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The spurs have nothing to offer in trade but a bunch of aging retreads with no future.
If the Maggette trade does go down, how long until it happens? It's been like 3 weeks already.
The spurs have nothing to offer in trade but a bunch of aging retreads with no future.
It'll happen the day it is agreed upon.
If Barry plays today, then the trade isn't complete.
I know. They start their secondary PG as their SG.
I wonder if booner is playing today
like you
Your mom said otherwise. She likes it deep. Damn deep. And I was happy to accomodate her. Six times last night.
Oh, damn, son.
reading the bashing on Maggette just proves how stupid so many of the posters on this site are
I think most of those doing the bashing are scared Mavs fans posing as Spurs fans.
Odds on it happening at all?
So you're saying there's a....
Ah screw it.
This is one of the reasons why the spurs should leave Mr. Maggette alone.....
rashard lewis during free agency, ftw!
Yeah Mavs fans have an innate fear of Corey Maggette.
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Yeah Mavs fans have an innate fear of Corey Maggette.
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If you don't think rebounds in a small ball lineup are a large part of the reason you guys keep beating us you aren't watching the games. Maggette is one of the best answers available to that problem in the league. You may not worry about him individually or on any other team, but there is a good chance he adds that extra dimension the Spurs need to beat Dallas night in and night out.
That no trade has happened already shouldn't dampen our enthusiasm for the possibilities. The Spurs are a cautious and conservative front office. It still stands that Maggette will be traded this year and there is not a wide or deep interest in his services.
Sure, but there should be some interest in SA. Here we go again, using up years of TD's career instead of going balls out to win les today.
If we're not going to make any trades this year, the Spurs might as well get someone great in the offseason and bring in their overseas players. The thing I hate about these overseas players is that they use the Spurs as leverage so they can get a big pay day from their own foreign ball club especially since it was the Spurs that gave some credit to the player in the first place.
Getting someone "great" in the off-season will be a challenge because the Spurs are still over the cap and their picks are low. Basically that means they only have $5M to work with, which doesn't buy greatness, and though it's a deep draft, they pick too low to get a superstar "great" player via the draft that will contribute immediately.
With trades, the Spurs have the opportunity to package role players and get "great" contributors.
I still have hope though, that the Spurs can make trades during the season that improve their chances AND don't comprimise their ability to draft a difference-maker down the line. Anybody taken a look at long, athletic forwards or defensive-minded point guards yet?
Two Names:
Jeff Green, SF, Georgetown
Mario Chalmers, PG, Kansas
There may be a small glut of SFs on the market this summer, with Vince Carter leading the list (too expensive for us, obviously), down to Gerald Wallace, down to Andres Nocioni (RFA), down to Luke Walton.
We can also bring in our overseas talent. Hopefully the Scola situation is resolved. And I haven't advocated bringing over Mahinmi yet, but we might as well. It takes foreign players a year to integrate, it seems; plus the James White Experience is showing the NBDL looks promising.
With a crazy deep draft, as it now stands, there will be some seniors and slightly flawed players drop into the late first round, and I'm convinced this year there'll be at least one or two Monta Ellis/Gilbert Arenas overlooked scorers in the second round. In addition to the Jeff Green/Mario Chalmers type listed above, I'd love to pick up a Mario Boggan, the undersized PF from Oklahoma State, who could be a dynamite career guy off the bench. If we get Chicago's late 2nd, it might be hard to do, but we could couple our late 2nds and move up in that round.
As for the first, there are a few intriguing players hovering around that area as it stands now. If we need to tinker with the lineup or integrate a trade, I wouldn't mind the loss of some games if it makes us stronger this year; it would also improve our draft stock in a pivotal year.
It's from the 'vaunted' Hoopsworld, but hey, I believe parts of it...
The demand for a veteran player plus a young prospect sounds reasonable to me, but the first rounder does not. It sounds like the Clippers are trying to push the parties involved for someone to budge and offer it. Hopefully no one does - it's just too expensive and IMO in this scenario Maggette is not worth it. You have some good GMs here (giving Ferry the benefit of the doubt), and I seriously doubt the Spurs offer a first, and certainly not the 2007 first. I'm thinking none of these teams blinks. Cleveland is in a tough position here because a previous administration burned some first round picks with awful trades.Could Cory Maggette be the one more in Cleveland?
According to an NBA executive, the Los Angeles Clippers have recently defined exactly what they want in return for Corey Maggette. An executive who spoke recently with the Clippers noted they want a solid veteran player, a young player with potential, and a future first round draft pick in return for Maggette.
The Clippers apparently are in talks with at least three other teams.
Are the Cavs one of the three teams in the running?
The San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat are clearly two of the three teams who inquired about the Clippers swingman who is averaging 15.2 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game in his seventh year in the league.
One published report explained Spurs' team officials continue to speak with the Clippers about Maggette but remain hesitant about parting with both Brent Barry and Beno Udrih in a possible deal as well as their first round pick. The Heat apparently offered James Posey, Dorell Wright, and a future first round pick but talks have not progressed since the initial report came out last week.
This leaves Cavs General Manager Danny Ferry in an interesting position. Cleveland has as much a chance at acquiring Maggette now that trade talks have stalled between all parties involved and if Ferry can meet the trade requirement Los Angeles has put forth-a solid veteran, young player, and a future first round draft pick-Maggette could be Cleveland bound.
Ferry has options here and players to tinker with, namely David Wesley, Aleksandar Pavlovic, and a future first round pick.
I also don't think Miami offered Dorrell Wright. That seems wild speculation to me. I also don't see Miami killing their valuable picks, either... and definitely not this year, as they're currently lottery bound.
If no one offers a first rounder, then it comes to a comparison of players offered. I don't see Wesley+Pavlovic over Barry+Udrih. This looks like the Clips trying to dig a pick out of somebody, but if I were the Spurs, the most I'd offer would be a second round pick.
EDIT: Wesley+Pavlovic doesn't remotely work salary-wise, so it'd have to be Damon Jones+Pavlovic, or something.
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