Free Agent: Devin Brown

[IX_Equilibrium]

Hopefully he can stop slipping/tripping and stay upright.

[SpursFanInAustin]

If we somehow re-sign Devin, I hope he can become our #1 backup swingman to spell Manu and Bruce over Brent Barry. While Barry hit some big shots in the Suns series, and played well in Game 7 of the Finals, I would like for Devin to get minutes because he's younger and is a better defender than Barry. Also, with the possibility of Scola coming over, I would like to see our two main bench players, Horry and Barry, have somewhat of reduced roles next year, to stay fresh and be ready for the postseason when the young'ns go through struggles. Kinda like Kerr, Ferry, Willis, and Steve Smith did in 2003.

[Marcus Bryant]

If Devin hadn't been injured he would've been the primary swing backup.

[GopherSA]

Devin Brown is full of potential. I'd hate to see him go. Seeing a hometown guy play for his hometown team evokes memories of Kent Hrbek. The "Herbie" became a major Minnesota hero and a major contributor to two world champion teams.

Brown has the potential to have a long, storied and -- sadly -- unusual in this day -- career with one club. I'd love to see him be able to stay.

[wildbill2u]

We all like Devin because of his story (hometown boy makes good on hometown team) and his energy/work ethic.

But let's not get too carried away by emotion. Swingmen with Devin's size and skills are not rare--and most of them don't get hired because they don't quite fill the niche at either position. He'll be nice to have at a very modest increase in salary.

[SpursFanInAustin]

Devin Brown is full of potential. I'd hate to see him go. Seeing a hometown guy play for his hometown team evokes memories of Kent Hrbek. The "Herbie" became a major Minnesota hero and a major contributor to two world champion teams.

Brown has the potential to have a long, storied and -- sadly -- unusual in this day -- career with one club. I'd love to see him be able to stay.

Hrbek became a Minnesota hero thanks to his "tag" of Ron Gant in game 2 of the 1991 world series.

[Chris]

Devin Brown won't leave San Antonio for any kind of bid. He's happy with his ring and will be here for a long time. He was born in San Antonio, went to high school in San Antonio, college in S.A...Unless we want to get rid of him I don't see him making any moves for money.

[csw225]

dev isnt going anywhere

1. no team is going 2 go after him more seriously than the spurs

2. i'm a ball boy for the spurs and after being around in 04-05, i discovered that robert horry likes devin brown more than his own kids

[ace3g]

I think the spurs should go after Jon Barry for added depth to the PG position. I am sure he wouldnt mind coming to a team having the chance win a ring and play with his bro, just imagine having both Barry's on the court at the same time

[team-work]

If Devin returns to Spurs next season, another old debate probably continues : Brown vs Brent Barry, who should have more minutes? I prefers Brown as always, the reasons of which have been cited by many other fans in this thread, eg. youth, atheleticism, energy guy, story as hometown boy making hometown team. His major shortcoming must be his lack of length (6 feet 5 to be a SF), and he will probably never be a starting 3, as a replacement for Bowen, or the starting SG as long as Ginobili is healthy. But he definitely deserves to be the first swingman off the bench.

The reasons which he is not doing so are :
1. his injury
2. he is paid less than Brent Barry, and it would seem like a fool for the coaches and the management to let him have many minutes than Barry (please forgive me if I am wrong).

[BigVee]

What is the prognosis on his back? To me, the whole thing hinges on that. Anyone really know?

[Chris]

If Devin returns to Spurs next season, another old debate probably continues : Brown vs Brent Barry, who should have more minutes? I prefers Brown as always, the reasons of which have been cited by many other fans in this thread, eg. youth, atheleticism, energy guy, story as hometown boy making hometown team. His major shortcoming must be his lack of length (6 feet 5 to be a SF), and he will probably never be a starting 3, as a replacement for Bowen, or the starting SG as long as Ginobili is healthy. But he definitely deserves to be the first swingman off the bench.

The reasons which he is not doing so are :
1. his injury
2. he is paid less than Brent Barry, and it would seem like a fool for the coaches and the management to let him have many minutes than Barry (please forgive me if I am wrong).

DB is capable of playing multiple positions including SG,SF,and PG. More often than not he will come in for Bowen. I don't think DB's minutes will be limited by Brent Barry who is definitely a better option as backup SG.

[nacho estrada]

Sleepin on bringing back DBROWN 23, are we????

[marcus]

Devin Brown - Restricted
Interested teams - San Antonio and Utah

Utah is over the cap so i guess they would offer him a part of the MLE.
I believe that if they do offer Brown a contract it will cost more than what San Antonio would prefer.

I believe Utah doesn't care too much about salary cap. I am thinking of Okur contract.

[marcus]

A player i really like from Utah is Gordan Giricek who was originally picked by San Antonio.

I had a trade possibility in mind.

Involving Nesterovic, Brown and a 2nd round pick for
Giricek and:
1. a re-signed McLeod for one year deal with money enough to match contracts.
2. Ostertag who is expiring
3. Someone like Jarron Collins and trade exception to match contracts.
4. Harpring, that i think would never happen.

[Mark in Austin]

You think Jerry hardass Sloan has any desire to bring Rasho onto his squad? No way. And Brown > Giricek by himself. Giricek can't spell defense, much less play it.

I agree with Marcus Bryant's first post. Devin is an ideal fit for a backup here, with the possibility of playing significant minutes as Bowen gets longer in the tooth. He's strong, athletic, committed to San Antonio and defense, and already has more of an offensive game than Bowen does. If he continues to improve his 3 point shooting consistency, he should see significant floor time during the season to keep Manu and Bowen fresh. Maybe Chip has some time to do some intensive work with Devin while Tony is in France. In fact, I'd love to see another player development coach fill the role Mario Ellie did in 03-04. From all accounts I have seen/heard, he had a real positive impact on Devin and helped him develop as a professional on and off the court. At any rate,

Ginobili
Bowen
Barry
Brown

is a damn good swing rotation. The only thing missing is a little height to help with some of the longer threes. Bowen seems to be able to handle them effectively (see Marion, Shawn and Anthony, Carmello; 04-05 playoffs), but he's the tallest of the bunch. In a perfect world, I'd like to see his eventual replacement have some length. Especially with the undersized frontcourt the Spurs will likely be sporting over the next few seasons. If Rasho is indeed outta here, after Duncan at 6'11", Nazr, Oberto and Horry are at 6'9"-6'10". If Nazr isn't re-signed after next year and Scola is brought in, then they get even smaller. I don't think you can realistically pencil in help from any of the other overseas bigman prospects yet (Mahinmi, Karalov, Sanidkze, etc.) since nobody aside from Scola has developed to the point that they are ready to come over. So height concerns me a little if we were to look at Devin as a long term Bowen replacement.

But as a key cog in the rotation, and as the long term primary swing backup once Barry retires/is traded, I think he's ideal. I hope things work out for Devin.