Spurs interested in Thomas Robinson

[DPG21920]

well, the search for new additions moves on.

[Texas_Ranger]

good 12 pages.

[BatManu20]

Weeeeell ..

[loveforthegame]

That sucks.

[benefactor]

Bring the meltdown.

[look_at_g_shred]

in' Spurs dude!!

[szkorhetz]

.

[Chinook]

Whatever we offer Houston it has to be stashed players and/or future draft picks because they can't absorb any salaries if they want to remain in the Howard chase. I wish there was some news because last report was that something was "imminent"!

That's not necessarily true. The Rockets need to save enough money to get Howard, so any trade that nets them about $3.5 Million would work. For example, a Robinson and White for Bonner (if his deadline had been extended) would have been the same thing (actually slightly better) for Houston as just taking Robinson for free. Taking on White's deal is as much of a sweetener as offering a pick would be. Remember, Houston is trying to fill out their roster, so if they would probably take having $20.8 M in space and Mills over having just $22 Million in space.

There are other deals that would save Houston the money they need, but none are as attractive as Robinson and spare parts for a small contract or two for the Spurs.

EDIT: Nevermind, I guess.

[elemento]

[ace3g]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Portland will send Houston two future second-round picks and the draft rights to two foreign players, league sources tells Y!

[Chinook]

Lol, that was quick. Interesting trade for both teams. It could really affect what the Blazers do in free agency now.

[loveforthegame]

Why be mad? We have Bonner.

[szkorhetz]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Portland will send Houston two future second-round picks and the draft rights to two foreign players, league sources tells Y!

So we didn't want to give up a first rounder. Nice.

[jyra]

Meh, I'd rather have the cap space anyway.

[DPG21920]

Makes sense, some future 2nd rounders and no salary back. Makes more sense than the bull crap they floated about 1st rounders.

[Chinook]

Back to the Derrick Williams bandwagon for me.

[timtonymanu]

Meltdown, commence.

[BatManu20]

We could've given up the same. Two 2nd's + Lorbek and Jean-Charles.

Or just a 1st rounder. Hard to believe we were unwilling to trade a late 1st round pick for the 5th overall pick in the draft last year.. if that's the case.

[szkorhetz]

Meh, I'd rather have the cap space anyway.

For what? Re-singing Manu and Splitter will take the whole, TBH.

[ace3g]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Portland will send the rights to Kostas Papanikolau and Marko Todorovic to the Rockets, league sources tell Y! Sports.

[Big P]

Meh, I'd rather have the cap space anyway.

Cap room that will be spent on Manu, Splitter, and Neal.

[LakerHater]

Welp...

[stephen jackson]

they screw us over and cant even do us a favor em

[ace3g]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Deal can't be completed until July 10, but agreed in principle now, sources tell Y! Houston goes into Dwight Howard meeting with cap space.

[elemento]

Back to the Derrick Williams bandwagon for me.

I give up

Back to earth here

Spurs stand pad, we re-sign Splitter, Manu and call it a day. The most exciting part of this off-season will be the search of cheap backup for Leonard.