Danny Ferry returning to the spurs FO according to WOJ

[Mr. Body]

June 2019- Spurs select Luka Samanic and Keldon Johnson. July 2019 Brian Wright is elevated to GM from Assistant. Wright certainly had a say in things at that point and I think we all understand KJ was a great pick and the jury is still out on Luka while some probably already think it was a terrible pick.

Davis Bertans is then traded to Washington, Marcus Morris bails out on whatever agreement was in place. We sign Demarre Carroll. From the standpoint of offseasons where there wasn't much flexibility to do anything it was pretty disastrous.

I'm of the opinion this offseason that there really probably wasn't much on the table for our vets, no one currently in contention wants to add Demar or LA and the fringe contenders don't want to part with anything of value to bring them in. That being said, with the packages offered for players like Jrue Holiday, you have to wonder how active we were in trade talks. So now, after the FA period is over and the trade market is cold until the deadline, we add an established NBA executive who has plenty of gas in the GM tank. I think RC and Pop gave Brian 2 years at the helm to see what he could do, realized he is not someone to make deals or rebuild a franchise, and brought in someone who can. With the cap space they have in the summer of 2021, you want someone who can see through the trees and understands the landscape of things better than what Wright has shown.

I think the Spurs nailed the draft this year. Tre Jones is going to be very solid, esp on a squad with only one other PG-type player. As for trading DDR and LMA, nothing was likely going to happen until after the season started and teams saw where they were at. This point, I see Boston and Brooklyn or even the Hornets as potential LMA destinations and that wasn't the case a month ago.

[PrimeMinister]

I think the Spurs nailed the draft this year. Tre Jones is going to be very solid, esp on a squad with only one other PG-type player. As for trading DDR and LMA, nothing was likely going to happen until after the season started and teams saw where they were at. This point, I see Boston and Brooklyn or even the Hornets as potential LMA destinations and that wasn't the case a month ago.

Devin Vassell was about the biggest lay up of a pick that you'll find, and would say ditto for Tre Jones despite the log jam at PG. Credit for taking them, yes, but I think anyone would have.

Boston made sense prior to the Thompson signing, I don't see them having any interest now and if LA is noticeably declining defensively his market gets even smaller. Nesmith is about the absolute best return we could get for LA at this point IMO. Charlotte has nothing of value and while brooklyn has some interesting pieces we'd have to take on some ty money to get someone like Jarret Allen who's probably not even worth it and we could pursue in RFA anyway.

[TDomination]

This happened in 2014


A letter from co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. recommends that Ferry resign or be fired. Gearon cites Ferry telling the ownership group that Deng "has a little African in him."
His June 12 letter to co-owner Bruce Levenson said Ferry went on to say, "Not in a bad way, but he's like a guy who would have a nice store out front and sell you counterfeit stuff out of the back."
Added Gearon: "Ferry completed the racial slur by describing the player (and impliedly all persons of African descent) as a two-faced liar and cheat."

Ferry apologized Tuesday but said he was only repeating what he had heard about Deng.
"In regards to the insensitive remarks that were used during our due diligence process, I was repeating comments that were gathered from numerous sources during background conversations and scouting about different players," Ferry said in a statement released by the team.
"I repeated those comments during a telephone conversation reviewing the draft and free agency process. Those words do not reflect my views, or words that I would use to describe an individual and I certainly regret it. I apologize to those I offended and to Luol, who I reached out to Monday morning."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...acist-comments

[Spurtacular]

Hawks helped to sabotage the presidential election.

[phxspurfan]

Jarret Allen

young Javale Mcgee... hard pass

[PrimeMinister]

young Javale Mcgee... hard pass

This is what we have on the table for LA. Good reason we aren't taking him+salary to make it happen.

Gun to my head I think LA is more likely to be on the buyout market than he is to actually be traded.

[Drom John]

Middle Georgia here, and Hawks are my #2 team.

1) Ferry is arguing in a phone call to the seven Hawks owners, that they sign Luol Deng. Ferry reads from a scouting reporting from the Cavaliers:
2) Plurality owner Bruce Levenson, email to other owners that his "theory is that the black crowd scared away the whites and there are simply not enough affluent black fans to build a signficant season ticket base." When this came out, Levenson sold his shares.
3) Minority Michael Gearon, who disliked Levenson, and by extension Ferry, openly "railroaded" Ferry. One, recording the comments. Then giving an edited version to the press. Then asking the NBA to force Ferry's resignation.

[cd98]

I guess we won't be signing any free agents from Africa.

[rastaspur]

Hawks helped to sabotage the presidential election.

