JW what makes you say that?
http://sircharlesincharge.com/2016/0...ol-a-priority/
NBA Rumors: San Antonio Spurs Will Make Pau Gasol A ‘Priority’
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One of the veteran names that the San Antonio Spurs will reportedly make a priority is Pau Gasol, whom the Spurs pursued a couple years ago in free agency before he ultimately signed with the Chicago Bulls.
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[via The Vertical Podcast]
Adrian Wojnarowski: I’m told that Pau Gasol is a real priority for them.They tried to get him before he signed with Chicago.
Imo to land Gasol will be the best moove for the Spurs, He's a good offensive player, can reboud, a very good passer for a big... he's a little bit slow and old but i like him
Gasol or Conley have to be the priorities for the Spurs
Thanks for posting.
The vid from this article:
http://www.120sports.com/video/v1865...eed-pau-not-kd
Not sure I agree with Duncan only be a "slightly better defender" than Pau (I'd say worlds better), but, hey I can still enjoy looking at the blonde.
Now this might be a little more substantial than the previously linked article.
Whether the Gasol signing would be good or not depends entirely on the contract. While I don't think he's the best fit (I think we need a more mobile big, especially if we plan on bringing back Boban to be the bench 5), it's hard to get mad at the signing if he ends up taking a noticeable discount compared to what he could get elsewhere.
That article makes it seem like we'd be trying to play him as a 6th man. I don't know how I'd feel about going after him if Duncan comes back, and I'm not sure he'd be willing to come off the bench either. In the case that we get Pau and Duncan returns, I think Duncan coming off the bench would probably make a bit more sense.
kkkkk pau.
this. with durant bein the cherry tbh
http://projectspurs.com/2016-article...-ginobili-west
LATEST FROM WOJNAROWSKI ON GASOL, DUNCAN, GINOBILI & WEST
Tuesday morning, Chris Mannix of the Vertical had his colleague Adrian Wojnarowski on his podcast, where the two discussed a number of NBA teams that are preparing for free agency this Friday, July 1.
When the discussion came toward the San Antonio Spurs, Wojnarowski gave an update on what he’s been hearing regarding the Spurs’ pursuit of free agent Pau Gasol, and three of the Spurs’ own free agents – Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and David West.
Woj on Spurs’ interest in Gasol: “I’m told that Pau Gasol’s a real priority for them. They tried to get him before he signed with Chicago. The Bulls were able to offer him a little bit more than the mid-level that year, I think the Spurs had a mid-level for him. They can maneuver in San Antonio and probably be able to offer him a market value, we’ll see what that’s going to be.”
At age 35 this past season, Gasol remained a key piece for the Chicago Bulls. He was the team’s second leading scorer with 16.5 points, first in rebounds (11.0 rebounds per game) and third in assists (4.1 assists per game), while still being able to log 31.8 minutes per game, while remaining durable in playing in 72 of the team’s 82 games.
Gasol had a win shares statistic of 7.1 win shares, which could mean his market value could range from $6-10 million, but with the salary cap about to jump to $94 million in July, it remains to be seen what his new market value will be in this market, and whether the Spurs would want to offer a deal at that new level.
Woj on Duncan and Ginobili: “Tim Duncan’s future is still uncertain. Tim Duncan’s date is coming up here soon (Wednesday), where he’s going to either opt into his deal into the final year – now he can opt into the deal, get his money and still decide to retire, and then the Spurs could pay him almost as a going away. But I don’t know that you’re going to have a answer on Tim Duncan’s future before the start of free agency. He’s as liable to walk into Pop’s office any day and say ‘hey, I’m playing, or I’m not playing.’ He’ll call R.C. Buford in, ‘hey ok,’ let’s call his agent Tim Tanner and that’s it, or this may linger. I think there’s some different scenarios in play for Tim about well, maybe you could play a certain amount of games and I think there’s a strong belief that Manu Ginobili is probably going to play another year. He’s not tying himself to Tim on what Tim does. It’s not like ‘hey, we’re going to go out together.’ I think Manu feels, if he feels like he has more in him, I think he’s going to play.”
Last week Ginobili opted out of his player option that would have paid him $2.9 million this coming season, but now he’s an unrestricted free agent, where he can decide whether to re-sign at a later date or retire. Duncan has a player option for $5.6 million that he either has to opt into or out of by Wednesday, June 29. Should Duncan opt out, it could be a situation like Ginobili, where he can re-sign at a later date or choose to retire.
Woj on West: “And then David West, going into this year, people around David West said this was going to be his last year and I remember talking to him in the preseason about that in going down to San Antonio and he thought, like, ‘could be.’ And I think now he enjoyed that year so much in San Antonio, he’s a free agent – of course they’d want to keep him. I’ll say this about David West – whenever he decides to retire, he will be the most sought after front office executive in the league. Everybody in the league wants to get David West in their front office. He’s going to be a GM someday, if that’s what he wants to do, but boy, I know like it will be hard to pluck him out, once he’s gotten into San Antonio, I would be shocked if he doesn’t have the opportunity to get in their front office, but I know other organizations would love to get him. The league office, David West – he’s everything you want in a player, a leader, a great thinker, a high character guy, and the Spurs loved having him and they really hope he plays another year.”
