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I'm not a fan of any scenario that involves giving the best transition defender in the league to another team.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — This just in: The Spurs are interested in making a run at the hottest free agent on the market this summer. This is not exactly breaking news. In fact, it sounds like old news.
The Spurs, after all, made a successful pitch to LaMarcus Aldridge last July.
This year's target would be Kevin Durant, who for now is playing for Oklahoma City and against the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals.
No doubt discussions have already begun among the Spurs' brain trust about the salary cap machinations that must be made to make Durant — or any other high-profile free agent — a maximum contract offer. Durant didn't do much to quell the KD-to-Spurs rumor swirl before the start of the series, when he unleashed an unprompted ode to Gregg Popovich
(This is the part where we remind everyone all of the below is based on a hypothetical — IF and only IF Durant decides to leave OKC after his contract expires this summer).
Now that we've cleared that up ...
Here are the basics of the math involved for the Spurs: The team is committed to about $73.6 million in guaranteed salary next year, due seven players (Aldridge, Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker, Danny Green, Boris Diaw, Patty Mills and Kyle Anderson). The salary cap is projected to skyrocket to around $92 million by some estimation, which works in the Spurs' favor here. A max contract for a player of Durant's tenure (nine seasons) could earn a maximum of $27.6 million next season based on that cap figure.
A bit of subtraction reveals the gulf the Spurs must cross. They will need to find about $9.2 million additional cap space to make a credible offer to Durant. It can be done, though the task gets more complicated if any of Tim Duncan ($5.5 million), Manu Ginobili ($2.9 million) or David West ($1.55 million) opt to exercise player options for next season. Jonathon Simmons has a team option for a little more than $874,000.
Assuming Duncan and Ginobili retire — or opt out and re-sign on veteran minimum deals that won't count against the Spurs' cap space– $9.2 million seems to be the number the Spurs are working with in this scenario.
There are two obvious avenues for getting there, though the Spurs' resident geniuses in the front office likely have plotted some that are less obvious. If the Spurs could find a trade partner to absorb Danny Green's $10 million next season (and two more seasons after that), it would appear to do the trick without gutting the rest of the roster. The Spurs might also explore dealing the combination of Boris Diaw (due $6.5 million next season) and Patty Mills (due $3.5 million) to arrive at the same savings.
It is far too early for Spurs fans to line up to buy No. 35 jerseys in silver and black. The salary cap gymnastics required for the Spurs to make that dream scenario happen, however, are less complicated than one might think.
I'm not a fan of any scenario that involves giving the best transition defender in the league to another team.
Joking, right? We'd all trade Danny Green for Durrant in half a second.
I'd much rather keep Green while adding Durant tbh.
definitely. I mean green, diaw, and mills are all good players but imo if the Spurs legit have an opportunity to put KD/KL/LMA on the same team you do it and worry about everything else later.
i'd rather get lebron james while keeping green and adding durant tbh
Can we trade Porker for Steph Curry as well? Maybe throw in Bonner as a sweetener to get Raymond.
I'd rather move Tony than Danny, tbh. Or even better, reconstruct Tony's contract. Instead of paying him 15 mil per year the next two years. Pay him 8 per year for the next 4, or something like that. Didn't we do this with Jefferson?
lmao guys... its incredibly obvious that it would be more beneficial to move tony than to move green. tony gets paid more, does less, and is declining. this isn't groundbreaking stuff...
the issue is that moving parker would be incredibly difficult for those exact reasons
Dominos would be such a coward if he joins the best franchise in the NBA, tbh
Forever a loser, wants to be treated like a superstar..
Was gonna say the same thing. Only problem is if that happens then Diaw is the one getting moved and I'm not sure Tony would take that well.
there is no restructuring of contracts. idk who made this myth up but opting out and resigning for more years at less pay per is not the same as restructuring a deal
There are plenty of GMs dumb enough to take him; Phil and Divac right off the top of my head. Spurs could prolly get a first round pick out if either too.lmao guys... its incredibly obvious that it would be more beneficial to move tony than to move green. tony gets paid more, does less, and is declining. this isn't groundbreaking stuff
the issue is that moving parker would be incredibly difficult for those exact reasons
Didn't know HWSNBN opted out tbh. Shows how much I gave a about him.
No. Green offers too much defensively and he's invested in Pop's system. Replacing him with a skill shooter at a position they technically don't need more depth at sounds like a net loss to me. I'd take Durant, but not at the expense of Danny.
if we were literally swapping green for durant that's a ridiculously obvious no brainer. it's like taking aldridge in place of splitter. but the situation looks like we'd have to lose a lot more than just green to make it work
If this somehow happens, Spurs would win by default.. All the other teams besides the Warriors would forfeit..
He's declined, to be sure. He's also a product of an offensive system that isn't a system, he and Westbrook just take turns chucking shots. Put him into a system that finds him the ball in better position and I'd wager his efficiency would go up.
then what are you arguing? one second ago you wouldn't trade green for durant and now you're talking about how much better durant would be on the spurs
Guys thinking the NBA is the same as the NFL, tbh.
Where's the confusion? I'd take Durant, not at the expense of Danny. I think Durant would shoot better playing for the Spurs, though obviously quite a bit less, but I wouldn't take his offense at the sacrifice of Green's defense. I said that.
With Ish Smith as the starting PG and a bunch of adolescent bigs, Philly might value a veteran PG with Tony's championship pedigree.
so you would take current green over a durant with increased efficiency?
The loss of transition defense and usually solid three point shooting isn't outweighed by being stacked at a position the Spurs are already fine at. To me. Move some other pieces, maybe Duncan and Manu are gone or resign for vet minimums? Then by all means, hurl money at KD.
we also lost defense when we gave up splitter to land aldridge. we also gave up depth in baynes/joseph. and it has still paid off. you don't pass on the opportunity to get stars in their prime
that said, i dont think he'd come to san antonio... but it shouldn't be for a lack of the spurs trying
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