Do we get Primo back next year?

[Proxy]

definitely. and kawhi will return, and Luka will return, after, we get wemby. cia pop

[venitian navigator]

I don't undestand the burning bridges point...after all Spurs and Primo have agreed about the fact that his behavior was fruit of a personality disorder aka a pathological situation.
Imho that's a starting point for the opposite of burning bridges...its simply the way it has to be for having a future chance of a player/team relationshp...I'm malad and I hope to be able to play again if and when my malady will be cured and became not a problem for me me or anybody.
The situation has been managed properly and finalized, till now, in the proper way and minimum amount of time.
Its true, on the opposite, that its difficult to imagine other teams signing him before Spurs sign him again...in this sense the risk is too much and Spurs are the only ones that know every nuance of the situation.
That said, the guy is still underage in most US states and the expectations on him have been big from the team since drafting him and in the years he played....also a lot of people following the team had a faith in the idea of Primo being in future a big time player. A lot of people sure that talent is there and just needs to be developed in the right amount of time.
So, imho, it all depends on the evolution of his medical situation and the evolution of his basketball skills and conditions... in that sense Spurs are obviously the team that can follow the entire thing and have in no time the more accurate informations...
If its worth the risk (because there will be a risky decision to take, considering that in any case no 100 % of complete mental health could be guaranteed by any doctor in the world), as in all choices, its more than possible the Spurs (and imho, probably,only the Spurs) will take the risk...

[cd98]

Losing a lottery pick like this is hard for fans to take, for sure. And just because he struggled his first two years doesn't mean he doesn't have potential. Spurs felt he had star potential. But the exposure thing screams against Spurs culture. That's a big deal and they take it seriously. I think they likely see the totality of what he brings as against their culture, which meant cut him and move on. Who knows how the decision will turn out for the Spurs and Primo in the long run.

[jjspur]

The spurs made a mistake in just drafting the guy, plus he didn't show all that much other than to maids and a shrink. Nope just move on from this immature clown and interview our future potential draftees a whole lot better.
The spurs should admit they made a mistake and move on. No sense in living in the past. If it helps Malakai, Wesley, Langford or even Stanley get more minutes and improve, then this incident can still have a silver lining.

[rascal]

No, Spurs want to bury this as fast as they can now. They settled and now want to move on from it.

[Atl Spur]

Reading and comprehension is truly a lost art on Spurs Talk�� Slow down for a second…… damn!! Lol

[exstatic]

He’s
Not
Coming
Back.

[The Truth #6]

Spurs don’t want further risk and liability with him. As for whether or not this is a medical issue, I think that’s really a big gray area, and since his victim still works for the spurs, I see that as a huge roadblock to him coming back.

It reminds me of this baseball player named Rafael who couldn’t control himself:

https://youtu.be/5-uIwpo0dCU

[exstatic]

Spurs don’t want further risk and liability with him. As for whether or not this is a medical issue, I think that’s really a big gray area, and since his victim still works for the spurs, I see that as a huge roadblock to him coming back.

It reminds me of this baseball player named Rafael who couldn’t control himself:

https://youtu.be/5-uIwpo0dCU

I don’t think she still works for the Spurs.

[KingKev]

The main reason not to consider bringing bim back is that he isn’t very good at basketball

[spurraider21]

primo sucked anyway and i was pretty disturbed at the notion that the brass saw him as a face of the franchise type player and future starting PG. imo primo's incident saved them from themselves

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If someone was going to sign him, they would have already. He’s never coming back here, and I’m not sure he’ll ever play in the nba again.

Which ought to tell the average spurfan what a horrendous pick it was in retrospect. I'll never forget Ryen Russillo, a guy normally pretty deferential to the spurs ways, trashing that selection in real time.

And we could and should have had Sengun.

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Him whipping it out in retrospect was possibly a good thing for the team. Branham gets all those minutes instead and less wasted time awkwardly making Primo into a point guard. Primo could have been a fine roll player but that would have been a lot of headache to eventually arrive at that conclusion. I’m fine he’s gone. Barely a scandal nationally. It’s forgotten already. Moving on.

