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Nah, we aren't.
Isn't Brevin Knight being shopped around now that the 'Cats have McInnnis?
Nah, we aren't.
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I look at this thread and laugh. If you were an owner of say, I don't know, the Pacers, would you want to take on the Beno Udrih project? The guy has had one of the best coaches in the league, had a great shooting coach, and played behind one of the better guards i the league. Beno has had time to learn and has proved himself incapable. The guy has little to no value in terms of receiving a player back in a trade. You might be able to look at an injury plagued team at the PG spot (say the Bucks) but I don't think you'll get anything back.
Barry is interesting but, again, comes with extensive baggage. The guy doesn't have a great contract for another team to take on considering the guy is in the twilight of his career. He is a one-dimensional player but a great one (yes, 3 point shooting). Barry could be more of a 6th man but is really more of a 7th man. Is he worth it is the question? My guess is to a lot of teams having a 35 (?) year old 7th man in the rotation with a difficult to swallow/trade contract is not going to be easy to find takers for.
Our best bet would be Scola if management hadn't f'd that situation up but, alas, who really knows what happened there outside of the involved parties.
I think we're stuck for this year and can only hope we don't continue to draft projects that will take 3-5 years to develop because we're scared (?) someone else might draft them down the line. Unfortunately, I do not see Mahimi being any more of an impact player than Elson is right now.
Call me a pessimist but I don't see any trades happening this year that will help us.
Haven't seen anything like that, but it's logical. Felton has played his way into starting PG for sure with Knight out, McInnis is a capable backup, and Knight will probably bolt this Summer, so if they could get something for him now, I think they'd pull the trigger.
The two issues; he's still injured and it's unclear what the Bobcats want...
Knight would be an (expensive) option, but with his unclear health status, it would be crazy to trade for him right now.
and the other issue about him is, that despite his 10 seasons he has almost no PO expirience and the few games he played are not exactly a commendation. (9 games, 1-8).
the Bobcats might be one of the few teams, that might pick some of our crap, because in the expansion draft, they have made some positive expriences with players, who were written off by other teams. (G. Wallace, Brezec, Knight). maybe they are interested in a player like Butler or even Beno. and they always like picks and we have a couple of second rounders to offer.
Knight should be back tomorrow.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlot...s/16603496.htm
I've seen good ideas such as Maggette and Collison. I'll tell you what though, I don't think the Spurs have been the same as when they had SJax even when winning in 2005. He gives them size, athleticism, offense, defense and at ude (but not too much) at three spots as well as depth (start him or Manu other off the bench).
I loved Jackson being here. However they desperately need a center. I have posted on here and I don't know why Pop has fallen in love with small ball so much eschewing the center.
Awesome, thank Bruno! I've been looking for status update on him, but have been unable to find one.
Knight is a heady pg who thinks pass first and despite his lack of playoff experience, I think he'd be a welcome veteran presence. He's not that expensive and his contract expires this year. But, I just don't see the Spurs having what the Bobcats want...
Beno is most likely damaged (mentally) for good and I'm pretty certain the Spurs couldn't pay someone to take him. Williams is an expiring contract, but so is Knight so they would gain nothing there. The Spurs have three frontcourt prospects (Butler, Scola, Mahinmi), but Charlotte seems pretty set with Okafor and May. I guess that'd be the best course of action though....
Knight for Williams + Rights to Mahinmi
Lets not forget that beno only makes 900K this year and 1.5 million next. Somebody will take a chance cause he is still young, contract under 3 years, and contract cheap..Maybe a team like memphis, Indiana, or Portland..
Someone will take him eventually, but it'll be a mid-second round pick at best. He may be young-ish and on a short, cheap contract, but not only has he not stepped up to take hold of the backup spot from a classic third-string energy guy, he's given Pop every reason NOT to play him. His lack of confidence has destroyed his game, and it's a tough thing to overcome. I think the damage may be irreparable. Sad that a kid that once looked like a promising backup or future starter (though not star) is cut-bait material.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister...le_1562277.php
singleton wants trade
Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said it is unlikely the Clippers would make a trade before the Feb.22 deadline. But one player - not named Corey Maggette - wants out. Maggette requested a trade more than a month ago, through his agent. The Clippers explored options but none surfaced that interested them. Now second-year forward James Singleton wants to change teams.
Singleton was the first player out of the locker room after Wednesday's victory over Chicago.
"I don't want to sound like I'm whining," Singleton said. "I just want to play, and I don't think it'll be here. I'm never getting the opportunity, and so I told my agent to call them and ask them to trade me."
Singleton has appeared in 28 games and is averaging 1.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in eight minutes. He averaged 3.4 points and 3.3 rebounds as a rookie last year in 59 games.
what about this trade: Diogu and armstrong for Beno and butler..
Armstrong only has a 1 year contract and has been in big games before and diogu is a good low post man..Gonna be hard to get rid of butler and would hate to wast williams expiring contract on this deal
I hope that Spurs will call Clippers about Singleton, he is a good fit for SA (long SF who is a great rebounder). He will be perfect as small ball PF.
I think there's some deal that if you're traded more than once in a season, it has to be a 1 for 1 trade.
Saw that this morning. It's a good thought, but he indicated that his frustration was playing time. To be honest, I don't know much about him, so it's tough to say whether a kid who couldn't get PT on the Clips (bubble lottery team) would get much "burn" on this veteran squad contending for a le.
Still...If they do a Beno for Singleton swap I'm down...as long as a subsequent trade is made for a decent backup PG...
Possible looks: PG darrell armstrong 1 year left 1.1 million, Juan Dixon 2 years left 2.7million or jarret jack 2 years left 1.2 million, Knight 1 year left 4 million, Howard eisley 1 year left 1.1 million or Duhon 2 years left 3.1 million...Just a couple of guys of have no more than 2 years on contracts or less than 2 million
Personally i like the choices from portland!!
Jack is averaging 30+MPG and has started every game for the Blazers this year...he's not going anywhere.
I do like Dixon though....just wish he could pass.
juan dixon is not a pg.
i saw he demanded a trade, i've never actually seen him play. couldn't hurt, but i can't imagine pop giving him a whole lot of minutes this season.
Everyone wants good players in return for the spurs in a trade but are unwilling to give up much value. Manu would be the best player to trade.
He has value and could bring back two good young players in return. What possible teams may want Manu and what can he bring back to the spurs?
his two major qualities (rebounding, athleticism) would currently fit better with the Spurs, than with the Clippers, who get rebounding production from Maggette and Thomas. so I would guess he gets more minutes with the Spurs, but for sure not a big number.
Singleton has a very team friendly contract (minimum contract with a team option for the next season), something any team likes for those 3rd stringers.
maybe Singleton has a Matt Barnes story in him, there are some similarities between the two IMO. (Singleton is more of a undersized PF though).
This is a topic for the future. When Manu is in the final year of his contract ('09?), the Spurs will probably explore trading him based on whether they feel they can/should re-sign him. Until then, I gotta think the Spurs FO considers him untouchable.
You're right about his value though....
So a second rounder should do it? We'd then have to cut someone...
I don't think a second rounder would be enough to get Singleton.
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