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I agree it would have been nice to see the Spurs take a flyer on a project bigman late in the second instead of Adam Hanga. But, in the end we got both our Hungarian prospect and the undersized super-athlete big. So, everyone wins.
There was no "early" this season.
I agree it would have been nice to see the Spurs take a flyer on a project bigman late in the second instead of Adam Hanga. But, in the end we got both our Hungarian prospect and the undersized super-athlete big. So, everyone wins.
I was at the game, no access to internet, but he wasn't on the bench tonight; any word?
He had a stomach virus tonight.
Malcolm Is definately A upgrade over Ike Diogu. I live In San Diego And Got to See alot Of The Aztecs Games Last Season. He is very Athletic, He Could Switch on the pick and role and stay in front of Guards and small forwards... He is another Player Kind of like Leonard in a sense of not scared to Do the dirty work. He will block shots, and is a Above average rebounder, and Likes To Play Defense.
Dont expect Amazing numbers from him, But he will Leave everything out on the floor.
Now all the Spurs have to Do is Sign Billy White(The other guy in the pic with Leonard and Thomas). Then We can officially Be the San Antonio Aztecs.
Anybody who watched the game, how did he do? I assume with the blowout that he got extended playing time.
Good to see he is still with the team
Former Spurs call-up, and Kawhi's teammate at SDSU, gets another chance in the NBA:
Warriors To Sign Malcolm Thomas To 10-Day Deal
Mar 08, 2013 10:42 AM EST
The Golden State Warriors will sign Malcolm Thomas to a 10-day contract.
The Warriors have two roster spots available following their cap-saving trades of Jeremy Tyler and Charles Jenkins before the deadline.
Thomas played for Maccabi Tel Aviv this season until February and recently joined the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the D-League
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...To-10-Day-Deal
I was kind of hoping Spurs would bring him in this summer, to see what work he's put in. He definitely has abilities that could give the Spurs an athletic quick big.
what, was he available? the spurs missed out there. i think he killed it in summer league.
Spurs have Baynes and he isnt even getting any playing time. This point is pretty moot I think
Yup because having a big out there that can actually play physical takes a training camp to learn.
Spoken like someone who has zero clue of the game.
Anyone expecting him to get significant play time this season was kidding themselves.
After 10 day with Warriors, got another 10 days with Bulls:
http://www.sportando.net/eng/usa/nba...the-bulls.html
Good to hear. I hope he gets to stick with the Bulls.
I just hope he sticks somewhere, period. He seems like a good guy and I really do wish him the best.
If he keeps bouncing around then maybe the Spurs can invite him to Summer League and Training Camp this offseason. We'll we looking to replace Blair afterall.
http://www.nba.com/summer-league/201...alcolm_thomas/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv7I9dG6SAw
summer league, training camp, free agency bargain...late season pick up? he's got system familiarity. and more potential than blair.
Pretty sure thats going to be Baynes' spot in the rotation next year unless he's a complete flop
Then give him Bonner's spot. Bonner's contract is up this year right?
I think Bonner boils down to a 1 million dollar buyout vs paying him something like 3.5 or 3.9 mil. I don't remember the exact figure. Its better to bring over Lorbek or Bertans for Bonner's spot
I would agree. I like Baynes as our 4th big. But there is a distinct possibility that Splitter could leave in free agency and Baynes might actually move to the 3rd Bigman spot (if hes ready). Thats of course barring a signing or drafting of another bigman.
This year's bigs:
Duncan
Splitter
Diaw
Blair
Bonner
Baynes
Next Years:
Duncan
Splitter
Diaw
Baynes
Bonner
(Filler)
That filler could go a lot of ways. It could just be an empty roster spot. It could be a draft pick (maybe our 1st rounder?). Or it could be a guy like Malcolm Thomas. Who knows? But if we don't have somebody in mind for that spot, then bringing a guy like Thomas into TC would be a great idea. If hes good enough then he fills the roster spot, if he isn't then we just go short on the roster.
Bonner has another year on his contract. But I don't think it's fully guaranteed. We'd have to eat some salary, but we might be able to waive him without too much issue.
This makes a lot of sense, especially since he hasn't exactly been even a marginally good player in regular season play this year...and thats where he typically shines.
Bonner's value is as a shooter.
Career FG% .467 - 3G% .415
Season FG% .467 - 3G% .418
There's no way Splitter doesn't return. I'm fairly certain they'll match whatever offer Tiago gets, probably around 11 mil per year based on market value over-inflating centers.
I'm not so sure Bonner comes back. He has 1 million guaranteed, but if we keep him, he's set to earn 3.95 million. We'd be better off waiving him, though he'd go unclaimed with his salary. We'd eat the 1 mil to save 2.95. So I'm thinking our rotation looks like Splitter, Duncan, Diaw, Baynes next season with, a filler. I'm also going to assume we sign somebody who can play both forward spots in the same role that Jax has. Not so certain we bring back Jax, but we'll need somebody to take his role that is a 3 who can slide to stretch 4. My best guess is that Neal leaves for a better contract than the Spurs are willing to offer, which would help clear up the muddy guard positions. I'm hoping we are able to bring in Lorbek or Bertans to take Bonner's role as the shooting big man.
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