Woj: Free agent guard Marco Belinelli has agreed to a two-year, $12M deal with Spurs

[cutewizard]

People might have forgotten this already:

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Lamarcus, Gay, Gasol, Bellineli, Murray, Walker, White, Anderson, Bertans

Not bad huh.........................

[AFBlue]

Good Manu retirement insurance. He does seem redundant to White, but I guess you can't have enough shooters in today's small ball NBA.

[sasaint]

Culture.

Very definitely a big part of this signing, following the tumultuous last 12 months.

[cutewizard]

Good Manu retirement insurance. He does seem redundant to White, but I guess you can't have enough shooters in today's small ball NBA.

[tholdren]

why are some of you complaining : spurs are going to suck ass without Leonard anyway and Manu is likely retiring so this is a solid signing tbh. did anyone think we were signing Lebron with the mle or what?

3rd seed. You need to stop posting

[ace3g]

[weebo]

Ginobili retiring?

[Jdspur20]

I don’t mind this deal at all.

[Jdspur20]

Better than the fatty mills deal...

[From Downtown]

I guess Forbes is gone, then it's either Manu retiring or Patty getting traded with Kawhi

[SpursDynasty85]

It would make the signing make more sense if Ginobili was retiring or that they are trading Green and letting Parker go.

[benefactor]

GRANDE BELI!!!!

[Marcus Bryant]

Not a bad contract, unexpected. Needed to improve perimeter shooting.

[DPG21920]

Not a bad contract, unexpected. Needed to improve perimeter shooting.

Interesting considering Forbes had a better 3PT% last year than Beli..

[-21-]

I'm okay with this. The contract is reasonable. Just wondering if this had any indication about Manu's decision or PATFO's future moves.

[tholdren]

Interesting considering Forbes had a better 3PT% last year than Beli..

Cant reason with spurstalk

[jjktkk]

Length, athleticism, not an atrocious defender...is that too much to ask for?

Yes. First off, the Spurs desperately need more shooting. Second, the type of player you're clamoring for is probably going to cost more than the deal Belinelli got.

[barbacoataco]

I like this signing. Spurs needed a shooter and he fits the bill. If Ginobili comes back they are overloaded at SG with Green, Lonnie Walker, and Marco. But if Leonard is gone there are minutes for everyone. And maybe they know Manu's gone.

The right trade with Leonard could make this team still compe ive. I don't think they want to rebuild. Hopefully Walker winds up being equal to a lottery pick. The real question is whether they believe Dejounte Murray is the PG of the future.

I also wonder if signing Belinelli is an indication that the Spurs have something up their sleeve. If they are in "win now" mode they might have other plans.

[bigfan]

A good move for the money.

[jjktkk]

I mean why not just use the full MLE to make a run at someone notable? Bring back Forbes for a fraction of the price if you want a "shooter" that will get lit up on the other end. This accomplishes absolutely nothing.

Marco is a proven shooter. Forbes is lucky to even be in the league.

[DPG21920]

Marco is a proven shooter. Forbes is lucky to even be in the league.

Again, I don’t know if people just don’t do any basic research or get so blinded by bias, but Forbes shot better from 3 than Beli last year.

[jjktkk]

It’s a dumb signing. Has nothing to do with value. SA does not need more terribly bad defensive vets. Beli at that price makes sense for a lot of teams. Not SA.

Who are you going to get for that price that can space the floor and defend? The Spurs need reliable scoring of the bench. Being able to defend would be great too, but that defender cannot be a liability offensively.