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Joseph is one lucky guy. Spurs passed on a stud like Butler and Parsons to grab a guy who after two years of health and development is just as likely to be the fourth string point as he is to be the second string.
I think the CBA says the cap is supposed to jump to at least $60 million. Still It would be hard to imagine the Spurs adding 3-5 new faces in a single off season. I'd assume Diaw would be back at a similar rate. I could see everyone else cut loose and maybe the Spurs draft a domestic player to fill a role and a roster spot on the cheap. Even then the Spurs would have like $4 million in cap space and a couple of exceptions.
Joseph is one lucky guy. Spurs passed on a stud like Butler and Parsons to grab a guy who after two years of health and development is just as likely to be the fourth string point as he is to be the second string.
The spurs picked up options on Beno and Mahinmi. Not surprising they'd pick up Joseph's.
i highly doubt they use the QO on De Colo unless he really does something this year. I think picking up CoJo's option was a no brainer as well. Either he develops enough to be a cheap backup pg, or the following year you have a 2 million dollar expiring contract you can throw into a deal if you need to make salaries work
Kawhi is super obvious. Amongst Sop res, He's second in both WP48 and xRAPM to Kenneth Faried. Both individual stats have issues, but they indicate he's pretty good.
Cory is basically at/slightly above replacement level, which you should be able to get for the minimum. But He's still young and is likely to be better this year and next. Completely understandable to pick up.
He can sign an extension next season. I agree.
I don't think it is outside of the realm of possibility that he would take less money to stay. There is certainly a precedent. At the same time all of the other top SF in the league are signed long term. James, Durant, George, Anthony, and Deng are locked up.
Anthony will certainly get a max deal next year. Paul George recently signed a super-max deal. These two players are better than Leonard or at least are more marketable.
Batum got $12.5m AAV. Favors got it too. Hayward is looking for the same. Leonard is better than all three.
Jrue Holiday went for 13.5 and 4.5 the season before he got his extension. He signed in the first month the following season.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/85...ract-extension
That is the market. I could see $12m AAV coming out of that. It all depends on his performance next season.
If the Spurs are looking for a backup SF, it's not too likely they'll go after Brown. Just doesn't have the size.
They oughtta pick up Brown. He's more impactful than maggette or any of the other recent trash Spurs have thrown a uniform on.
no brainer
I'm livid. 2M for CoJo is absolutely absurd. CoJo should NEVER see the court over Patty. Any vet would be better than CoJo. He was abominable in the Finals.
I'm starting to wonder if there is some sort of quid pro quo between the UT athletics dept & Buford. Maybe something to do with his adopted son. No way is Joseph worth an extension. He wasn't even worth a 1st round draft pick.
The biggest knock on Joseph in the draft was that he should have stayed in school a couple of years. If you were going to draft him then you'd do so planning to pick up his option. This is pretty simple, folks. You don't draft a project without giving it time.
This. He's just completed his sop re and junior years. We paid him more than UT would have. If he makes as big strides between year two and three as he did between years one and two he'll be worth every penny of that $2M, which, by the way is only about 1/3 of the average NBA salary.
He would have regressed playing with Barnes. Awful coach. Any player leaving Texas early is understandable now.
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