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Why not Pietrus?
Yep, after what Hedo did at the Eurobasket, it's hard to see him being able to produce again at the NBA level. He might just be done.
For Young, a reason to hope he can be a good 3 point shooter is that he was one in college. Aside of the help of Chip, a key would be to reduce what he had to do offensively and put him in a Bowen role, where he would just stay in the corner.
Why not Pietrus?
Pietrus is my pick of the bunch. Watched him a lot with the Magic and if he can even give 75% of that it'll work out.
It's safe to say Spurs didn't make a training camp offer to Childress.
Wizards still have 15 players under guaranteed contracts. Chances of Childress making the final roster are very low. It would makes no sense for Childress to pick that situation over Spurs where he would have a legit shot at making the team.
Just trade for Vesely and we are fine
He either still won't accept a non-guaranteed contract or they think he's too established and far gone to accept a role that, when they're fully healthy on the perimeter, will primarily be inactive.
Whichever the answer is, it's unfortunate, because as bad as he's been the past three seasons (for what it's worth, he's supposedly healthier now than he's been in that time), he's clearly the best combination of athleticism, three-point shooting, defense and experience, left and has been for some time. Also, unlike Young, who was so terrified in the last few games of the ECF, that the Pacers literally went down to one perimeter sub, confidence will never been an issue with him, because he's always had an irrational amount of it.
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Not surprising. Good core they have built there in Indy.
For better or for worse, that's the team they have to work with for the next few years.
yes. Childress wouldn't have added anything that Green and Manu couldn't do better. he is neither strong enough to defend big SFs, nor can he shoot the 3. his shot is even worse than Young's (who's shot is, as you mentioned, not that bad to be called a hopeless case).
Kind of makes you wonder about Kahwi's extension. Depending on how much he progresses next season, The Spurs could be stand to save a few million and lock him up into a 5 year deal. Plus the final year of his rookie deal and he would be a Spur for through 2019
Players like Steph Curry. He is only making $44 million over four seasons. Starting this season. He averaged 23 pts, 7 asts, and 45% 3pt in the final year of his rookie deal but signed his deal prior to that season.
Rondo had a similar situation. He signed a 5 year, 55 million dollar extension after his 3rd season,before he fully developed into an all-star. He averaged almost 14pts, and 10 asts. the following season.
Wow, I really respect Stephen Curry for signing that kind of contract. Gives his team a little bit of room to get some decent players around him.
Was that all he could get at the time, or do you think he took less on purpose? Was it just a case of him signing that contract too early?
Steph had a great season but lets face it, when he signed his contract he was an injury-prone player who showed tons of potential. He had by far his best season in 2012.
I never watched him much before last season. So he didn't really do the team any favors then. That was about all he could get at the time.
the Pacers have a history to overpay the players they see as their franchise players. (see Granger and Hibbert, Hill also got crazy money considering his likely market value.)
I don't see the Spurs give Kawhi a offer in that area. it will likely be similar to the Tony Parker situation in 2004, when Tony signed a 6 years / 66 million extension, that was significantely below the max.
assuming Kawhi shows further improvement and becomes at least a borderline all star this season, I see the Spurs be willing to hand him a 5 years and 60 million contract next fall. 90 million for George?? jeeezzz.
This is why the Spurs are the benchmark in all of sports.
There are a lot of FOs out there who have no business being GMs and continually raise salaries until it escalates out of control and thus filters down to the average fan who cannot afford to go to games anymore.
True but he could played out his deal ,and probably stood to make more money. GSW did make a relatively minor gamble that has payed off so far, in terms of having their best player making $11 million a year.
I thought that Leonard was going to get a deal in the range of $60M/5, but the Spurs may have to give him $70M/5 after George and Wall got their money. That would be overpaying in my book, but the market value is only going to increase after Irving gets his max extension next off-season.
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Have I missed something or have the Spurs not signed any training camp fodder?
Spurs don't usually announce that kind of news till around the day of training camp/media day. Last year we had no idea that Eddy Curry was on the roster till tweets came in that he was at media day.
Sometimes we find out from tweets, for example, a friend of a player might congratulate them for making the roster, etc. Haven't found any of those this year yet.
True, ace. They'll probably add a couple of SF/swingmen & one big.
Most likely, I'm sure a few names that were linked to workouts with the Spurs will be on the training camp roster like Sam Young. Plus they always have some "out of no where/didn't expect that" roster invites as well.
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