Julian Mozo's article: Scola wants to play in the NBA this year

[FuzzyLumpkins]

You know you really have to hand it to RC and Pop they have prett much gotten every player on the roster not named Tim Duncan to take less money than they are worth.

I mean its all of them.

But the question in my mind is well what is Scola worth?

He is obviously worth more than his draft status. Sans the contract issue the dude would have easily been a lottery pick maybe even top 5. He is the best player in the hardest league outside of the NBA.

To me given the current market for rookies coming into the NBA i think 3 mil a year is a very fair expectation. Bogut and Williams are making 4 mil a year and they have never been tested against NBA compe ion. Scola has and fared well which could make a case for wanting even more money.

In fairness if the Spurs are not willing to at least pay him a fair contract for his market value then he has every right under the sun to be traded. Unfortunately the makes him anathema but I cannot blame him for wanting what he deserves.

Otherwise the Spurs are just holding him hostage and lowballing him which isnt right.

I really hope that we can get good value for him and send him to a team that can actually pay him. Everyones happy.

Berating anyone in this scenario is silly.

[waly.mg]

scola is not a free agent

tp has said there was 4 teams that would have given him the max
he wanted to stay with the spurs though

No way, Scola is a free agent because he now is playing in Europe and he can choice between the NBA and Europe, he can won his millions outside the NBA

[TheTruth]

lebron is worth more then his contract i woudl try to trade for him he is totaly worth more and i think he woudl play great for the spurs the dude is pretty young to and coudl perform for us years into future

[clubalien]

you don't belive lebron is worth more then his current contract?