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Get MvPau, Evan Fournier, Bertans, Matt Barnes, Mahinmi, and let's hope Memphis would trade Conley for Tony and Patty.
Get MvPau, Evan Fournier, Bertans, Matt Barnes, Mahinmi, and let's hope Memphis would trade Conley for Tony and Patty.
If Pau comes over AND the Spurs manage to lure Conley, then that's a good start.
He would be a great fit, especially as back up big. He rolls (Which we need), solid rebounder and good passer. He would be an immediate upgrade over Diaw/West just with size & length alone tbh. If we get him at the minimum that would be a steal. Still need to pursue Durant, and a guard that can score in the paint over him though. Hopefully he waits a while like West did.
Durant is nothing more than a pipe dream now.
Rather than putting all eggs into one basket, getting a combination of Pau Gasol, Nicolas Batum, Matt Barnes and Jeremy Lin may address more of the team's immediate needs such as rim protection, rebounding, perimeter defense, offensive diversity, playmaking, and depth. Durant alone won't fill all those needs.
There is no way PATFO touch Barnes w/ a 10 inch pole & there isn't enough cap space to purse BOTH Batum/Lin. Pau could sign for the MLE but Batum is going to eat up the entire cap space so there won't be anything left for Jeremy.
If Tim. West and Manu retire/opt out the Spurs could easily have enough cap space to sign Pau or Conley and another mid level player...
Scratch that...Conley could demand max....or more than the Spurs can offer..
Would rather take Teague over Conley, would be a lot cheaper atleast till next summer if they were to resign him.
Gasol would make sense if the Spurs can get him for a low price.
Gasol's PNR defense has gone down the toilet though. Cant believe this isnt mentoned more, but I guess no one watches many Bulls games this year. He'll be a defensive liability against the teams that matter like OKC and the warriors.
Yeah, he put up good stats on a mediocre team that didn't have many options at center. But his defense has become a liability. And at 36 years old, it's only going to get worse.
That said, if you replaced Duncan with Gasol against OKC, the series would have tipped to the Spurs.
Exactly. I'm OK with Gasol if he comes at a low price and we sign an all-star caliber player. While Gasol is a walking double-double, he's old and a defensive liability. After OKC's series, it is mandatory that we get a younger BIG that can roll to the basket.
Everyone says we need a young good defender center, is easy to say that, but who? That's the first priority regardless If Timmy comeback or not, Pau might be the best realistic option, Yes he is not a good defender anymore, but he is one of the best passers big man, and he always raise his game against good teams.
The Spurs were a damn good defensive team with two liabilities backing up Tim/LMA tbh. Spurs could use the size, regardless of whether or not he is a good defender because our options are limited. It's painfully obvious the Spurs lack scoring and he would be a solid addition to the bench over West. He could at least grab a ing board
upgrade over west for sure.
I would assume it would take the full MLE to throw at Gasol?
In order to use the MLE, the Spurs can't sign FAs using their cap space. Basically, have to acquire players via trades then offer Pau the MLE. That would also mean Tim/Manu are coming back.
I am beginning to suspect that it is PATFO's plan to stand pat for the most part this off-season and wait for 2017 to make a bigger haul under an even bigger cap.
If the front office stands pat, Duncan might as well not come back to damage his career stats and long term health.... Because this roster as it stands ain't winning crap.
<-- this guy already took the season off, now he's going to take the off-season off too? Fire him and get someone that still has that fire lit
While I agree I do believe there is a small window opened if he gets cut stomped by the GSW....if he wants to win.
It will take an ass-whooping by GSW, AND bad blood between OKC and GSW, AND a fallout with Westbrook, to make Durant consider SA. Especially since Durant wants to win but Pop didn't exactly inspire any confidence with his stupid rotations and lack of adjustments. Chances of landing him are minuscule.
Enough of bringing in geriatrics. West is enough.
Draft A.J. Hammons. That is all.
So, Durant or bust (Pau for the MLE)?
Doubt that's going to happen.
doubt that happen...
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