2013 General Free Agent Signings/News and Trades

[manufan10]

[BatManu20]

San Antonio Spurs restricted free-agent center Tiago Splitter could command an offer sheet that averages $8.5 million to $9 million annually, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to be a suitor for Splitter, league sources said. The Utah Jazzand Atlanta Hawks have salary-cap space, a need for a young center and general managers – Dennis Lindsey and Danny Ferry, respectively – who were Spurs front-office executives when Splitter came into the organization.

The Spurs will be in a strong position to match an offer sheet and keep Splitter, because they'll free of Stephen Jackson's $10 million salary and expect to re-sign Manu Ginobili at a lesser salary than the $14.1 million he made this season.

The baseline for a Splitter offer sheet will likely be the three-year, $25 million deal that Houston awarded center Omer Asik in free agency a year ago, sources told Y! Sports.

[SpursRock20]

^^^^^wtf?????^^^^^

nevermind. thought that Spurs had an interest in Budinger at first.

[manufan10]

Here's the Splitter part from that link:

Tiago Splitter to receive lucrative offer
San Antonio Spurs restricted free-agent center Tiago Splitter could command an offer sheet that averages $8.5 million to $9 million annually, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to be a suitor for Splitter, league sources said. The Utah Jazzand Atlanta Hawks have salary-cap space, a need for a young center and general managers – Dennis Lindsey and Danny Ferry, respectively – who were Spurs front-office executives when Splitter came into the organization.
The Spurs will be in a strong position to match an offer sheet and keep Splitter, because they'll free of Stephen Jackson's $10 million salary and expect to re-sign Manu Ginobili at a lesser salary than the $14.1 million he made this season.
The baseline for a Splitter offer sheet will likely be the three-year, $25 million deal that Houston awarded center Omer Asik in free agency a year ago, sources told Y! Sports.
– Adrian Wojnarowski, 10:56 p.m. ET, June 30

[Ron Swanson]

San Antonio Spurs restricted free-agent center Tiago Splitter could command an offer sheet that averages $8.5 million to $9 million annually, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.


The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to be a suitor for Splitter, league sources said. The Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks have salary-cap space, a need for a young center and general managers – Dennis Lindsey and Danny Ferry, respectively – who were Spurs front-office executives when Splitter came into the organization.


The Spurs will be in a strong position to match an offer sheet and keep Splitter, because they'll free of Stephen Jackson's $10 million salary and expect to re-sign Manu Ginobili at a lesser salary than the $14.1 million he made this season.


The baseline for a Splitter offer sheet will likely be the three-year, $25 million deal that Houston awarded center Omer Asik in free agency a year ago, sources told Y! Sports.

[BatManu20]

^Just pasted that.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Show loyalty, Tiago, or get the out. We better not overpay. We have to add a good scoring guard and that has to be more important than Splitter. We'll just have to find a cheaper guy if push comes to shove. We HAVE to get another reliable scorer.

[benefactor]

I would expect the Spurs would match an 8/25 offer.

[manufan10]

I wonder if there are going to be any immediate signings at midnight or if it's going to be quiet.

[tim_duncan_fan]

I would expect the Spurs would match an 8/25 offer.

How much of the salary cap do we have available to spend?

[timtonymanu]

I wonder if there are going to be any immediate signings at midnight or if it's going to be quiet.

They usually don't start picking up until the first major free agent (Dwight Howard in this case) agrees with a team. But I wouldn't expect much the first day.

[stephen jackson]

9 mill lmao wowwww

[Big P]

They usually don't start picking up until the first major free agent (Dwight Howard in this case) agrees with a team. But I wouldn't expect much the first day.

Can't sign until the 10th.

[NASpurs]

So Gary Neal is also a RFA?

[manufan10]

So Gary Neal is also a RFA?

Yes, because the Spurs gave a Qualifying Offer.

[manufan10]

They usually don't start picking up until the first major free agent (Dwight Howard in this case) agrees with a team. But I wouldn't expect much the first day.

[ace3g]

Joe Freeman @BlazerFreeman
The #Blazers and reps of C Chris Kaman are expected to meet face-to-face once free agency opens, per source w/ knowledge of the meeting.

Joe Freeman @BlazerFreeman
According to the source, both Kaman and the #Blazers think the unrestricted free agent would be a “great fit” with team next season.

[Sense]

I'm interested to see if Splitter or Manu would take less money to stay.. especially after how it all went down in the finals.

[crc21209]

Why the are the Pelicans tied to every FA? First Iggy, now Evans. Do they even have money? Wasnt this a bankrupt team just a year or so ago...

[manufan10]

Joe Freeman @BlazerFreeman
The #Blazers and reps of C Chris Kaman are expected to meet face-to-face once free agency opens, per source w/ knowledge of the meeting.

Joe Freeman @BlazerFreeman
According to the source, both Kaman and the #Blazers think the unrestricted free agent would be a “great fit” with team next season.

So are the Blazers going to keep pursuing Splitter, or are they focused more on Kaman?

[Texas_Ranger]

Blazers want to bring help to Aldridge (something the Spurs needed to do for Tim), so they will probably talk with all the good bigs.

[ElNono]

I'm interested to see if Splitter or Manu would take less money to stay.. especially after how it all went down in the finals.

I can see Manu since he's pretty much at the tail end of his career, and money at this point probably isn't the sole focus... but this is Splitter first actual big deal... I don't expect him to give a discount...

[Kindergarten Cop]

Can't sign until the 10th.

Players can agree to a contract, but cannot make it official until the 10th. If a player agrees in principle, you can guarantee he won't back out of the deal - right?

[manufan10]

[Texas_Ranger]

so the Pelicans will try to trade Eric Gordon.