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Would be funny to see Neal and Beli scrambling to close out the opponents shooting 3.
Possible Prospects for next year?
Daye, Ayres, Marco, Matt, Danny are all UFA next year.
- Danny is obviously Priority here. He will be Resigned, IMO. Ayres, Daye will not be resigned..Matt will probably retire and pursue something different..His 1 year deal has retirement written all over it..Not to mention he will be 35 next year. Marco is a huge question mark, but I'm guessing they'd bring him back next year.
Kawhi and Joseph are both RFA
-Kawhi is getting the max and will surely be back. Pop loves him. He loves playing here..Joseph is a question mark, but I'm assuming he's out next year..Not that the spurs doesn't like him, but he probably will look for a bigger role and ask the organization not match.
Parker, Mills, Diaw, Splitter, Anderson have contracts that go beyond 2015-2016
Draft Rights
Hanga, Livio-Charles, Bertans
- If I'd have to pick a player that has a legit chance of making the team next year, It's Bertans..but the spurs will most likely not bring any of them. tbh, they look underwhelming in Euro ball.
That leaves.
Kawhi
Danny
Tiago
Marco
Patty
Tony
Boris
Baynes
- As you can see every position have holes to fill..The spurs biggest holes next year are both the SF and PF-C position though.
Here are the list for UFA's next year..
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11...ents-2015-2016
If they are going to sign someone big, it's most likely going to be PF-C. The SG and PG positions don't have big names that are UFA next year..Dragix though is most likely going to opt out but with Parker and Mills in the team, it's unlikely the spurs sign him.
Some Name I like smaller-Mid deals..
PF-C
Amir Johnson
Nick collison
- Tbh, Amir is a top 5 favorite player of mine in the league..
PG-SG
Gary Neal
Marcus Thornton
- With the current team, the spurs will probably look for a 3rd player of the bench PG and 2nd unit SG to replace Danny and add another playmaker/scorer..Neal would be a great spark of the bench. Thornton will probably be cheap too. The others in the list are all 2 unit PG's that won't accept being a 3rd string PG and guys like Williams will be too expensive.
SF-SG
-Xavier Henry
-Mba a Moute
-Rasul Butler
- Sadly, Butler is probably the biggest non star SF name out there...But he might demand money.
That leaves big players like
Millsap
Aldrige
Gasol
It's hard for me to imagine the spurs being able to sign these players, even with the max..
They most likely going to end up signing a Darrel Arthur kinda player...Or just sign someone super xheap and wait for season 2016-2017
Would be funny to see Neal and Beli scrambling to close out the opponents shooting 3.
We are going after Gasol hard I think.
Tank for Jaylen Brown
Bonner will never ing leave.
If the Spurs somehow get back on track and win the championship then Manu and Tim would have to return right? Do they pass on the chance of a 3-peat? Lets hope for that scenario.
That's the only reason they would return.. I would say almost only reason..
Obviously the OP thinks as long as Kawhi is playing, should be endless rings.
I noticed the other day that Paul Millsap has almost the exact same offensive and defensive rating as Kawhi on www.basketball-reference.com: http://www.basketball-reference.com/...3=&p4=&p5=&p6=
Leonard and Millsap on the floor together would be an incredibly versatile duo. But he'll probably want a near max deal, and he seems to like playing in Atlanta. Same with Draymond Green, plus he's a restricted FA.
I think guys like Jonas Jerebko and Brandan Wright are more likely.
Tim and Manu look great, so I wouldn't be surprised if they hang around a little longer regardless of whether the Spurs repeat or not. Tim in particular looks like he could go another 2 years.
If they do retire, they go hard after Gasol but its unlikely he leaves. More likely is that Spurs bring over their stashed players to see what they have. Daye and Ayers should give way to Bertans, JCL at a minimum. Frankly, on a Manu/TD less team I'm less inclined to give Danny big money to stay, even though he's been great for the Spurs.
Taking stock, the Spurs will have a solid PG rotation, production at the SF, and good depth at the center position. I've really enjoyed Cojo this year and Mills is a stud, but either can be traded for late picks without losing depth at the PG.
A fringe playoff team tbh.
Get rid of Ayers, Daye and nelli, bring JM Green, find a top center/pf (Fatsol?), a good defensive/offense sg to replace manu and the spurs will be ready to threepeat.
I say swing for the fences and try for Gasol.
If you can't fall back on Monroe.
Then Amir or Millsap
Convince Danny to wait until the cap space is spent, Kawhi too.
Then resign them.
Grab someone amazing with the 20th~ pick.
Get into playoff position
Sign Tim Duncan at the deadline
Win win win
I think one of the Euro players gets a roster spot and I'm interested to see who they draft.
Good hard for Gasol. If he wants to sign, be willing to let Danny walk to get the space for him
Keep an eye on Al Jefferson. A big man who can share the court with Splitter.
I'm kind of expecting the Spurs to run it back for the most part without TD & Manu. Hard to see players like Marc and Milsap leaving. If Love does leave Cleveland the L.O.Ls are probably the best bet. L.A. isn't leaving Portland. Hibbert may opt out but doesn't fit unless we move Splitter to the bench and find a starting 4 that can defend and space the floor.
I could see the Spurs making a run at Enes Kantor will only be 23 and has been productive in a fairly limited role since being taken 3rd in the draft. Golbert has been playing well and it would be interesting to see how high of an offer they will be willing to match.
PG-Parker/Mills/Cojo
SG-Green-FA/Belinelli/ 1st round pick
SF-Leonard/ Anderson
PF-Diaw/ Kantor/LJC
C-Splitter/Baynes
Maybe Bertans will come over as well.
Depends on how high the cap will be. Its probably going to be at least $66 million. Zach Lowe mentioned that several GMs think it will reach $70+ million. If it hits $68.5 then the Spurs could fit Gasol and then use bird rights for Leonard and Green. We could bring over LJC and use our 1st rounder to fill two roster spots on the cheap ($1.8 million combined). That would give us like 10 players for around $80 million.
No way Leonard doesn't get max.
We have Danny's bird rights we can go over the cap for him. We wouldn't have to let him walk
Only on defense. They'd be a TERRIBLE offensive combo. They occupy the same space. No spacing. Every team would pack the paint which would make Parker ineffective
Do you not understand cap holds? We can go over the cap for Leonard. Him getting the max is completely irrelevant as it doesn't change his cap hold.
I didn't read his post thoroughly...
I hope they don't retire, the old big 3 + elite Kawhi + great depth will remain a top 2 team in the league, but Gasol imagining himself slotting right in as a fantastic fit, upgrading tbh Timmy and the Spurs still a top 1 or 2 team for the le but now with Gasol as the centerpiece (why shouldn't they be? Manu might even take an extra year!) must be an appealing sell even if if he loves Memphis and every team in the league with money will come begging.
Before his injury, I thought Brook Lopez could be in play. Although, he has a player option for next year at 16M, with the state of the Nets he may be looking to move on especially if Williams is traded. He's still young and able to fetch a decent long term deal to offset the guaranteed money. Not sure how serious his injury is though.
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