Luis Scola & Jackie Butler GONE?!

[leemajors]

To The Freaking Rockets At Least Trade Them To The East This Is Going To Be The Worst Trade In Spurs History Omg Shoot Me Now

yeah i can't believe they traded these guys in the division.

[Spurs Brazil]

July 12, 2007, 7:28PM
Rockets close to dealing Spanoulis to Spurs


By JONATHAN FEIGEN
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

The Rockets were close to an agreement on Thursday to land Tau Ceramica star Luis Scola, one of the pillars of Argentina’s Olympic champion team and reserve Jackie Butler from the Spurs for guard Vassilis Spanoulis, a second round pick and cash considerations, a NBA executive with knowledge of the deal said.

Rockets general manager Daryl Morey could not be reached for comment.

Team have sought Scola for years, but found it increasingly difficult to lure him from Europe as he became a more established star with one of the traditional European powers. He had starred for Argentina along with Manu Ginobili, Fabricio Oberto and Walter Hermann.


Spanoulis played 31 games for the Rockets last season, but said he would not return to the United States to play for any team.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/4964549.html

[Leetonidas]

I think this means the Spurs are bringing in Ian...

And FWD, I hope to God you're wrong about that one.

[samikeyp]

That cheer from the east you just heard was Rocket fan.

[timvp]

Dennis Lindsey is now the anti-christ.

This is the worst trade in Spurs history. Scola and Butler for a second round pick and cash.

I am outraged.

[mystargtr34]

wow. So Scola is a better prospect than Spanoulis. Yet they ALSO give Butler.

[picnroll]

If Spurs were going after Amir they may be willing to spend on someone else. Wish they'd gotten Johnson. :crap

[Russ]

Addition by subtraction?

[timvp]

Scola and Butler for a second round pick?!?!?!!?!!!!?!!?!?!?!?!!

[Leetonidas]

I wonder if Spanoulis and the Spurs have talked about this. I'm sure they probably called...I mean, it's completely asinine to trade for a player who said he does not want to be play in the NBA, let alone for a eurostar and a decent big man.

[samikeyp]

Dennis Lindsey is now the anti-christ.

This is the worst trade in Spurs history. Scola and Butler for a second round pick and cash.

I am outraged.

Hey that's right....he came from the....

Rockets!

I knew it....he's a friggen spy!!!

[Kori Ellis]

Welcome to the forum, Chachi.

[timvp]

"It's not about money. It's not about playing time. It's not about anything else. They could trade him to San Antonio and he could be the starting point guard, and he would he would say, 'No, I cannot.' "

Raznatovic said Spanoulis, who earned $1.8 million as a rookie last season, would repay the $350,000 buyout the Rockets paid Panathinaikos last season out of his next contract.

[Spurs Brazil]

Presti gone and the Spurs do a dumb trade like that

[FromWayDowntown]

If Spanoulis wants out and will accept a Fisher-like release without payment, the Spurs have saved some money and will open a roster spot.

If Spanoulis wants out but demands a buyout of his remaining years, the Spurs have cost themselves some cap room and maintained costs against the tax threshold while opening a roster spot and bumping closer to the tax threshold (in theory).

If the Spurs intend to release Spanoulis, they've accomplished basically the same thing.

If the Spurs are truly interested in Spanoulis and he's not coming back to the USA, they've dealt two assets for a guy who will essentially only count against the cap while eating a roster spot until released.

Trying to be optimistic -- maybe they have a deal to send out Spanoulis's rights and something else for a more logical fit. I doubt that, though.

[chachi]

Spurs giving their players away for nothing as usual!!!!!!!

[samikeyp]

If Spanoulis wants out and will accept a Fisher-like release without payment, the Spurs have saved some money and will open a roster spot.

If Spanoulis wants out but demands a buyout of his remaining years, the Spurs have cost themselves some cap room and maintained costs against the tax threshold while opening a roster spot and bumping closer to the tax threshold (in theory).

If the Spurs intend to release Spanoulis, they've accomplished basically the same thing.

If the Spurs are truly interested in Spanoulis and he's not coming back to the USA, they've dealt two assets for a guy who will essentially only count against the cap while eating a roster spot until released.

Trying to be optimistic -- maybe they have a deal to send out Spanoulis's rights and something else for a more logical fit. I doubt that, though.

Im curious...was this a Pop/RC move or a Holt saving money move?

[chachi]

Thanks Great to be here Kori

[timvp]

If Spanoulis wants out and will accept a Fisher-like release without payment, the Spurs have saved some money and will open a roster spot.

That's what it is, I guarantee you. He just wants out of his contract. He wants to stay in Greece forever. Once the Spurs let him out of his contract, they lose the rights to him.

Spanoulis was just used in place of a trade exception.

[mystargtr34]

im feeling queezy

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

the Spurs front office. Cheap mother ers

[timvp]

Im curious...was this a Pop/RC move or a Holt saving money move?

This moves saves about $4M plus whatever the money the Rockets gave them (up to $3M).

It was 100% a Holt move.

[Winery]

WoW. That was dumb. Hopefully I'm just sleeping

[samikeyp]

Spanoulis was just used in place of a trade exception.

What exactly is a trade exception?

I keep hearing that phrase and was wondering.


Thanks.

[Solid D]

I have decided after reading this to take an objective viewpoint and simply say...

Here is what the Spurs have done in layman's terms: The Spurs Front Office couldn't sell their Nolan Ryan Rookie card in mint condition for the price they wanted and they had a slightly used Lazy Boy that took up too much room in the den so they took them down to the Goodwill station on Bandera Road and just dropped them off and asked for a receipt.