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Mentioned it made the most sense a month or two ago... Boris is the more versatile player, and Splitter has the bigger contract...
Like it or not, they seem intent to enter the FA frenzy and make a splash. In order to do that, they have to sacrifice current roster flexibility. Can't have both.
Mentioned it made the most sense a month or two ago... Boris is the more versatile player, and Splitter has the bigger contract...
I wouldn't bring him back either way. He's going to want a decent contract at this point and I wouldn't commit one to him.
If Splitter is traded as a means to facilitate an Aldridge signing, they're going to need a C with a capacity to be greater than a 4th big, which is the best Baynes will ever be. Presuming they signed and traded for Aldridge, so as to stay over the cap and retain the MLE, I'd use it on a backup C.
If they miss on Aldridge, I'd turn to West, who they could sign without moving anyone significant.
I don't get the Splitter debate. If it were to trade Diaw instead, I could at least understand the argument (though if the Spurs were open to doing this, we'd have likely heard by now). But if it's keep him and either don't sign Aldridge or retain Green, then it's insane. They should clearly both be greater priorities.
Hope this doesn't mean the Spurs signing Danny for $12m, then adding Tiago and S&T for LMA...
That would be poor management
Yep and I think they are going balls out (at least as far as SAS can) to send Tim and Manu out in style. Perhaps a gentlemen's agreement that the two will come back for another season if the front office makes actual impactful changes to the roster to maximize their odds of winning one last time.
That might be what Portland wants for a S&T... you never know. But that would explain why the Spurs would float that Splitter is "available" and see if they can get a better deal from somebody else, or at least gauge interest.
Those two plus Ibaka and Collison looks like they would be more interested in Diaw for a fifth big. Can't see Spurs making that deal either.
The Spurs FO undoubtedly has better info on Splitter's injuries and his physical degradation than anyone else. Sure that's playing into this also.
Makes me wonder if Tiago could even pass a physical for a trade scenerio?
You're looking too much into it. Splitter is fine (health wise).
Its more about Spurs creating more cap space to improve for next year and the future.
Hope he gets traded. When he's playing well, I'd love him on the team, but he just seems like he's injured too often.
his perennial underperforming, probably
So with Batum and Afflalo gone, ESPN is reporting that Aldridge is expected to leave the Blazers. Meanwhile, the SA Express-News is now reporting that the Spurs are looking to trade Splitter to clear enough cap space to sign a max free agent. Meanwhile, multiple news outlets, from ESPN, to CBS Sports, to Yahoo! Sports have reported that the Spurs are expected to "pursue Aldridge in free agency" and that the Spurs are "at or near the top of Aldridge's list."
It doesn't take a genius to connect the dots.
Exciting but won't get my hopes up. Waiting for some team to swoop in and make some crazy offer
I saw one report that says SA isn't high on the list and he prefers the Mavs. I believe this holistically and conclusively invalidates your logical deductions.
I don't like this.. Splitter is liked by the players, nice dude.. The whole "Spurs don't do trades" philosophy and then you trade the most likeable guy in the team? That didn't go too well in Celtics when they traded Porkins
Man,, people talk about Memphis but zbo ain't young no more and we should beat them with kawhi anyway. Yes splitter going will suck but look at the current league. We need to upgrade talent at several positions and losing a guy like splitter who is already at his peak with this team could make sense if we get a more talented replacement.
It's all about risk, trades, and opportunity costs. You'd if the spurs didn't make trades you'd of they did. I'm not a young age spurs fan ice seen you whiners make all the dumb arguments
We traded hill for an autistic freak. It was fabulous.
I'd put the word of Marc Stein, Adrian Wojnarowski, and Ken Berger's over that of Ric Bucher's any day.
It's in another thread but there was a link to clutchfans (Rockets forum) and a reliable source that apparently knows a couple of GMs said that Aldridge was likely to choose the Spurs. That could all change though, imo if the money isn't there.
Spurs traded George Hill, who Pop once called his favorite player. They needed to get better on the wing and ended up with a guy named Kawhi Leonard. The NBA is a business and the goal is to hang banners from the rafters. If the Spurs think they can improve by trading Splitter they shouldn't, and won't, hesitate.
if we have hill, we could have benched porker and won 2015 le
Amen
I'd put the word of Marc Stein, Adrian Wojnarowski, and Ken Berger's over that of Ric Bucher's any day.
Right. Turned Hill into a Finals MVP and the premier wing defender in the NBA. I'd say that worked out.
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