Spurs Shopping Blair

[cd021]

Blair for Haslem ... interesting. Ironically Haslem has an even lower P.E.R than Blair but has been a good rebounder and a consistent jump shooter in the past.

[cd021]

Some dude on the comments in Pro basketball talk...



eventhorizon04 - Jan 9, 2013 at 11:40 PM

"Miami’s own first round draft pick in 2012 is gone due to the LeBron James sign-and-trade with Cleveland.

However, Miami has a lottery-protected pick from Philadelphia that it earned by trading down in the 2012 NBA draft. Philadelphia used Miami’s 27th overall pick to select Arnett Moultrie in 2012.


In addition, some teams have expressed interest in Norris Cole, Miami’s first round pick in 2011, who serves as the primary backup point guard.

Those are the pieces that would be in play I think in exchange for a bench player on San Antonio."




Miami could be desperate for a productive PF considering Bosh is the only one of their PFs & Centers with a P.E.R higer than 13.5. I don't really think that they would move a 1st rounder given how poorly Blair has played, but then again they traded their 1st rounder this past draft to get themselves out of paying guaranteed money to a rookie. Blair is an unrestricted FA so it wouldn't cost them anything past this season. If the spurs could pawn Blair for a 1st rounder this year it would be highway robbery ( with fines forthcoming from stern)

[superbigtime]

Trade blair and make im go buh bye.

[AFBlue]

As many have said, Blair won't net much value in return at this point, but he's eating up a roster spot that could honestly go to better use. I'm not as down on Blair as some others and I think his value is still higher than his current contribution...but it's clear he needs a change of scenery to be even modestly effective.

Hopefully the Spurs get a second round pick and hopefully Blair carves out a nice role for himself elsewhere.

[Bruno]

I'd be very surprised if the Spurs trade Blair for a protected 2nd rounder right now. That's a trade that's going to be there at the trade deadline, and for now they can retain his contract value for a package deal. If Blair is traded in January, it'll almost definitely be for an actual 2nd round pick.

I half agree with that.

Trading right now Blair for a protected second round pick would open space below the tax and a roster spot. If Spurs like some D-League players, they will be able to give them a try now while these players might not be available at the trade deadline.

Keeping Blair's contract for the trade deadline is a double-edged sword. His contract might help to match salaries even if matching salaries is easier in the new CBA with the 150%+100K rule for teams below the tax. However, trade deadline is a crazy day with a lot of events: opportunities to trade Blair away can suddenly disappear.

At the end, if Spurs plan is to trade Blair, it's debatable on when they should do it. Saying that, Spurs and Blair might be fine with him at the end of the bench and, in that case, keeping Blair for the year makes some sense.

[TDMVPDPOY]

his fkn doing nothing sittin on the bench, at leasts the spurs are payin mills the nba minimum to sit on the fkn bench wave a fkn towel when the camera is pointed at the bench


fck blair, do something man

[FireMicoHalili]

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Anthony Randolph? Jermaine ONeal? Motiejunas? Jeremy Tyler?

[LakerHater]

Milsap maybe??

[Obstructed_View]

Anybody watched him in warmups? Does he look that damaged? Given their history, I can't imagine the Spurs shopping a guy whose body has broken down on him.

[Chinook]

Anybody watched him in warmups? Does he look that damaged? Given their history, I can't imagine the Spurs shopping a guy whose body has broken down on him.

I was at a game a few weeks ago. In warmups, he looked hurt, but no completely damaged. He could still dunk, but he had a lot less explosion toward the rim (but it's really hard to know that for sure while watching warmups). I don't think he can dunk in game right now, but I think he could still get rebounds and putbacks if he used his head more like he did when he was a rookie. He didn't stop having a big body or long arms.

I think he could stay in the league for a big longer if he goes to a place that can help with his knees like Portland (just kidding ) or Phoenix. He needs to develop a jump shot, though. He isn't good enough to beat his man if the defender doesn't have to worry about him facing up and hitting a 15-footer.

[Bruno]

Blair has changed his twitter profile picture from one where he wore Spurs practice shirt to another one without Spurs mentioned...

[benefactor]

...and here comes the dramafest.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol all the former players who played on the spurs that has a 1inch vertical.... >>> blair...

[playblair]

b4 blair haters say hes being emo about spurs ...... his tweets are @ mizz dr .......

[Chinook]

What the does that tweet even mean? Is that a new girl or his old one? Regardless, what is he doing posting pictures of her half-naked on the Internet?

[playblair]

playblair posted the pic in remembrance of her......

[Chinook]

Wait, did you just refer to yourself in the third person?

[Budkin]

He was like the steal of the draft that year and he was really good for a while. Don't get WTF happened to him.

[Samr.]

Force of habit, I was gonna say lets try to package Blair for a long SF or an athletic big. But now..... , what is it the Spurs need again? A 4th string point guard maybe? A PR guy for popovich? Some better catering after practice? A nice bottle of wine?

[SilverSpur]

He was like the steal of the draft that year and he was really good for a while. Don't get WTF happened to him.

The highlight reel of Blair reminds me of JR Reid's hustle and when Charles Barkley was still developing as a young player in the NBA. Would hate to see him go and develop into something we wish we could get back.
POP has something against him for not wanting to play him. I understand not playing him in the playoffs because of match ups, but not playing him in the regular season?
Trade him so he can develop his game and get paid, he has earned that much.
I think Phoenix or Houston would be a good team for him.
Good luck DeJuan, on this team or another.

[Brazil]

Milsap maybe??

[Paranoid Pop]

The thing that worries me is that he might up a bigger deal where he'd serve as filler because of his knees.

[timtonymanu]

He was like the steal of the draft that year and he was really good for a while. Don't get WTF happened to him.

Lack of ACLs finally caught up to him. It's probably why he wasn't drafted high. His career was always going to be short lived.

[TJastal]

Lack of ACLs finally caught up to him. It's probably why he wasn't drafted high. His career was always going to be short lived.

@ people acting like this being some sort of "revelation" ...

[TDMVPDPOY]

do u guys think we be gettin anything back or openning up a roster spot to find another person to fill the void?