Plan B- Shawn Marion

[beirmeistr]

Didn't Boris play with Marion before? Maybe he can talk him into joining the Spurs.

[Taking it to the Hole]

It will take at least most if not all the MLE. He is worth it, IMO.

Marion would be great if he could stay healthy but he has a tendency to get hurt. Spending the full MLE on an aging veteran with plaguing injuries worries me. I see him worth half of the MLE but to give him the full MLE seems to be overkill.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Well, looks like the Spurs may get Marion. Would be a great signing and push the advantage clearly to the Spurs. Him nuetralizing Durant is why the Mavs had success against OKC of late.

[beirmeistr]

Come on, Pop, throw your 5 rings on the table

[montgod]

I read Marion wasn't too happy with Dallas cause he wants to continue to start and not be a backup. If he has that mindset, he wouldn't fit in with Spurs....or probably any where at his age.

[21209]

Another pipe dream.

He'll go where he has a chance to start.

[montgod]

Another pipe dream.

He'll go where he has a chance to start.

What team could he start?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

We should go get Raja and Barbosa as well.

[21209]

What team could he start?

Nets, Lakers and Hawks are three I can think of.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Nets, Lakers and Hawks are three I can think of.

But he specifically said he wanted to go to a contender, not pretenders.

[21209]

The Nets and Hawks are contenders-in the the wide open East

Even with the Lakers, they almost always find a way to get back into the playoff hunt with a surprising acquisition.

[BatManu20]

I would normally say no more old farts but Marion would be the exception. He doesn't play like he's 36. And with his minutes managed he could be a solid contributor. Good defender, can hit the corner 3, even with that hideous shot, is scrappy, and an underrated passer. Hope we find a way to sign him.

I'm sure we all remember what he did to us in game 2:

[Malik Hairston]

I wouldn't mind the signing, Spurs could use some defensive depth at the 3/4 hybrid position, but Marion was awful last year, he looks almost finished, tbh..

Below average offensive player and average defensive player, at this point..

I keep hearing that Marion is still a good defender, but all of his defensive metrics from last year were average/below average..

Spurs have 2 great perimeter defenders and the rest are average or worse, so they could use another perimeter defender, maybe Marion would look better on defense in a reduced role..

[moisaenz]

I wouldn't mind the signing, Spurs could use some defensive depth at the 3/4 hybrid position, but Marion was awful last year, he looks almost finished, tbh..

Below average offensive player and average defensive player, at this point..

I keep hearing that Marion is still a good defender, but all of his defensive metrics from last year were average/below average..

Spurs have 2 great perimeter defenders and the rest are average or worse, so they could use another perimeter defender, maybe Marion would look better on defense in a reduced role..

Well, Marion would not be the guy guarding the main perimeter offensive guy on the other team, that would be either Kawhi or Green.

[letmk]

I would love to see Marion backing up Kawhi. And he can play small ball 4 as well.

[DAF86]

If we're going to get a dude that can't shoot I would rather sign a young generic 6'7''/6'8'' athletic SF that has at least a chance at developing.

[davi78239]

If we can get Marion, I'd be really satisfied with the off season.

[BatManu20]

If we're going to get a dude that can't shoot I would rather sign a young generic 6'7''/6'8'' athletic SF that has at least a chance at developing.

Shot 36% from 3 last season and that number would likely go up in our system. Marion will never be considered a great shooter but he's certainly a serviceable shooter at this point in his career.

[Sean Cagney]

If we can get Marion, I'd be really satisfied with the off season.

Besides this thread and what this guy says is this even rumored right now? If not I would not count on getting Marion, even then it's a long shot.

[Richie]

If we're going to get a dude that can't shoot I would rather sign a young generic 6'7''/6'8'' athletic SF that has at least a chance at developing.

Yeah he's not a great shooter, but some of his stats can be a little deceiving. He has a number of bad season averages when he hasn't taken many shots, if you look at just seasons when he averaged more than one 3PA/Game, he's shot 35% which is just about serviceable. He's also coming off a 36% season, so we're not talking Tony Allen levels of bad here.