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Per Marc Stein:
Free agent rumble that just dribbled across the pond: Heat & Spurs among teams to express exploratory interest in free agent Andray Blatche
Per Marc Stein:
Free agent rumble that just dribbled across the pond: Heat & Spurs among teams to express exploratory interest in free agent Andray Blatche
^Thanks nephs.
Blatche probably wouldn't work out but for a minimum contract he'd be worth the small gamble.
too much youth and upside for a team who needs a big not to try especially for cheap but i wonder exactly what blatche is looking for in terms of dollars
The heat are interested too which means he's not going to choose the Spurs most likely
i hope we land him.
that's along the lines of what i'm thinking as well.
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A question I have out of curiousity is how the can Miami afford him?
He would be getting a min contract likely wherever he goes, so all teams have that available if they would like to spend it
Can't be worse than Bonner.
Finally some news, heres hoping we get him. FMB.
How does the Heat even have any cap room after signing Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis and still paying the rest of the team
Oh then there's no way we are landing him since we can only give him the minimum too.
I'm a little surprised that Miami is interested in Blatche. Centers like Darko or Birdman would be better fits with their roster.
It's a very good news that Spurs are interested in Blatche. Spurs are one of the weakest team in the league at the PF slot with Diaw, Bonner and Blair. If Blatche works, it would be huge for Spurs. It's a typical low risk high reward situation.
He's not going to the heat because he won't get any minutes - Bosh, Haslem, Lewis
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i feel like i'm just waiting to be disappointed... i can almost see "blatche signs with heat" already. if he were to sign here instead, i think that would show maturity. and we'd be off to a good start.
The Nets also need a backup center and likely have interest in Milicic, so Blatche is probably a fall back option if they lose out on Milicic. Andersen brings nothing that Anthony doesn't and comes without the true center size of Milicic, so they may not be interested.
Common sense would dictate he'd pick the Spurs. He has no chance of cracking the Heat's rotation not just next season, but probably going forward and would more than likely be nothing more than the next Curry.
My thoughts on why the Spurs make sense for Blatche . . .
If Spurs get Blatche, the next move would be to trade Blair. Blair is in a contract year and I can easily see him causing troubles if he doesn't get enough playing time. Handling Blatche will be a big enough challenge. No need to complicate it with a logjam.
The beauty with a Blatche gamble is that if it doesn't work, Spurs will have a lot of time to find another option. It could be a little trade at the trade deadline, singing a waived player or a D-League player.
We have to get someone other than blair/bonner as the backup pf. We just have to
Pls, FO. We need him.
http://www.hoopsworld.com/source-sev...ndray-blatche/
Playing time is going to be more important that what he makes this year since the Wiz are paying him still. Chances are the team that guarantees him the most playing time is the one that gets him, since he already has his sights set on his contract for next season.
The spurs.
I think this kid will prove to be like McGee in the sense that playing for a good team will make him a lot of good. I hope the Spurs seduce him by promising him playing time (maybe even a starter role).
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