How high could we move up in the draft...

[SPARKY]

Getting something for Scola at some point is smart. If the Spurs hadn't dealt away two 1st rounders for a year's rental of Mohammed might the thought of getting a 1st rounder this season not come to mind.

[ploto]

If I remember correctly, an NBA team loses its right to a player overseas after three years of drafting him.

Spurs will hold Scola's rights as long as he is playing elsewhere.

[SPARKY]

The one thing that concerns me is Scola's weak rebounding during his Euroleague career.

[picnroll]

I don't think Scola will be a great rebounder but right now in the ACB playoffs after 5 games he's averaging 11.0 a game, first in the league. Garbojosa that the Raps are signing is at 6.75. Scola seems to have a particular knack for offensive rebounds and putbacks. The area that I think is the greatest concern is Scola's defense, particularly his post D. He may make Oberto seem like DRob guarding the paint.

Scola's playoff performance is awesome.

link

[SPARKY]

IIRC, this summer is the last that Scola has a buyout to worry about. It might make sense to bring Javtokas in this summer and then Scola the next when Horry might be hanging it up.

[JamStone]

Spurs will hold Scola's rights as long as he is playing elsewhere.

Reference? Cite?

I'm not saying you're wrong. I just don't recall specifically, but I remember reading after a certain amount of time, an NBA team will lose its rights to a player who is playing overseas. I thought it was three years. I don't remember anything about as long as the player is playing somewhere, they don't lose his rights.

[picnroll]

JamStone Sacramento still holds Bodiroga's rights after about 100 years now. Portland held Sabonis's rights for about two hundred years before they signed him. If Scola sits out of pro basketball for a year with no contract then he becomes a free man.

[JamStone]

Again, not saying you guys are wrong. I'd just like to see a reference, cite, link that says as much.

[SPARKY]

Again, not saying you guys are wrong. I'd just like to see a reference, cite, link that says as much.

http://www.nbpa.com/cba.php

[Ariel]

I'm no NBA GM or scout, but I wouldn't trade a first rounder for Scola. Maybe one of the last 3 or 4 pics in the first round, but not a mid first rounder.

As has been said, he's undersized. Isn't he a 6-8 power forward?

He has contract buyout issues.

He's unproven in the NBA. And, he's already old, relative to most prospects.

If I remember correctly, an NBA team loses its right to a player overseas after three years of drafting him. So, if that's correct, Spurs won't have his rights for much longer. At which point, any NBA team could go after him if they really wanted him. If he isn't going to come to the NBA next season, it would behoove a team that really likes him to wait until Spurs no longer have his rights.

Two things:

• He's 6'9"
• An NBA team holds an overseas player's rights indefinitely, unless he doesn't sign a contract for a whole year. Thus, as long as Scola is playing, his NBA rights belong to the Spurs. For a reference, go to www.cbafaq.com, it's there somewhere

Other than that, you're right.

[Ariel]

Here, I found it:

42. What if the team and player can't agree to a contract? What options does the player have? How long does the team keep his draft rights?:

[...]

* If the player is already under contract to, or signs a contract with a non-NBA team, the team retains the player's draft rights for one year after the player's obligation to the non-NBA team ends. Essentially, the clock stops as long as the player plays pro ball outside the NBA.

[JamStone]

Thanks, Ariel.