Spurs Sign Tiago Splitter to 4 year/$36 Million Deal

[DPG21920]

With what mystical money?

Yeesh. Have you not seen many of us explain the Spurs cap situation?

[DesignatedT]

Spurs better amnesty Bonner. Just sayin' . Ridiculous.

[Spanklin]

Son of a !

No way we sign Josh Smith now.

We just got screwed hard.

Timmy got screwed the hardest. No more championships for him now.

All that's left is giving Ginobili the max.

Shoot me in the head.

[TheGoldStandard]

That may be the case but with the first unit there's going to be more action with Tim Duncan and Parker than Splitter and Parker. Splitter became more of the focus with Manu when Parker and Duncan went to the bench.

Going forward we're also going to see a lot more of an effort to get Kawhi the ball, I think. Maybe this means that Splitter's role in the offense goes down (but then so does his value to the Spurs) but I still think with the bench unit he'll need someone to run PnR with.

Yup, We paid a guy 9M for 24 minutes of service to occupy space when Tim Duncan and Parker are running pick in roll because Parker is not targeting Tiago when Duncan is on the floor. Manu was the only guy who was willing to pass the ball to him but coming back in a diminished role I don't think we will see much more of that so just about the same amount. So does Tiago's minutes go up? Nope, probably not, will his production go up? It will have to in order to sustain whatever drop off we can expect from Tim Duncan over the course of this next season. Will he get plays called for him? No, because the offense still goes through Tony Parker and now more will go through Kawhi Leonard. So, he's earning 4/36 to occupy a space that nobody else could occupy..

[Captivus]

Spurs better amnesty Bonner. Just sayin' . Ridiculous.

That makes too much sense...wont happen. Is too late now.

[Spanklin]

Please Josh Smith, please please please sign for an unreasonable $12,000,000.00. I guarantee you that all the championships you win for us will more than make up what you lose in annual salary. Plus, we don't have a 10% income tax so you save that much more.

Please sign with us, Josh. You're our best chance at getting Timmy two more rings!

[TheGoldStandard]

That makes too much sense...wont happen. Is too late now.

They'll probably offer him an extension.

[TrainOfThought5]

Baynes is going to outplay Splitter per 48 next year. book it.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

So much ignorance in this thread.

Splitter had a horrible Finals but otherwise a very good year. He plays tough defence, passes well, can be deadly on the pnr, and has court smarts. He was always going to get $8-10mil/yr from someone because big men get overpaid in the NBA.

Not a great deal, not a terrible one, and he's easy to move on that contract if the team wants to.

As for those saying "let him walk", how then do you replace him with a guy of equal or better talent for less money???

[Baam]

Baynes is going to outplay Splitter per 48 next year. book it.

Yep but we're on the hook for 4 years. More than what Omer Asik is making, unbelievable.

[Captivus]

Baynes is going to outplay Splitter per 48 next year. book it.

I have almost no doubt about that, if he averages more than 10 min.

[TheGoldStandard]

Baynes is going to outplay Splitter per 48 next year. book it.

Baynes won't even touch the floor. They have the same unit, where does he get minutes?

[Baam]

So much ignorance in this thread.

Splitter had a horrible Finals but otherwise a very good year. He plays tough defence, passes well, can be deadly on the pnr, and has court smarts. He was always going to get $8-10mil/yr from someone because big men get overpaid in the NBA.

Not a great deal, not a terrible one, and he's easy to move on that contract if the team wants to.

As for those saying "let him walk", how then do you replace him with a guy of equal or better talent for less money???

Worst player in two series, missed most of a third one. Boris Diaw had a much better PO run.

Robin Lopez and Gortat make less money, Splitter is basically paid like an "elite" big man lol.

[TE]

Spurs need a little more than that IMO. Hopefully, they can land an impact FA.

What pickup would you suggest, IYO?

[elmanutres]

spurs doing dumb in the summer as usual.

[Baam]

Makes me so sad for Tim...

[DPG21920]

What pickup would you suggest, IYO?

Well, that is good news. AK47, within the hopeful 6-8M the Spurs could reasonable hope to have in cap space, is one of my top choices. Really hope that is true. Having everyone back outside of Bonner/Blair/Neal from last year's squad plus an AK47 would be tremendous. His health is of a big concern, but when healthy he is a great fit. Another really solid defender and play maker from the 3/4 spot.

[Baam]

AK47 isn't coming off the bench behind Tiago the vagina get real DPG.

[coyotes_geek]

Baynes is going to outplay Splitter per 48 next year. book it.

Uh, no.

[Baam]

What I wonder is how much he would have gotten paid had he not shat the bed two year in a row in the POs... 15M?

[kobexxx]

He's the future of this franchise? Way to go... and how many times did he loose the ball going to the rim vs the small miami line-up. Wade can block him easy..

[Baam]

Uh, no.

He's going to rebound better for sure, and he has a good looking jumper, and just looks much tougher both mentally and physically so yeah...

[benefactor]

Could be worse...the Spurs could have given 30 million to Kevin ing Martin.

[TE]

Oh okay, thanks for pulling that up. I don't think AK-47 will leave his situation in Minny. He wants a bigger role than some bench role player. It would be a nice pickup but it's not happening.

[palangi]

Baynes won't even touch the floor. They have the same unit, where does he get minutes?

my guess would be blair regular season minutes. and timmy and diaw could get their minutes cut a bit more as well as pop saves them for the playoffs. there are 10-15 minutes to be had. especially if he shows something in the summer league.