Not that much when you think about it. The pick would be in the 50s, so it has little short-term value. And the player (Tyler) doesn't really play at all. If the Warriors were to trade for Blair, he'd probably be firmly in the rotation. So essentially, they're send two players who will probably never become significant contributors for one who will be. That's a pretty good deal for them. If anything, it doesn't help the Spurs enough.
Their second should also be a lot higher than Golden States, high enough to perhaps catch an international player whom teams were afraid to draft in the first round due to contract issues. It'd also make for interesting ammo for trading up or moving Bonner's contract for a good player.
POR also has the MIN 2nd round pick. It will be a decent 2nd round pick.
Blair, even with all his flaws, is better than all the bench BIGs that POR has. I would take that MIN 2nd + the rights of Papaniko for Blair in a heart beat.
That's DeJuan's brother. It quite indicates DeJuan's wish to go elsewhere.
Interesting. With Baynes on board, the Spurs probably feel fine with their big man depth. In the worst case, they could sign a d-leaguer to be the six big. If they can get a first-rounder, I think they should go for it. A second and some rights also looks pretty good right now.
I added the caveat if he can regain his form from 2 years ago.
Doesn't make sense for the Dubs to be looking at Blair, unless RJ reminded them of Blair's performances against the Thunder couple years ago. May be able to get more for DeJuan but I don't see Jeremy Tyler getting any PT on this Golden State team. He's younger and more athletic than Blair, plus 6'10". Spurs might have a better chance of developing him in Austin. His price is right also.
A possible trade that I would like is to exchange Blair & Neal for Prigioni and Ronnie Brewer. Prigioni has upped his play in the past few games being scorching hot in his shooting and generally doing a good job of backing up Jason Kidd & Felton, but I suspect the Knicks will bite if they are offered Neal, who I think has flattered to deceive this season for the Spurs and is replaceable by Mills. DeJuan will also be a decent PF option for the Knicks who have Camby & Rasheed Wallace hurt plus the ageing Kurt Thomas as backup. Plus because of his offensive flaws, they aren't playing Brewer at all. I think Brewer will be a good defensive addition to the Spurs and will help in playing good spot minutes and assignments.
Besides uniting Ginobili with Prigioni will add more ballast to the Spurs' United Nations.
Last edited by Spursfanfromafar; 02-01-2013 at 08:08 AM.
The Spurs almost have to unload some players more than getting some new ones.
I'd send CJ, Neal and Blair for picks at this point.
We don't really have the pieces to trade for a real upgrade at any position anyways unless they are willing to send Green or Tiago.
Last edited by Paranoid Pop; 02-01-2013 at 08:20 AM.
Yep. I would like to see Spurs unload someone also. Even though Blair's production last week was positive I still think he is a good candidate. The one I most would like to see traded is Neal. He still has a unknown ceiling and the Spurs have people on the bench behind him. Neal just doesn't seem to have enough patience to run the Spurs offense.
This is interesting. Until the Lorbek saga last year, I really didn't consider the idea of trading for other teams' drafted international prospects. Do you know who else is out there at this point that is gettable and who has has emerged since being drafted by an NBA team? Sergio Llull is out there, but I don't think the Rockets trade his rights any time soon.
Llull doesn't want to join the NBA. He recently signed a long term contract extension. The best draft rights hold player in Europe is likely Nikola Mirotic but Bulls likely won't let him go.
I don't really have an issue with Blair staying with Spurs. As long as he stays quiet at the end of the bench, he will do no harm. I wish him being traded more for him than for Spurs. Spurs will get very little for him because he has a low trade value and it will be nice for him to get a new opportunity with another team.
However, I'm' having more and more an issue with Neal staying with Spurs because he is hurting the team. Neal at PG will never work. Right now, instead of using the backup PG minutes to develop a player that might work at that spot like Mills, De Colo or even Joseph, Pop is just wasting these minutes by giving them to Neal. If nothing changes, it will end in the playoffs will Neal failing at the backup PG spot with no alternatives because Mills/De Colo/Joseph won't have received enough playing time during the regular season. Spurs are inexorably heading into a disaster.
Won't say they are headed toward disaster, but certainly not an optimal situation. Neal, I think, is well liked by the Spurs squad and the coaching staff for coming from a obscure location and doing relatively well. And I think that is why Pop is trying to carve a niche for him as a backup PG in the team despite his redundancy. But considering that Mills is more of a spot up shooter (who can pass but not run the PG show), De Colo is atleast for now a Turnover machine learning the NBA ropes and Joseph is still not ready (and too late for him to be tried out in the coaching staff's opinion), I think Neal can be traded for a stopgap PG for the playoffs.
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=a5y37nq
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Liked this one.
Forcing Neal to be the designated post season backup PG IS a DISASTER guaranteed to happen in my book.
Mills paired with Ginobili is likely the best option Spurs have when Parker is on the bench. I think it would work well and a trade isn't necessary.
And De Colo should play SG.
Backup PG
The Timberwolves have 4 point guards on their roster.
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=avuscaz
I think Ridnour would be great in the backup PG role. Bonner's contract is necessary for the numbers to match up, along with one or both of Blair's and Neal's contracts. Trading all three helps get rid of the deadweight in the frontcourt as well as relieving the logjam at the guard spots. In a perfect world, we could keep Gary for one more playoff run, but if the T'wolves want his talents then we have to give something up to get something in return.
Cheap trades for a SF
DeShawn Stevenson
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=bkm3zr6
Jimmy Butler
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=belrawx
Omri Casspi
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=am9myvc
I wouldn't mind Ridnour and I think Bonner + Neal + Blair is overpaying for him. They have Rubio and Barea, they don't need a 3rd string PG making 4m/year this season and the next. Bonner + Dejuan or Neal is more than fair IMO. We could keep Neal as an insurance for Green/Manu.
As for the SFs, I don't see CHI moving Butler. He is a solid young player, very good defensively. Stevenson is a thug and his size is not good for a SF, I'd pass on him.
As for Omri, I think he is available for little to nothing. I like him. In the right environment, like ours, he could easily be Leonard's backup. But he would only make sense if Jack is traded, something that probably won't happen.
Anyway, not bad ideas at all.
There's teams interested in Blair but Spurs are smart to wait it out to the very last minute of the trading deadline. That time is when the Spurs will have the most leverage in a possible trade for Blair (even if what their offered is insignificant to a degree; that moment is when teams get desperate for a player they covet).
So expect Blair to be here til the day of the deadline.
He needs to go by the deadline, even if they have to pay some team with cap space to take him. That will open a roster spot and create some breathing room under the tax to go after a vet that is bought out by his team or to sign a project for the SL and next year's training camp.
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Not to mention allowing the Spurs to take back more salary on draft night.
Interesting. I think that really hurts the Celtics' ability to get back a quality player. He was one of their three value contracts. I can't see them making a significant reloading-type trade now.
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