Assuming Tim and Manu retires next season..The team next year?

[Johnny RIngo]

No more Timmy and Manu to carry the team? Declining Tony running the show? Ugh.

[TheGreatYacht]

Tiago Splitter
Boris Diaw
Shawn Marion Jr
Danny Green
Tony Parker

tbh.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Tbh the choice becomes Tiago and Marc Gasol

You think the Spurs pay tiago 8.5mil to come off the bench?

They'd just trade him off for nothing / small asset / give up a small asset.

DG way better than trying to make Gasol and Splitter work on O.

Parker- Green- Kawhi- Diaw- Gasol
Mills- ??(Beli for min?) - Anderson- J. Green - Baynes

Still a threat

Why???

Have you watched Gasol Lately. Most of his shots are jumpshots. He plays away from the rim mostly while Zac occupies the post. Gasol's game is very similar to Duncan's at this point. And Duncan and Splitter work just fine on both ends of the court.

But Memphis has more cap space than the Spurs do next year. They will sign Gasol to the max. The only way he leaves is if he feels he can't win in Memphis. But Gasol seems like a loyal guy, so yeah, considering how well the Grizz's are playing this year, I don't see him leaving next year.

Spurs best bet is to sign Paul Millsap. Bud has shown that Millsap fits perfectly in the Spurs system at PF.

[cd021]

If we only have 7 players, you're forgetting 5 roster cap holds of $550,000 each, totalling $2.75m, giving us closer to the $15m I mentioned.

Also, Cap smoothing isn't as easy as it sounds considering it would be going against the CBA.

Lowe mentioned that they were working with the PA on smoothing. I did forget about the roster holds. You're right then, in the sense that its an either or scenerio with Gasol and Green. Of course Gasol is highly unlikely to turn down $100 million at the age of 30 (regardless of how few miles he has on his body). Personally, I'd like our chances better if the Grizzlies lost in the first round and we go back to the conference finals or the NBA Finals for 4th or 3rd straight time.

I've been saying that I'd want the Spurs to pursue Paul Milsap but Atlanta has been playing great ball and it probably makes it more likely that he would resign. ATL has much more money to spend this off season than we do. Even if they give him a deal starting at $ 12 million they'd only have $56 million to 12 players and a pick in the teens or ,possibly, the lottery because of a pick swap with Brooklyn.

Enes Kantor would be an a pretty good option, If the Spurs strike out on some of the bigger named big men. He's been good and will only be 23 by this summer. 14 ppg and 7.5 rpg in 27 mpg. He has yet to really get significant playing time so its hard to say how good he could become. He backed up Milsap his first two seasons and has had to split time with Marvin Williams and Golbert over the past two seasons.

Golbert has been playing really well, and may the Jazz let him walk instead of potentially having to pay 3 big men in 2 years.

[outmap]

I'd take a gamble on Monroe if Gasol/Aldridge don't pan out. He's gonna be cheaper too, around 50M/4year. If not, there's also Amir Johnson, even cheaper at 8M/annually.

[DPG21920]

Ugh, I hope the Spurs don't go for Monroe. I really don't want Gasol/LA if Duncan/Manu retire. I'd rather them go younger. Gasol and LA would keep the Spurs very compe ive for 3-4 more years, but the magic probably won't be there like it was with the big 3 and I'd rather just really push for the future.

I wouldn't be mad watching a solid playoff team with Gasol/Splitter/Green/Kawhi/TP, but my personal preference is to go young.

[apalisoc_9]

going young is basically wasting Tiago and Tony's contract.

Just push hard for the next 3 years and then rebuild when Tony and Tiago are done, IMO.

[DPG21920]

going young is basically wasting Tiago and Tony's contract.

Just push hard for the next 3 years and then rebuild when Tony and Tiago are done, IMO.

I'm not saying go "young" like crappy. I mean, just younger players than Gasol/LA. Spurs with TP/Danny/Kawhi/Boris/Tiago could be a playoff team. If they add quality players they can still be a playoff team. I just prefer those players to be a bit younger than Gasol.

Perhaps the difference in Gasol vs a young player is WCF vs 1st round, but who knows.

[ElNono]

I don't like Aldrige at all... I don't think the Spurs could contend with him as the PF...

It's just going to be extremely tough when TD hangs em up