Splitter Traded to Hawks

[ChumpDumper]

Looks like the drama here is *not* over! Tavares still in play!

Link?

Here's mine:

Edy Tavares will play for the Hawks’ entry in the Las Vegas Summer League after agreeing to a contract last week. The 7-foot-3 center was a second-round pick of the Hawks last year and played in Spain.

The Hawks announced their roster Monday.

http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/baske...ue-rost/nmsQJ/

If you have something else, I'd be glad to read it.

[BillMc]

Looks like the drama here is *not* over! Tavares still in play!

Do we know that Tavares is the point of contention? Or is it speculation on our parts?

[ceperez]

Do we know that Tavares is the point of contention? Or is it speculation on our parts?

Rumor is there is a hicup with the deal in that Spurs are expecting something back. Tavares is pure speculation.

[dgspursforlife]

Yeah I hope we get him but I don't think we even have the cap space to take him back, do we?
Chinook? I thought we needed to trade splitter for cap space and get some picks or rights to players. So since they signed Tavares we probably won't get him.
Have I understood this correctly?

[ChumpDumper]

Rumor is there is a hicup with the deal in that Spurs are expecting something back. Tavares is pure speculation.

Rumor from where?

[BillMc]

Rumor is there is a hicup with the deal in that Spurs are expecting something back. Tavares is pure speculation.

Thanks!

[DPG21920]

Spurs do have the cap space if Tim takes a certain amount, but that's not known.

[NASpurs]

Rumor from where?

Apparently Chris Broussard said on Sportscenter there's a hangup in the Splitter deal with Atlanta.

[dgspursforlife]

Ah ok thanks DPG

[NASpurs]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...=1#post8103043

Everything else is just speculation though.

[Aztecfan03]

Rumor from where?

supposedly Broussard on espn last night.

[Rev Hill]

If true, hopefully hang-up just means "another component (player)" vs. there is a problem with the deal in it's entirety.

[DPG21920]

Anyone thinking SA after landing LMA/West/Manu/DG/Kawhi would let the deal fall through is absolutely messed up in the head.

[BillMc]

Anyone thinking SA after landing LMA/West/Manu/DG/Kawhi would let the deal fall through is absolutely messed up in the head.

Agree. But that is the very reason Bud has all the leverage. It means more to the Spurs than Atlanta.

[cd98]

Agree. But that is the very reason Bud has all the leverage. It means more to the Spurs than Atlanta.

True, but Splitter would be big for Atlanta, even for a 1st rounder.

[Chinook]

Yeah I hope we get him but I don't think we even have the cap space to take him back, do we?
Chinook? I thought we needed to trade splitter for cap space and get some picks or rights to players. So since they signed Tavares we probably won't get him.
Have I understood this correctly?

They can't trade him until 30 days after signing him. So yeah, he's probably not going to be a Spur. The team still has room for to add him for a deal starting at the min. So they can still sign him. Or Tim/Aldridge could take a little less (like $200k each) to make it happen. But probably not.

[ChumpDumper]

Apparently Chris Broussard said on Sportscenter there's a hangup in the Splitter deal with Atlanta.

No videos with that as a subject on ESPN....

[TheGoldStandard]

They can't trade him until 30 days after signing him. So yeah, he's probably not going to be a Spur. The team still has room for to add him for a deal starting at the min. So they can still sign him. Or Tim/Aldridge could take a little less (like $200k each) to make it happen. But probably not.

I'm thinking Muscala is more likely than Tavares

[ceperez]

True, but Splitter would be big for Atlanta, even for a 1st rounder.

Atlanta lost Antic... so it is like replacing their 2nd string center with a 1st string championship center. That's a sweat deal, considering Splitter is under $10m per.

[NASpurs]

No videos with that as a subject on ESPN....

Yeah I'm skeptical too but it's not like ESPN puts videos online of every segment of Sportscenter. I don't know, take it up with BatManu20

[Chinook]

I'm thinking Muscala is more likely than Tavares

I'd rather have a pick. I actually don't dislike him, but the Spurs better not be stashing their picks only to use a million in cap space on that guy.

[TheGoldStandard]

I'd rather have a pick. I actually don't dislike him, but the Spurs better not be stashing their picks only to use a million in cap space on that guy.

True, I still don't understand Mulitinov being their stash

[DPG21920]

I'd rather have a pick. I actually don't dislike him, but the Spurs better not be stashing their picks only to use a million in cap space on that guy.

I'm so confused with you. That guy is wayyyyyyyyyyy better than whom they could have gotten with their picks this year IMO. By getting Muscala, that effectively turned out to be their 1st rounder this year instead of stashing and getting someone that I believe already posted an PER of 18+ last year in his first or 2nd season.

[Fireball]

if Bud s this up, CIA Pop will haunt him for the rest of his life

[DPG21920]

Dudes, there is literally no chance of the trade not going through. None. The only way that would even be possible is if SA knew they could immediately do another trade in the same mold.

But let's say the cap jumps like we think and Tim takes 4M instead of 6 - that would leave enough room to land a player like the one's discussed.