Blockbuster Trade Involving The Spurs?

[T Park]

Ya never know.

The old saying of "gretzky getting traded means everyone is available" could apply here....

[Kori Ellis]

Ya never know.

The old saying of "gretzky getting traded means everyone is available" could apply here....

Now you are going off of some guy talking about something on a rap forum?

[T Park]

For the love of Pete.

PLEASE, let it involve Troy Murphy coming to the Spurs.


Would Murphy be worth though, Barry AND Williams?


Youd have the MLE, to spend on an.....

I guess Jumaine Jones or Jeffries, but dang, that would be thinning the wings pretty thin.

[timvp]

Or this could be a trade where the Spurs get the best center ever according to the Express-News.

Jason Collins' brother

[T Park]

Now you are going off of some guy talking about something on a rap forum?

Didn't even see where that was posted, just saw the thread.


Sorry.

[whottt]

Steve Smith was a SG. What I meant to say is why would the Spurs invest in Dunleavy when he clearly does not fit into the system. While Dunleavy is a big three at 6'9 230 lbs, he is not what the Spurs are looking for. At least I hope not!

Point about Smitty is that the Spurs will take a ty player if their backs are against the wall...either in terms of need or capspace.

And like I said...Bruce is getting old.

[Kori Ellis]

Or this could be a trade where the Spurs get the best center ever according to the Express-News.

Jason Collins' brother

Or it could be just Greg Simmons talking nonsense, just to be able to lead into the story about Devin Brown's camp in San Antonio starting tomorrow.

[Nbadan]

How I understand it ... They can sign-and-trade Harrington but only take back players on a one-year deal, unless they were already in the midst of the specific trade talks when the ruling happened.

That can't be right. Harrington's lawyer and the NBA union would be ting bricks and would already have legal challenges claiming that Harrington was being financially hurt by the ownership ruling, and he'd have a case.

[whottt]

Troy Murphy or Pietrus would be the best case scenario...

Since when do the Spurs get the good end of the best case scenario in trades?

Never...since about 81.

[timvp]

LJ, what did you actually hear this Simmons guy say?

I already pretty much covered it. He said according to a source the Spurs could be involved in a blockbuster trade involving Devin Brown but that Devin wouldn't be coming back to San Antonio.

[Kori Ellis]

That can't be right. Harrington's lawyer and the NBA union would be ting bricks and would already have legal challenges claiming that Harrington was being financially hurt by the ownership ruling, and he'd have a case.

It's true.

This stipulation is going to make it very difficult for the Hawks to do anything with Harrington. Their options include letting him walk away as a free agent, which means the Hawks get no compensation for him and Harrington gets less money than he would in a sign-and-trade. They can pull off a trade with a team they were already dealing with, saying that the terms were agreed upon prior to the judge's ruling. Or, they can appeal the ruling, which could open up another can of worms and put Steve Belkin a step closer to taking over the team.

[whottt]

I already pretty much covered it. He said according to a source the Spurs could be involved in a blockbuster trade involving Devin Brown but that Devin wouldn't be coming back to San Antonio.

And this begs the question...

When was the last time someone reported a rumor about a trade the Spurs were working on that turned out to be accurate?

[T Park]

Wait, Simmons?

Ok, I can go to bed, its bull .

[Nbadan]

I can't believe that the NBA Union and Harrington's agent haven't pressed the ownership to appeal this ruling. It seems very unfair to Harrington through no fault of his own.

[Kori Ellis]

I can't believe that the NBA Union and Harrington's agent haven't pressed the ownership to appeal this ruling. It seems very unfair to Harrington through no fault of his own.

Well maybe any deal that's going down with him has already been in the works, so it will be able to go through anyway.

[T Park]

Baron Davis.

[Mark in Austin]

Hmmm... Pietrus has the defensive chops... but is worse offensively than Bowen from what I've seen (which admittedly isn't much). And at 6'6" he wouldn't be the mythical "long 3" everybody is looking for.

[Streakyshooter08]

I really have the feeling that come july 12th the Spurs will be involved in some kind of trade that nobody expects. It has been quiet because they are not able to complete the trades before the 12th. It might be once again a surprise and I hope it will be a good one...

[timvp]

And this begs the question...

When was the last time someone reported a rumor about a trade the Spurs were working on that turned out to be accurate?

Ironically enough, KSAT broke the Steve Smith trade back in the day.

[T Park]

Wasn't it KSAT that was doing a daily fellatio with Derek Anderson at his house in Kentucky?

[Mark in Austin]

Ironically enough, KSAT broke the Steve Smith trade back in the day.

Well, like Rasheed said: "The sun even shines on a dog's ass some days."

[Bruno]

Okay, this is pretty complicated but it works.

Warriors get Al Harrington
Spurs get Mickael Pietrus
Jazz get Derek Fisher
Hawks get Eric Williams, Devin Brown, Andre Owens, Keith McLeod, Luis Scola, 1st Round Pick and Cash

Hawks get four players in the last year of their contracts. Everyone else gets who they wanted.

I don't see hawks having an interest in Keith McLeod and his guaranteed salary with Lue, Claxton, Stoudamire and Ivey.
I rather send McLeod to SA. He can be a good 3rd string PG.


I don't see too Warriors signing Harrington without dumping one of their big contract. Why not Murphy for Barry+Oberto in a separate trade ?

Spurs 06-07 :
PG : Parker/Udrih/McLeod
SG : Ginobili/Pietrus
SF : Bowen/Finley
PF : Murphy/Horry/Bonner
C : Duncan/Javtokas

Then sign a third string C and a project SF for the min.

[timvp]

I don't see hawks having an interest in Keith McLeod and his guaranteed salary with Lue, Claxton, Stoudamire and Ivey.
I rather send McLeod to SA. He can be a good 3rd string PG.


I don't see too Warriors signing Harrington without dumping one of their big contract. Why not Murphy for Barry+Oberto in a separate trade ?

Spurs 06-07 :
PG : Parker/Udrih/McLeod
SG : Ginobili/Pietrus
SF : Bowen/Finley
PF : Murphy/Horry/Bonner
C : Duncan/Javtokas

Then sign a third string C and a project SF for the min.

If Murphy is involved, it could be something like this:

Spurs get Murphy and McLeod
Golden State gets Harrington, Barry and Oberto
Utah gets Derek Fisher
Atlanta gets Devin Brown, Andre Owen, Melvin Sanders and picks/cash

[Bruno]

If Murphy is involved, it could be something like this:

Spurs get Murphy and McLeod
Golden State gets Harrington, Barry and Oberto
Utah gets Derek Fisher
Atlanta gets Devin Brown, Andre Owen, Melvin Sanders and picks/cash

Make some sense too.

BTW, Only players from Warriors I don't want are Dunleavy and Foyle.

[timvp]

The only problem with Murphy is his 5-year, $51M contract. Would the Spurs take that on?

Holt might faint.