Shams: J-Rich to the Pelicans

[CGD]

Not in love with taking on Grahams salary next year, but its a position of need and Tre could be gone this summer.

[Seventyniner]

Graham can jack freely here. Inflate his stats and become a good piece to move a year from now.

Bruh find a better way to phrase that. We just went through the Primo saga.

[heyheymymy]

There had better be some under the table "considerations" from NOLA

[heyheymymy]

Graham can jack freely here. Inflate his stats and become a good piece to move a year from now.

Bruh find a better way to phrase that. We just went through the Primo saga.

In the end Graham did not fit Spurs culture

[horseshue]

Anyone wanna trade like seven 2nd rounders for one late first?

Nobody needs second round picks. All i see in last couple hours are massive amount of second round picks thrown around everywere.

[DPG21920]

2 steps forward(jak), 1 step back (Josh and lack of cap creativity)

Spurs really missed an opportunity here (despite a great Jak trade) imo. Should have done more and been in better shape salary wise for not doing anything with their space this year. Disappointing tbh outside of Jak.

If you’re punting swing big on Simmons. If you’re not? Do more this year to get assets and to salary floor. Spurs FO got lazy and mis played had some I think.

[mexicanjunior]

Meh

[DPG21920]

We did waive Josh………………….

no. If we waived Josh there’s not 14m on books next year.

[Uriel]

no. If we waived Josh there’s not 14m on books next year.

It was a joke about Primo.

[DPG21920]

Oh lol

[timvp]

2 steps forward(jak), 1 step back (Josh and lack of cap creativity)

Spurs really missed an opportunity here (despite a great Jak trade) imo. Should have done more and been in better shape salary wise for not doing anything with their space this year. Disappointing tbh outside of Jak.

If you’re punting swing big on Simmons. If you’re not? Do more this year to get assets and to salary floor. Spurs FO got lazy and mis played had some I think.

Eh, teams weren't trading firsts today. Everyone was just trading boatloads of seconds. I can't imagine it came down to the Spurs being lazy or uncreative. I don't see a trade that was completed that the Spurs should have gotten in on -- even in retrospect. Do you?

I know we can have dreams of first round riches for dumping a player like Ben Simmons -- but I don't see a comparable trade that actually happened today.

[timvp]

Tanking-wise, this has to help, right? Minute for minute, you could make the case that Richardson was the best basketball player on the team, tbh.

[Mr. Body]

Tanking-wise, this has to help, right? Minute for minute, you could make the case that Richardson was the best basketball player on the team, tbh.

Yeah, I don't see how the team scores now. This is gonna get ugly.

[spurraider21]

Eh, teams weren't trading firsts today. Everyone was just trading boatloads of seconds. I can't imagine it came down to the Spurs being lazy or uncreative. I don't see a trade that was completed that the Spurs should have gotten in on -- even in retrospect. Do you?

I know we can have dreams of first round riches for dumping a player like Ben Simmons -- but I don't see a comparable trade that actually happened today.

how many other teams had the capability of eating those types of contracts though? spurs were kinda uniquely positioned because we a) have the room now, and b) dont really need the room for next 1-2 years anyway

[spurraider21]

Tanking-wise, this has to help, right? Minute for minute, you could make the case that Richardson was the best basketball player on the team, tbh.

oh yeah. he was a more often not the steadying hand of the backcourt. this and the poodle trade cements us as a bottom 3 team

[spurraider21]

Yeah, I don't see how the team scores now. This is gonna get ugly.

wesley/graham backcourt gonna have plenty of sub 30% shooting games

[Dverde]

I think the roster gonna appreciate their bonus check especially the players on the low end of the salary cap. Not a complete loss.

[rjv]

Eh, teams weren't trading firsts today. Everyone was just trading boatloads of seconds. I can't imagine it came down to the Spurs being lazy or uncreative. I don't see a trade that was completed that the Spurs should have gotten in on -- even in retrospect. Do you?

I know we can have dreams of first round riches for dumping a player like Ben Simmons -- but I don't see a comparable trade that actually happened today.

what you fail to understand is that some ST posters are more connected than woj or shams and apparently have access to all the trade scenarios that the spurs could have opted to take.

[timvp]

how many other teams had the capability of eating those types of contracts though? spurs were kinda uniquely positioned because we a) have the room now, and b) dont really need the room for next 1-2 years anyway

Good counterpoint. But, then again, teams had players of actual value on the table and no one was letting go of first round picks.

The Spurs getting a potential top ten pick for Poeltl looks like a minor miracle considering all these players who got traded today for second rounders. I mean Poeltl is good but is he that much better than Bey, Bones, McDaniels, Thybulle, Thomas Bryant, etc, etc?

[Robz4000]

Good counterpoint. But, then again, teams had players of actual value on the table and no one was letting go of first round picks.

The Spurs getting a potential top ten pick for Poeltl looks like a minor miracle considering all these players who got traded today for second rounders. I mean Poeltl is good but is he that much better than Bey, Bones, McDaniels, Thybulle, Thomas Bryant, etc, etc?

Yes.

[Dex]

Yeah, I don't see how the team scores now. This is gonna get ugly.

And losing Poeltl as the enforcer / glue guy. He didn't put up 20 PPG or anything, but the team looked better any time he was on the floor.

[Uriel]

Good counterpoint. But, then again, teams had players of actual value on the table and no one was letting go of first round picks.

The Spurs getting a potential top ten pick for Poeltl looks like a minor miracle considering all these players who got traded today for second rounders. I mean Poeltl is good but is he that much better than Bey, Bones, McDaniels, Thybulle, Thomas Bryant, etc, etc?

I love how optimistic you are that pick isn’t top-10 protected.

[JADG79]

Four 2nd for a player that you can use next year in a trade because the 2.8M guarantee in 2024/25 is really good.

Derrick White trade (Devonte, Romeo, Blake Wesley, 2028 FRP swap with Boston and four 2nd).

But the Inflation is affecting the NBA, those 2nd picks worth nothing.

[DPG21920]

Eh, teams weren't trading firsts today. Everyone was just trading boatloads of seconds. I can't imagine it came down to the Spurs being lazy or uncreative. I don't see a trade that was completed that the Spurs should have gotten in on -- even in retrospect. Do you?

I know we can have dreams of first round riches for dumping a player like Ben Simmons -- but I don't see a comparable trade that actually happened today.

No comparable trade could happen because it was ONLY SA with space lol…I dont understand not getting to the salary floor at all. There had to be opportunities Spurs passed on and if you arent going to get to floor this year, why murk up your books at all for no reason next year?

I would have much rather just done the Jak trade and kept Richardson if it means still having Doug and now Khem + Graham on the books for 35M next year for no reason. They arent assets at all. You dont, even if you can, put dead money on your books for no reason and the 2nds are not reason enough IMVHO.

Just shows a lack of creativity and feels like they focused so hard on Jak trade they didnt have the capacity to really get creative and do what needed to be done. Is it some disaster? Not at all. Jak trade good enough to where it’s a win. Just more of a symptom of SA leaving a lot of proverbial meat on the bone for no reason.

[rjv]

I love how optimistic you are that pick isn’t top-10 protected.

it's top six protected. catch up, man.