Shams: Rudy Gay to Sign 2-yr/$32M Deal with Spurs

[Dejounte]

Good signing. How much per year didnt matter

[PICK-N-ROLL]

Not bad. Only two years and a pretty tradeable contract. Free agent crop is pretty trash next summer anyway

When have the spurs ever traded a tradable contract?

[timtonymanu]

To make y’all feel better... at least we’re not Charlotte

I don’t get why this guy is coveted so much.

[Big P]

Yeah I get the we're over the cap comments so the $$$ didn't matter but I wish we would had moved on.

If we moved on from Rudy, that means, we are under the cap by only about $5mil (no one will sign for that) and we lose the mle so like everyone said it's a win because of being only 2 years... paying him more or paying him less would not have mattered, it's the extra year we did not want....the main thing will be to see who we sign with the mle.

[TD 21]

Meh, 16 millions per year on a 2 years contract isn't bad. It's not like it makes a difference on our cap situation. 16 millions , 9 millions it's the same ; we can only sign guys for the MLE anyways. The good news is that is only a 2 years contract.

Yeah, the overpay in salary could have been so that they could keep it strictly to 2 years, in which case it makes sense.

Also, let's face it: They probably needed him more than he did them and both positionally and by some advanced metrics, he rates as more valuable than DeRozan and to a lesser extent Aldridge. Granted, they're a lot more durable and have greater pedigree, but it wouldn't have made sense for them to make $28M and $24M respectively and him to make something like $12M.

[Dverde]

I figured it would be about 6 million too much. It was all about the MLE this offseason anyways.

[GreekSpursfan]

Its the two years i'm not expecting us to do anything tbh. We're not winning the two years left in DDR's contract so i consider this a good deal.

[slick'81]

Yeah, the overpay in salary could have been so that they could keep it strictly to 2 years, in which case it makes sense.

Also, let's face it: They probably needed him more than he did them and both positionally and by some advanced metrics, he rates as more valuable than DeRozan and to a lesser extent Aldridge. Granted, they're a lot more durable and have greater pedigree, but it wouldn't have made sense for them to make $28M and $24M respectively and him to make something like $12M.

Lets face it he had to make more then patty

[NASpurs]

If we moved on from Rudy, that means, we are under the cap by only about $5mil (no one will sign for that) and we lose the mle so like everyone said it's a win because of being only 2 years... paying him more or paying him less would not have mattered, it's the extra year we did not want....the main thing will be to see who we sign with the mle.

All good points but I just really want to move on from some players already. It's killing me

[slick'81]

All good points but I just really want to move on from some players already. It's killing me

Just pray this isnt a sign derozan is hanging around

[GB20]

Cool!! Two years is a good deal.

[timtonymanu]

All good points but I just really want to move on from some players already. It's killing me

They can't even move on from Pau yet. still paying him a salary next season

[Hoops Czar]

Spurs are the gift that keeps on giving.

[spurraider21]

its only 2 years and we were already gonna be above the cap both years in all likelihood anyway. we still have the full MLE so this doesn't move the needle much.

[Big P]

All good points but I just really want to move on from some players already. It's killing me

lol...I'm with you, but I am glad they did not make another gasol mistake.

[Chinook]

This is fine. It means they should definitely be looking into extending Murray if they can save money by doing so, but besides that, there's little difference between $32 Million and, say, $25 Million in how the Spurs were going to operate. My thing is that this shouldn't be the last "big news" we hear from the team this off-season. They still need one or two major transactions to show they're taking this year seriously. I'm cool with them locking in Gay's role for the rest of the LMA/DMDR era. But that trio alone won't win the Spurs a le, even in what looks like it could be a down year league-wide.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Good contract. Money's irrelevant, they're not close to the tax.It won't affect other acquisitions. Great it's for 2 years. Perfect.

[Texas_Ranger]

so, when are we giving Mills contract extention?

[Dejounte]

If Kawhi signs with the Clippers, the championship is out for grabs for ANY playoff contending team.

[objective]

It's quite an overpay for him. Keeping him is nice, no more than 2 years is nice, but as the free agency period has drawn closer I doubt the market was there at more than 2/24. Classic 12:01 Spurs.

What impact could this have on the Murray extension?

Spurs will have a hard time convincing Rich Paul to take anything reasonable now. No way Murray takes less than 20 a year when an old, crumbling Gay gets 16. Even coming off the ACL.

Kind of how it made it hard for the Spurs to try and cheapskate down Kawhi from a super Max when they're giving $50 million to an unplayable Mills and paper $48 to a washed Pau.

[timtonymanu]

If the team can get rid of Beli at least, I can live with this. I'm with Chinook's point, the Gay signing only looks really bad if the Spurs go the old "oh we like what we have." I still don't think Murray and an improved Lonnie alone can mask the flaws of the rest of the roster. There's too many useless vets that are getting in the way of the younger guys.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Spurs will have a hard time convincing Rich Paul to take anything reasonable now. No way Murray takes less than 20 a year when an old, crumbling Gay gets 16. Even coming off the ACL.

Don't think they'll bring Gay's contract in the negotiation, it's not relevant. Now, Rozier's new contract ... I think they'll look for something better than Rozier's and can't see the Spurs giving him an extension until next summer.

[slick'81]

We probably had to overpay to get him at 2 seasons.Its rudys last big deal and our core remains-lma,ddr,gay,mills

[Robz4000]

I'm fine with it since it's only two years.

[John B]

2 years a great deal and Semanic taking some of his minutes should keep his legs fresh.