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I don't think you can really judge that until we see what they do with the cap space this off-season.
I wanted to trade him, though. I think his deal could've gotten back a really good player.
- Huge expiring contract
- Manu has been inconsistent and injury prone
- The bench has struggled
- The offense hasn't produced at the same level as last year
- Jackson is one of the worst players in the NBA
There are reasons for conservatism, I suppose:
- The Spurs did not want to take additional salary for future years
- The Richard Jefferson debacle killing the chances of another big Spurs trade
- Banking on Jackson turning it on in the 2nd half of the season
Did the Spurs make a mistake by not making a trade for Jackson's deal, or did their decision make more sense?..
I don't think you can really judge that until we see what they do with the cap space this off-season.
I wanted to trade him, though. I think his deal could've gotten back a really good player.
Yes, but the fact that Jackson is a toxic personality probably made it difficult to trade him. Also, the Lakers are probably the only team in the league that can take a pile of on an expiring(Kwame Brown) and trade him for an all-star player. It says a lot about how rigged that trade was when we can't even trade a 10 million expiring contract for a semi-useful player.
All the trade rumors with Jack at the deadline involved Tiago. Not sure who the Spurs could have realistically brought in for those two but I don't think it would have given them a better chance to ring tbh.
Many teams missed out. This new landscape seemingly had owners very nervous. You basically couldn't give talented players away if they had any sort of long term big contract outside of a few teams that had more than enough cap space to do a deal.
These three things go hand in hand. The bench has struggled because of how inconsistent Manu has been and because Jackson has been overall a terrible player. Tiago being inserted into the starting lineup made an already weak backup unit even weaker too.
I don't believe that for one second. With how things are going, cap space is at a premium and offering up Jax for a longer contract that opens up cap space or lessens tax burdens would have been easy and it definitely wouldn't cost Tiago.
Jack's huge expiring contract might have been the problem. The only big name available in that price range was either injured (Varejao) or highly toxic (Smith). The guy the Spurs did end up trying to acquire (J.J. Re ) was too cheap.
Package him with Bonner/Blair/Neal
His big expiring contract is super valuable to us this offseason
I was so happy when he came back and he hit some shots in the playoffs and it felt like old times! I got flashes of 03 again. He has been bad this year though, he is really bad out there with his shot and thats what we will need him for in the playoffs. He appears to be nearly done, sucks because I wanted him to retire here too and have a few more seasons in him.
Not as valuable as it would have been. His contract could have brought back an $11 Million player this season. The Spurs probably won't have that much cap room in the off-season.
Probably could have traded him but I doubt there was any offers the Spurs really liked. The Spurs know what Jack brings to the team even if he isn't playing great basketball. His at ude rubs off on this team and he is a great locker room presence. You don't necessarily want to get rid of those types of players. Plus, we all know he will hit the big shot if given the opportunity.
Were gna need that 10 mil to keep splitter tbh
Nope. The Spurs would have had that money anyway. They don't need cap space for Splitter, since they have his Bird Rights. As far as actual cash goes, there was plenty of room between the cap and tax for Splitter's deal.
Like who? All the rumors surrounding anyone worth a all wanted Splitter, De Colo, picks all thrown into a deal. Who knows what the Spurs could have gotten for just Jack and some scrubs. I don't think the Spurs were willing to part with Tiago.
I don't know off the top of my head. I did know when we were all discussing it in the Think Tank. I don't think Splitter needed to be involved at all, though.
I guess it may have been possible to get Mbah a Moute and a player like Dalembert from the Bucks (Magic really as part of that Re trade). I brought up $11 because that was the maximum they could have taken back for Jack and stayed under the tax.
Teams that trade to get expiring contracts are usually teams that want to get rid of bad contracts or are in the process of rebuilding. The Spurs will no longer take on a big contract unleash it is a free agent signing. Richard Jefferson forever scarred the Spurs organization with that. Jax is a great locker room guy and he still has the ability to make big shots. In game 6 against OKC last year he was ferocious and played his heart out. The Spurs will need him come playoff time.
I'm aware of bird rights. But we're also not gna go above luxury tax levels, so saving money was big. Also most deals with jax for a good player also involved Tiago. Not worth it
now that Manu is injured we NEED SJax's experience w/ Pop's plays to win against our next opponents he knows the system.... IMO
Only thing is trade deadline is over, genius.
Pop should try some Leonard at the 2, Jack at the 3 while Manu is out.
Saw that kind of rotation the first two games of the season.
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