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well, so we can agree that we use the first rounder for Fernandez, one second rounder for Bokolo and the other second rounder for Marc Gasol.
Bokolo
Fernandez
Sanikidze
Scola - Mahinmi
Gasol - Javtokas
looks like a well rounded farm team
Bokolo plays PG for a little more than one year.
He has still limited PG skills and isn't the most efficient player on the offensive end (poor finisher around the rim and poor jumpshot) but he is a great defender and a sick athlete. He isn't starting material or first round material but I think that he can be a good backup PG for Spurs by bringing some energy and defense from the bench.
well, so we can agree that we use the first rounder for Fernandez, one second rounder for Bokolo and the other second rounder for Marc Gasol.
Bokolo
Fernandez
Sanikidze
Scola - Mahinmi
Gasol - Javtokas
looks like a well rounded farm team
I don't like Marc Gasol. I think that he is just a big white stiff who can be great in europe but who will never succeed in the nba. Maybe Spurs should draft a athletic SF/PF from a college with their second second rounder.
Anyway, the draft isn't tomorrow and a lot of things will change. The 07 draft seems to be very week, I jsut hope Spurs will find a quality player with Spurs first rounder and Bucks second rounder who should be around 35th-40th.
I tend to disagree. This is probably going to be a pretty deep draft compared to last year (and even years prior). Greg Oden, Joakim Noah, Kevin Durant, "Big Baby" Glenn Davis, Tiago Splitter and maybe some guys like Chase Budinger and Tyler Hansborough as well. That is a lot of "impact" guys that will take high picks. The lottery picks will be much more significant and therefore all the picks down the line will be more respectable.
Chase Budinger
rofl rofl rofl x 12
Huhn? For what sport? Major League Soccer?
Me too.
I wanted to say : "The 07 draft seems to be very deep".
Stupid keyboard.
I find it rather amusing that ever since the depature of SJax the Spurs have never been able to adequately replace him. This has only fueled the swirling discussion on this board about locating an athletic swingman.
Have you seen him play? Try it.
I think alot of people overrate Maggette, because his production doesn't match the hype. But, I think this is one case where it could. Maggette needs to be in the right situation with the right coach and he'd be a real stud.
The problem is that he's constantly overrated by other GM's as well and would certainly fetch more than Barry + cap space....
Like you said, "pipe dream", but it's one I'll share with you.
Do you guys really think:
A) Corey Maggette is worth $7 million this year, plus two more years ending above $8 mill?
B) The Spurs would ever pay this?
the reason why he is "overrated" is the fact that his contract is one of the more reasonable guard signings (for a boarderline all-star) of the last seasons.
7 million/year for a 27 years old player, who is constantly producing sounds nice to any GM (and coach).
in fact his 14 PPG and 6.4 RPG in just 25 minutes are a nice return of investment.
Maggette could (would) start for most teams in this league and as a starter he is a 20 PPG player.
I don't know if he would fit with the Spurs, but of course I wouldn't sneeze if he was on the Spurs roster.
btw. IMO he is not as bad as a defender as some mentioned. if fact he is- or could be -pretty good. in the right system he might quite show also qualities in this area.
when he is healthy, Clippers will get some quality offers for him.
of course much more than Barry, even if they are for sure interested in Brent, since they are so desperate for some shooting. (atrocious 29% 3PT and last in the league in this category)
but that's it, since the Spurs won't offer Manu and don't have the high picks, there is no package the Clippers will like.
but out of Maggette, there are some other players at the Clippers roster, who are quite interesting.
Korolev is totally raw, but in two or three years he could develope into a very special player.
IMO James Singleton is an interesting player. he is not a special talent, but i have seen some games at TV when he played in Italy. he is definitly a monster on the boards and could also play some SF. (even if he is more of a PF).
I don't know why the Clippers don't use him more. he might be one of those late bloomers and could be as a foreward, what Elson turned out to be as center.
he has a small contract, so if we could get him on the cheap side, he would be low risk. his rebounding and hustle would be quite usefull in some matchups.
