Offensively Lma has been great when he could second Kawhi along with another solid option behind or at his level, such as Tony has been for spurts.
I am sure Aldridge will be a great player playing loose and behind Kawhi and CP3
What I don't like about CP3 to SA is his age and how SA will have to say bye to 2 of the best 3 perimeter defenders on the team (DG/JS).
Even though DG/JS are not the player CP3 is on O, their skillsets are rare & extremely valuable vs. perimeter oriented talent that exists on W's/Cavs/HOU. It's more about skill sets than "how many all stars does player A have compared to player B and C or "star status". I hate to give up underrated perimeter defense & defensive versatility for 35.7 mil per year CP3 only bc the window for GREAT CP3 is small due to his age -- going on 33 yrs old. SA better off going w/ Jrue over CP3 for less money (10-15 mil per less than CP3). Plus, Jrue prime timeline matches Kawhi's. Spurs will have longer window to compete w/ Jrue over CP3. Plus won't have to give up as much and they should be able to keep Danny and maybe JS. People want to point at Jrue's injury history, but its not much worse than anyone else -- including CP3. Plus, PATFO have a handle on how to manage players' durability and longevity -- keeping them healthy and fresh. People had the same concerns with Manu and his injuries 10-13 years ago, but look at him -- still kicking ass at 39 when it matters. Plus, they have Murray to kind of help keep Jrue fresh w/out driving Jrue into the ground.
Give me Jrue over CP3.
Maybe Hill for a discount that's cheaper than Jrue.
But no for Patty for 12-15 mil. I'm glad Sixers are interested in him. I don't want a 50 mil price tag attached to the Eddie House of the Spurs. I rather have stop gap vet for 1 yr than pay Patty.
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Really don't like anything about CP3 coming here
CP3 should stick to layin bricks, because they man cannot nail to save his life... #statefarm
Green isn't being traded. He did them a solid 2 years ago, they probably have a wink-wink agreement to make him whole in '18 and he'd be one of the selling points anyway. Also, there is no viable replacement for the MLE. Sefolosha and Afflalo are the best candidates, but they'd lose significant shooting/spacing with the former and defense with the latter.
This only theoretically works with Gasol and Parker being dumped.
I'd be surprised if Holiday costs more than $10M less than Paul and more important than defensive versatility is star power. No matter how much the game changes, that won't; it'll always be the most important thing and there's a big difference between a top 10 player and a tier below an All-Star one.
The depth concern is being overstated. They'd still have Murray, Bertans, Anderson, the 29th pick, the rights to 2 potential NBA players overseas, MLE, BAE, all picks going forward and would be all the more appealing to ring chasing veterans, willing to take the minimum.
TD 21 going in.
The only way I see CP3 coming here is if the Clippers balk at paying him the $200 million. Maybe they know paying him that money over the next six years will cripple that franchise. If they back off, it opens the door for the Spurs to sign him.
LMA + Kawhi + Green + Murray + Bertans + 1st + Duncan stretch +.ljc waive + Parker stretch + 5 roster charges
=
66.5 million if my math is right.
They can get to about 34.5 million by dumping Pau stretching Parker, dumping Kyle, cutting Forbes, and having Milutinov agree to not come over, renouncing Manu, Dedmon, Mike, Lee
Don't really think it's likely, but it's possible.
Have to use the room exception on Hanga, or a big, and get minimum guys like Lee back or splitter or Humphries etc
Thread le sucks
If they salary dump Aldridge they don't have to trade Green, who would definitely flourish with a point guard like Paul. If they can convince Gasol to opt out for a longer term deal, something like 3 years, $32 million, they can likely bring Simmons back too. It's an extreme longshot that they could both convince Paul to come and convince some sucker to take Aldrdige's contract, but that's what I would be looking to do if I was RC.
Aldridge can't pass the ball for . He's starting to remind me of Antoine Walker: a guy who can bury the other team when his shot is falling but who is no good to his team when it isn't. I'd dump him now even if Paul wasn't coming.
LMA still has value, but I'd prefer to keep him
How the is golden state an Cavs so stacked but the Spurs can't sign a good pg an sign their own players?
At this point Aldridge is just a little above average NBA player being paid star money. He's gotta go. He's not going to get any better and he's not good enough now.
Because they have Curry signed to a massively below market value contract, because they drafted really well, and because the cap shot way up the year Durant was a free agent.
GSW and Cavs also have versatile stars. You can plug pretty much any minimum guy around them and have a contender. Spurs have a bunch of one-trick ponies and old men on bad contracts.
The Spurs won't dump either D-League or LMA. We are stuck with them til the end of their respective contracts. IMO the one that's most likely to be traded is Gasoft. Depends on what they draft or bring from Europe.
Keeping Simmons QO gets them to about 33.7 in space. Add in Milutinov, 33.
Next season he gets paid 3rd banana money. Not even star money. He plays close to the most time next to kawhi in the regular season without injury. He is worth his money.
Gasol and D-League are goners
I don't think he is worth 1/5th of the cap. He's an empty numbers guy who bogs down the offense. He doesn't give a , he comes to camp out of shape. I don't see the upside to keeping him.
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