Spurs withdraw qualifying offer to Neal

[Texas_Ranger]

nice to see one of the guys that have balls on the team go. Good luck Gary.

[therealtruth]

i like this news. let neal get his payday. please dump the turd towers too. no more defensive liability guys!

i will say neal was my favorite defender. unlike blair, it doesn't matter that he can't block or out-rebound his man. and unlike bonner, neal made em' when they mattered.

but "in the end..." the 3's you make, ain't equal to the defensive ... you take.

This. We're getting rid of our defensive liabilities. Blair is about gone. Now Neal. No more gifting teams easy baskets.

[mountainballer]

dozens S&Ts of minor bench players that delivered stars in the making this summer, but the Spurs couldn't get it done.
I give you a list:
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wait...ok, nevermind.

[mountainballer]

Neal was gone the day Beli signed. that's a good move. Beli's upside in the Spurs system might be higher and the worst case should be, that he just delivers the same what Neal provided.
Neal was a great deal considering the money he got. he is likely seeking a mini MLE type deal. hope he gets it somewhere. but at that price he isn't a god deal any longer. Spurs know that.

[ElNono]

Good luck Gary wherever you go. Hope you get paid.

[DPG21920]

They knew when the QO cut off date was just like the Spurs did. There was no reason to make an offer and jump through any sort of hoops when they could just wait until today when the Spurs had to make a choice. Now they can just cut out the middle man with no worries.

Interesting. If you like a player, you are running a decent risk that he signs with someone else if you wait. Plus, if you call the Spurs bluff and are wrong, you could miss out. Just interesting to me to see the Spurs do this is all.

[MannyIsGod]

DPG not sure why you don't think it makes sense. 1 million is still a lot of money in the end to a small market team and to say that Neal would have been redundant on this team would have been putting it mildly. I thought it was far more surprising that RC said they might keep him.

Maybe if the Spurs had deep pockets it wouldn't make as much sense but the fact is they don't.

[icango]

i will miss neal and blair (when he's finally gone) but the bench as we speak is not better. all our future international player are hurt. just like to be a fly on the wall in the FO.

[Buddy Mignon]

My bet is Houston or Miami. Imagine him killing us w/ the Heat next year if the Spurs somehow face Miami in the Finals again..

That ain't happening.

[Texas_Ranger]

lol @ have to save that 1 million but not release Bonner and save 4.... great move.

[Budkin]

He was a chucker of the highest order but he made some huge shots. I'll miss the guy for sure.

[jermaine]

He disappeared in the wrong gms! His defense was terrible, therefore he doesn't get a pass for his disappearance. That Dude Belinelli is gonna take over his roll an succeed!

[DapDaGenius]

Can't wait for his inconsistency to drag down another team. Gonna miss SpursTalk going into a meltdown when Neal gets put into the game.

[Mal]

Good luck Gary. Hope you get paid.

[JR3]

LET'S ALL JUST NEAL WITH IT FOR THE LAST TIME!

[hater]

LOL! You guys expect everyone to be a damn lock down defender

TP and Manu were awful on defense this year along w/ Blair,Mills etc

Neals gonna get paid and its too bad it wasn't the Spurs cause this team has some shaky shooting

And fer chrissakes Bonner is still here...

truth nuke

spursfan expects neal to be lock down ignoring the fact that TP and Manu are the worst defensive guard duo in the NBA

[Tbiggums47]

I think this signals Oden to the Spurs. I bet the Spurs don't give Oden the min though.

I second that...I think Oden is in the bag...

[TheGreatYacht]

truth nuke

spursfan expects neal to be lock down ignoring the fact that TP and Manu are the worst defensive guard duo in the NBA

This.

[anakha]

However one wants to view things, it's time to move on. No need to speculate on what should of or would of happened.

This statement is rather ironic, given your previous posts.

truth nuke

spursfan expects neal to be lock down ignoring the fact that TP and Manu are the worst defensive guard duo in the NBA

Nash and Kobe were worse by a country mile this season. Calderon and Brandon Knight were probably the worst defensive guard duo by the end of the regular season.

[Chinook]

In case anyone is wondering, withdrawing Neal's QO does not preclude the Spurs from S&Ting him. They still have his Bird Rights. What it does is it takes away his right of first refusal, which means the Spurs have considerably less leverage to force a trade than they did before.

[TheGreatYacht]

In case anyone is wondering, withdrawing Neal's QO does not preclude the Spurs from S&Ting him. They still have his Bird Rights. What it does is it takes away his right of first refusal, which means the Spurs have considerably less leverage to force a trade than they did before.

Can Bruno confirm this? He's the most knowledgeable person here on ST when it comes to CBA rules.

[tesseractive]

In case anyone is wondering, withdrawing Neal's QO does not preclude the Spurs from S&Ting him. They still have his Bird Rights. What it does is it takes away his right of first refusal, which means the Spurs have considerably less leverage to force a trade than they did before.

Thanks, I had forgotten about that, and it's pretty important.

Blair is in the same spot, right? Bird Rights, but no QO?

[Chinook]

Can Bruno confirm this? He's the most knowledgeable person here on ST when it comes to CBA rules.

Interesting. The CBA FAQ says that the Spurs lose Neal's Bird rights by rescinding their offer. Had they not tendered him at all, they would have retained his Bird rights. If they had cap space, they could trade him (like Utah can will Mo Williams), but they can't do anything else.

[Chinook]

Thanks, I had forgotten about that, and it's pretty important.

Blair is in the same spot, right? Bird Rights, but no QO?

The Spurs do have Blair's Bird Rights. They get to trade him. As I said to GTY's post, they renounced Neal as well.

[tesseractive]

Interesting. The CBA FAQ says that the Spurs lose Neal's Bird rights by rescinding their offer. Had they not tendered him at all, they would have retained his Bird rights. If they had cap space, they could trade him (like Utah can will Mo Williams), but they can't do anything else.

Wow, that's an interesting rule.