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My Spanish sucks, so I couldn't figure out how many years on the offered contract?
What are we talking about here? $2.5M - $2.8M after taxes?
Is this really outside of the Spurs' reach? Maybe money will not be the deciding factor here.
That's what Solobasket, a generally reliable website, is reporting. I'm putting a question mark because there is only one source for the moment.
http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos...a/c-30026.html
It seems too that Barcelona offer is €3M per year (before taxes):
http://www.mundodeportivo.com/201207...322023153.html
Last edited by Bruno; 07-08-2012 at 03:59 AM.
My Spanish sucks, so I couldn't figure out how many years on the offered contract?
What are we talking about here? $2.5M - $2.8M after taxes?
Is this really outside of the Spurs' reach? Maybe money will not be the deciding factor here.
Maybe his father will be, like many times before. Who knows...
That's chump change right? Though I reckon the Spurs can't really offer much unless Diaw doesn't come back (and he's done well so far on the FNT).
Barcelona
Not a big deal.
The Spurs could use the MLE on Diaw. Diaw is better.
Still need a backup PF. No more Bonner and Blair, I hope.
Yeah, the Q is who's the backup 4 as Diaw's a near lock unless he picks OKC or something
I'm not sure exactly how much it's after tax. IMO, it's more around $2M because Spain is changing his tax rate on high salaries. My guesstimate is that Spurs should have offered $4M per year to match Barcelona offer.
but that would be only a little lower than the non-taxpayer's MLE. The Spurs FO is at a dilemma here - do they want Diaw back or bringing Lorbek over?
Ronny Turiaf, Antawn Jamison, Nenad Krstic.
Is it possible Spurs could get one of them?
Turiaf's not a bad prospect, he provides yet another French element to the Spurs even if he doesn't stretch the floor.
Jamison had a career low in FG% and 3p% IIRC, so he wouldn't be an upgrade to Bonner. The Bobcats look attractive to him due to him living in the Charlotte area in the offseason.
Krstic... what's his contract status in Europe?
him if he resigns with them.
Eh, money talks.
bonner makes more then that
cant you just amensty his ass and sign lorbek
The second article mentions the Spurs looking for a center and lists Marcus Camby by name. Then, it discusses the Spurs situation of how much money they would have left for Lorbek.
It also says Lorbek was offered a deal by CSKA.
The one article says he will end up with about half after taxes- guess that would make about $1.85 million.
the thing with amnestizing players is, that Peter Holt still would have to pay for Bonner (or at least the difference of his current contract and whatever another team would pay him).
Lakers, Knicks, Nets ect. might not care, but we do (and thats just the way it is).
Not to mention that it does not create any additional money to sign players with unless you are under the cap.
Nothing has changed. We have the MLE and the LLE to sign players that we don't have Bird rights or matching rights to. That means Diaw, Lorbek, and anyone new on the radar. We can also make trades. This is all exactly the same situation it was when the Spurs walked off the floor in OKC to end the season.
I wouldn't be surprised if Lorbek did re-sign in Europe. From the beginning, I've gotten almost the exact same vibe as the Boursis situation a while back. He strikes me as either a flake or an angler/manipulator.
him anyway. Pop no longer trust newbie internationals to be a big factor, not since 2002 and 2003 has he done that. The guy may have talent that can transition to the NBA game, he may not, if he comes here he won't see any floor time anyway.
If i remember correctly he was chosen PF on the All Tournamnent team in FIBA Eurobasket. So he must have some talents.
If he enjoys the game of Basketball i recommend him signing with Barcelona instead of San Antonio cause he will actually get to keep playing minutes there.
If the dollar amount is true, then it's likely the Spurs just don't have him as a high priority (which is a little suprising due to his pedigree).
Amnestying Bonner still won't free any cap space, unless Duncan re-sings at less than $6M (which is not happening). MLE and BAE are all we can offer.
Luxic if all we can offer is the MLE and BAE we can only bring in 2 new players? Or you can split those up for multiple people?
Looks like the Spurs are in for slim pickings this offseason in either case.
We already have like 12 players on the roster, 13 when tim re-signs. Hope we use the amnesty and trade multiple players for a serious baller.
We'll never know whether the transfer of his NBA rights to San Antonio changed Lorbek's feelings about leaving Europe, or if he saw it as nothing more than a piece of very good fortune that would markedly improve his bargaining position with the richest European clubs. It really doesn't matter. What we do know as a near certainty is that Lorbek was never coming to San Antonio on the cheap.
Signing Lorbek would require using the majority of the MLE. That meant that there was no chance of signing Lorbek AND Diaw. It would come down to Lorbek OR Diaw.
In that case, signing Diaw is clearly the best option for the Spurs.
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