Bill Simmons ranks Tiago's contract 23-worst 2014 NBA contracts

[ducks]

I would rather have splitter making 2 million less but it is not a very bad contract imo


had spurs faced pacers instead of heat in finals
splitter plays much more imo

[freetiago]

If Splitter plays more than 20 minutes and gets consistent playing time then he would produce
he would also be a better player on other teams since his coach wouldnt hate him and he would have more freedom to do things like take outside shots tbh..

whenever Duncans been out with injuries Splitter puts up like 15/8 type of stats in around 30 minutes when combined with his elite defense is worth more than 9 mil considering what other centers have gotten who arent at the same caliber as Splitter

and Lopez is a nice player but no one really saw him being the player he was right now
hes better offensively than Splitter finishing in traffic but hes not a good defender
Portland only has 1 bad defender on the roster in Lillard but theyre a bottom 10 defensive team that also is like top 5 in points they surrender in the paint last time I checked

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Thinking back at this, this contract is going to bite us these next two years. I think Splitter has already reached his peak and will be downhill, Oberto-style.

[slick'81]

Thinking back at this, this contract is going to bite us these next two years. I think Splitter has already reached his peak and will be downhill, Oberto-style.

Along with the Parker extension spurs could of been in a lot better shape this offseason

[tholdren]

Splitter blows. Thinking otherwise is like saying Jefferson is good

[Diego20]

Thinking back at this, this contract is going to bite us these next two years. I think Splitter has already reached his peak and will be downhill, Oberto-style.

Except that Oberto had ty contracts with the Spurs.

[cd021]

Thinking back at this, this contract is going to bite us these next two years. I think Splitter has already reached his peak and will be downhill, Oberto-style.

His contract was good when they signed him to it and continues to look better and better. He signed it when the cap was $58 million its $67.1 now and his contract goes down instead of up while the cap continues to sky rocket. After next season he will make $8.25 million while the cap is $88 million. Paying a starter less than 10% of the cap is obviously a good thing.

Splitter is only 30, that's pretty young for a center. He has another five or six seasons at least. He is still an above average big (elite defensively). Even if he's peaked that's pretty good for a former 27th pick.

[eric365]

Splitter was key in the championship last year. Especially vs Portland

This is already enough to be worth that contract

[cjw]

I would rather have splitter making 2 million less but it is not a very bad contract imo

Splitter is a key reason the team has five and not four les. End of bench bigs rarely make $2 million a year (just over the league minimum), let alone top quartile defensive bigs with a decent pick and roll game.

[cd98]

A healthy Splitter is worth every penny. An injured Splitter is grossly overpaid. His health will determine whether it was a good contract or not. But you can't get a big man with Splitter's skills for cheap.

[kaji157]

If he can grow a pair and stop getting injured come playoffs it´s a very good contract. If he is going to the bed and miss free throws everytime the other team has a shotblocker on the court we are ed.

It´s always a matter if you are getting either Vagina or Splitter.

Spurs should ban him from playing for Brazil as they did to Manu the last world cup. He finished the season injured. Same for Tony.

[Malik Hairston]

Pretty good deal, overall, when you compare it to other bigs and their salaries for 2015-2016 IMO

Splitter at 8.5 mil next year
Gortat: 11.2 mil
Carl Landry: 6.5 mil
Channing Frye: 8 mil
Asik just got paid 8.2 mil(inferior player to Splitter)
Pekovic 12.1 mil
Larry Sanders 11 mil
Hibbert 15.5 mil
Bogut 12 mil is fair
Javale Magee 12 mil
Joakim Noah 14 mil

If you're big, you get paid, not much has changed..

[timtonymanu]

Meh, Splitter was a big part of 5. He earned that contract.

[DMC]

How's Simmons' contract? oh that's right, he didn't get one.