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Hey Spurstalk I don't post a ton here, but do like to lurk. Anyway I saw today that the Pelicans have put Ryan Anderson on the trade block, but I haven't seen anyone comment on that here and wanted to see other posters thoughts on the matter. Now if the Spurs were to trade for him it would have to be some kind of trade centered around Danny Green, who I believe the Spurs cannot even trade for another month.
I will admit I've never been a Green fan, despite the fact I recognize his value on the defensive end and on offense when he is hot. His hot and cold streaks have been to much for me to ever jump fully on his bandwagon. Now, NOP already have Evans and Gordon on the wings so idk if they would even have any interest in Green, however before this extended slump I would've said Danny was our most valuable trade piece due to his lower salary relative to potential production. Green was also one of the most sought after free-agents this off-season as an elite 3nD player.
Now I'm not bent on the Spurs making a change this year and honestly I see the chances of any kind of trade at about 1%, but the time to do it would be now when as the offense is still a work in progress as opposed to after its come together. That said I've always liked RA and feel he would fit well with the Spurs. What would be most intriguing about him is he could start at small forward and Leonard could move to the shooting guard where he would thrive even more than the at the 3.
With Ryan Anderson the Spurs staring lineup would be enormous. Teams would be forced to guard Leonard with their own 2 guards which he would destroy each and everyone in the league. Leonard's improved ball handling, passing, and three point percentage makes the move a natural one, as I expect Leonard to handle more of the offense as the season progresses (we've already seen more of him in the pick'n roll over the last few games). RA can also play small-ball four in a very exciting potential lineup with Simmons at the 2 and Leonard back at the 3.
Just a few of my thoughts. Sorry about the post length I'm a long-winded son of a which is one of the reasons I don't post here too often. Anyways GSG.
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Ahh the other reason I don't post here nearly as often as I would like.
Trading him for Boris would be the only way to make the salary work, and we're not trading Boris Diaw to move laterally.
He's going to end up in Boston for Isaiah Thomas or Memphis for Jeff Green + a first.
Maybe Houston.
Green's $10 mil can't be traded for Anderson's 8.5? NOP could throw in some crap like Perkins that we could cut instantly. Danny could be part of a three team trade. I agree I wouldn't want to trade Boris. More a thought about trading high on Danny. And if we were to do so, which like I said about a 1% chance of that happening, Anderson is the type of player available to get in return.
Anderson isn't a SF, tbh.
Nor I would like to have it over LDN, tbh.
Not happening.
Danny >> Anderson. In a few weeks after LDN breaks out of his shooting slump, ST will be right back to sobbing his knob tbh.
Don't let a "lol" deter you. As you know, it can be much worse. I like your thread, although I don't really agree with your take. I do agree that there is about a 1% of a trade happening. I really like Anderson, too, but he is not really a SF and cannot provide the defense we need there. Really just the wrong piece for us at the wrong time. We just need Danny to regain his form. If we didn't have DWest, Anderson would be a much better fit. But ain't no way we are trading West after he came specifically to the Spurs on a big discount. Plus, salaries wouldn't work. Bottom line is, we are still trying to integrate new pieces; I doubt Pop wants to add another new piece to complicate the team-building process.
Great post. I was typing a similar response (hence my bias towards your post) and you hit the nails on their heads.
You relegated me to needless redundancy so now I'm stuck with simple praise in your direction in it's stead.
Kudos.
I'm just curious - this happens here all the time. There's a player who you think sucks, and the Spurs need to dump him. Why do you guys always think another team wants to trade a player that you do like for him?
Seriously, do you guys fantasize about someone trading you a new Escalade for your ty old Ford Focus? I just want to understand the thought process.
Isn't Anderson a huge playoff choker? A while back someone was talking about how terrible he was in the post season iirc.
Then don't make stupid threads like this.
Green has earned the benefit of the doubt at least for this season..If we die with him in the playoffs playing this way, only then i think PATFO will look to explore opportune deals in the summer..Nobody is untouchable on this Spurs roster bar Big 3 + Kawhi..even LMA hasn't earned his spurs in team hierarchy..
Yep glorified Matt Bonner
You think cats with a Ford Focus don't fantasize about finding better vehicles for nothing?
You don't get that thinking? You, as well as I (because I reckon you as a very cogent individual) know we live in the microwave era. Instant gratification.
That extends now to all areas of our psyche. Especially now with the internet...
I don't want to necessarily argue, but... come on.
A poster of your obvious insight should post more!!!
(Thanks)
I was more commenting on the person who "lol"ed me. If robdiaz had done it I would have taken it as a badge of honor. I guess I've always seen Anderson as more of a tweener PF/SF. Agree on the DWest point, Anderson would fit much better than West does, but as you said West might as well have a no-trade clause for this season. I was more thinking that if Simmons continues to perform well Anderson might be a more versatile offensive piece than Green. Though I certainly understand the defensive concerns. As I said just saw that he was available on the block today and as a player I always thought would fit in well here wanted to get some other opinions on the dude.
I understand and agree with your sentiment. But I could envision a scenario in which the Pelicans would be amenable to an Anderson-for-Green swap.
Anderson is an expiring contract, and the Pelicans are trying to trade him lest they lose him in free agency this summer for nothing. Acquiring Green, one of the better two-way guards in the league (when he's right) on a 3-year bargain deal would be a very tantalizing get.
If anything, the right question to ask isn't whether the Pelicans would be willing to do this, but if the Spurs would. And to that, I believe the answer is no.
I never said I thought Green sucked. In fact I said salary vs. potential production he was the Spurs most valuable trade piece before his recent slump. And as evidence by this off-season where I saw reports that multiple teams offered Green the same contract Wes Matthews got in Dallas it's clear other teams value the dude. I admitted I've never been a huge fan of his game, but I certainly recognize the value. This thread wasn't so much about trading Green as it was about Ryan Anderson who I had just seen was made available by NOP and Green was the only Spur (outside of Diaw) who would work salary wise. I certainly don't see RA as some great player, just a dude who's game (at least on offense) always looked like it would fit in great with the Spurs.
He doesn't make sense for us this season since he would be hard pressed for playing time with our loaded frontcourt. We are not going to trade Danny because we need all our wings at the moment. Manu is old of course, but we also have two younger and inexperienced wings that will have up and downs in their development this season. We need whatever wing depth we currently have.
R.Anderson is also being traded bc he's expected to earn a max level offer in the offseason. Unless we are going to center our bench around his scoring ability and have him as a 6th man he would not make sense for us.
Overall, he's a nice player, but I think he doesn't fit with our current team and might not be a guy to build around moving forward.
There are other teams that can use a player like him and will offer picks and better incentives for a trade like Boston or even Suns with Morris situation.
I love the guy. Plays defense and has a wicked stroke. I don't see how he would get time with 4 pfs on the roster. He would have to take diaws time as the others play center sporadically and that won't happen.. Got Boban needed development time too, it's just a logjam right now for bigs. Unless he could play sf, I don't see it happening. Yes a spurs type of guy though.
Rook poster bringing the goods. Bold this man.
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