Snowflake

[timvp]

This happened in 2014


A letter from co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. recommends that Ferry resign or be fired. Gearon cites Ferry telling the ownership group that Deng "has a little African in him."
His June 12 letter to co-owner Bruce Levenson said Ferry went on to say, "Not in a bad way, but he's like a guy who would have a nice store out front and sell you counterfeit stuff out of the back."
Added Gearon: "Ferry completed the racial slur by describing the player (and impliedly all persons of African descent) as a two-faced liar and cheat."

Ferry apologized Tuesday but said he was only repeating what he had heard about Deng.
"In regards to the insensitive remarks that were used during our due diligence process, I was repeating comments that were gathered from numerous sources during background conversations and scouting about different players," Ferry said in a statement released by the team.
"I repeated those comments during a telephone conversation reviewing the draft and free agency process. Those words do not reflect my views, or words that I would use to describe an individual and I certainly regret it. I apologize to those I offended and to Luol, who I reached out to Monday morning."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...acist-comments

The way I've heard it explained is that Ferry was reading directly off of a scouting report from a scouting service multiple teams use. Ferry himself disagreed with that scouting report on Deng and actively tried to sign Deng. An investigation into the matter backed up Ferry's claim. Deng and his agent also came to Ferry's defense because they both knew Ferry was trying to sign him so they could confirm his story was legit.

The Hawks ownership situation around that time was messy so there was a lot of backstabbing and leaking going on so Ferry should have been smarter than read out something so inflammatory ... but I 100% believe his side of the story. Ferry wasn't blameless because he shouldn't have read that out loud on a conference call during the middle of an ownership squabble but he's a good guy by all accounts and those words weren't his.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

This happened in 2014


A letter from co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. recommends that Ferry resign or be fired. Gearon cites Ferry telling the ownership group that Deng "has a little African in him."
His June 12 letter to co-owner Bruce Levenson said Ferry went on to say, "Not in a bad way, but he's like a guy who would have a nice store out front and sell you counterfeit stuff out of the back."
Added Gearon: "Ferry completed the racial slur by describing the player (and impliedly all persons of African descent) as a two-faced liar and cheat."

Ferry apologized Tuesday but said he was only repeating what he had heard about Deng.
"In regards to the insensitive remarks that were used during our due diligence process, I was repeating comments that were gathered from numerous sources during background conversations and scouting about different players," Ferry said in a statement released by the team.
"I repeated those comments during a telephone conversation reviewing the draft and free agency process. Those words do not reflect my views, or words that I would use to describe an individual and I certainly regret it. I apologize to those I offended and to Luol, who I reached out to Monday morning."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...acist-comments

[BackHome]

Good hire always liked Ferry I think he is a great addition

[baseline bum]

Snowflake

Yeah GOP needs polling places shut down in black areas, not opened. Can see why they're bitter about the Hawks opening their arena to the community for early voting.

[Trill Clinton]

No he didn’t. He stated what someone else said and sjw railroaded him.

wrong. he used a racial slur when talking about luol deng and generalized Africans. I'm all for second chances so hopefully he learned his lesson.

[Rummpd]

Can only upgrade this absolute fail of a FO

[tbdog]

Lol... Didn't he say the white fans didn't come to hawks games because of black people or something? Surprised Pop hired him

It's pretty sad what happened to him. He was a business man and the season ticket holders were White. White people were spending more on tickets. Then at the games it was full of Black people and the music was caterered to them. He wanted to know why is that.

[PhantomDashCam]

For a more detailed breakdown:

https://austin.gleague.nba.com/news/...ns-promotions/

[Seventyniner]

wrong. he used a racial slur when talking about luol deng and generalized Africans. I'm all for second chances so hopefully he learned his lesson.

The way I read the story, it was actually a scout who wrote those words. Ferry just made the mistake of reading that scout's comment out loud on a conference call. The sentiment wasn't Ferry's own.

[itzsoweezee]

If this will help facilitate the White extension, I'm on board. I don't understand what's taking so long.

[NickiRasgo]

Well, the Spurs won't competing anyway this season but good to see that they're upgrading their front-office. Kinda wished that Sean Marks still with the team.

[paperboy77]

Lol... Didn't he say the white fans didn't come to hawks games because of black people or something? Surprised Pop hired him

Not sure why the surprise. I'm sure Pop got a little racist bone in him. he supports racist ass Biden!!!!!!

[Mr. Body]

Devin Vassell was about the biggest lay up of a pick that you'll find, and would say ditto for Tre Jones despite the log jam at PG. Credit for taking them, yes, but I think anyone would have.

Why was he drafted #11, then? And why was Jones where he was?

[timvp]

If this will help facilitate the White extension, I'm on board. I don't understand what's taking so long.

Extensions for players of White's caliber don't happen until the final day. I'd be surprised to hear anything before then.

[tonight...you]

Not sure why the surprise. I'm sure Pop got a little racist bone in him. he supports racist ass Biden!!!!!!

Lol, you say things.

[gambit1990]

so