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Spurs would have a ing ridiculous team on the 2nd game of B2B.Rest Gasol on the first game, rest Tim on the second game. The team wouldn't skip a beat and probably come close to winning 70 games.
More like Melo to Chicago and Gasol to San Antonio. Chicago is more finals ready than NY and Cavs are 2 years away.
Spurs would have a ing ridiculous team on the 2nd game of B2B.
It's never, ever surprising when a professional athlete chooses to follow the money. It's surprising when one doesn't.
I hope i'm wrong bruh... Chicago doesn't make sense for Gasol basketball wise just money. Chicago already have Gibosn/Noah/Boozer, and I think they already guaranteed Gibson a starting job. So that would mean Gasol/Boozer coming off the bench....
They probably would try to get rid of Booz anyway (if possible) but honestly, I'm not sure if playing alongside Splitter (great defensively vs. any team but OKC and R.I.P.), Diaw (vital to our team game) and Timmy is any different.
Spurs can give Gasol a two year deal with an opt out clause the next. If Manu and Tim retire, the Spurs can resign Gasol and then make a play for his little Brother.
Chicago won't have that option next year. Spurs are in the driver seat right now imo and I wouldn't be surprise if he got the same deal Diaw got (full MLE, 2yr, 2nd year player option).
In recent memory, I don't remember Spurs ever being mentioned as being interested so much in one player
I agree... very difficult for Spurs to lose a game. The Spus will have two starting fives that can win the championship. Nobody is going to be able to keep up with the scoring pace.Spurs would have a ing ridiculous team on the 2nd game of B2B.
Last one was Finley and basically the same situation. The Kawhi and RJ trades were just sprung on us.In recent memory, I don't remember Spurs ever being mentioned as being interested so much in one player
If Melo chooses the Bulls rather than the money in N.Y., it means that not only Miami but also N.Y., and L.A. are not le contenders, so Gasol isn't likely to go any of those teams.
That would leave OKC and the Spurs.
I think he would choose the Spurs over OKC.
There was a lot of interesting in Diaw when he got amnestied.In recent memory, I don't remember Spurs ever being mentioned as being interested so much in one player
Pau has two priorities... to contend for the championship and to play with his brother.
The first is not going to happen with LA or NYC.
The second is not going to happen next season.
He might as well sign with the Spurs for a one year deal with player option on the 2nd year. He knows that he'll learn something playing for the Spurs for a year. What he wants to do in his 2nd year is up to him.
Lakers just acquired Lin and future first round pick.
Well the Lakers need to have a team that will attract people to the stadium. They certainly have money to spend.
Good signing. No real material effect.
It means they've given up on getting Melo. Therefore, no significant improvement this season. More likely to offer Gasol a rich 2-year deal to align with Kobe's deal.
Don't the Lakers lose out on money to offer Gasol acquiring Lin?
They still have plenty of space even after acquiring Lin.
33 pages and counting. Solid.
Anyone have an idea as to when he might make a choice?
I don't see the Laker doing this though. Their pick is going to the Suns next year if its not a top 5. I could see the Lakers doing a S&T with the Spurs sending them Gasol for picks (which they only have two in the next 5 years I believe) and a few scraps like Aryes.
They still need to resign Hill, Young, and probably Bazemore on two year deals. I see them just getting to the league min salary to save space for next year FA and add a quality piece like Rondo then make a play in 2016 for Durant.
They will basically have nothing to offer Durant when he become a FA in 2016. Picking up someone like Rondo next year would give them some leverage.
They have more money to offer Gasol, yes, but le contention, no.
Now we will see if what Gasol said was true, that he would take less money to be with a le contender.
We'll see. Of all the possible Gasol moves, an S&T to the Spurs is among the very least likely, IMO.
True, but it looks like the Lakers have given up this FA and are out to make up those picks at this point.
And good for Pau if he does (and good for the Spurs), but I'll believe it when he signs on the dotted line.
No Melo to LA (which is not guaranteed yet, but it seems less likely) means one of the top 2-3 options for Pau is very much in play unfortunately. LA still has about 16M cap space after taking on Lin to offer FA's (including Pau). If they stretch Nash that number moves up to about 20M.
With Lin helping them on the court compared to what they have, it may be enough incentive to try and sign Pau like Mel said (maybe 12-13M per year for two years - 2/24M) and then get an Ariza for 9M a year (by stretching Nash). Or they may elect to just sign Pau and do one year deals to keep cap space again for next year when Nash and Lin are off the books and they have Kobe/Pau + pick essentially.
Not good news for SA, but we will see.
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