Hill
Green/Simmns
Leonard
Allen
Damn now thats the NBA ANTI-THAAD defense system right there LOL
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
50s
Sources: Warriors' luxury tax moving forward is concern for Golden State and owner Joe Lacob in re-signing Andre Iguodala.
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
35s
With Iguodala open to leaving Warriors and league interest accelerated, he plans to field offers at midnight Saturday, league sources say.
Rudy Gay kinda puts you in the Melo Anthony mind. Go but will never be a winner!
after his "massa" comments you really think Iguodala would ever play for Pop?
I'd take Tony Allen
An James Johnson too
Nah. I'm tired of watching the Spurs play 4 on 5. We already have that in Danny.
i cosign james johnson.
i really want gortat (not a free agent).
lol Gortat got raped against Boston, a team who doesn't even have a real C. no thanks
The Vertical @TheVertical
The potential pitfall of the Warriors' burgeoning dynasty. Front-Office Insider @BobbyMarks42. yhoo.it/2ssmel3
Spurs have always liked McLemore. I wonder if they make a play for him.
End of death line up for Warriors if Iggy leaves?
David Aldridge @daldridgetnt
2m
Told Wizards will get first shot at locking up Otto Porter. But knowing his representation, they better not mess around & try to negotiate.
They'll go Jordan Bell - Draymond - KD - Klay - Curry or Draymond - KD - Klay - McCaw - Curry.
Bell doesn't work for a death lineup because he's still a big man on offense. Maybe he can defend anybody, but guys like Pau can check him without the team being wrecked for it.
Thomas is the one that will be gone
gs owner afraid to pay the tax why did you get Durant then?
He can defend anyone and be the PnR diver for the other 4 on O (usually its Dray).
McCaw is on the rise and should be getting better while Iggy is on the decline. They can go Draymond KD Klay McCaw Curry as well.
Point being, going forward to 2018, they won't skip a beat and shouldn't pay Iggy.
still want john henson.
James Johnson would make sense on court, because he's an inexpensive, poor man's Draymond Green/Millsap, but he's never had a good reputation, so I can't imagine Spurs signing him.
Mark Deeks has Spurs at $74.788.748M, for 11 players. Add a minimum roster charge and they're at $75M and change. If they could get Millsap, in a sign-and-trade for Aldridge (Hawks could keep or re-route) for 3/$75M, with maybe a partially guaranteed 4th, to get him closer in total value to best offer, that would put them at about $79M. If they could get Hill at something like 3/$54M, that would put them at about $97M. Then trade Green for an '18 1st, dropping down to $87M and re-sign Gasol for 2/$24M.
That would mean they could only sign Simmons if they don't have to use cap space, but I'm skeptical they'd go that far to keep him anyway. If they don't have to, re-sign him and use the room exception on Reed. If they do, let him walk and use it on Afflalo.
Wow.
"In other words, if ownership is willing to pay, the Warriors core four can stay together.
The projected price to keep the burgeoning dynasty together? A mere $1.4 billion over next four years".
That's all well and good, but until Bell develops enough of a game to where centers can't guard him, he and Dray won't be able to "death lineup" together.
And of course, it's not clear yet if he can defend the five at the NBA level.
That repeater tax will eventually rear its ugly head. If it wasn't for Curry's insanely cheap contract until now, the Warriors would have never been able to afford Durant. They would still be damn good but more beatable.
The Danny part is a possibility, though the price for him in a trade was rumored to be high. I think he's traded only if it's advantageous to the Spurs, not to dump him. IMO the guy Spurs are really looking to replace is Patty, with Forbes a prospect who was a tremendous shooter in college trying to diversify his skillset and White, a more versatile scorer/playmaker. My take is Patty won't be back. I expect Dijon to play both on and off the ball.
Defending at the 5 in todays NBA consist of being able to defend in the PnR in space and recover or switch and being able to stay infront of the perimeter player, box out -- limit offensive boards.
Teams aren't initiating offense inside anymore. Post defense isn't as a necessity as it once was. Not close.
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