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This is why Timmy is the GOAT. This amazing offseason wouldn't be possible without his sacrifice.
Also, Aldridge reported a 2 year deal but Woj is saying it's just for 1 year...
This is why Timmy is the GOAT. This amazing offseason wouldn't be possible without his sacrifice.
Also, Aldridge reported a 2 year deal but Woj is saying it's just for 1 year...
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/7/9...ba-free-agency
2 year 10.4 mil deal.
The 2-year deal isn't because Timmy's playing for two more years. It's a contract fudge to help both parties -- Holt saves money and backs up Timmy with one more shot at a ring for doing so.
Essentially, signing a 2-year deal is just to pay Duncan what he should get in his final year, 2015-2016. The second season of the deal will be partially guaranteed or fully guaranteed. This is likely going to be Duncan's last go, and I'm sure we'll hear about that pre-season or early season. When he retires next summer, the Spurs will still owe and pay him at least half of his 2016-2017 salary (knowing their relationship, Holt has probably agreed to give him the full second-season salary). So, Timmy's taking a very slight pay cut. He and the front office have just, masterfully, made his final season a full-salary. They just pay it over the course of two years, instead of one. It helps Holt save on luxury payments a gives Timmy a decent check (nearer what he's worth). If the Spurs ring, maybe he considers playing the second year. They've set the team for the future, though, so this is probably really it. Manu and Tim are going out together, but they get one last shot while mentoring the next generation for a year.
So is the 2nd year a player option like initially reported, or no?
Could they also stretch his last year if they wanted to make the cap hit less? Even though by all assumptions, cap should rise even more next year negating the cap hit from paying 2 players who aren't on the roster (presumably).
Amazing.
Not much else that can be said.
The craziest to me is that Tim could have received $7M with Spurs still doing the same moves. Waiving Reggie Williams to open some cap space hasn't even been necessary.
Duncan isn't even looking at maximizing his salary while keeping Spurs really compe ive. He just signed a contract that pay him a third or a fourth of his market value like that. Just plain crazy.
Meanwhile, 48...
Hail Tim Duncan! What a champion.
Timmy is easily $13-14M in this marketEnjoy him while he lasts; the franchise and NBA will never be the same without him..I really really wants him to get 6 now..
So Williams is still on roster? How much does he count against the tax? That's an issue that team has to consider. But between his contract and the room exception, I guess the Spurs still have the space to make some moves if they are willing to go into the tax.
Which they probably are, considering Tim's paycut and the unlikelihood of them being in the tax in 2016-2017.
Go out with a bang
This is going to be such a special year for this amazing team...
Really, since I'm not a san antonian, it will be difficult for me after timmy and manu goes,
Timmy-Manu-Pop are the spurs for me..
Put that man in the FO and build him a statue. Just not in scouting. I've heard too many horror stories about his scouting abilities.
What stories ?
Guy never ceases to amaze
I haven't a news about Williams being waived so I guess he is still on the roster. He counts for $1,185,784 against the cap and the tax.
God bless Timmy D.!
Yes!!!!!! 2 more yrs for Timmy.
Depending on how the season plays out I could see Duncan playing two more years. If he hits 6 rings, and has a shot to finally repeat and get a 7th le, I believe he would go for it. If we dont manage to win the le this year he might call it a day.
Yesterday, during the Mavericks-DA Jordan chaos, two of the remaining 2014 champ Spurs( Diaw & Mills), were rumored to be traded somewhere else, so the Spurs can pay Duncan enough money, around $7M to re-sign him, thank God of the increased salary cap & Duncan agreeing to a lesser payout (again), they're still here. Losing our beloved Mills & Diaw would really freak me & ST out..
Sacrifice..
Whether this rumor was legit or not, check
this site out..
http://2paragraphs.com/2015/07/spurs...aw-patty-mills
Last edited by milkyway21; 07-09-2015 at 05:30 PM.
Duncan needs to be well taken care of with a huge salary in his next role with the Spurs after he steps off the court.
Exactly.
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