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heat has pat riley but the spurs are closer to the championship than they are.
heat has pat riley but the spurs are closer to the championship than they are.
Same thing was said in 2010 with Miami when they signed Bosh, Wade and Lebron to max deals. You underestimate the amount of ring chasers there are in the NBA.
He's not signing with the Warriors, period. This is just dumb and another example of ESPN desperately needing to put click-bait out there to keep themselves relevant.
But IF Lebron leaves CLE, he's only going to a team that can offer the Max. He's not settling for less, as he's already stated. That means any team that takes him on is going to have to significantly gut their roster. HOU would have to move Gordon, Capela, Ryan Anderson, and potentially Ariza. Lakers would have to move Clarkson, Randle, & Deng, and let KCP and Brook Lopez walk, and would probably move a lot more to try and bring in a Paul George along with Lebron, if in guessing. Spurs would have to move Pau and Patty, and let Kyle, Bertans, and Forbes all walk.
HOU still seems the most likely, but that team without those 3 role players would be significantly diminished. Lakers would still be a young team with noticeable holes. Spurs' depth would take a major hit, although I think we'd still be the best bet in terms of competing with the Warriors. It's going to be interesting to watch how it unfolds this offseason.
What depth?
The depth that has allowed them to remain in contention for a top 3 seed this year despite only having their full roster for one game and their best player (and top 3 player in the league) for only nine games.
I'm speaking to the appeal of playing with a ready made team. Everyone knows LBJ wants as much help as possible. I think whatever team has to give up the least amount of pieces to get him might have the edge.
14-10 since December 15th with the 2nd easiest schedule. By the way, they're only 5-4 with Kawhi in the lineup including losses to Dallas and the severely undermanned Pistons.
If Warriors, Heat and Spurs are at the top of Lebron's potential list of destinations, I'd put SA squarely at the top. He's not going back to the HEAT and he certainly isn't going to join the Warriors.
The amount of love and respect Lebron has shown toward Pop and the organization through his comments is second to none. The man has done it all - except play for a coach like Pop - someone he respects personally and professionally and as a "woke" individual. He would finally be able to be part of a system that shares his core values.
IF the interest from Lebron is legit, I believe the Spurs would find a way to clear the space necessary to bring him on board. I think you keep LA and Leonard and move everything else necessary to get it done.
Kyle Andersons win share percentages and his per numbers... that depth.
The idea is that LeBron would opt in and then get traded to preserve his max salary slot, similar to how Chris Paul was traded to the Rockets. Then you don't have to make any cap space at all.
Doesn’t matter. Players would flock to join Lebron for cheap.
If it's the kind of love, respect and admiration that CP3 had for the Spurs, they have zero shot. Everybody has so much respect for Pop until they're forced to make a decision.
Careful, you're going to make SAGirl troll list.
How can a troll have a troll list??Careful, you're going to make SAGirl troll list.
Yes, they hit a little bit of a slump when Manu went out (on top of Gay and Kawhi already being out) but that doesn't change the fact that they have suffered several injuries this season, had a little slump, yet STILL have the 3rd best record in the west. That speaks to their depth, not the opposite.
I agree
Typical Spurstalk vanilla posters and their denial to sign world class players because we'll lose the Patty Mills, Kyle Andersons, Danny Gr35 3P%n, and Brandon Pauls of the NBA
At the end of the day, the Spurs had no shot with CP3 because he never even got to the FA market. However - the Spurs' legitimate interest in him was ironically tempered by his injury and personality history. I say "ironically" because of what the organization is dealing with now with Kawhi's quad. They also are well aware that CP3 is not easy to get along with - as teammate or for coaches. They felt his relationship with Pop would be fine because Pop is or at least was the Alpha in that organization & wouldn't tolerate bickering and nonsense.
That's CP3'sreputation. Solid compe or, terrific talent but he's difficult and somehow gets weird and odd injuries that hamper him throughout the season. Not a proven playoff winner or leader.
The funniest part of this, is seeing all these Warriors fans in the media pretending they'd have to think about this (not only would they have 3 of the top 4 players in the league, but they'd keep him away from Rockets, thereby destroying their only looming compe ion) or that hypothetically he could opt in and they could interest Cavaliers in a Thompson-Iguodala trade (as if anyone is going to want that albatross).
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The funniest part of this, is seeing all these Spurs fans in this forum pretending they'd have to think about this (not only would they have 2 of the top 3 players in the league, but they'd keep him away from the Rockets & Warriors, thereby destroying their only looming compe ion) or that hypothetically he could opt in and they could interest Cavaliers in a Mills-Gasol trade (as if anyone is going to want those albatrosses).
It's already there with Durant in Golden State. It's like if Olajuwon joined the Jordan/Pippen/Grant Bulls in 1993.
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