Tiago Splitter Close to Signing Two-Year Extension with Tau

[ElNono]

The players union and the NBA are going to have to get together this summer to decide what to do with the rookie salary cap.

The union at least is not going to do a damn thing.
They were already ing about how many foreigners were working in the league, and how that took away work from American veterans.
I also don't think the NBA has any incentive to start funding other leagues around the world that they have no control of, by allowing teams to pay big lumps of money for foreign players.

[Indazone]

Well I suppose the solution maybe teams have to figure this out for themselves the hard way. If you draft someone first round you're gonna get screwed if they are a pro from FIBA because they can get more money at home. They should probably make all the guys from International Ball exempt from even being in the draft. Just bring them over and pay them as professionals and have them count against the cap. Everyone else who is an amateur straight from college or has never played in the FIBA should be classified as a rookie. Everyone else should be classifed as professional. It's the only way to compete against the Euroleague if they are paying 8x the salary for guys like Splitter and get them here when you need them.

[Buddy Holly]

Well I suppose the solution maybe teams have to figure this out for themselves the hard way. If you draft someone first round you're gonna get screwed if they are a pro from FIBA because they can get more money at home. They should probably make all the guys from International Ball exempt from even being in the draft. Just bring them over and pay them as professionals and have them count against the cap. Everyone else who is an amateur straight from college or has never played in the FIBA should be classified as a rookie. Everyone else should be classifed as professional. It's the only way to compete against the Euroleague if they are paying 8x the salary for guys like Splitter and get them here when you need them.

All that because one player got a FIBA record high two year 8 million dollar deal?

If some FIBA hot shot is drafted in the top 5, he's making 6-8 million for three seasons. If they're drafted top 20 they're at least making over a million per year for three years.

[ducks]

Most of them.

That's just the way it is.

yes
last year 4 teams paid the tax right?
spurs were the only ones to make it out of the first round that paid the tax to

[Indazone]

All that because one player got a FIBA record high two year 8 million dollar deal?

If some FIBA hot shot is drafted in the top 5, he's making 6-8 million for three seasons. If they're drafted top 20 they're at least making over a million per year for three years.

Hey Buddy! won't be the last one!!!

[CaptainLate]

The U.S. dollar is losing its milk by the minute,

Europeans are going to stop ming to the NBA.

Our currency is shooting blanks compared to the Euro, and it is only going to get worse.

Agreed. The USD is being manipulated to crash in order to intro the "Amero" (NorthAmerican equivalent of the Euro). Google "Amero".

Moses Stern needs to address this. "Rookie" salaries for overseas players needs adjusting.

[Tully365]

Originally Posted by Indazone
Well I suppose the solution maybe teams have to figure this out for themselves the hard way. If you draft someone first round you're gonna get screwed if they are a pro from FIBA because they can get more money at home. They should probably make all the guys from International Ball exempt from even being in the draft. Just bring them over and pay them as professionals and have them count against the cap. Everyone else who is an amateur straight from college or has never played in the FIBA should be classified as a rookie. Everyone else should be classifed as professional. It's the only way to compete against the Euroleague if they are paying 8x the salary for guys like Splitter and get them here when you need them.

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The NBA would never do this, because then hordes of US players would skip college to play one year in Europe in an attempt to avoid the draft position salary rules so they could sign for more money as NBA rookies. It would ruin college basketball, get lots of people mad, etc... Ah, loopholes.... they always make life interesting...

[tmtcsc]

Is it official ? Are the playoffs over ? Did he re-sign for 2 years with Tau ? I have seen lots of posts or reports saying he is not coming. I thought we still had a shot to try and convince him to come over now.

I know its not likely but we still had a chance.

[Obstructed_View]

The only reason to delay reporting it is because it's either got a snag or because he's stalling until after the season to announce the bad news, and if he's telling his teammates that he's going to sign it (and they are blabbing it to the reporters) but he's not commenting then it sounds again like he's just trying to delay the announcement.

Not having seen an official announcement, I think there's still reason to hold out hope. He knows he's going to start if he comes to the NBA. Unless I'm mistaken, the Spurs will have a lot of money to spend when his rookie contract is up, but only if he jumps now.

[remingtonbo2001]

Still got a chance.


Believe.

[MarceloM!]

I remember Scola Trade. Now, similar thing with Tiago. He is a very good choice for a future. Tiago is a very good player. Don't repeat the mistake.

[stxspurs]

im sure he will eventually beat out oberto/bonner

[Indazone]

Still got a chance.


Believe.

I still got a chance!

[Bruno]

Season is finished for Tau and Splitter.
They sweep Barcelona 3-0 in the Spanish league final and Tau won its first main le since 2002.

I guess that it's time now to have some bad news for Spurs from Splitter.

[objective]

I guess the slim hope is that now with an ACB le Splitter might feel he has nothing left to accomplish there. That's if he ignores euroleague.

So maybe he'll want the challenge of the NBA?

maybe?

[Marcus Bryant]

The only hope is that he didn't want to break the bad news to his team until after the season. Hope.

[ChumpDumper]

At least it looks like we'll know Splitter's status before the draft. The Spurs can adjust their draft strategy accordingly, if needed.

[Borosai]

I just got off the phone with Splitter, and he told me the Spurs still have a chance, but they will have to send him the Coyote's outfit to seal the deal. Sounds reasonable.

[remingtonbo2001]

I just got off the phone with Splitter, and he told me the Spurs still have a chance, but they will have to send him the Coyote's outfit to seal the deal. Sounds reasonable.

Done and Done.

[Ocotillo]

At least it looks like we'll know Splitter's status before the draft. The Spurs can adjust their draft strategy accordingly, if needed.

Good point.

[mystargtr34]

Any minute now....

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Hopefully.

[T Park]

I have no life

[mystargtr34]

Oh by the way.... 11 points on 3-6shooting 4 boards 3 assists and 2 blocks in 25 minutes in the Game 3 series clinching win against Barcelona last night.

[mystargtr34]

Also got to the line 7 times and made 5.

The should go through him a little more...