Woj: Free agent forward Dante Cunningham has agreed to a deal with the Spurs

[dbestpro]

The word is iden y. With or without Kawhi, the Spurs as currently structured have no iden y.

[Coach X]

Min Vet contract = good move. This is the classic Spurs vet to fill the bench: good professional, knows the league, comes ready to play/not play at all, generates chemistry in the locker room.
The roster needs not only this kind of big forward but also a true interior player that can help on defense and secure the rebound. These two's main duty would be to put pressure on Gay, Gasol, etc. when they coast during RS. For the interior position, I'd rather add some young blood (with some experience, though).

[ironmike1993]

[RD2191]

The word is iden y. With or without Kawhi, the Spurs as currently structured have no iden y.

The Spurs haven't had an iden y since Timmy retired.

[LkrFan]

Cheap replacement for Leonard

[Pavlov]

The word is iden y. With or without Kawhi, the Spurs as currently structured have no iden y.

The Spurs haven't had an iden y since Timmy retired.

Of course they do.

It's completely LMA-based. Offense and defense. Hopefully he gets more help this season.

[TheDoctor]

The Spurs haven't had an iden y since Timmy retired.

[BackHome]

[r0drig0lac]

The Spurs haven't had an iden y since Timmy retired.

[LittleCriminal]

Cunningham is pile Kyles replacement on a cheaper contract.
Only Difference is Cunningham is not scared to shoot the three and play physical defense.
I like it.

[cd021]

Can we at least waive BP3 and also sign Greg Monroe? 9 guards right now . . .

Spurs should continue to move away from two big man lineups; just have LMA start at the five and Gasol be his backup with Bertans and Gay at the four.

I wouldn't be opposed to having Metu as the 3rd center, technically the 6th big.

[JPB]

Really an infernal summer...

[Leetonidas]

Shot 38% from distance and rebounded decently in limited time. Solid backup player I suppose. Kind of a meh singing but better than guys like Paul or hilliard

[Dex]

Shot 38% from distance and rebounded decently in limited time. Solid backup player I suppose. Kind of a meh singing but better than guys like Paul or hilliard

Agreed. I’m not sure what people were expecting for a 1-year vet min player who will probably be 12th-14th in the rotation.

We have enough youth to groom with Murray, White, Forbes, Walker, and Metu. Having another vet with some size is a good thing...especially since it isn’t freaking Joffrey.

[Leetonidas]

Agreed. I’m not sure what people were expecting for a 1-year vet min player who will probably be 12th-14th in the rotation.

We have enough youth to groom with Murray, White, Forbes, Walker, and Metu. Having another vet with some size is a good thing...especially since it isn’t freaking Joffrey.

Especially since he shoots 38% from distance which is 1% under Forbes who was our "leading" 3pt shooter last year

[Pavlov]

Right, if we don't get some kind of real dynamic perimeter scorer we need to surround LMA with shooters. I liked Anderson but his fear of shooting made it easy to let him go.

[BackHome]

Gasol is old as Apo he is going to break down and miss part of the season i just know it. We have no big who can bang down low and you need one even Golden State had a big.....................Bring Nikola over Rc

[Leetonidas]

Gasol is old as Apo he is going to break down and miss part of the season i just know it. We have no big who can bang down low and you need one even Golden State had a big.....................Bring Nikola over Rc

1. Nikola is already confirmed to be staying in Europe
2. It's not 2005 anymore. What team in the conferce finals had a big who could "bang down low?" none. We already have LMA. We need a garbageman if anything. But we don't need any more slow footed big.

Spurs look to be prioritizing wings/guard play. That's a good thing

[MaNu4Tres]

Actually a post big would be nice. I'd love a rim-runner in the second unit would be ideal. But as a guy who would only play in case of injuries/foul trouble, it's fine to have a an Aldridge understudy

The role for the 3rd big/center will NOT warrant touches to create offense in the post.

That being said, post play isnt an attractive skilset to attain. The 3rd big/center needs to be a versatile defender 1st and foremost ( thats not Jah or Monroe). Offense is the 2nd thing you should look at as the player in that role will be mainly a screener/ finisher.

Vonleh & Len intrigue me. I wish SA signed either one of them over Cunningham who has plateaued and has no upside. Granted Cunningham still is decent piece.

[timvp]

Pretty solid signing for the minimum. The Spurs obviously want to be compe ive this coming season, as evident by calling Belinelli at 12:01, so Cunningham fits pretty well with their win-now priorities without sacrificing salary cap room in future campaigns.

My bet is that Cunningham plays strictly power forward for the Spurs. He was never really quick enough to hang with the faster small forwards to begin with. At the wrong side of 30, that'll be be even moreso the case. Adding a somewhat reliable three-point shot makes it possible to picture him as an Horry-type player. At PF, he's also a really good pick-and-roll defender. All in all, he can soak up minutes at PF next to Aldridge or Gasol at C without hurting the Spurs. Not too bad for the minimum.

I remember the Spurs were supposedly interested in him a few years ago but a lot of teams backed off when he got hit with domestic violence charges. It turned out that she probably exaggerated or completely made it up.

[Mr. Body]

Tbh, I always confused this guy with Jeff Ayres before Jeff Ayres stunk it up with the Spurs.

[ace3g]

Already got the Spurs profile pic on Twitter and IG:

https://twitter.com/DlamarC33

https://www.instagram.com/dlamarc33/?hl=en

[Fusternino]

Hard to believe he's only 31, tbh.

[NASpurs]

I forgot that LMA played with Cunningham in Portland. You know that’s a big part of this.

[cutewizard]

Pretty solid signing for the minimum. The Spurs obviously want to be compe ive this coming season, as evident by calling Belinelli at 12:01, so Cunningham fits pretty well with their win-now priorities without sacrificing salary cap room in future campaigns.

My bet is that Cunningham plays strictly power forward for the Spurs. He was never really quick enough to hang with the faster small forwards to begin with. At the wrong side of 30, that'll be be even moreso the case. Adding a somewhat reliable three-point shot makes it possible to picture him as an Horry-type player. At PF, he's also a really good pick-and-roll defender. All in all, he can soak up minutes at PF next to Aldridge or Gasol at C without hurting the Spurs. Not too bad for the minimum.

I remember the Spurs were supposedly interested in him a few years ago but a lot of teams backed off when he got hit with domestic violence charges. It turned out that she probably exaggerated or completely made it up.

Thank you, good Sir.