All eyes are on Bonner now. If the Spurs are serious about going under the cap, they may try to extend his deadline so they can amnesty him. They might also trade him, as they have until the 30th to move his contract. Thomas Robinson is still extremely likely to be moved, so the Spurs should still be able to get him if they want to. You think Bonner and a 2015 pick might be enough, seeing how the Rockets have struck out on getting him so far.
Last night showed TR wasn't able to fetch the 19, 20, or 28th pick in this weak draft. I'm not sure the Spurs should offer any future first rounders. Maybe two 2nd rounders? I think Houston wants someone to take another contract as well to free up more space. Royce?
So teams can talk to Free Agents but can't make any proposed trades until the 1st of July. Is that correct?
Free agency negotiation starts on July 1, 2013, with players being able to sign starting July 10.
Splitter is not worth $8-9 million. That would be a horrible contract. But R.C. said he wants both Manu and Splitter back and will hard hard to ensure that happens, which means we're probably going to overpay for both of them unfortunately.
The issue with Al Jefferson is that he doesn't fit our system, which emphasizes PnR and ball movement. He's the exact opposite. He's a ball stopper on offense, who needs his touches in post or a wide open jump shot to be effective. Defensively, he needs to be an anchor that hangs around the basket. His slow foot-speed makes him terrible at defending the PnR. Remember when the Spurs played Utah in the 1st round of the playoffs last year? We attacked him every game, just constantly running the PnR against him with wither Timmy or Tiago, and we carved up their defense.
offense was too reliant on P&R anyways, Manu can't create anymore, TP and TD's ability to create will only diminish going forward. Spurs will desperately need someone in the post who can get off a decent shot by himself when the offense isn't working
Top 50 free agents this summer:
http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2013/06...a-free-agents/
they got Tyreke at 9. lol Teague ahead of Jennings and Millsap. Manu at 21. Neal at 37, one place ahead of Aminu.
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Unless other trades occur: I'd be happy with signing AK47, Anthony Morrow, and Joe Ingles (not including FA currently on our roster that could/should stay). Basically replacements for any combination of Blair, Neal, and Bonner.
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Pacers have agreed to rescind Tyler Hansbrough's qualifying offer, I'm told, which immediately makes him unrestricted free agent.
Mmm...
Do we need a thread for this guy?
Thx! I just cant find this threads...I must be an idiot. I googled it (which usually works for me) and nothing...
Use the index threads on the front page of the think tank.
Can someone please confirm/deny this? I thought we were only going to have the smaller exception this offseason.
ESPNSteinLine Marc Stein
Another team I was advised to keep eye on in Korver chase: San Antonio. Nets restricted to paying just under $10 million over three seasons
From Feb 26:
And it's July 3rd and we're looking at MLE candidates.
My preference was to stay over the cap and not have to worry about fitting everyone in financially. However, I really wanted the Spurs to trade Bonner for on draft night for the best prospect they could get (Williams, Robinson, even Vesely) and then use the MLE to fill their holes. I'm not happy about the team cashing all of their financial cards to bring back 13 of the 15 members of last years' roster. It just feels like they wasted a golden opportunity to actually fix their rotation, instead of just making it work like they have for the last few years.
Bonner can still be traded.
He can, and I think he very well may toward the deadline. But his trade value is lower now that his contract his guaranteed. So I think the team would have to pay more for a prospect now than they would have had to before.
You're right that he could very well be on the block as we speak. The same can be said for Mills and De Colo.
And Diaw.
The Spurs have a nice collection of expiring contracts to make a deal now or as the deadline approaches.
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