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Spurs Exercise Options on Cory Joseph and Kawhi Leonard j.mp/1gWo3Lb #GoSpursGo
Must be confident in Joseph or just not concerned about the cap at that point.
Leonard was an obvious choice.
For Joseph, it was more debatable but $2M isn't that much of money And Joseph has shown some qualities. It takes away some cap space for next season but I don't think Spurs plan was to use it. Joseph's contract also makes it more attractive for Spurs to put him at the backup PG spot over Mills.
CoJo could also be of value if same trade options appears.
not surprised with either tbh
Smart moves. Kawhi for obvious reasons. The brass still has faith in CoJo, he probably should have been in college for 3 years anyway, which would have made him a rookie now. Even if things don't work out, he could be used as a trade assett next year if need be. I think next midseason they will make some swing for the fences trade since it will be Tim and Manu's likely last season
Cojo is very lucky to have made that much money already...
Cojo vs. Patty for backup PG duties...Patty's shown a lot in the Preseason.
The fact that it's a real question shows that 2m is overkill for Cojo... When was the last time the Spurs treated a project this well? James Anderson deserved that kind of blind faith more than Cojo...
Give me a year of Vesely rather than 4 of Cojo is you're ready to burn some money on a project...
Anderson had the dreaded fifth metatarsal fracture. Players sometimes never really recover from that. Roddy Beaubois comes to mind.
No surprise about Leonard. He'll likely get a contract extension when his rookie contract expires.
Not that surprised about Joseph either even though he's been subpar in the preseason. Hes still an interesting prospect and I'm still rooting for him.
When does Leonard's rookie contract expire? At the end of this season? Are we going to have to give him 15-20 million a year to keep him?
If he did develop into the third best small forward of the league, how much do you think his actual worth is ? The Spurs would be more than happy to take DeMarcus Cousin's type of salary for Kawhi's.
They have him cheap for this season and next. He'll be eligible for an extension next summer, but it won't kick in until after year 4. I'm hoping they get it done, and he never hits the open market. He will be restricted, though, if he does.
I am not as high on CoJo as I once was. I was low on him in the draft, impressed by how much he progressed, but the more I watch him now the more I am concerned that he is not good enough to be a very good back up. Mildly surprising to me, regardless of the Spurs cap room plans that they picked this up based on the fact he has not been any where close to consistent enough to win the job outright.
If the cap stays the same next year (~58M), and the Spurs renounce De Colo/Baynes, they should have about 8M in cap space with 9 guys on the roster. That would be 8M to replace Diaw, Bonner, De Colo, Baynes & Mills. Obviously it's no where near certain the Spurs wouldn't make the QO to De Colo/Baynes, but you can see the financial situation shaping up for next year as things stand right now.
CoJo is lucky that the Spurs are still keeping faith in him. He still has a lot of ways to go to improve and become consistent. Here's hoping the Spurs' reposing faith in him, motivates him to play even better.
Leonard? The sky is the limit for the kid. He is the Spurs' present, future and the next Spurs superstar in the making.
shannon brown was waived by the wizards today, maybe they can sign him to come off the bench. that would be a good pickup.
5 years, 60 million. After this season. Unless he absolutely explodes, i'd expect.
Would be a very good pickup for the 15th spot. Unless he goes back to the Lakers or signs with the Heat ....then... he can go to ,
trust me, he aint going back to the lakers. nobody wants to be on that sinking ship right now. and when kobe comes back, u know he's taking every shot he gets his hands on.
He is signed through next season. That was the point in they picking up the option. He is already under contract for this year.
Leonard I would expect to get the max.
After 3rd season (end of this season) he is eligible for an extension, If i'm not mistaken. Why would the Spurs give him the max given his play. Holiday got 4 years, 58 million after averaging 19pts and 7 asts,. per game. Hibbert had a monster post season. Those 2 are recent examples. Leonard hasn't averaged more than 13 points per game yet. He has to see a big jump to be worth max level IMO. I see something around 15 ppg and 7 rpg not really worthy of 14 million a year (and doesn't necessarily trajectory that he will be worth that much money after his rookie deal expires)
After the fourth year, if no contract extension has been signed (players with these contracts are eligible after year three),
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After the fourth year, if no contract extension has been signed (players with these contracts are eligible after year three),
Read more at http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-salari...RMxiuXA1vDK.99
5 years 60 million after this season would allow the Spurs to keep him for the next 6 season and pay him 12 million annually. If he becomes a star, then it looks like a fantastic deal that doesn't eat up cap space it he doesn't quite get to s om it but is an above average player, at least it isn't a bad deal either.
After the fourth year, if no contract extension has been signed (players with these contracts are eligible after year three),
Read more at http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-salari...RMxiuXA1vDK.99
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