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How do they finalize it without amnestying Boozer? Weird.
Much less than he could have gotten from the Lakers, much more than the Spurs could offer.
How do they finalize it without amnestying Boozer? Weird.
i guess they're just hammering out an agreement, and not necessarily signing/submitting it to the league
They can finalize it amongst parties, but it has to he approved by the league office to make it official. Amnestying Boozer will have to be submitted first I presume.
Ah. Thanks, guys.
That's funny right there.
Seeing that 3-YR, $22M number makes me feel better. Spurs just couldn't and weren't going to match that kind of contract right now.
Still would've been fun to see, though. I've wanted Gasol on the Spurs since his Memphis days.
Mel... If the Spurs wanted to, could they have signed Pau to 7M a year before agreeing to terms with Diaw. Then, used bird rights to sign Diaw to 2 years/18M? Maybe the Spurs didn't want to go three years with Gasol.
No, unfortunately the Spurs could not. Because of Boris's cap hold & Mills, in order to have the cap space to sign Pau above MLE level money they would have to renounce Boris Diaw thus losing his Bird Rights. That means Boris could only re-sign for the remaining cap space after Gasol's deal (very little ) or with an exception (very small contract).
That's too bad. Thanks for the explanation.
Gasol is a good played, but we put Boris on Gasol and he pretty much shut him down on defense. That was two years ago when we played LA in the regular season and playoffs. I just think Gasol would be a nice luxury but Boris was a necessity.
Nice clarification.
Watching Pau Gasol go berserk in the FIBA World Cup makes me disappointed that we couldn't get him. Can you imagine how amazing this offseason would've been if we had signed Gasol and Ray Allen instead of Matt Bonner and Austin Daye?
Still glad he went elsewhere. The Spurs would destroy Spain.
This thread should be permanently pinned.
92 more pages than the championship winners thread
Who the is a Wigan fan?
Be glad that Pau is smart enough to shun Scott Brooks but dumb enough to shun Pop too.
Anyway, Cleveland will eliminates Chicago in the playoffs.
he preferred the Spurs to any other MLE team, but Chicago offered more money as well as a bigger role. I wouldn't call that "shunning" Pop
He'll be one of the bigmen who'll start chucking 3s next season. One of many who'll try.
I really don't think the Spurs put much effort into acquiring Pau tbh. The Bulls needed a big FA signing and put more effort into signing him. Spurs would have had Pau if they made a move to sign him. I am sure they expressed interest in signing him but Pau is worth more than the MLE, so he signed with the Bulls and probably has an easier path to the Finals with the only obstacle being the Cavs and Roses knees.
What do you mean more effort? Like sending an escort or something?
Well you just disproved your own point. He took the offer that was bigger than the best offer the Spurs could give him. He was never coming to the Spurs.
LOL. The Bulls met with Pau in LA, not sure if the Spurs did but that's what I mean't.
I think he wanted a bigger role, maybe the Spurs couldn't promise that and on top of it the Bulls offered more money, who knows. Hopefully he isn't the second coming of Boozer and actually plays like a beast for the Bulls.Well you just disproved your own point. He took the offer that was bigger than the best offer the Spurs could give him. He was never coming to the Spurs.
I'm sure he'll play like a beast for the Bulls.
He has a bigger role there, easier path to the finals and on top of that got better money than the Spurs could offer. It was a no-brainer for him.
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