Simmons expected $50 million from the Spurs, mention having to deal with "politics"

[coachmac87]

Please link to quote where Simmons said he wanted 50 million.
Or are you just parroting what OP wrote?

Jabari wrote the 50M thing in the article saying that was his expectation

[Chinook]

All this after Pop coddled his ass all year.

[Budkin]

All in for 2018. This year is going to suck.

[coachmac87]

All in for 2018. This year is going to suck.

For cliff jumpers like you?? Absolutely

[toki9]

Please link to quote where Simmons said he wanted 50 million.
Or are you just parroting what OP wrote?

From Jabari Young's article: "The 27-year-old Houston native walked into free agency with the intentions of securing a deal of at least $50 million."

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s...photo-13137789

[MaNu4Tres]

All in for 2018. This year is going to suck.

What do you guys expect for 2018 exactly?

Its likely going to be like summer of 03'. All big names are staying put or going to LA.

[timtonymanu]

What do you guys expect for 2018 exactly?

Its likely going to be like summer of 03'. All big names are staying put or going to LA.

TBH.

[BatManu20]

All in for 2018. This year is going to suck.

We're still going to be a 50+ win team if we stay healthy, and Kawhi has a legit shot at MVP. Not a total waste tbh.

[Atl Spur]

Facts.

Have you served this country in any capacity? You just like to talk I'm thinking.........

[Clipper Nation]

Simmons quit because he was sick of Pop talking cheap shots at Trump.

Damn. This fact has the Poopsuckers running some serious damage control.

[cd98]

From Jabari Young's article: "The 27-year-old Houston native walked into free agency with the intentions of securing a deal of at least $50 million."

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s...photo-13137789

This took a serious blow when they found out Billy King is no longer the GM for the Nets.

[cd98]

It's a shame money mattered more to Simmons that winning and developing. With the Spurs he would have been a good 2nd or 3 rd option and perennial playoff participant. With Orlando, he will get his numbers but he won't get winning, but i guess it did not matter. Afterall, every ex spur has such a great track record of success after leaving the Spurs. I do fault the Spurs for neither standing their ground, and simply matching any offer as long as it takes or trading Simmons for at least a 2nd round pick. What was wrong with that? That's the part I don't get, Spurs management botched that one.

Dude, at 28, that's probably as good as you'll get in the NBA. Not sure he's going to be in the NBA when his athleticism declines. A player in his tier has to take the money while he can get it. He was just unrealistic about how much money he could get.

[Budkin]

For cliff jumpers like you?? Absolutely

What's to celebrate exactly? Another year of completely wasting the prime of one of the best talents in the league? I've seen enough of that for a lifetime.

[SequSpur]

Simmon is bitter because the Spurs called the bluff of his agent and himself and didn't overpay him. Spurs deal was very fair. Nobody can confirm if the third year was guaranteed by the spurs but in his first 2 years he would have made 18 mil. Even if the spurs didn't resign him in year 3 it's hard to believe he would have not a found team to sign with for at least a few mil hence allowing him to still make more money than the magic deal. This move Simmons made was all about ego and being petty.

Source?

[SequSpur]

Where is the 50 million figure being quoted from?
I don't see anything in the article about 50.

I agree, bunch of ing trolls in spurstalk guessing ... pop

[SnakeBoy]

Simmons quit because he was sick of Pop talking cheap shots at Trump. Simmons can succeed in life without Black Lives Matter. The Bill of Rights is what leads to success in America.

This is the first time Galileo has made me lol

[therealtruth]

It's pretty much clear now the Spurs overpaid for Patty and letting Simmons get away for only $13 M guaranteed makes no sense. He's one of the players that gave the best chance against dethroning the Warriors.

[cjw]

It's pretty much clear now the Spurs overpaid for Patty and letting Simmons get away for only $13 M guaranteed makes no sense. He's one of the players that gave the best chance against dethroning the Warriors.

How do you know the Spurs didn't offer him what they thought he was worth (say $30 over three, not all guaranteed in year three) while he wanted $50 million. They could have had both in their plans, except Simmons didn't bite. Stop treating it as either/or.

The Thunder lost friggen James Harden over less (trading him after he didn't take their extension). Simmons was pissed that they called his bluff and he lost. He'll get over it and fire his agent.

Anyway, Mills will be a much easier contract to move than what Simmons wanted ... his Orlando deal is good but never an option. He'll always have a role in the league and it's not an albatross. Rather roll the dice with Brandon Paul.

[duncan2k5]

Mills is unplayable against the team we need to beat... Simmons was the only one along with Murray that displayed heart... Some of you are making it seem like Simmons was being unreasonable... The guy never knew if he was gonna play or not... There were stretches of the regular season where he was inexplicably benched for multiple games in a row, but Kyle and Manu were stinking it up... Especially Manu who knew that he was gonna play every night regardless... If u couldn't see that Simmons was treated differently in a culture that preaches treating everyone the same u weren't watching... He deserved more respect... No one would come back to a situation where Danny Green is allowed to clank threes, play mediocre defense and basically be incapable of being played VS the dubs because he can't dribble or pass, but you get a reduced role regardless of how good you play simply because guys were on the team longer

[dabom]

Shut up you got .

[Atl Spur]

Why was this the best deal he could get??????? Because he is what the Spurs know him to be....a athletic low IQ basketball player. If he had stayed in San Antonio they would have looked out for him like they do their players. You won't make all the money in San Antonio but you will get the best of both worlds professionally. Winning & Money

[TheDoctor]

[coachmac87]

What's to celebrate exactly? Another year of completely wasting the prime of one of the best talents in the league? I've seen enough of that for a lifetime.

Or how about just compete and enjoy watching your favorite team that you love discussing publicly on a forum...hope for the best and see what happens.

Stop acting like the Spurs didn't have success last year and don't have something to build on..

[dabom]

Dude asking for 50.

[duncan2k5]

Dude asking for 50.

Not true... A lot of rumors going around to make Simmy look bad, when it was really Pop disrespecting Simmy