Y!: Kenyon Martin is upset he can't get an NBA job

[TDMVPDPOY]

nobody is going to take a thug seriously, with lips tattoo on his neck....hahahaa

[Russo21]

Yes he'd definately need to get that stupid lip tattoo removed as part of his contract agreement with the spurs. It's that terrible. Maybe cover it up with this face

[benstanfield]

All I'm saying is that if Duncan were to somehow go down with an injury, with our roster as it stands we would lose EVERY game he missed.

[Paranoid Pop]

Waiting to read that he signed for some other team.

[TDMVPDPOY]

SPURS should get rid of bonner and blair, replace with curry and martin....or even dice is an improvement of turd towers

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

I'd be interested in the possible reasons why he'd choose the Spurs for the min over LA, Miami and OKC. It's not like he won't get playing time there too. In fact, he's more likely to be in Pop's doghouse, than the other's.

[Clipper Nation]

K-Mart is a dumbass, tbh... if he didn't squabble with Vinny last year, he'd probably still be in the league on our bench...

[ElNono]

do it Mitch!

[will_spurs]

Translation: I'll play for the minimum for any team that doesn't have championship aspirations or the money to pay me, mostly in order to raise my stock again.

I can't believe for a minute no team offered him even a 10-day flier. Like Dallas.

[spurspokesman]

I would love to see Kmart in silver and black. Outside of our legendary duncan and the renewed diaw we have to have about the worst collection of bigs in the league. This sh#^ is depressing. Bonner is probably close to the worst at his height in the league and should be the one job hunting.

[lurker23]

I can't believe for a minute no team offered him even a 10-day flier. Like Dallas.

10-day contracts aren't available until January. That being said, I agree that I find it unlikely that no one offered him a non-guaranteed training camp spot.

[Em-City]

K-Mart is a dumbass, tbh... if he didn't squabble with Vinny last year, he'd probably still be in the league on our bench...

what did his squabbles consist of? Vinnie isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but i'd be curious as to what their beef was all about.

[therealtruth]

The case against him is that the Spurs are a stats team, and Martin's metrics don't measure up well. Only once in the past 4 seasons have his WS/48 been above league average, and last year's was a pretty dang low .048. I'm not saying there's not room for him -- he definitely still has defensive value -- but that defense is only marginally better than what we already have. Both Blair's and Bonner's overall metrics blow him out of the water.

I'm not saying I wouldn't want him here. He showed last year he's willing to play a supporting role, and with the right cast of players and coaches around him, we could certainly have another Diaw situation.

His stats would probably get better playing on the Spurs.

[will_spurs]

That being said, I agree that I find it unlikely that no one offered him a non-guaranteed training camp spot.

On the other hand we have to remember the source for this news is Balls Don't Lie, which is only a hair above hoopsworld and bleacher report in terms of credibility.

[sinok]

In K mArt other topic:

If Martin wants to know why he's not signed, the first thing he needs to do is stop sending mixed messages.

http://blogs.bettor.com/Kenyon-Marti...A-News-a198237 3 days ago

[objective]

what did his squabbles consist of? Vinnie isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but i'd be curious as to what their beef was all about.

The only thing I remember was an unsubstantiated report from a playoffs Clippersblog live postgame webcast. Never read the site itself, but during one of the postgames on youtube for either game 3 or game 4 against the Spurs one of the hosts said he had heard a report from someone near the bench that Martin had refused to enter or re-enter the game at some point. Neither of the other hosts or guests had heard the same and that was all there was.

[jermaine]

He been had those lips removed. It's a crown now. Trina, who's lips they were. Made fun of him after they broke up. He left his wife an kids for that too. He's stupid as , but he can play basketball. His family is still in Dallas. I wish I knew them. I'll go ask him why not sign with the Spurs.

[bklynspursfan]

This would just make too much sense. So I don't see it happening. Diaw seemed like a sure thing cause of his ties with TP. Not so sure about this one, tho I'm hoping to be surprised.

[ThaBigFundamental21]

Yuck. Keep him out of a Spurs uniform.

[lefty]

Yes, please.

I agree


No more Bonner


I can't take it anymore

[bklynspursfan]

Didn't Timmy say having Jack gives us street cred? Isn't that enough? What's the hold up?? lol

[Drz]

Stop dreaming Bonner haters, there's no way we move Bonner to make room for KMart. I'll take $5 action on that, 200 to 1 odds (srs). Free five bucks for me.

The most likely scenario that actually involves us getting KMart is either we trade Blair for a 2nd round pick, or Cory Joseph goes back to the Toros. I don't think either happens. I think Blair's trade value IS an early 2nd round pick (at best), so that's kind of a wash, and the addition of KMart would be a wash too --- in other words, the whole deal isn't bad, but I don't think we improve. Only happens if Blair on the team becomes a big chemistry problem, and despite there being what certainly qualifies as drama here in SA, by all accounts the players and even coaches still like him. Cory Joseph to the Toros is more likely, but I'm assuming the FO wants to keep the number of guards/forwards/etc. constant, so I doubt that happens either.

[eDizzle20]

It is surprising the Spurs wouldn't invest into K-Mart, but the front office is not as quick to pull the trigger on any deal as fans are. Until the Spurs start losing and it's because of the bigs off the bench I do not see the front office bringing in a 5th big without it being through a trade involving Splitter or Blair. The only we the Spurs will be able to unload Blair and Splitter will result in the Spurs having to take on a large contract or late 1st or 2nd round draft picks, which they will not do.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Cory Joseph to the Toros is more likely, but I'm assuming the FO wants to keep the number of guards/forwards/etc. constant, so I doubt that happens either.

Whether Cory is assigned to the Toros or not has zero effect on signing a FA. Also, the Spurs have an open roster spot anyway. The problem is that Martin is unlikely to choose the Spurs over LA or Mia, given that all can offer him the same money.

[scanry]

Do the Spurs even have the money to offer him a contract? If not, we should begin by trading Blair & Bonner to Toronto or the Pistons for draft picks.