No idea. Spurs could always give him a two year min deal, player option after year 1 and then a wink wink to sign him to a one year, say $8 mil deal next summer when the cap goes up by $20 mil.
There's probably some CBA prohibition against something like that though.
The CBA only prohibits multi-year contracts with a sharp increase from year to year in its terms. If he signs a one year deal at the minimum, then signs another next summer at say $8M, that's legal.
I could have sworn he's mentioned this upcoming year would be his last, though.
He may do it if that's what is needed for the team to get West.
They "have an agreement in place" is what I read.
They can keep Williams if they want to. He has a minimum contract, so they can just cut him and then re-sign him to the exact same deal and use that cap space.
LJC has a hold for 100 percent of the rookie scale for his slot in the 2013 draft. He isn't a min guy.
And don't act like it doesn't matter, seeing as we just saw the Spurs stash their pick to save almost the same amount of money.
Plans change, perhaps.
They could definitely use another guy bigger than 6'8" to lean on some of the true centers like Gasol, Howard etc.
And people should stop using the $6 Million figure for Duncan. That was based on a rumor based on speculation. We have no idea what Tim is willing to play for and what the team is planning on doing to accommodate that. What seems clear to me, though, is that they're planning on holding onto Cory in hopes of securing a sign-and-trade in the first least. They seem willing to renounce Tim, so they can wait for a quite a while, or perhaps convince Cory to take the room exception if Manu doesn't come back. I imagine there'd be a couple of teams interested in Cory and willing to give a small asset to secure him.
I would imagine Cory is the only semi-realistic Manu replacement on the market, though, tbh..
Obviously nowhere near the playmaker, but they're going to need a combo guard(which Joseph could be, physically) if Manu is out..
I wouldn't mind him
He is a smart player, great size for a PG and he is a good shooter. Feel that he never had fair chance in the NBA.
I would be floored if Duncan took like 3M to play.
When did his last contract end?
Think Alan Anderson would play for the minimum? I'd prefer Ellington, but Anderson wouldn't be terrible IMO.
Yeah, I think they'd wanna keep him. If Manu's done, they probably already offered Cory the room exception (which is pretty much the same as his QO), probably with an option to return to free agency next off-season, when the Spurs would still have his full Bird rights. But there is upside in my opinion to offering a five-year deal starting at $5 Million. Would give him plenty of time to grow into his game and eventually take over for Parker in three years.
Along those lines, the roster is shaping up for the Spurs to actually bring over their first-rounder this season. They have a need for spot minutes at the five, even though they'll almost certainly secure a vet to lock down that spot. I don't see Cady taken that role but Milutinov might.
I agree, I saw his name on the list a few hours ago, wouldn't mind him, at all..
I think he's playing at the vet min right now for Brooklyn or was rather.. I think we could talk him into a deal for vet min for 1 season and then reup if he fit in at a better deal. Alan and Ellington are both ideal because they were consummate pros in Brooklyn and LA and we all know how much of a fest that was..
Last contract? In France? I don't know if it's even over yet.
Doubt it. Anderson had a really good year last year, to the point that he opted out of his deal with the Nets. Maybe he just wanted to be on a different team, but he strikes me as a room-exception guy more than a min guy.
Let's hope he just didn't want to deal with the ty nets
We'd have to be a strong player for the buy out market now too
If not there is no hold.
This is true. Maybe just fill up with young scrubs in the meantime.
I agree that we don't know what Tim is going to play for, but they can hardly renounce him. That would really limit their options. They can take their time a bit this week to work on the remaining pieces.
Probably should start putting together that list.
Imagine the scowls if the Spurs could sign West and Perkins to minimum contracts for the bench.
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