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Pietrus would make some sense for the Spurs in free agency. He's athletic, can shoot the 3, and has some length. What we saw in the draft is that the Spurs are looking for players with some length. Hill, Pietrus, and Mahinmi would give the Spurs some length and athleticism in their rotation next season.
Problem is, Pietrus isn't a reliable scorer to take the load off of Ginobili for periods of time, and also has a horrid BBall IQ to the point where Tony parker can't stand him.
Wouldn't Pietrus basically be Udoka Lite, another tweener but dumber. Why would we need another one of those?
Plus he'd likely be attainable. Smith will probably be tough to pull away from Denver. Maggette will get more than the MLE. After these three, the rest are somewhat more speculative. Delfino is a huge ?. Abuzikie whatever is a RFA. Ricky Davis would be nothing more than regular season filler who you hope doesn't implode.
I'd rather roll the dice with geting Azubuike.
Basically, beggars can't be choosers.
Pietrus sucks.
Next.
Maybe you do a S&T for Delfino with Bonner and then sign Najera with the MLE. That wouldn't exactly fit the long and athletic move though.
Better than bringing Finley back.
Bad comparison. Pietrus is younger, more athletic, and longer.
I would have no problem with seeing Pietrus on the roster next season... Especially if we can get him and someone else with the MLE.
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i didn't like pietrus before but i start to think he can be a good addition to sa system
he can defend , shoot , he's athletic and will make less money imo than other top targets
he's not the perfect player as he could be inconsistent , low bb iq but he looks more mature
if smith , artest , magette were off the radar i will go with pietrus but i'm not that high on him
still i prefer him over delfino or evans .....
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Pietrus is a superior offense player (compared to Udoka) with more athletic ability. Udoka is more intelligent and a better defender.
I concur.
Pietrus will be the easiest out of Smith, Abuizzkizeeee, Maggette, and Pietrus to acquire. He could possibly be available for less than the MLE.
There's the off chance that the Spurs could pry Smith or Abuizzzzzkeze away from their teams, but then that might mean the Spurs are left with Maurice Evans or, yes, Michael Finley if they lose out.
Pietrus makes a lot of sense as a free agent target.
Where is this rich market on Azubuike? Who else wants him? I'm not sure he will cost anymore 2.5 or 3 million and that no more than a couple of teams will consider extending him an offer.
Smith is an MLE guy, but not Azubuike.
Golden State should be pretty happy to match a $3 million offer to Azubuike
I'm not at all convinced that Golden State would match a 3 million dollar offer. I'm not trying to be cross or contratrian. But given the market this year, 3 million is a lot to pay Azubuike. Udoka only received 1 million last season...
Maybe your right. Perhaps GS overpays for him, s s out cash for Ellis and Biedrins, and let's Pietrus walk. I can see that, and if that's there plan we shouldn't bother tendering him an offer. I'd be amazed if Azubuike was paid someone's full MLE.
3 years ago, Azubuike would have got a MLE deal, but the economic climate has shifted.
8. Mickael Pietrus, Warriors: No one is sure why the Warriors didn't play Pietrus more. He's one of the most athletic defenders in the league and he's a solid 3-point shooter. Some team will pick him up and try to use him in a Bruce Bowen-type role.
bowens old... we need him
The more I think about it, the more I want the Spurs to taget Pietrus.
He's not the best available free agent but SA is no more a bandwagon destination for above-average players accepting less money for the chance to win a championship - that's LA or Boston now.
Pietrus is one of the few (good) unrestricted FA swingman. Even for the full MLE for 3 years I'm not sure Smith or Azubuike would accept that offer and then you've got this two weeks period for Den/GS to answer where you might miss other target.
If you bring in Pietrus, who is the offensive juggernaut that is suppose to help with those droughts that would hit occasionally last year?
The more I look into it the more I am starting to think Pietrus may be our guy. If you look at the Spurs other options it’s easy to see why they may not work.
Maggette is going to get more than the MLE. He was scheduled to make $7 million next year so he isnt going to go for a paycut. On top of that it is rumored that several teams are big on him.
JR Smith is also getting a lot of attention and is expected to get multiple MLE offers. He should have his pick of teams and will probably pick a bigger market team that can guarantee a starting spot.
Azubuike is a RFA and is high on the Warrior’s priority list this Summer. They are expected to match any reasonable offer he gets. If a team wants him they are probably going to have to overpay.
That pretty much leaves Pietrus as the only option that makes sense this Summer. He is a FA, wont cost as much as some of the other options, and has a connection to SA (TP). So like it or not I think this may be the guy.
Matt Barnes is another prospect that makes sense for the Spurs. The Spurs have shown interest in him in the past, he will be relatively cheap, and supposedly GS isn’t interested in resigning him. It actually wouldn’t surprise me if the Spurs go after both Pietrus & Barnes and get rid of Udoka.
1) Where have you read that Azubuike is high on their priority list?
2) The best time to offer a contract to Azubuike is 12:01 because the Warriors will have to negotiate with Ellis and Biedrins and may not be able to match right away. Ellis and Biedrins will both be looking for deals near 50 million over 5 years. If their number exceeds 50, the Warriors will have to let Azubuike walk. If you want Azubuike, you get him to ink right off and possibly force the Warriors into a situation where they have to let him go for fear of losing Ellis or Biedrins.
3) I'm starting to wonder if we haven't looked past the Spurs #1 free agent option, Josh Childress. Artest, Smith, Pietrus, Azubuike and Siskauskas dominate our discussions, but why wouldn't the Spurs offer Childress the full MLE just after midnight? If that doesn't work, there are still servicable fall back options available, possibly including Pietrus and Azubuike.
Childress might be their guy.
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