NBA Rumors: Bobcats Reportedly Shopping 2nd Overall Draft Pick

[Beanzamillion21]

TP for No. 2 Pick? Discuss/

[Ocotillo]

First in: S/T Diaw?

[Spursfan092120]

Beanz...REALLY? Tell me you're kidding. After Davis, there's a HUGE dropoff in this draft. You do NOT give up the best player on a team 2 games from the Finals for a draft pick in a ty draft.

[Beanzamillion21]

Point Guards don't win your team championships. Point Guards can be replaced. Talent like Drummond or Kidd-Gilchrist can take your team places.

[TimmehC]

Spurs would then need a decent point guard, which is not an easy thing to find without cap space. Drummond is a stiff, and the Spurs don't have a need for a wing player like MKG or Beal. No thank you.

[Beanzamillion21]

Spurs would then need a decent point guard, which is not an easy thing to find without cap space. Drummond is a stiff, and the Spurs don't have a need for a wing player like MKG or Beal. No thank you.

Whaaa... Is Gary Neal not cutting it for you? jk/

[tesseractive]

Spurs would then need a decent point guard, which is not an easy thing to find without cap space.

There are a boatload of older point guards on the FA market this year, and if we had an opening for a starter, we could probably land one.

Which is not to say that Parker for the #2 is a good deal.

[AFBlue]

So we would have no Tony Parker, leaving an unproven 20yr old PG to guide the team. And we'd have nothing to show for it beyond an unproven 19yr old Center who underperformed in college, or a 19yr old Shooting Guard with all heart and no shot.

Somehow, I don't see this as a realistic scenario for the Spurs.

[Drom John]

Merging posts, would it be time to talk to Corey Joseph's Canadian team coach?

[tesseractive]

So we would have no Tony Parker, leaving an unproven 20yr old PG to guide the team. And we'd have nothing to show for it beyond an unproven 19yr old Center who underperformed in college, or a 19yr old Shooting Guard with all heart and no shot.

Somehow, I don't see this as a realistic scenario for the Spurs.

The only way this would be a plausible move would be if:

* We thought MKG could be a legit franchise player (translation: future first-team All-NBA, we can win les with him as our best player), and we thought we could fix his shooting motion more or less immediately like we did with Kawhi. For a kid that young, he still brings a lot right away, which means we're not necessarily sacrificing Tim's last couple of years to a rebuilding project.

Trading Tony for a project like Drummond is not a viable option unless Tim announces he's going to retire.

* We also thought we could land someone like Nash or Andre Miller for the midlevel to play the point. This would only buy us a couple of years, but that's enough for Tim's remaining window.

* We could bring in Lorbek for the LLE and we thought he could help fill the gap we'd be opening up by letting Diaw walk and needing to dispose of Bonner.


That's a lot of ifs -- there's no question it's a risky move. But if the front office does its research and thinks that it brings in a legit future First-Team All-NBA talent, it might be worth the risk.

On the other hand, if we don't rate him every bit that highly, it's a pass. No point in trading a current All-Star for a guy who only has a chance to develop into a future All-Star.

[AFBlue]

The only way this would be a plausible move would be if:

* We thought MKG could be a legit franchise player (translation: future first-team All-NBA, we can win les with him as our best player), and we thought we could fix his shooting motion more or less immediately like we did with Kawhi. For a kid that young, he still brings a lot right away, which means we're not necessarily sacrificing Tim's last couple of years to a rebuilding project.

Trading Tony for a project like Drummond is not a viable option unless Tim announces he's going to retire.

* We also thought we could land someone like Nash or Andre Miller for the midlevel to play the point. This would only buy us a couple of years, but that's enough for Tim's remaining window.

* We could bring in Lorbek for the LLE and we thought he could help fill the gap we'd be opening up by letting Diaw walk and needing to dispose of Bonner.


That's a lot of ifs -- there's no question it's a risky move. But if the front office does its research and thinks that it brings in a legit future First-Team All-NBA talent, it might be worth the risk.

On the other hand, if we don't rate him every bit that highly, it's a pass. No point in trading a current All-Star for a guy who only has a chance to develop into a future All-Star.

I would say that trading Tony Parker for a draft pick, regardless of the player they receive in return, only happens if Duncan AND Ginobili retire. The Spurs will not start the rebuilding process with either player still on this team.

[Budkin]

No ing way.

[SamoanTD]

Not Tony.

[Brazil]

TP playin' for the bobcats would be pretty damn funny, he would loose totally his mind after 10 games

[slick'81]

lol gnsf

[Beanzamillion21]

TP playin' for the bobcats would be pretty damn funny, he would loose totally his mind after 10 games

hahaha yeah, but he would play for his role model MJ.

[Richie]

Not likely. A few rumors are saying Spurs are looking at NO 10th pick in a deal that would send Blair, Mills and Jackson to No for the 10th pick and Oak. I like the trade if we are gonna make a run again. Had giving up Jack and I like Mills.

We then would use the 10th pick on Drummond or Henson.

Also Spurs are know to have intrest in the back up PF from Chi who would be a great addition. Guy is athletic, has a jumper, good shot blocker. I would much rather grab him and spend the 10th pick on Dion Waiters, Henson or a slasher who can get to the rim and finish.

Surely NO can get more for #10 that that? I just don't see that being the best offer they can get. I imagine plenty would be willing to take Okafors contract too

[SamoanTD]

Not likely. A few rumors are saying Spurs are looking at NO 10th pick in a deal that would send Blair, Mills and Jackson to No for the 10th pick and Oak. I like the trade if we are gonna make a run again. Had giving up Jack and I like Mills.

We then would use the 10th pick on Drummond or Henson.

Also Spurs are know to have intrest in the back up PF from Chi who would be a great addition. Guy is athletic, has a jumper, good shot blocker. I would much rather grab him and spend the 10th pick on Dion Waiters, Henson or a slasher who can get to the rim and finish.

That's pretty damn awesome if spurs could pull it off but damn it would suck to give up jack he just got back lol.

[Jumi]

Not likely. A few rumors are saying Spurs are looking at NO 10th pick in a deal that would send Blair, Mills and Jackson to No for the 10th pick and Oak. I like the trade if we are gonna make a run again. Had giving up Jack and I like Mills.

We then would use the 10th pick on Drummond or Henson.

Also Spurs are know to have intrest in the back up PF from Chi who would be a great addition. Guy is athletic, has a jumper, good shot blocker. I would much rather grab him and spend the 10th pick on Dion Waiters, Henson or a slasher who can get to the rim and finish.

Damn, I like this!

2 Years 1 le

[TDMVPDPOY]

yeh trade jack who was the only oen who gave a damn about the playoffs, while keeping the magicians on the team...

[Ditty]

2 step has been known to be horribly wrong in the past, so I wouldn't believe anything he says.

[100%duncan]

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

TP stays for the final two years of Tim/Manu. That's all there is to it.

[Richie]

2 step has been known to be horribly wrong in the past, so I wouldn't believe anything he says.

I dont believe we have any shot at the #10, but we can dream about trading Any combination (or most of) Blair, Splitter, Neal, Bonner or Mills with Jackson for Okafor and the 10. Doubt Drummond falls that far but Henson could be a defensive star. Henson, Okafor, Duncan and Diaw up front could be incredible.

Again though, I'm sure Hornets could get a much better deal than that

[cd98]

Spurs have no assets to trade.

Bobcats don't want old players, and we have old stars. And our young players are just role players with no all star possibilities except maybe Leonard.

So we have nothing to trade.

We can't bank on MJ making a dumb trade. Can we? Can we? No. They finally hired a competent GM.