/thread.

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I don’t think she still works for the Spurs.

Supposedly as part of that settlement she was slated to have further duties with / for the spurs. Not sure if she'd actually be on the Spurs employee registry per se though.

[SpurSpike]

The way I see it the Spurs messed up 2 times with Primo.

1. The Spurs drafted Primo which was a mistake but at least it was a gamble that could have turned out.

2. The spurs cut Primo too soon. There are no formal charges and dropping seems a bit overboard for simply flashing, they should have held on till more information was available. Can't you just cut him later if it becomes a huge law suite or were the Spurs under some kind of deadline to drop him? That seemed like a poor hastily made decision at the time and even more so now.

[slick'81]

The way I see it the Spurs messed up 2 times with Primo.

1. The Spurs drafted Primo which was a mistake but at least it was a gamble that could have turned out.

2. The spurs cut Primo too soon. There are no formal charges and dropping seems a bit overboard for simply flashing, they should have held on till more information was available. Can't you just cut him later if it becomes a huge law suite or were the Spurs under some kind of deadline to drop him? That seemed like a poor hastily made decision at the time and even more so now.

[MultiTroll]

2. The spurs cut Primo too soon. There are no formal charges and dropping seems a bit overboard for simply flashing, they should have held on till more information was available. Can't you just cut him later if it becomes a huge law suite or were the Spurs under some kind of deadline to drop him? That seemed like a poor hastily made decision at the time and even more so now.

Dip lawyer Buzbee was going to go after the Spurs $$$$ vs just going after Primos $.

Legalities no doubt an additional if not the main reason why Spurs cut ties.

[cd98]

I don’t think she still works for the Spurs.

Right, I think she's just got paid as if she worked for the spurs times 4.

[cd98]

Supposedly as part of that settlement she was slated to have further duties with / for the spurs. Not sure if she'd actually be on the Spurs employee registry per se though.

I think it was just work together to develop a reporting process so this doesn't happen again type of thing.

[MultiTroll]

I think it was just work together to develop a reporting process so this doesn't happen again type of thing.

"When athlete reveals to you, you will ___ ____ ____."

[Maddog]

I think it was just work together to develop a reporting process so this doesn't happen again type of thing.

Correct

Primo's not coming back to the Spurs. Even, if he does return to the NBA why would he sign with the Spurs? After what he went through?
I'm pretty certain the Spurs do not have interest in re-signing him and a fresh start elsewhere is almost always better.
Someone mentioned in another thread they could see him going to Europe for a while before back to the NBA.

[lefty]

Yes, as a mopper

[JPB]

What ing planet are you living on? They DID fire him. They have to pay him because of contractual obligations, but they WAIVED him. There’s no getting anything for him via trade.

On Earth where you can fire without pay employees who show their s around in your business and potantially hurt the image, brand and respectability of your franchise. (even if that's the spurs and no one gives a )...

And I was talking about resigning him, genius, so he can be traded..

[exstatic]

The way I see it the Spurs messed up 2 times with Primo.

1. The Spurs drafted Primo which was a mistake but at least it was a gamble that could have turned out.

2. The spurs cut Primo too soon. There are no formal charges and dropping seems a bit overboard for simply flashing, they should have held on till more information was available. Can't you just cut him later if it becomes a huge law suite or were the Spurs under some kind of deadline to drop him? That seemed like a poor hastily made decision at the time and even more so now.

They were already being sued by the psychologist. Cutting him was damage control to mitigate further liability. There were three separate issues, the psychologist, summer league, and the hotel staff in Minnesota. They didn’t cut him for one issue. It was a pattern of behavior.

[scott]

30 years ago, Rod Strickland exposed himself in a hotel room and it was news, but the Spurs didn't cut him over it. Shows how times have changed (for the better) in the last 30 years.