Timmy with the no-trade-clause,.
Nice. Thanks for posting it.
In addition with Spurs giving only 2 years contracts to Belinelli and Pendergraph, the way Splitter's contract is structured really show how Spurs are committed to that 2015 cap space. I don't know what kind a free agent Spurs will be able to attract but they surely will have a lot of money to offer.
It's also noteworthy that Splitter got a 15% max trade kicker. It would make a Splitter trade considerably more difficult to do.
The extensions probably won't come into play, since they won't affect next year's cap. If the team wants, they can extend Parker now. Leonard's deal will probably need some negotiating, but the team can certainly get that done while looking for other targets. Also factoring in that Belinelli and Pendergraph aren't locks to come back (I think they're potential trade fodder starting December 15th), the team will have a lot of cap flexibility if they want it. However, I agree it's unlikely, as Neal getting re-signed would eat into the cap a lot, and the team will probably try to keep both Diaw and De Colo if they don't trade him this season.
The Spurs look like they'll be able to keep their young potential core of Parker/Green/Leonard/Splitter together while being able to re-sign Diaw and Joseph and still have enough money for a near-max free agent. They could probably bring their European prospect over and still have seven figures to offer. I don't like the free-agent class all that much, though. I think they'll probably have to trade for someone like Horford.
Cap goes up in time, so higher salary at the end of the contract is better.
Why did the Spurs give decreasing deals to Splitter and Ginobili but not Belinelli and Pendergraph?
Splitter because they want the most cap space in 2015. Ginobili perhaps to offset Beli and Pendergraph because they expect to be near the tax next season.
The Spurs should sign Leonard long-term, because he's the future of the team. I think he's the player to build around moving forward.
Belinelli and Pendergraph were signed with the MLE. Their combined salaries leave enough room to sign a second round pick or an undrafted rookie to a 3 or 4 year deal similar to the contracts that just expired for Neal and Blair. If they signed decreasing deals, there wouldn't be enough room to sign a player for the remainder of the MLE before the start of the season..
That's certainly the plan, but Leonard can't sign a contract extension any earlier than next summer.
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