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They might. But everyone is high on Deyonta Davis, and they just drafted Rabb. Randolph should be back, so Green is a likely but not necessarily piece.
I think this is likely.... We just don't know.
Mum is the word.
They might. But everyone is high on Deyonta Davis, and they just drafted Rabb. Randolph should be back, so Green is a likely but not necessarily piece.
Spurs have to present Leonard with a roadmap going into his free agency. They aren't going to do that with fossils like Ibaka or 34-5 year old Milsap. I'm sure they see CP3 aging fairly well though.
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LMA still has value regardless what the media pundits around the league have to say about it. They aren't trading him away for nothing. If they don't get equivalent value or close to it for his services, he'll be on the opening night roster. Part of this will be dependent on CP3's decision.He's not part of the Spurs plans beyond the trade deadline. Happy? He's still good as gone.
Does Aldridge have a trade kicker in his contract?
His decision and unfortunately his demands. You'd think that they'd be selling him on a certain roster, and Aldridge may well be more important to him than Green, Gasol or Parker. Even if he's not, he'll probably at least want to know he has PnR partners like Lee or Dedmon. LMA may be on his way out, but he's leaving a big hole in the roster.
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Source: Mike James, Euroleague's most electrifying combo guard, has committed to make NBA jump with the Phoenix Suns.
He played for their Summer League team two years ago. Good for him. PHX sure loves them PGs though.
Maybe so, but as I always say, what's the alternative? If it's more or less running it back, losing Aldridge and maybe Green for nothing in a year, nitpicking every single possibly attainable high priced free agent and maintaining as much flexibility as possible for a unicorn, that's not it either.
They're not in a position to be overly picky. Whoever they eventually splurge on next, there's going to be some risk involved.
I think they are covering their bases in case he does get an offer that forces their hand, but they like him a lot. His coach has sung him praises. Frankly I expect him back there.
There was a report that CSKA offered Teodosic a 3 yr E12M deal, and they pay his taxes. I know the Jazz are pursuing him pretty hard. I really, really hope the Spurs are making a run at him.
Spurs had a plan for next year, that's why they freed up all that cap space. Part of that space may have been to resign Aldridge but that's not happening and many here aren't sad about that even if Aldridge didn't turn whiny . If the Spurs get the right solution for 2017-18 they'll pull the trigger, otherwise no reason to believe they won't go for a stop gap solution and then go for their 2018 plan. They can't get the right pieces I like to see them dump Aldridge for picks and promising younplayers.
I know nothing about teodosic. Heard his d is nonexistent though.
So, is he that much of a wizard offensively to be able to ignore the alleged defensive issues?
Yeah, but frankly the Jazz are rumored to be frontrunners to sign him. They must not expect Hill back. Which then fuels the Hill to the Spurs rumors....
He's a very good facilitator. Very good. The stories about his D aren't fiction... but we lived with Patty's defense.
Spurs don't have a Gobert to mop up the mistakes.
The Spurs also don't have $91M in committed salaries, and the Jazz don't have The Serbian Connection.
People here always seem to discount European players. Teodosic would be a good pickup for the Spurs this offseason - especially at what he's rumored to be looking for in a contract. Would I rather have CP3? Sure. But I would also have liked to have Teo last season, to keep that offense flowing.
Nobody's perfect. And the ones that are closest cost a of a lot of cap space.
From what I heard, it's like an $18M/3 deal (they use dollars for CSKA as they aren't part of the Eurozone). The $12-Million number comes from the difference in taxes and agency fees. Euro teams report net totals. So in the US, $12 Million becomes a take-home of about $6 Million. I'm not sure how accurate that is, but that is what the RealGMers said. It would be real hard for the Spurs to offer a competing take-home, provided everyone was being truthful about the promised salary and the conversion.
Back when he seemed like an MLE-guy, I was intrigued. But I'm not giving him starting-PG money with a couple years NBA experience under his belt. And that's what it may takes to get him.
Didn't say he wouldn't be a good pickup. Our interior defense is looking a little shaky right now though. Also heard he's a tad past his prime.
Yeah, that's what I said - they would pay his taxes. It's not quite worth 50% of salary, but it's a big chunk of money. I'm not sure it matters. This story is 8 hours old, and Teo himself says he plans to come to the NBA this season. The real question is who he plays for, I think.
https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-age...eto-ante-tomic
Fair enough. Like I said, nobody's perfect. But when you look at what is available, and then weed out all the players we know aren't coming here, the pool gets pretty shallow. I think that Teodosic is a real possibility, if the Spurs FO is interested.
One of my big regrets from last season is that the Spurs didn't seem to pursue Bourousis really hard. He had indicated that he was open to making the jump last offseason, and he could have really helped in the middle. He runs the PnR well, and has a great comfort level with Bertans. And he had a good season in Europe. This year, Teodosic is the Euro player I think the Spurs could land, and who would be a positive for the team. You just never know whether the Spurs are working a deal like that or not, but I never got any indication they seriously pursued Bourousis, and I'm not getting any sense that they are actively pursuing Teodosic. I think that's a mistake - but then again, they don't seem to want me running their basketball operations either.
It occurred to me that a reason LMA hasn't been traded yet could be that they are waiting for July 1st so their cash considerations amount resets to 3.6 million, and that would cover a good amount of his 15% trade kicker
People believe that he is 4 years older than his listed age and that his decline is because he's really in his 30's. Its a thing apparently.This guy listed at 27 years old
They will need a replacement for when SA eats Knights deal in the LMA trade.
This kind of feels like waiting in line outside of best buy for a week to get a sweet deal come black friday.
July 1st can't come soon enough. I wanna see the chips fall.
I need to meditate or something.
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