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Too much money for too many years.
Not happening.
http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/02/09/aldridge/And even though the Clippers have specifically denied it to me, I keep hearing they're still determined to repatriate Chris Kaman, figuring they can go 10-40 just as well without him as with his remaining three years and $33.9 million. NBA.com
Trade for Udoka, Bonner, Fab & Hill
Too much money for too many years.
Not happening.
Duncan + Kaman = Too many championships. I'll take it
Last edited by PDXSpursFan; 02-10-2009 at 12:38 PM.
I love Kaman, but his contract isn't good for the Spurs, and there's no way in they are trading Hill.
I really believe that adding a player like Kaman next to Duncan now will put this team above both Fakers and Celts. However, I'm sure the Clippers can get more value somewhere else than what the Spurs can offer.
Yeah, plus his contract is too big.
What's with the Kaman love?
That may put em over, but the Spurs won't entertain the thought of trading for him cause of the contract.
Trading George Hill would be lunacy.....
To be fair, Chris Kaman is a damn good center.
Good defensively, good shot blocker, great on the offensive end.
He would be the end all be all of best centers since David if he came to the Spurs, but its not happening.
One of the issues the Spurs have in any trade is that they have reasonable contracts for the talent level of the players. So outside of the Big Three, we don't have the kind of contracts that match up well to bring in high priced talent. The Spurs also don't have the kind of depth to do these four or five for one trades that some people are proposing. Any player the Spurs trade for (if they do) is going to be way below the 10 million per year mark.
Kaman could be a fantastic player if he was the only guy in the low post on a lousy team, but he is marginal on defense, and not a particular strong outside shooter. What this means is that he probably can't even get off the bench in Pop's system, and would clog the lane up and minimize the effectiveness of the Big 3.
Pass.
HUH!?!? Hes a good outside shooter and hes always matched up well with Duncan!
Why do we keep having this discussion? We are not trading Bonner for anyone and his contract is too big. There is nothing to talk about.
captain caveman is a option for the spurs.
When did Bonner become untouchable?
Pop loves Kaman and i think he could help to win a couple or three more rings... don't care about 2010 if we get this guy now...
Because you wouldn't get equal return on talent and money for him.When did Bonner become untouchable?
Pop has invested way to much in Bonner to move him. It would have to a impact player with similar skills for him to even consider it(Rasheed Wallace..but that is not happening either).When did Bonner become untouchable?
Did anyone mention Kaman makes too much money?
Bonner is a one-dimansional player - he's a good 3-pt shooter. Other than that, he's undersize, slow, lacks-athletism, poor-defender...
How can he be Untouchable????
Just go away...Bonner is a one-dimansional player - he's a good 3-pt shooter. Other than that, he's undersize, slow, lacks-athletism, poor-defender...
How can he be Untouchable????
In case you haven't noticed there is an economic crunch across the land and teams that are lottery bound or do not believe they are going to do well in the playoffs are trying the shed salary but whatever means including deals with the Spurs.
All due respect to Matt Bonner, but the Spurs would be stupid to let him stand in the way of landing a legit center to put next to Tim Duncan.
That being said, the Spurs aren't getting Kaman............
Definite no trade. Duncan, Ginobili, Parker
Unlikely. Mason, Hill
Maybe. Bonner, Bowen, Finley, Thomas, Oberto
Expendable. Vaughn, Udoka, Mahinmi, Hairston
Other possible assets. Splitter rights
I just don't see us getting anyone significant (Kaman, Sheed, Camby, Carter) for Maybe and below.
The best part of the article
Make no mistake, it's happening league-wide. The already short-handed Bucks, having lost Michael Redd for the season and Andrew Bogut for two months, may still deal either Charlie Villanueva or Ramon Sessions before the 19th simply because they know it will be impossible to re-sign both of the rising free agents this summer--unless they can find someone to take Richard Jefferson. The Bulls have been shopping Andres Nocioni's remaining four years and $28.5 million as hard as they've offered Tyrus Thomas, Ben Gordon and Larry Hughes. And even though the Clippers have specifically denied it to me, I keep hearing they're still determined to repatriate Chris Kaman, figuring they can go 10-40 just as well without him as with his remaining three years and $33.9 million.
All of which must make Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley stifle a bit of a chuckle.
Heisley was raked over the coals last year when the Grizzlies insisted on expiring contracts, young players and draft picks for Gasol. The Lakers ultimately came up with now 24-year-old center Marc Gasol, guard Javaris Crittenton, a second-round pick in last year's draft and a 2010 first-rounder and Kwame Brown's expiring $9 million deal. (Memphis turned Crittenton into a future first from Washington in December.)
A year later, what is Suns president Steve Kerr looking for in exchange for Stoudemire?
Expiring contracts, young players and first-round picks...
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