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But I thought Aldridge was a diva and has ego problems
Awesome to have him back, love the kid and have so enjoyed watching him progress on the Spurs. Most definitely has become a great part of the Spurs story over the last 4 years.
Even though the Spurs made bigger moves this offseason, bringing back Danny was my favorite of the bunch. He's too important to let go and it's great both sides agreed to a fair deal.
Danny is easily one of my favorite Spurs and I'm happy we get more years of Wing Stop
Danny is one of my all time favorites. The only players I have ahead of him are Duncan, Kawhi, and Manu.With The Golden God gone, Danny just might be my new favorite player on the team....
I'm probably just echoing the crowd here, but I have MAD RESPECT for Danny. He easily could have taken his money and I wouldn't have had an issue with it at all. I've got a completely new sense of respect and support for DG, and I'm gonna be rooting like for him this year to ball out. Shooters are by nature streaky, but you can always count on DG to compete and play hard on defense, which is all you can ask. It also helps he's a pretty damn good defender.
This is was a true Spur sacrifice, and I really hope he is a Spur for life. Reading these articles about how hard he's worked to this point make me root for him more
But the money wasn't close tho..
The cherry on top of this free agency period is unloading Splitter's waste of a contract and saying good riddance. Splitter could have been so much more but he never really managed to grow a pair in cruch times. Happy to have DG and even Manu back because without them we would be pretty thin in the backcourt.
Was this interview posted yet?
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...h-danny-green/
Do we know what Detroit offered him?
When he verbally agreed, there were multiple tweets on Twitter saying he left at least 30 mill on the table.
Nothing has been reported as fact, yet, IIRC, but several Detroit newspapers said Green was their #1 or #2 choice(along with Demarre Carroll) and that Van Gundy had contacted him at 12:01..based on the money the Pistons have been throwing around the past 2 years + the cap space they had, I'm assuming it was at least 3 mil per year more IMO..
Carroll signed with the Raptors before he met with the Pistons IIRC, but I don't know if that was a financial reason(not sure if the Pistons were willing to give him a monster deal like the Raps did)..
No state income tax, deep knowledge of the current system, friends, not having to live in Detoilet, and a chance to ring again? I'd say it was worth it.
Part of me feels like Green didn't know how much money he was giving up. He was the first of the big-money wings to sign. Aminu got $30M/4, but the Spurs moved so fast, that Green apparently didn't even get to meet with other teams. Detroit seemed to be the most serious, and SVG said that Carroll's deal was well out of their price range. So they probably didn't really offer Green as much as other teams would have. I think the Spurs got closer to what Detroit offered rather than what Sacramento would have.
I mean, I could sleep well at night knowing I made $45 Million rather than $70 Million. And I hope Green has no regrets about deciding so quickly. But the Spurs deserve major props in locking Danny up so early. That's almost as impressive as them getting LMA, all things considered. Perhaps the Splitter trade was worth even more than most of us thought.
It's not surprising at all that he stayed IMO..look at how sad he was after the Clippers series', he probably took it harder than anybody, especially knowing that was probably his worst playoff series in a few years, too, doubt he wanted to end his Spurs' run like that..
I don't think Green has any delusion of wanting to be a star, as well(like many that took more money for a bigger role on a worse team), seems like he's happy with his role on a perennial contender..I expect he will finally break the 30 MPG barrier, this year, too, with Manu's age and Belinelli's departure..
There's a strong racial component in the NBA that makes most fans believe that every is looking for a payday, and some of that is true, considering most Black athletes grew up in a poor environment(although that's not nearly as true with today's generation of players), but like we saw with David West's decision, some guys are happy with compe ion at the highest level, and a few million doesn't make a difference to them in the long run..
The fact that he was recruited by Detroit cannot be underscored enough. If they threw like $7M/yr at Jodie Meeks I'm thinking Danny in the $15-16M range. Good on him for turning it down because a lot of pros wouldn't have. Love the commitment. Damn Spurs just make me happy.
Makes me think the Pistons were trying to cheap out a bit. I doubt they were offering $14 Million a year to Green."Had this been available to us before the draft, we would have done this deal," Van Gundy said. "Yes, we went and chased a couple of free agents — one, we backed out as the price went too steep. One just wanted to go back to where he was playing."
Very well said.
I love Danny's at ude and the compe ive fire that he brings on both ends every night. He's a perfect Spur and I'm really glad that we got him back. Hearing him talk about letting down Tim and Manu was rough (showed great character though), so I'm happy he gets a chance for redemption this season.
I love this man tbh. He's cool as . Need to get his jersey tbh
This. Duncan will always be setting the tone for the players.
That being said, Green is such a badass. He's got a certain moxie this team has needed for awhile, and he seems to respond well to Pop's tough love.
From that interview with SAEN:
DG: “We talked on the phone up until the date. Pop told me to let them know what was happening (with other teams), what was going on before I make any decisions. I told him I would, and we kept in contact. Detroit came in and Toronto came in, and I told Pop. They (the Spurs) told me they might have some space. They’re not to to be able to give what other guys are going to offer, but they could come close. I said if you guys can get close, I’m coming back. It’s simple as that.”
So yeah, it sounds like other teams weren't willing to give Green the same type of money that guys like Carroll and Matthews got...at least not the ones he talked to at first. I actually remember seeing a tweet during the start of FA about GMs around the league being pretty split on whether Green was really deserving a big deal like that.
Regardless, thrilled to have him back. Like a few others here, I was always pretty confident he'd return. It probably would've taken someone throwing $15+ million/year at him for him to leave, and I don't think there were teams out there willing to do that.
Full Q&A with LDN: http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...h-danny-green/
I hope not. Pop is a better coach when he has a whipping boy. I don't think it's a coincidence that Pop has been at his best back when he had TP to yell at and now that he has DG.Jeff McDonald_SAEN @JMcDonald_SAEN
Danny Green, on Pop's FA pitch to him: “He said, 'I promise I’ll be nicer this time.' I probably don’t believe him."
DG and TP are unique in that they just play better when Pop yells at them. About 99% of players would either curl up in a ball (RJ), play too hard (Bowen), roll their eyes(TD) or ignore him (Manu), tbh.
Hopefully Aldridge isn't in the RJ category..
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