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Never mind. Apparently he just signed with the Nets.
Reports are saying that that the Kings are probably going to sign Andrea Bargnani. I know some people on this forum wanted the Spurs to sign him.
Never mind. Apparently he just signed with the Nets.
So we all agree that ceperez has no idea what a "no name school" is.
Dorell Wright or James Jones. Get one of those.
that guy.
lol
No name city. Their sports teams have been bad.
What about Glenn Rice jr for last wing roster spot? Shooter and a scorer, complete well the athletic Simmons, you won't find better potential for the last spot...
My gut tells me they are going to fill that spot with a veteran. Keep an eye out for Dorell Wright.
The correct thing to do will be to have a seasoned player to fill out that 14th spot.
We already have yougsters as 3rd PG and SG. A vet will make sense if either of them doesn´t pan out.
Hey, Lehigh won the 1977 Division II national football championship...how can you call the Lehigh Engineers No Name?
Spurs don't need an additional seasoned player. 4 players in the starting 5 have championship rings, some of them have multiple rings. 3 players in the 2nd string have championship rings, one of them with multiple rings.
So we another vet player to baby sit the 3 new rookies????
The Spurs need young players to learn from the vets when they retire.
I'm glad they have Marjanovic and Aldridge to learn from Duncan, McCallum to learn from Parker and Simmons to learn from Manu.
I also think they'll look for a veteran wing. Simmons and Anderson are prospects who aren't sure things when it comes to being rotation players...especially come playoff time. It'd be nice to have another experienced wing who we know could at least hold his own in case someone goes down with an injury.
Dorell Wright is the best guy available at this point IMO.
What about Fransisco Garcia?
Depending on his health, I could see the Spurs giving Delfino a shot.
There was already a report that the Spurs doctors were checking him out a few weeks ago. I can totally see them bringing him in since he would already have chemistry with Manu and I think they are good friends. Might be a PATFO thank you to Manu for coming back.
Plus the guy is a pro, can hit a shot and play team defense.
2 remaining spots: Landry Fields and Jeff Whitey please.
Definitely worth the look the Spurs are giving him. Unless his play has fallen off a cliff the two years he's been out, he should be a more than capable ball handler/distributor to take some of the burden off of Manu, filling in for him during back-to-backs. I'd prefer to see Simmons and Anderson absorb most of Belli's minutes but if they don't look like legitimate NBA players by midseason, we could have Delfino on the back-burner ready to contribute during the playoff run. His career 3pt% speaks for itself, if he's got a leg to stand on, bring him aboard.
I thought this was interesting from the CBA rules:
A team may have a maximum of 13 players on its active roster, and at least eight active players must suit up for every game. Any remaining players are placed in the Inactive List, and cannot play in games. Teams may have a maximum of two players on the Inactive List; this can drop to zero for up to two weeks at a time, and additional, temporary inactive positions may be added with league approval in hardship cases. The Inactive List can change up to 60 minutes before opening tip by informing the official scorer of the game. A player can be inactive for as little as one game. Players sent to the NBA Development League will continue to count on a team’s inactive list. While individual teams must carry a minimum of 13 (12 active plus one inactive) players, the NBA guarantees a league-wide average of at least 14 players per team.*
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So a team can have 13 players but only for up to 2 weeks. The normal minimum is 14 players. So I had been thinking that we could roll with the 13 we have and see what shakes out at the buyout so as to minimize any tax implications, but that is not the case. We have to sign a 14th player. I do not know what the rule is for 10 day contracts, so I assume we can't do the 10 day contract thing right off the bat.
I think we sign the 14th guy who likely won't ever see the light of day from the far end of the bench and this is who we roll with:
Parker / Mills / McCallum
Green / Manu / Simmons
Kawhi / K Anderson / R Williams
LMA / West
Duncan / Bobo / Bobi
Last edited by bluebellmaniac; 07-15-2015 at 01:38 AM. Reason: Realized we had our perfect 14th player already: R Williams. I think we stand pat unless someone unexpected draws us to 15 players.
Teams are allowed to carry 15 players thus, if needed, the PATFO can still bite the bullet as far as taxes go (which should be much since it would be pro-rated for only 3 months) & scavenge the buyout market even after signing the required 14th player. It would also seem logical to add a shooter to replace Marco thus I don't think the 14th roster spot would be a bench warmer such as Reggie Williams. Players that have been linked to the team in the past couple of days only support that thought.
I think there's a bar set that any signee would have to meet. It's not a high bar by any means, but they do have to have a higher upside than Reggie or be significantly better. Also, given that Reggie's contract is fully non-guaranteed, the replacement would really have to be worth it. The Luxury tax is no joke, and next year looks like we may have to write some IOUs, so I would think we would be highly reluctant to go over this year. Keeping a fully unguaranteed contract helps toward meeting that goal.
We are looking, but I would be surprised if we sign anyone else before the buyout deadline.
Well.... not sure if Landy Fields ever recovered from his injuries.2 remaining spots: Landry Fields and Jeff Whitey please.
There's an interview out there that he may be interested in playing for the Spurs.
It'll all depend on whether he has anything left in the tank.
I would say that as close to the tax as they are, the Spurs will stop at 14 players this year.2 remaining spots: Landry Fields and Jeff Whitey please.
If they do add a 15th, it will be late in the year, a la Baynes or Patty, when they came over. The tax/cap hit is very low for a late year contract.
I'm still guessing that the 15th man addition will be more like Boris Diaw actually. There are always interesting players that get bought out after the trade deadline every year. The Spurs, as an obvious championship hopeful, will be a pretty sexy choice for a bought out vet looking for a late season run at a ring. If nothing interesting comes out of that they can always do their usual 10-day contracts and D-League raiding to fill it out.
I don't think the Spurs will necessarily want multiple bought-out vets when it comes time for that. I can see them signing one more minimum contract to get to 14 and sitting on the last roster spot in case something interesting comes up.
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