Spurs in Serious Talks with Belinelli (Edit: signed to 2 year/$6M)

[DesignatedT]

So if its the room exception the Spurs lose their use of the MLE? Technically how much cap space can they still open up? What if they keep Bonner (likely scenario).

[Mel_13]

What's the deal with the room exception?

New salary cap exception added in the last CBA for teams that stay within the salary cap. Teams under the cap don't get the MLE or the LLE, but they now get the room exception (2yrs/5.4M) to add a player above the cap.

[Interrohater]

Great, just what we needed. A slightly small shooting guard, who prob can't handle the ball well or defend, but will hit regular season threes.


Does this front office not realize the gaping hole at SF we potentially have?

Wait, what? Was this supposed to be in blue?

[coyotes_geek]

Career averages.

Player A: 21:23 min/game; 9.7 PPG; 43.3 fg%; 39.8 3pt%; 2.2 rpg; 1.7 apg; 0.4 spg

Player B: 22:23 min/game; 9.0 ppg; 41.8 fg%; 38.7 3pt%; 1.8 rpg; 1.5 apg; 0.6 spg

[ElNono]

That Dude Belli is a great pickup... I was watching the Heat-Bulls series, and they were talking how he has improved his defensive game with Thibs, which always been his major drawback...

This signing also points to the FO planning basically a 2 seasons all-in... seems they're looking for FAs willing to take 2 year deals, so they can potentially blow it all up at the end of '14-'15...

[slick'81]

If Spurs plan to go after a free agent with their cap space, their first move to do is to renounce at Neal and amnestying Bonner. It's a lot of shooting lost so going after a shooter with the room exception makes a lot of sense.

If this deal is with a part of the MLE, it would be disappointing.

Agreed for part of mle not worth it

[Chomag]

If they land AK, that's a solid A.

I'll be honest, I haven't watched much of AK since his Utah days. Is he still about the same kind of player?

[pad300]

Wow looking at his shooting percentages from last season right now :O

FG%: .395, 3p%: .357

That's pretty dreadful..

Take a look at these 2 tables:

http://www.thenbageek.com/players/co...%93&player_ids[]=309&player_ids[]=206&player_ids[]=1311

Particularly the2nd last column in table 2, PPS. Beli is in the same ball park for shooting...

[spurraider21]

New salary cap exception added in the last CBA for teams that stay within the salary cap. Teams under the cap don't get the MLE or the LLE, but they now get the room exception (2yrs/5.4M) to add a player above the cap.

so basically in this scenario, IF they still wanted to go after kirilenko, which right now is looking like a pipe dream, they'd first have to sign splitter/manu. then renounce neal/amnesty bonner. THEN sign kirilenko with the remaining cap room created by those moves. only then once we have hit the cap, we sign bello to the room exception

[elemento]

BR about to become a Spurs fan right now

[Captivus]

That Dude Belli is a great pickup... I was watching the Heat-Bulls series, and they were talking how he has improved his defensive game with Thibs, which always been his major drawback...

This signing also points to the FO planning basically a 2 seasons all-in... seems they're looking for FAs willing to take 2 year deals, so they can potentially blow it all up at the end of '14-'15...

Im almost 100% sure thats the case.
Thats the season the Spurs fans are gonna see all the roster changes they wanted for the last 10 years, all of them in 1 year.

[Brazil]

extremely solid signing, Bele for 2 years / $M 6 is a steal compared to Manu 2 / 14

[Mel_13]

so basically in this scenario, IF they still wanted to go after kirilenko, which right now is looking like a pipe dream, they'd first have to sign splitter/manu. then renounce neal/amnesty bonner. THEN sign kirilenko with the remaining cap room created by those moves. only then once we have hit the cap, we sign bello to the room exception

I'm not sure about the precise order, but those would appear to be the steps.

[ElNono]

extremely solid signing, Bele for 2 years / $M 6 is a steal compared to Manu 2 / 14

[CGD]

This is where the Spurs keep enough cap space to bid on an amnestied player...and my evil plan to bring in MWP comes to fruition.

Or the recently amnestied Tyrua Thomas...

[jiggy_55]

Woj says 6million, Ramona Shelburne who broke the official signed deal is saying 5.6million

[jyra]

Take a look at these 2 tables:

http://www.thenbageek.com/players/co...%93&player_ids[]=309&player_ids[]=206&player_ids[]=1311

Particularly the2nd last column in table 2, PPS. Beli is in the same ball park for shooting...

Well he doesn't suck as much Neal, so there is that. I do believe that he will improve those numbers with the Spurs.

[Texas_Ranger]

we still need a backup SF. Wouldn't surprise me if it's a veteran cause Kawhi will play a lot. I also think one of the guard is getting traded, most likely Nando.

[Mal]

Im almost 100% sure thats the case.
Thats the season the Spurs fans are gonna see all the roster changes they wanted for the last 10 years, all of them in 1 year.

Probably with Parker, Splitter, Leonard as core.

[Spursfanfromafar]

NOt a bad player for a backup SG.

But Bruno, does that mean curtains for Neal's term with the Spurs? And no more cap room/ MLE for AK47 and that means no AK47 any more, right?

Parker, Joseph, De Colo
Green, Belinelli, Mills
Leonard, Ginobili
Diaw, Bonner
Splitter, Duncan, Baynes

Interesting.. but not much of an upgrade over 2012-13.

[Mel_13]

extremely solid signing, Bele for 2 years / $M 6 is a steal compared to Manu 2 / 14

Averages out to 5m per year for SGs with Italian surnames. Everyone should be happy now.

[spurraider21]

Woj says 6million, Ramona Shelburne who broke the official signed deal is saying 5.6million

i trust woj over shelburne, but she's a lot closer to that coveted 5.4 million figure for the room exception

[toki9]

Wasn't he originally drafted by Nellie?

[poop]

all fine and good but we need a huge black muscleman with primitive aggression personality or WE LOSE.

[ElNono]

woj story:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--sp...195549381.html