Spurs Sign Tiago Splitter to 4 year/$36 Million Deal

[ohmwrecker]

Splitter didn't make any improvement. If anything he regressed if you look at the stats. He only got to play more.

That's not at all accurate. Advanced stats always go down when a player gets more minutes. It's completely obvious and natural that they would.

[Drom John]

WS is an advance stat that incorporates playing time.
Splitter was 25 the league in WS last year.
Duncan was 24th.
Randolph was 26th.

[look_at_g_shred]

Splitter didn't make any improvement. If anything he regressed if you look at the stats. He only got to play more.

Yeah he did, he improved his Free throw shooting lol

[Agloco]

I just can't panic and meltdown any more after 6. I mean it's like you just got back from Mai Lai, flamethrower in hand, and you're supposed to be scared of Compton?

Goods.

[ViceCity84]

MUTHA ER!

If Pat Riley was our GM he would of let that pos Splitter walk.

[ViceCity84]

What's worse, this or game six?

-GNSF

[ALVAREZ6]

I swear, it's like people assume that big men in the late part of the first round grow on trees. Sure they had a shot at Muscala, but he's not a classic center. Big men don't grow on trees unless you're drafting in the lottery (suck) or trade for a pick it's unlikely you end up with someone there. Secondly Splitter is being paid what the market alots. He's getting the same type of money that Asik is getting etcetera.

That's a god damn shame because Asik is significantly more effective than Tiago Splitter, and most importantly he's not a pussy like the Brazilian.

[Bruno]

Per RealGM trade checker, Splitter starting salary is $10M. Either he is paid more than $36M or his contract has a decreasing structure. The max decreasing structure will pay him ($10M, $9.25M, $8.5M and $7.75M) for a total of $35.5M. It would fit with Spurs trying to have as much cap space as possible in 2015 for the post Duncan era.

[TheGoldStandard]

[temujin]

So his first year is 2 M cheaper than Nikola Pekovic.

A Splitter guy if shipped to play with the Wizards mediocres ends up playing like Vezely.

[Baam]

Per RealGM trade checker, Splitter starting salary is $10M. Either he is paid more than $36M or his contract has a decreasing structure. The max decreasing structure will pay him ($10M, $9.25M, $8.5M and $7.75M) for a total of $35.5M. It would fit with Spurs trying to have as much cap space as possible in 2015 for the post Duncan era.

Good news I guess, will be easier to trade him.

[Mal]

Per RealGM trade checker, Splitter starting salary is $10M. Either he is paid more than $36M or his contract has a decreasing structure. The max decreasing structure will pay him ($10M, $9.25M, $8.5M and $7.75M) for a total of $35.5M. It would fit with Spurs trying to have as much cap space as possible in 2015 for the post Duncan era.

So either way Spurs werent getting AK47 with cap space. They went over the cap for MLE by paying Ginobili and make Splitter`s deal decreasing. Neal and Blair are officialy out via SnT or free agency.

[Bruno]

So either way Spurs werent getting AK47 with cap space. They went over the cap for MLE by paying Ginobili and make Splitter`s deal decreasing. Neal and Blair are officialy out via SnT or free agency.

Splitter's contract structure had no impact on Spurs possible cap space as long as his first year was higher than his cap hold of $7.5M.

[Bruno]

Good news I guess, will be easier to trade him.

Well, RealGM also reports that he has a trade bonus which will make it harder to trade. The decreasing structure will make it easier for Spurs to rebuild when Duncan will retire. It's a good move from Spurs.

[LakerHater]

[therealtruth]

So either way Spurs werent getting AK47 with cap space. They went over the cap for MLE by paying Ginobili and make Splitter`s deal decreasing. Neal and Blair are officialy out via SnT or free agency.

Kirilenko signed for 3M. They could have used the mid-level.

[T Park]

He wasnt signing in San Antonio for 3 million.
He didn't sign in Brooklyn for 3 either..

[Vic Petro]

[SpursDynasty21]

What is a trade kicker?

[FvckMavs]

What is a trade kicker?

It will kick your ass if you trade him.

[Vic Petro]

What is a trade kicker?

If he's traded he's owed an additional 15% of the remainder of the contract.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

This was a bloated contract, but everyone forgot once we won the le. He needs to start stepping up of he fan because this is going to be a huge debate at the end of the year if he keeps playing like this.

[K...]

It's not a bloated contract. Big men get paid if they have any skill. Tiago is very tradable, but won't be traded because the spurs can't get a better big man value.

[ElNono]

Didn't Portland offer him the same amount of money? At that point his value is set and the Spurs have to pay or let him walk for nothing. That's how free agency works in the NBA...

Pretty similar to how it's going to work with Kiwi this summer...

[Johnny RIngo]

This was a bloated contract, but everyone forgot once we won the le. He needs to start stepping up of he fan because this is going to be a huge debate at the end of the year if he keeps playing like this.

Yeah, better to let him go to Portland that summer so we can continue to pair Duncan with Dejuan Blair and Jeff Ayres. Tiago was HUGE in last year's le run - more important than Parker for instance. He more than earned that contract with the contributions he brought to last year's championship. Is he not playing well right now? Yeah, but it could be any number of factors like fatigue from playing off-season basketball in the summer or the injury he suffered in pre-season.