Diaw traded to Utah

[Brazil]

It sucks tbh but that was expected

[dabom]

Oh, and has Duncan "officially" retired?

Duncan off the bench as the backup big would be fantastic, and he might consider one more go now that we got Pau (remember, the rumors started of his retirement before the Pau signing).

Knees might be able to withstand 18-20 min per game.

I want Duncan back.

[Kawhitstorm]

Utah was one of the five teams on his list? Probably because of Gobert.

It's actually the Quin Snyder/Dennis Lindsey connection that hooked up PATFO.

[Richie]

Gutted to see Diaw go, we genuinely don't win in 2014 without him. He didn't step up this year so maybe it's for the best.

I hope this means we're gonna see an influx of young talent to fill out the roster. Jean-Charles, Milutinov, Murray and maybe some others.

[GSH]

And of course spurs get in return

A pick or rights was all they could hope for. The couldn't take back a player with a salary would have to hit this year's cap. I'm just glad they didn't have to ship something to Utah to make the deal.

[2centsworth]

Boris was a great player and at times the best player on the team. Will always remember his clutch 3 at Dallas and the sick dime he had to Tiago vs the Heat.

FWIW, I think Gasol is one of the all-time most underrated players. Lakers were and Kobe wanted to be traded before Pau joined them.

[slick'81]

A pick or rights was all they could hope for. The couldn't take back a player with a salary would have to hit this year's cap. I'm just glad they didn't have to ship something to Utah to make the deal.

I hear ya bro.hopefully duncan stays and this helps the gasol move and brngs manu back

[From Downtown]

One of my favourite Spurs, a great guy and so fun to watch when he was on the court, but it was the right time to move on

[rmt]

Pop putting too much emphasis on losing to OKC. Durant's gone and so will Westbrooke next year - don't need to worry about being outplayed by OKC's big and so no need for Gasol. GSW is where the big problem with be and Diaw is much more valuable against GSW than Gasol - he'll be riding the bench as LMA plays center when they go micro ball.

[-21-]

One of my favorite Spurs of all-time, tbh..

Lost the 3 bigs in the 2014 team's frontcourt and replaced them with loser Aldridge and soft-ass Gasol..had to be done, sadly..

Same here. Damn, between this and Tim possibly retiring, I'm pretty bummed right now.

One last time.

[offset formation]

No more ing about the Diaw-West lineup.

Happy, spurstalk?

This. Got so sick of that.

[ceperez]

Pop putting too much emphasis on losing to OKC. Durant's gone and so will Westbrooke next year - don't need to worry about being outplayed by OKC's big and so no need for Gasol. GSW is where the big problem with be and Diaw is much more valuable against GSW than Gasol - he'll be riding the bench as LMA plays center when they go micro ball.

I agree with this. OKC isn't a contender. Diaw likely will be just as good as Pau.... however... maybe Duncan is retiring.

[bklynspursfan]

I thought the same. Good acquisition for them. Utah is a potential playoff team if healthy. They added veterans in Diaw and George Hill. Good environment for Diaw too bc of his friend Gobert there and George Hill. He will mentor Utah youngster Trey Lyles very well too.

I am very grateful to Diaw for 2014 and I wish we could have kept him TBH.

I hope he stays coasting in Utah and doesn't mean to kill us when we meet him. The man still has game when he wants to have game.

Farewell Bobo!

Idk if he had any relationship with George Hill, that was before his time. But the Gobert connection was what I thought of too. They've got some much needed vets now there with those guys and Joe Johnson. They should definitely make the playoffs at this point

[InTheCrust]

Hanlan is a dead eye shooter... Played against him in high school lol... He can get buckets.

[Kawhitstorm]

I like Hanlan. It's like getting another first this year. That'd be even better hand Utah gave another second as well.

He got worked by Forbes yesterday.

[loveforthegame]

Bobo was that dude in 2014 but coasted since then. I'll always have fond memories for 2014 but dude had to go now.

[timtonymanu]

Maybe Diaw and Georgie can put in good words for us so we land Gobert

[Keepin' it real]

Pop putting too much emphasis on losing to OKC. Durant's gone and so will Westbrooke next year - don't need to worry about being outplayed by OKC's big and so no need for Gasol. GSW is where the big problem with be and Diaw is much more valuable against GSW than Gasol - he'll be riding the bench as LMA plays center when they go micro ball.

Nope, let them go micro ball. Spurs will go big and pound them into submission.

[Richie]

Pop putting too much emphasis on losing to OKC. Durant's gone and so will Westbrooke next year - don't need to worry about being outplayed by OKC's big and so no need for Gasol. GSW is where the big problem with be and Diaw is much more valuable against GSW than Gasol - he'll be riding the bench as LMA plays center when they go micro ball.

Rebounding is the only thing that's going to stop Golden State.

[NikosChelsea7]

[ceperez]

[BillMc]

Nice words from Bobo!

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I can't say I'm thrilled to lose Diaw.

I would have rather had him stay in game shape and earn the $7M. That contract would have been a bargain had he not suffered from a two-year Finals hangover.

We need that sort of matchup problem to throw at other teams. His impact in 2013 and 2014 was no joke....a big part of why we made it to two straight Finals.

[Vic Petro]

I can't say I'm thrilled to lose Diaw.

I would have rather had him stay in game shape and earn the $7M. That contract would have been a bargain had he not suffered from a two-year Finals hangover.

We need that sort of matchup problem to throw at other teams. His impact in 2013 and 2014 was no joke....a big part of why we made it to two straight Finals.

Absolutely zero guarantee that would happen, which was the issue. Writing was on the wall as this article explains http://www.expressnews.com/sports/co...bo-7513875.php

[DeRozan m8]

Dang no Diaw, no West, likely no Duncan.

This is f*cking great tbh

All 3 held us back last season