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I used to like Nando, and I was rooting for him to win the backup PG spot, but he just didn't pan. They cut their losses with him and in return got somebody who plays in a position where we need any sort of depth.
Man, James Johnson would have been absolutely perfect for the Spurs, sad that Hollinger beat RC to it, tbh..
I wouldn't have expected the Spurs to miss out on a D-League prospect..
I used to like Nando, and I was rooting for him to win the backup PG spot, but he just didn't pan. They cut their losses with him and in return got somebody who plays in a position where we need any sort of depth.
And to think that the Spurs actually tried him out in training camp before anyone else?Man, James Johnson would have been absolutely perfect for the Spurs, sad that Hollinger beat RC to it, tbh
I wouldn't have expected the Spurs to miss out on a D-League prospect..
Championship!!!
Would have been nice but RC cashed in his 10-Day Lottery Ticket on Danny tbh.Man, James Johnson would have been absolutely perfect for the Spurs, sad that Hollinger beat RC to it, tbh
I wouldn't have expected the Spurs to miss out on a D-League prospect..
good tbh.
Bonner could have been amnestied 10x over by now. Unwilling to give up a 1st for Deng? This is the kind of trade you end up wit when you have a clown running your FO. They could of had better luck dipping into the D-league if they were in search for a useless playerWell, at least something happened. I'm not sure exactly what people expected to get back for De Colo.
One of the little positive of this trade is that it gives Spurs a $1.5M trade exception.
Well, to be fair, I didn't want him before, either..he was overweight and just a defensive specialist that had no offensive ability..
He deserves credit for getting in great shape and improving his ball-handling/athleticism, but still hurts that the Spurs couldn't get him, he'd be perfect as the 4th big/small-ball 4..
Daye is a 3 so really we just need him to hit the corner 3. He also can play the 4 which means he can create space on the perimeter (like Bonner). Probably isn't as good of a 3 point shooter.. but there's no way his defense is worse. Regardless, his size is good for us. Definitely not a bad move considering we don't need NDC. Instantly an upgrade.
Toronto has one of the best backup PG's in the league in Vasquez and Lowry is arguably the best PG in the East this season. De Colo, unfortunately, will likely see the court even less than he did in San Antonio unless they move him to the 2.
Austin Daye is a guy that has consistently teased with his talent, and shown flashes of becoming a good NBA SF. His sop re season, he averaged 7.5 PPG and 3.8 RPG and shot over 40% from 3. He's also only 25 and brings alot of athleticism, something Pop said we were lacking in a recent interview. I like the trade. He will be a good backup for Kawhi and can play the 4. The guy is 6'11.
Not an upgrade at all unless something no one can foresee happens and Daye magically becomes an NBA player. Talent-wise, even though Nando was buried in depth, Nando had greater potential to help in a pinch.
In all honesty though, this just seems like a trade that was made simply because Nando was unhappy. Daye is averaging ONE pt and ONE rb a game.. and he somehow weighs less than 200 lbs. at 6'11". That's impressive in itself.
Pretty bummed we couldn't make a trade that would actually help this team on it's quest for #5 tbh, but we really didn't have any assets to offer, either.
His 33 minutes of playing time this year should come in handy
There's also literally zero chance Daye is worse than Jeff unless he just shows up the first day and shoots Tim Duncan in the face tbh.
So what does this mean for S. Brown? How many 10 day contracts can he get before the Spurs decide to sign him for the rest of the year?
Too deep at pg and thin at sf. Fixed now. I'm okay with that.
Not a knock to De Colo but anyone who might have the remote possibility of eating into the minutes of Bonner and Ayres is of higher priority to me. Let's see what Daye can do.
Vasquez has been playing the 2 for the past month or more, tbh..
After watching him play against the Clippers a few days ago, he made Bonner look like a decent role player.. Ugh.
They have one true point guard on the team. That's not depth.
Disappointing, but like every year, I didn't expect them to do much.
Do you think that this trade was made because De Colo was showing some discontent at not playing much?
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