West also opted out of his player option last week that would have paid him $1.5 million to return to the Spurs this coming season. He now has three choices – re-sign with San Antonio, sign elsewhere, or retire.
Our plan should be try for KD but quickly move on to Gasol if KD doesn't seem very interested. A 2 year deal is most likely what will happen and at a cheaper rate then what he got in CHI. Tim and Pau splitting time at C is a much bigger upgrade then most people think.
Next year is when we should go all out for another big star and/or attempt to get our Mobil defensive big. Nerlens Noel right away would be my top target at center if he Stays a 6er. With how many top picks they have spent on bigs and Philly attempts at trading him, I don't see them offers for him. After that are the unlikely targets of Gobert, Ibaka, and Dieng but u never know. I would hope Magic got Ibaka to agree to extend before trading for him.
Thanks for that update NASpurs
A good assessment.
I am starting to not be so sure about Timmy and Manu returning quite frankly. All these rookies coming over sign majors retooling for cheap. But I am right there with you that there are only a couple of difference makers, the rest are role players that will seem overpaid in comparison to the current roster.
Instead Pau went to a Bulls team that cratered around him instead of coming to the Spurs which might have won a championship with him in the rotation this season. Screwed us both.
TD at this point is a defensive player, a bench that struggled scoring in th league playoffs is not a good fit for TD. Frankly I had pictured Boban as a bench scorer. If he can be fed the ball, Boban will score, get fouled and he can pass. Paul is just a much superior version of my idea. TD defensive a en is best for the starters.
Pau doesn't deserve to sign with the Spurs. He had his chance and picked a ty ass Bulls team over us. him.
I mean, they probably wouldn't have LMA this season with Pau, so you don't have to worry about missing out.
You are just a terrible, terrible poster.
Let's hear your hot take on this, superposter.
Not upset if we go after Pau. I'm not convinced it puts us over the top, but maybe the younger guys step up this year. Patty Mills and Danny Green were disappointments last year, let's see if they come out playing better this year. Kyle Anderson's also a year older, so I expect a better bench as well as a team that can shoot the ball better.
Kyle Anderson will be a half-decent player one day but he's holding this team back right now. We need a productive player to take his minutes.
I'm sure that's true. More's the pity. A rotation of Tim/Pau/LMA would have been pretty sweet last season. We sure missed Tim after his knee went.
Interesting that Woj says that Manu's decision isn't tied to Duncan's. I thought they'd either go out together or keep playing.
Gasol would be a welcomed addition. So long as they find another young gun for the bench.
All this nonsense, our only goal is durant. 8 years ago, pau singing would be huge. At 35......neh
Not sure if this was posted already but didn't see it skimming the thread:
A few notes:
O I cannot believe Manu playing for his national team then wanting to play for SA again at his age. The National Team was a source of some contention during his prime and put a lot of mileage. Good news is he opted out and will likely have to take close to minimum to come back which is fair since he is choosing to put mileage on his body with his NT at this age. He's also great value at the min & maybe he knows he can play with the NT if he's only going to be a 15MPG player now.
O Tim is opting out. Surprised Woj didn't touch on this. He went the opposite (and less likely route) that Tim opts in to get his money then retires. That would not make much sense IMO and is not like Tim. I think the opposite is more true. He opts out to give the Spurs flexibility. That doesn't mean he retires as he could wait to see what happens in FA and then either take less if SA lands Free Agents or take more/the same if SA whiffs and has money to spend on him/West. I can't imagine Tim tying up money (although no one should fault him for that) while he's unsure. I think he may give SA the freedom and then decide on what to do. We will see.
O Pau would be a good fit. While he's not as good of a defender as Tim was, he does bring post defense which is what Tim brought. Tim was flat out terrible defensively on the perimeter last year and while Pau has always been bad there, he at least brings a level of post defense. With Tim hobbled in the playoffs, SA still had an elite defense and I think Pau is just as good in the post on defense as a hobbled Tim was. Then on offense, instead of defenses sagging off of Tim and daring him to shoot and he could not, Pau would absolutely punish those things. Plus with his great passing, he would fit in wonderfully here and definitely raise the team's ceiling over a hobbled Tim for sure. Especially the offense.
Sure, SA could use other types of bigs maybe more, but I think Pau would be tremendous in the system and really fit well with LMA.
O People shouldn't worry about cap space. Especially if Tim opts out (which I find likely), SA without the help of any other team can get to 15M+ in cap space no problem. What I'm interested in besides Tim (because his contract optin in/out + retirement decision which don't necessarily go hand-in-hand) is Boris.
If Tim opts out, does SA waive Boris??? That would give the Spurs solid cap space without doing any trades if they did, but by all accounts SA seems to want to keep Boris.
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