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Thankfully no way Lopez opts out of that guaranteed $17 million or whatever he is due for 2015-16.
I'd rather the Spurs sign nobody than sign the broken Lopez brother.
Thankfully no way Lopez opts out of that guaranteed $17 million or whatever he is due for 2015-16.
medical care isn't cheap....especially when you are continuously in the OR.
Robin Lopez would be a nice get, Brook would be a horrible signing.
Spurs love dem slow footed non athletic goobers.
Tims bball iq is off the charts and makes up for his non athleticism. He's one of the best players ever. Hes the exception.
These other guys aren't that. They're just slow molasses moving players that are tall who can block an occasional shot. You need guys that can move on the perimeter now. Look what happened to the spurs in the clips series. Forced switches over and over unable to even bother the perimeter players when switched. You need guys who can flash then recover with quick feet.
Splitter doesn't need to work with anyone, except possibly a calf transplant specialist. When he's healthy, he's perfect for this team. Unfortunately, that seems to be less and less every season.
Go big or go home. Aldridge or Gasol.
If we have to give up Splitter to get LA, how can we keep Splitter and get BLopez? Besides, Lopez has a $16.7 mil player option next season, I'm pretty sure he's not going to leave that money on the table, plus he'll be able to sign a much larger contract when the cap goes up after next season.
So Lopez will be the 5th big who can knock down 3s for the vet. min?
I think it's highly likely Lopez opts out. Him waiting another year for a longer term guarantee is risky. He got healthy at the right time and put up some really solid numbers going into the playoffs.
The would need to move Mills, That would give them about $18.2 million in cap space.
I would rather have Aldridge.
Also the cap jumps to $88 million. Another good season before hitting FA with half the league have max salary money isn't a bad game plan for him.
The risk to Brook with his injuries and not securing his future now make it seem really unlikely that he waits. To answer your question, Spurs don't have to give up Tiago to get LA. Spurs have 15M in cap space before Tim & Manu. Whatever they take, directly subtracts from that 15M.
So you have to trade the amount of salary to get to 20M in cap space which is about the max offer for LA. But it doesn't have to be Tiago. It can be Boris and Patty. Whatever makes the math work. People are just using Tiago as an example becuase he has a large enough salary to help and has good value.
I think we should make a run at Paul Milsap. He would fit perfectly, but Timmy would have to play the 5. I also think Roy Hibbert could revive his career with the Spurs.
, true indeed there. Bonner can't knock down much of anymore though tbh. Lopez will command alot more though and does not really fit a role in SA IMO, would definitely pass on that one.
Since when have we had a fifth big who can knock down 3s for the vet. min. when it matters?
Lopez was pretty dominant for the last few months of this season, it was probably the best basketball he has ever played IMO..however, he's still the same player that has averaged 40-45 games played for the past 4 seasons, he's still a black hole that can't really pass(which doesn't fit with the Spurs), and has his rebounding/defense questions..he also can't play with Duncan, assuming we're still considering the Spurs as potential contenders next year..
Why would a vet min player be on the floor when it matters, anyways?
Duncans already the five going on 10 seasons now. Milsap was high on my list but doesn't make much sense for him to leave Atlanta but who knows. Still tempted by Hibbert but he's likely opting in for another year, I would think.
It happens a lot that players will opt out for a longer deal at a lower APY than their option year.
Bonner starting in the '14 WCF, remember that? His contributions in that series were vastly overrated, by the way.
Bonner wasn't a min guy then, and his contributions are underrated, not overrated.
Now we're just talking semantics here. And he didn't play more than 18 minutes in any game he started in that series. Yes, his contributions were overrated while Diaw's were underrated.
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