The Spurs are sacrificing their culture in pursuit of Durant

[TheDoctor]

LMAO Pounding the never disappoints when it comes to ty articles.

Sad thing is those mfers are so brain-washed that you can hear a collective "Yeeeesss Maaasteeeeer".

[cjw]

Emo article

Spurs remain shrewd and are NOT like these big market teams (and some small market teams too) with massive overpays. Instead, they saw value last season in getting guys locked up before the cap skyrocketed and also got lucky with LMA (if not him, would have found others on reasonable deals). Yes, Parker is overpaid looking back but not compared to new deals getting signed and that's a career achievement award contract and only has 2 years left.

If LMA, Kawhi and Green had all been locked in this summer, they probably take another $10 million off the cap.

[Splits]

Built Splitter: 1
Bought Aldridge: 0

[Tully365]

It wasn't against the Spurs' philosophy to sign big name free agents in the past-- it just never worked out until last season when LMA decided to join them. I'm pretty sure Jason Kidd rethinks his decision to not join the Spurs in free agency regularly-- it was a really bad decision from a basketball standpoint and easily deprived him of a few championship rings. A smart FO will do anything necessary to improve a team, whether through the draft, through trades, through development, or through free agency.

[K...]

Uh without a hall of fame talent, built ain't . Don't think pop needs to learn that the hard way

[SquawkinHawkBigCock]

swept under the rug? it's common knowledge,

Tbh...you won't find many people, if any outside of the diehard Spur fan that know about those things...

[BillMc]

As long as we don't sacrifice Bonner.... no scenes from the Wicker Man for Matty....

[Obstructed_View]

This article is a setup so that when the Spurs don't get him, these people can say, "well, it's for the best."

I expect Pop and RC to welcome KD to the meeting, say, "You need to go back to OKC. We'll see you next year. Anything you want to talk about with the rest of your time?"

[DMC]

Built Splitter: 1
Bought Aldridge: 0

Splitter was the Euroleague MVP already

[Spurtacular]

This is why ptr sucks and is on a level of reddit.

That's what; five levels above you?

[Sean Cagney]

Built Splitter: 1
Bought Aldridge: 0

To be fair it's only been one season with LMA.. Plus Splitter can't even stay on the floor now at all it seems so it's a win win getting rid of him. When healthy though and when on the beautiful game he was an asset to the team albeit a short time.

[dabom]

Splitter went off in 2014. Was a in 2013 and 2015. Good job we moved on.

[Raven]

when you see every player coming off the rookie contract getting maxed out, even though they may not be franchise players and have not played a second of play off bball, it kinda lowers the value of building through the draft.

[wut]

Sounded like the Clippers gave a good pitch to Durant...not sure what value Spurs can pitch that sounds better than the allure of LA. If Durant went to Clippers, Spurs would certainly be #3 in the West...lack of 3 point depth and porous defense (hoping Boban continues to improve but honestly he's not the fastest big).

I'd still anticipate Durant staying a year in OKC but he'll probably drop them next year for big cash...especially after seeing the crazy amount Conley got...which really ruins everyone's pursuits of good players without matching that much crazy cash...because you try telling a star he's worth less than Conley whow got 30 mil and isn't even an allstar!

[cd98]

Spurs will put on a "great presentation" that will "blow Durant away," and then he'll say the same about the Celtics before announcing that he has agreed to terms with OKC.

[tholdren]

Today's "Built not bought" fans

Maybe - but what is worse is the people who think it's okay and necessary for the "stars" (who never won a ring) to be wooed. Drives me nuts. Don't take weak minds like that.