(don't get me wrong, I don't think that he is the answer to the Spurs SF needs, I just wanted to point out a player who I think is far under the radar)
Clippers might like Bonner and his shooting ability. both teams would get rid of a rare used player and get a player who would adress more of the teams needs. (Clippers would have to include some additional salary to get the deal done)
a great deal would be: Bonner + Scola rights for Singleton + Korolev
(and this deal works by the numbers)
A) Not as a bench player on his current team, but given the right situation...yes
B) No, that's why it's a pipe dream.
Corey Maggette on then Spurs would be... insane. He could be a 20 point scorer easy as a starter.
I think we're in agreement on the player that Maggette could be if he were in a different situation.
Not sure I agree with the rest of your post. Singeleton is nice, but Korolev was a mistake and should've never been a lottery pick.
If you want to go with long, lanky foreign forward, I'd go Ilyasova of the Bucks, or Kryhapa (previously mentioned in thread).
Also disagree with them wanting Bonner. They signed Tim Thomas to be their big, outside shooter.
same was often said about Biedrins the last two years.
of course Korolev could turn out to be a bust. but i would definitly gamble on him. he is 19. I think he is a potential Biedrins story.
Khryapa was the reason for my first post in this thread, he would be a great solution.
Ilyasova would also be interesting, if the asking price is right. he isn't that raw like Korolev, but I still guess Korolev has much more upside. we will see in two years.
you are right about TT, almost forgot him.
One thing to consider about Korolev is that Clippers haven't picked his option for the third year of his rookie contract. He will be an unrestricted free agent next summer. If Spurs are high on him they can sign him this summer.
The problem is Korolev is expensive as a project. That's the trouble with drafting a project in the lottery, if you're a cheap-ass team. It was time to fish or cut bait and they decided to cut out. I have no idea what Korolev's future in the league is. If he wants to stay in the NBA, then he'll probably be cheap, but he may just as soon return to Europe or Russia and hone his game there. Apparently he was athletic enough for the NBA, but just wasn't looking good enough, or at least ready. But neither does Ilyasova and Milwaukee is taking it slower with him.
At some point I'll have to review the Draft boards and see who the Clippers could have had instead of him.
And they will! Book it! Just kidding...
Honestly, you have to wonder about a kid that couldn't even garner a qualifying offer from his team.
Could be... maybe not. He's also a strong rebounder at the position.
But other than costing way too much, he's also very injury prone, having gotten to 70 games only in two seasons of his career, one of them his rookie season in 1999-2000. He only played in 32 games last year and is already down this one.
Maggette would be injured in 2 weeks and be useless in the long run.
Maggette would be a nice option not for his scoring but for his rebounding.
Pop would have an aneurysm if Maggette were on his team getting lost on defense and chucking like a madman.
he also hits most of his freethrows, so let's go back to a 60% ft shooter like Pietrus or GWallace.
that's a bit strange indeed. remember there were rumors that the Spurs might not pick the option for Beno, but then they did abd one used argument was, that it would also hurt Beno's trade value if they didn't.
this might indicate that the Clippers already tried to trade Korolev and failed and now just give up on him.
I don't know, maybe I'm overrating him.
(or just hope that he will break out one day, because I like this type of player he might be)
there you will find a lot of interesting players. (interesting for the Clippers or any other team, I'm only considering talent, not team needs).
Danny Granger, Gerald Greene, Hakim Warrick, David Lee, Monta Ellis, Ryan Gomes.
my problem as a Spurs fan is, that I'm am not on the Mahinmi bandwagon and really doubt that it was the often commented genious find in the Tony-Manu mold again.
so when looking at the 2005 draft board I also see some players Spurs should have picked instead of Ian.
I fear in summer 2005 the Spurs were so impressed by Amare, that they thought of finding a player with similar athletic abilities who will once be able to guard Amare.
we could also have Lee, Ellis, Gomes, Turiaf (the better version of Butler IMO) on the roster.
, back then I was sure the Spurs should go for a french player, but I was thinking of Milkael Gelabale.
(even if he is struggling in his first weeks with the Sonics, especially because of Wilkins surprising good play who cuts Gelabales minutes)
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