It's in no way surprising that the Spurs will go into the season below the 15 player maximum. It's been years since they did, always preferring instead to keep a few spots open for cast offs and D-League try-outs. Anybody surprised by this just hasn't been paying attention.
The remaining portion from the MLE seems to be crying out for a Dejuan Blair or Gary Neal type situation to fill it. I wouldn't close the book on that possibility just yet. Of course, it may not happen until later in the season, but the Spurs obviously kept that door open.
There will obviously be camp invitees. There always are. And you never know when a guy like Desmon Farmer will pop up in camp and entice you to give him a shot. Now, of course, Farmer didn't stick long term. But then again, Summer League stud Gary Neal did. So who knows?
Byars seems to be a goner before the season starts. He adds some flexibility to potential trades as a non-guaranteed contract. But barring his inclusion in a trade to make numbers work, I think his end will come as a waiver victim the day before his contract goes guaranteed. Watch for a D-League stand-out to sign in his place within a few months of the their season going hot.
Lastly, the Spurs obviously haven't closed the door on trades either. Players like Matt Bonner, Gary Neal and Dejuan Blair seem like obvious choices to be moved. Maybe not now, maybe at the deadline, maybe before...but the Spurs will continue to entertain offers on these guys and hopefully sell high if possible.
The Spurs aren't done. They never really are. But they may be finished chasing down free agents.
Appreciate that @dark waters. I'm just shutting down rumors off all these other guys that the spurs "have intrest" in.
I do however believe they should get rid of Blair sooner than later. The word is that he is having major knee issues which is why he went out of the country 2 weeks ago to have a procedure done. I don't see him lasting much longer IMO
You never know when a player will get bought out at the end of the season. Gotta keep a spot and a way to sign them open just in case.
If that's the case, then no way Spurs pick up his option.
WOW. I didn't know that playing without ACL's would take that much toll on anybody's body.
It's not that a surprise that nobody on Spurs SL team get some kind of guaranteed money. Only 2 players, Leonard and Joseph, have shined and they still are under guaranteed contract.
Having only 14 players under contract to start the season is fine. Spurs are deep enough and it gives them a little flexibility to add someone they really like at one point of the season.
Even if Spurs are done this summer, which is understandable given the little left on the FA market, they still have some work to do to improve their PF spot. They are very weak in that area and need to fix it.
Surprise surprise
Bonner spreads the floor.
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would they still retain his rights under that scenario
As posted before:
Spurs 2011-12 end of season roster......Spurs 2012-13 Current Roster
Tim Duncan.......................................Tim Duncan
Boris Diaw.........................................Boris Diaw
Kawhi Leonard...................................Kawhi Leonard
Danny Green.....................................Danny Green
Tony Parker......................................Tony Parker
Manu Ginobili.....................................Manu Ginobili
Stephen Jackson...............................Stephen Jackson
Gary Neal.........................................Gary Neal
Tiago Splitter....................................Tiago Splitter
Matt Bonner......................................Matt Bonner
DeJuan Blair......................................DeJuan Blair
James Anderson..............................Nando De Colo
Patty Mills........................................Patty Mills
Cory Joseph (Inactive).......................Cory Joseph
and then, of course, there is this...
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201271
Richards? no they wouldn't because they would have to sign him and send him down as an assignment. They aren't willing to take up a roster spot
Would you favor bringin Blatche? What are your thoughts about himSurprise surprise
Spurs were dangling him for a first round. Maybe that's why nobody took a bite.
What if he plays well enough in camp to make it difficult if not impossible for the Spurs to cut him? Something tells me that if they lose his rights, another team will jump right in and snatch him up and make the Spurs regret letting him go. He would have been a 1st round pick if not for a bad shoulder.
Last edited by Thomas82; 07-23-2012 at 03:33 PM.
They've put in a lot of time coaching and observing him. If he really wows them in camp, they'll keep him but it looks like they aren't really worried about losing him.
First I've heard of this, I must have missed the thread.
Well, two weeks ago was smack in the middle of Blair's participation with the USA Select Team in Las Vegas. I didn't see any reporting of this, but I wouldn't expect a press release about something like that anyway.
Why would he leave the US to have a procedure done? America has the best healthcare in the world. If you need an orthopaedic procedure done and had as much money as he does you wouldn't go anywhere else.
I don't buy that rumor at all.
Maybe he did have surgery. But I don't think an overseas trip is an indicator of that in any way.
Interesting given the issues with the front line. Does this also foreclose the possibility of trades btw now and the start of the season?
Absolutely false.
The Kobe doctor is overseas
Yes he was in Vegas. But he flew out of San Antonio the 14th with a member of spurs staff. It is the same doc Kobe goes to in Germany. He spoke to a few of the summer league players
If you don't believe me check his twitter
If true, this means that Blair has knee issues that go beyond his lack of ACLs. Unfortunate for DeJuan as he'll probably never get big NBA money, but the Spurs signed him to a perfect contract from a team perspective.
Last edited by Mel_13; 07-23-2012 at 05:02 PM.
I checked from the 14th to the 17th. Nothing about leaving the country. Maybe I missed it.
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