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I'm pretty interested in seeing him play for Bud, and seeing how different the team looks with him.
Are these quotes in quotes because they came from Pop, or is it just intended to sound like Pop? Don't mean to sound tin-foil hattish, since I'm just playing devil's advocate, but dude could easily fail a physical.
I'm pretty interested in seeing him play for Bud, and seeing how different the team looks with him.
smart move
Now we get to see what comes back from this trade. A pick several years from now, that sort of thing.
I hate the Splitter salary dump. But if it turns out to somehow get Tavares, now that they've officially pulled off Aldridge, while holding on to Green, Diaw, Mills. I just might have to hold off my switch to full on Timberwolves/Warriors fan.
Isn't it a very odd coincidence that within a day of trading Splitter to the Hawks, Tavares signs a deal that is one half of his current pending deal of $3m?
Why take $1.5m when some other guy is offering $3m? Something happened that convinced Tavares that he had to take a once in a lifetime opportunity.
He could have joined the Hawks at his leisure. That is taken $3m to get ready and join Hawks later, but some situation tells him to take half off and join.
Very curious indeed!
Let's see on July 9th what the deal really is.
Just a few days! Tavares would be a bigger deal than Aldridge, imo.
Tavares/Anderson/Ljc/Green/Kawhi with Aldridge, what's left of the big 3, Diaw and Mills. That would be the most stacked Spurs roster of all time. I hate losing Splitter, but if that's the result. Good God!
wouldn't we have heard something about it by now? or would that have violated the rules if your scenario was premeditated?
Tavares is 2014 second round pick. Deal could be that Spurs acquire 2014 second round pick for trading Splitter. Deal could be that Spurs instructed Hawks to sign up for a mere $1.5m rather than the $3m European teams offered.
Why would Tavares take 1/2 the salary to go to the Hawks knowing that Hawks have like 3 other centers? Horford, Splitter, Brand.
With Antic leaving the Hawks, there was enough incentive to get Splitter. Surely Spurs got something out of the deal.
Splitter shouldn't report to the Hawks and just continue playing for the Spurs. That way, he still gets paid by Atlanta and can back up Timmy off the bench here! Win win for both sides.
Yes,
It just won't be Tavares.
I mean, c'mon, the Hawks needed a back up center with Antic leaving. They got a world champion starting center... WTF... nothing in exchange?
The Spurs will get something back.
Just not Tavares.
Seriously, dude, what the is wrong with you?
Where did you find this precise info about the contract? All I can see is "multi-year contract".
IDK why. But it's total speculation. If that was the plan, I would think we would have heard about it from at least one more source besides Spurstalk.
Thinking we still might get WT since when they announced the trade they said no active Hawks player envolved in trade. But at that point he wasn't signed nor were they talks of signing him so I am holding out.
Read they want Horford @ PF this year..and wasnt there talk of brand retiring too? I think they keep WT
It is the timing of it all (one day of announcing Splitter trade) and the fact that Tavares took a 50% pay cut.
If Horford wants to be @PF this year, then where does Milsap go?
He has already agreed to play SF.
Bigger deal than Aldridge?
Just coincidence, probably. Lots of things happened at relatively the same time within 24-48 hours of them being ALLOWED to happen wrt the rules.
Looks like the drama here is *not* over! Tavares still in play!
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