KABB reports source who says Finley to Spurs.

[tempest186]

I could see a S & T for Devin with Utah for a 2nd round pick or something like that since Utah is under the cap.

[Gino2882]

Keepig Devin might not even be that great of an option. Back problems are tricky.

Getting Finley IMO makes this team the immediate favorite.

[nkdlunch]

very interesting. I had a feeling Finley was smart to know the Spurs will repeat next year. Hopefully this rumor is true

at phoenix clowns who were ignored even though they sent the whole team to meet Finley

[Rescueone]

I could see a S & T for Devin with Utah for a 2nd round pick or something like that since Utah is under the cap.

Agree! If they lose Devin, they will do a sign and trade. That's the proper way for both to be happy with the departure. The Spurs will not just "let him go" without compensation.

[ChumpDumper]

Devin for McLeod.

[SPARKY]

So you lose a young role player who has proven he can play in the league and in your system over a couple mil and a pick? No thanks.

[TexasAggie2005]

A couple million is a lot of money, especially for a guy who'll ride the pine. And everyone calling for a sign and trade has to realize that Utah has no incentive to participate. They'd probably be able to just sign Devin outright, so why give up a pick? We're not going to match if we've already signed Finley. Not unless we've also traded Barry.

[SPARKY]

A couple million is a lot of money, especially for a guy who'll ride the pine. And everyone calling for a sign and trade has to realize that Utah has no incentive to participate. They'd probably be able to just sign Devin outright, so why give up a pick? We're not going to match if we've already signed Finley. Not unless we've also traded Barry.

Brown is a restricted free agent. Unless the Jazz are planning on signing him to a deal starting at over $5 million, they have to be at the table.

[picnroll]

Make that couple of million four million if the Spurs cross the lux tax line.

[TexasAggie2005]

Brown is a restricted free agent. Unless the Jazz are planning on signing him to a deal starting at over $5 million, they have to be at the table.

The Jazz can just sign him to an offer sheet for a couple million a year. We're NOT going to match that. Therefore, they don't need a trade, they just sign him outright. It's a gamble on their part, but a safe enough one they wouldn't need to throw away a draft pick. And Brown isn't so integral to their plans that they can't risk it.

NOTE: This is if we sign Finley. No Finley means we'd probably match, but Devin also probably wouldn't sign the Utah offer sheet if we told him we're resigning him.

[mookie2001]

maybe if Dan Cook said it

[SPARKY]

Also, I wouldn't assume that it would be Brown who rides the bench. Barry is a prime candidate to be beaten out for a spot.

Anyways, why lose talent over (by NBA standards) a few bucks? Who gives a if Holt Cat saves extra money? I don't.

And Finley is big enough to be a legit backup 3 man.

[SPARKY]

The Jazz can just sign him to an offer sheet for a couple million a year. We're NOT going to match that. Therefore, they don't need a trade, they just sign him outright. It's a gamble on their part, but a safe enough one they wouldn't need to throw away a draft pick. And Brown isn't so integral to their plans that they can't risk it.

NOTE: This is if we sign Finley. No Finley means we'd probably match, but Devin also probably wouldn't sign the Utah offer sheet if we told him we're resigning him.

If the Jazz signed him to such an offer the Spurs would probably match it. That's not a large enough offer for the Jazz to be confident that the Spurs wouldn't match it.

So they'll be at the table.

[Walton Buys Off Me]

You people kill me.

Devin Brown isn't going anywhere. Nobody, including the Utah Jazz would sign a scrub for more than 2 million and the Spurs are not getting Michael Finley despite what someone's cousin's brother's dog's cat's mailman said on the local news last night.

[ChumpDumper]

Who gives a if Holt Cat saves extra money? I don't.

Unfortunately, our opinions on this don't matter. Judging from past FA situations, I'd say if Finley is signed and Devin asks the Spurs to not match a Jazz offer, he's gone. The only question is whether we could negotiate a sign-and-trade at that point for a pick or player.

If Finley doesn't sign, Spurs will likely match a reasonable Jazz offer for Devin -- provided Devin doesn't ask to be let go.

