Good call up. He's been playing well.
Yeah. I wonder what kind of contract he'll get. I think he can't fit into the MLE, so it's a min deal. But for one or two years? And how much guaranteed? It will say a lot about what they expect from him.
His plays of the two D-League games he had this year before being called up:
I can't embed on my phone, but his profile has links to the games this season on YouTube.
EDIT: Lol, just got beat like Gary Neal.
How long until he develops a cult following on SpursTalk like the many end of bench players before him, tbh?..
I see that he's 6'9, but what's his playing style? I see that he shot more than a couple threes in those 2 D-League games.
Is he mobile? I don't remember his 3-game stint with us.
lol. so long Josh Howard. I guess Pop isn't happy with the lack of SFs and Green is being a piece of ....
I really like that signing. Spurs have some true spacing and mobility issue in the frontcourt. Thomas is an athletic mobile PF that seems to have developed a 3 point shoot. On the paper, he exactly fit Spurs needs.
Now, we will, of course, see if he is good enough or not to make it.
Chinook brought it up in another thread but I hope this isn't due to Boris Diaw being seriously hurt.
Looks like he's worked on his game. His stroke looks better than I remember. If he can keep hitting that 3 he's got a shot at sticking as the hybrid SF/PF player the Spurs are looking for.
My Hairston was screwed tbh.How long until he develops a cult following on SpursTalk like the many end of bench players before him, tbh?
Anyone know if this coincides with Diaw's finger injury?\ and him possibly missing some time? Haven't seen an update on it yet
interesting signing. it at least shows the FO is looking to improve the wing depth. right?
I would say that Diaw's injury isn't really a factor in that signing. Even without him, Spurs have still 5 bigmen with Duncan, Splitter, Bonner, Ayres and Baynes.
The timing has more to do with it being now or never. Thomas was tearing it all in D-League with especially the new ability to hit 3 pointers. Had Spurs not call him up, another team would have done it in the next few days. It's even possible that Thomas already had multiple offers and picked Spurs over other ones.
Was that his weakness? the 3 point shooting?
Lol! Just checked the Lakers board to find out about Thomas. They were begging their FO to sign him. Hahaha.
We'll see how he develops and what we signed him to.
If Thomas did indeed choose Spurs over others; chalk one up for his college mate Kawhi Leonard.
In 2011, Thomas was presented as an athletic defensive minded player who was mobile, active, a good shot blocker and rebounder. The issue was his offensive game that was very limited.
Now, if he can hit 3 point shots at a good rate, it change a lot his potential impact on the game.
Go Aztecs!
Didnt do nuttin be4 so this has to be a try out tbh
I was watching some of his games yesterday and it looks like he added a bit of weight to his frame.
Also, Malcolm has played for the Toros and is already familiar with some Spurs plays. The learning curve will not be too steep.
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