us getting.

[BackHome]

He's on a rookie contract and will likely be playing for the Toros. Nobody but the Spurs can call him up. He'll still count as being on the Spurs 15 man roster.

Can we still trade him?

[tesseractive]

Can we still trade him?

Yes, if he has any trade value. Given that he's a complete developmental player on a guaranteed contract, I'm skeptical about that.

[Mal]

Mills has a player option though right?

ter McGee

Oh, I guess he has. My point is that Spurs dont need both