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Well, at this point, that seems to be the plan, but of course we don't know for sure at the moment.
Agree. Fuc* Manu. I want his as* out of here. He deserves the veteran's minimum or the room exception. Even better, he should retire.
Well, at this point, that seems to be the plan, but of course we don't know for sure at the moment.
This thread is loaded with idiots. Bonner is not going anywhere. If they were, it would've been reported. Also, please do a little research on the amnesty provision before just throwing it out there as an easy option for the Spurs. NBA teams can only use it one time over the next 10 years (length of current CBA). The Spurs aren't stupid enough to use their one shot on Bonner's measly $4m salary with just one year left. He's a bargain at that price. I'm just cracking up at how you people are waiting online counting down until midnight to see if they buy out his final year. What a bunch of losers!! Y'all really need to get a life.
Well there are only two players on the Spurs roster that are eligible for the amnesty clause. The two players are Tony Parker and Matt Bonner. The Spurs should have used their amnesty clause on Matt Bonner two years ago. We could have signed someone better this whole time. Would the Spurs amnesty Tony Parker? LOL, not a chance.
I'm about to meet up with the crew for some drinks, are you coming?
The Spurs off season will be focused on resigning our own FA's (Manu, Tiago and Neal) and then using the MLE and LLE to sign other complimentary pieces. They will not go over the luxury tax. Get it out of your heads that we plan to create enough cap space to sign a major FA. The best option for them is what I outlined above. Like always, they will be open to any opportunity to improve the roster via trade but they won't make a trade just to make a trade. The players that are the most likely to leave are Blair and Neal. They will both get pretty decent offers on the open market. Neal may return if he doesn't get anything beyond the Spurs qualifying offer. Chances are he'll get some offers.
Then the usual will happen. They will end up picking up a *y FA in the offseason while having all their cap space wasted in resigning Manu, Splitter, and Neal. If your scenario happens, regardless of who they sign with the MLE, then the Spurs WILL NOT get out of the Western Conference next year. Guaranteed.
They very well may do what you said (not a terrible thing). But Cap Space is a very real possibility if there is someone they really like. Lot's of variable still left though (Market for Tiago, Manu's contract...)
Perhaps it's just me, but I can't get over all of the statements like this. No offense, but we were literally seconds away from winning the NBA Championship with the current roster. I'm not saying that we don't need to improve (which we absolutely could, even given the offseason scenario that you spelled out), but for people to act as if we are doomed to the lottery (not that you are going that far) if we don't make significant changes are ludicrous.
Perhaps it's just me, but I can't get over all of the statements like this. No offense, but we were literally seconds away from winning the NBA Championship with the current roster. I'm not saying that we don't need to improve (which we absolutely could, even given the offseason scenario that you spelled out), but for people to act as if we are doomed to the lottery (not that you are going that far) if we don't make significant changes are ludicrous.
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2 mediocre players who sign for the MLE and LLE would get us ousted in the second round, and that's with us reaching our potential, tbh.
Amnesty can only be used on players who were already under contract when the new CBA took effect. Which leaves only Bonner and Parker eligible. And the new CBA can be voided as soon as summer 2017.
Which brings me to this: With Bonner, can the Spurs even make a play for an amnestied player? What if Pau gets amnestied, can the Spurs even make a winning bid? I doubt it with Bonner on the books.
No, we can't.
Not that we want Gasol because he is tissue soft but yes we can make a play for him if he is amnestied. The bulk of the salary relies on the team that cut him. He is free to sign where ever he wants for next to peanuts and still make huge bank. Just because they are amnestied doesnt mean they dont get paid...it just means their salary cap consequences help alieviate the cap pressure of the team that cut them.
Meh, haven't wanted redhead for the past 4 seasons... but I'm much less concerned now that he's in fact not seeing the floor much at all... the question is if a benchwarmer is worth $4m...
To be clear, he wouldn't be able to sign wherever he wanted - unless no teams were to put in a bid on him (which most definitely would not be the case). After released, the team that has the highest bid during the 48 hour waiver period is awarded the player. If multiple teams have the same bid (and it is the highest), the team with the worst record is awarded the player.
And we will get outbid due to our limited supply of cap space so technically, no.
Correct. Unlike a waived player...an amnestied player goes to the highest bidder which was my point. A team that has huge capspace and trying to rebuild...like lets say the Rockets or Dallas arent gonna bid high for an "old" PF. And young teams like Cleveland and Washington wont either. Spurs would actually have a good shot at getting him with our capspace....but once again...dont want him. Give me Al Jefferson.
We dont have a limited supply of cap space. Actually with Manu and Sthephen Jackson off the books ...we have big money to spend. ...if Tiago goes somewhere else we are way under the cap. Right now we only have 43 mil counted on the cap.
I disagree with your opinion that Houston or Dallas wouldn't put in a claim for him. Gasol's contract is only for this next season, so it is not like they're committing to him long term. If the Lakers amnesty Gasol, which only happens if Howard stays, that means that both Dallas and Houston (obviously) missed out on luring Dwight away - and I could easily see them considering Gasol a plan B option.
really? we just made the finals and were literally the closest any team has gotten without winning...with this very squad. if we kept everybody and added an MLE player our "full potential" would have us back in the finals tbh
Take into account that Westbrook got hurt, and our Big 3 will just get a year older, while other teams will upgrade around us.
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