[mookie2001]

my cousins dogs cats mailman isnt very reliable anyway

[picnroll]

The Jazz can just sign him to an offer sheet for a couple million a year. We're NOT going to match that. Therefore, they don't need a trade, they just sign him outright. It's a gamble on their part, but a safe enough one they wouldn't need to throw away a draft pick. And Brown isn't so integral to their plans that they can't risk it.

The security of knowing the Spurs won't match might allow Utah to offer a lesser amount, save Utah a few hundred thousand in the offer, even a million or more in a longer term deal. That could be worth a second round pick to the Jazz.

[mookie2001]

hey Texasaggie 2005
remember when yall lost to Baylor?
remember when Texas rolled yall up and before that and before that and before that and before that?
remember courtney lewis' rushing total for the cotton bowl?









had to do it

[greywheel]

The security of knowing the Spurs won't match might allow Utah to offer a lesser amount, save Utah a few hundred thousand in the offer, even a million or more in a longer term deal. That could be worth a second round pick to the Jazz.

Can they still front load contracts? That might be just enough to scare the Spurs.

[wildbill2u]

if Im Devin I would go somewhere where there SF or SG is fragile like say Nets Carter and those ppl are always hurt

If I'm a GM who has people who are always hurt, I'm not likely to sign a guy coming off a back injury that made it impossible for him to even workout for several months.

[G-Nob]

Second source....

NBA RUMORS COMMENTARY

Michael Finley should make his decision on which team to join today, tomorrow or Wednesday. It still appears that Miami is the favorite, though one connected person InsideHoops.com knows swears that the Spurs will get him. But he's hearing it through the grapevine, so I'm not printing it as an official InsideHoops.com-sourced rumor. (If you've been reading this site for the last few years, you know that literally 100% of rumors sourced to InsideHoops.com on this page have been true.) The Suns are possible. The Timberwolves are considered the long-shot... It looks like Latrell Sprewell should have taken that initial contract extension that the Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly offered him a while back before he became a free agent. Relying entirely on memory here - not making phone calls to confirm this - but I think it was for around three years and $21 million total... I believe that the haircut of Sprewell and Troy Hudson will hurt their careers until the day they retire. The mere sight makes terrified babies sob in mommy's arms. Little children scream, "Dad, why are those men wearing their hair that way? Is it because I've been bad? Are going to leave mommy and move away from us?" That's just not right, folks... I still think Steve Belkin was right, that giving two first round draft picks away for the right to overpay Joe Johnson was too much for Atlanta to do, even if they have a very hard time attracting talent. Johnson will immediately help them, but I'd still have gone the route of gathering up more first rounders before spending big money on any one player who wasn't a top superstar. Anyway, it's a better NBA if every team, including Atlanta, is compe ive. I'm always for a better NBA. Go Hawks... So which players in contract seasons will play harder than ever and fool teams into overpaying for them? ... It feels like years since the Bucks let Terry Porter go, doesn't it? ... NBA training camps open in just a month or so. Nirvana is near! Get into a yoga position, surround yourself with nature, and be at peace, for soon you'll have pro basketball in your life once again... The European basketball championships are in September, and InsideHoops.com will provide full previews and daily coverage. Lots of NBA players are involved, so that'll interest you even if you don't care about international basketball... InsideHoops.com is your permanent basketball home... Go INSIDE HOOPS every day... More NBA rumors all day if they develop; always check back... Talk to you tomorrow morning.


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[SPARKY]

Hmmm...Finley's camp is probably using the Spurs' interest as leverage to get what they want out of Miami.

[MiNuS]

TD-TP-MG-BB-NM

Rasho
Horry
Oberto
Barry
Udrich
Finley

If he can't beat them,join them. Finley come over to the darkside.

[mookie2001]

Clandestino said he heard from his friend at the hospital that Finley signed today with the Spurs

[LilMissSPURfect]

dam.....guess IF YOU BUILD IT...................THEY "WILL" COME!!!!!!!!

*a championship caliber team with character !!!!!!!