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I don’t know; I think it’s likely for Rudy, but less likely for Danny. Who knows though. But a lot of people have opted-in already because free agency market doesn’t seem great.
There are reports from ESPN and the Express-News in which they hinted at their interest of hitting free agency. Neither has yet to announce a formal decision, but that seems to be the most likely outcome.
I don’t know; I think it’s likely for Rudy, but less likely for Danny. Who knows though. But a lot of people have opted-in already because free agency market doesn’t seem great.
Okay. So if we have 7M left over, we could hopefully divide that between Milutinov and one of Forbes and Bertans. Maybe we take Bertans since we lack bigs and then later re-sign Forbes for the minimum. Maybe Parker comes back for the minimum too since it's his best shot at a championship. Anderson probably walks though.
Then just fill out the rest of the roster with minimum players. So we would have:
PG: Murray, Parker, White
SG: Leonard, Ginobili, Forbes
SF: James, 18th pick / FA filler, FA filler
PF: Aldridge, Bertans, FA filler
C: Milutinov, 18th pick / FA filler, FA filler
Best case scenario is that Lebron says yes to SA and then thinks that taking 32M vs 35.5M is worth it to keep the 18th pick and Mills.
The lineup that will play the most/close games is likely:
Murray
Mills
Kawhi
Lebron
LMA
Murray needs some major improvements if he wants to finish games next season. Mills just isn't clsoing material, no matter how much I joke about it.
I want White to get a chance to prove how good he is next season.
Gets likelier and likelier with every Cleveland loss...
I'm like the Spurs chances more with each passing day; but I'm sure I'm being overly optimistic. It just seems Lebron needs a 1A like Kawhi, tbh. And the East is getting younger and faster; Lebron may want to bail.
We would have to surround a Lebron/Kawhi/LMA led team with shooters galore
If the Rockets pull this off against the Warriors i have to imagine that the Rockets are out of the LeBron sweepstakes. Only leaves a tiny handfull of teams assuming Cleveland doesnt make any major moves
Someone did the same for LeBron when he superteamed in Miami. Just classic siding with the stars.
Btw nice going with this thread, considering how unlikely it still is LeBron will join the Spurs for more than a couple of compliments and winks
Yes. Forbes will be resigned.
We should be cheering for Houston to beat Golden State. If the Rockets win the championship, LeBron will never go there. That leaves San Antonio as his best destination for winning a championship.
True. A Boston-Houston Finals would be good for the Spurs chances. And I don’t give the east much hope in this year’s Finals.
LeBron is not coming to SA. If we can't keep Kawhi and LMA happy, how are we going to do that with Lebron?
Provided Kawhi is healthy the answer to that question is "winning". Winning will do that.
Exactly... It's my theory that wherever lebron goes, the coach will be elite... He is tired of having crap coaches whose only gameplan is depending on him... That's why I think SA will he the spot... Good organization... Best coach of all time... O e of the only teams that can legit beat golden state and Houston even without him... Philly is a team that will flame out in the playoffs... Simply won't be ready until a couple years... By that time he will be 36...Sa is the best spot...
We don't even know if Kawhi wants to be here. Doesn't seem like from the way he's acting. Why wouldn't James go to Phili or Boston or somewhere else where the players are dedicated to the franchise and want to be there?
The potential to form a true big three under Pop is as alluring an option. James wanting to play alongside Kawhi could certainly tip Kawhi's own decision towards staying.
It is alluring...to Spurs fans. But it doesn't mean it's alluring to LeBron. Besides, if LeBron wants to play with Kawhi, a big "if" given that Kawhi just sat out the entire year with a weird injury that may or may not degenerative and that some doctors cleared him to play and others didn't. That said, "if" LeBron wants to play with Kawhi, he just tells him to demand a trade to Phili (which has the best package that a team could likely offer) and Philly has the money to sign LeBron and pay Kawhi and keep the core of good players that would likely make them close to unbeatable (assuming Kawhi is healthy, which again, is an big "if").
Or he could wait until Kawhi demands a trade to LA or wherever. The point is, LeBron doesn't have to go to SA and probably has no desire to go to SA. And who knows if Pop will even coach next year, and if he does, will he like it or be invested in it? Too many variables.
For this to happen, perfection would be if Danny and Gay opt-in, and Lebron does a CP3. Between those two, Pau, and Paul’s non-guaranteed deal the Spurs can send over effectively 36 million in expiring money (Pau’s last year is stretchable or can be be flipped again by CLE to a team needing cap relief). Spurs can send over 18 or better yet their 2019 pick to sweeten pot.
A Leonard, James, and LMA front court must have strong shooting in the backcourt. Mills would need to be kept and they’d be in desperate need of a sharp shooting SG (KCP with the full MLE?)
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He's not joining GS. If the Rockets knock out the Warriors and win it all, he's not joining them either. If Boston knocks him out, he can't join them either.
That leaves only the Sixers or Spurs, if he's real about contending. And he would be an awful fit with Simmons, tbh.
I guess he could go to the Lakers with Paul George, but that team would need a couple years to contend, and he can't afford the luxury of wasting time, tbh.
You assume he really wants another chip. He’s got three already, and LA could be a fun place to play and live while being compe ive enough to put on a good show (which is all LA people care about anyway). More importantly it will set him up for life after b-ball with all his diverse interests
Yes, I do.
That's all he talks about and I trully believe him. He has the GOAT chance wide ass open, if he goes somewhere where he can win 3 or 4 more les many folks will have him over MJ.
Before the Kawhi drama pretty much every media talking head said Spurs would be the best fit..
Then “drama” leaked and Sixers won 16 games and they all of sudden became the “favorite”. Best case scenario for the Spurs is for the Rockets to beat the Cavs for le..
The entire offseason revolves around Kawhi/LeBron..Windhorst wasn’t lying when he said this would be the case a month or two ago.
Stay tuned
Chinook, come tell me if these scenarios are legally possible:
-Green opts out and signs a longer deal for less money per year (let's say 5 mpy for the next 4 seasons, with a player option).
- Same with Gay (5 mpy for the next three seasons).
-Gasol gets cut or traded for cap space.
-Mills gets trade to the Sixers for Bayless.
-Tony resigns for the minimum.
-Bertans gives the Spurs a discount.
-Anderson is let go.
I think that would open enough cap space to sign Lebron and maybe Milutinovic.
Then you have:
Starting lineup
PG-White (if given the chance, he will rock alongside Lebron and Kawhi)
SG-Kawhi
SF-Lebron
PF-Bertans
C-Aldridge
Bench
PG-Murray
SG-Manu
SF-Green
PF-Gay
C-Milutinovic
Third unit
PG-Tony
SG-Paul
SF-18th pick/Blossomgame/Hilliard
PF-18th pick/Costello/Blossomgame
C-Lauvergne
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