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Durant in a black Spurs uni = The true Slim Reaper tbh
Meh..kawhi lives off compe ion.... Durant.
Durant in a black Spurs uni = The true Slim Reaper tbh
I'm not crazy about durant. Especially if it means forcing Tim and manu out the door. Loyalty to those 2 above all.
I donīt think it will by any means, what i do think is that inserting him will be forcing the issue a bit, LeBron on the other hand would make much sense because he can play virtually at any position, something Durant cannot.
Of course the real need for the Spurs right now is a top notch Point Guard, we get that and the league is us or Golden Stateīs, itīs scary that LeBron could play PG for us.
LeBron - Green - Leonard -Aldridge - Duncan
or
Parker - Green - Leonar - LeBron - Aldridge
Manu already has a foot and a testicle out the door. He BARELY came back for this year.
Tim, has never shied away from taking paycuts to win and play with friends and for a coach he loves.
Parker is the elephant in the room here. (His ability to distribute isnt worth 14Mil a year. Ask him to take a small 5 mil paycut and extend him 2 more years at a reasonable salary for what he brings to the table, convince KD to take a small paycut on a 2 year deal upfront and promise him max money when its renegotiating time.
Interesting. With Durant I think it's worth dumping no Green and Mills. Diaw instead of west is ok too now with Kyle Anderson developing.
Doubt the Spurs want to gut the team for Durant but, we didn't think they would for Aldridge either
My estimates were pretty far off, actually. The Spurs project to have something closer to $13 Million if Tim and Manu retire and take no money. That's with a $92-Million projected cap. The Spurs would have to free up about another $14 Million if they want to get Durant (or Horford or Conley). That's Green, Diaw and no free agents. It's a tall order to say the least, and that's one I don't see the Spurs making in 2016, In 2017, they wouldn't have to sacrifice nearly as much.
Again, though, if they dumped Parker instead, they'd have enough room to keep everyone else under contract while having enough money to sign LJC, their draft pick and Bertans, while still having about $2 Million in cap space (or Boban, but it's not likely he could be kept) and room exception.
Keep West to start next to LMA and try to get a guy like Augustine to train a new PG. Get a roster like this:
PG: Augustine, Mills, Trebble (or Newman, Morris, Payton, LeVert)
SG: Kawhi, Green, Simmons
SF: Durant, Anderson, Bertans
PF: West, Diaw, LJC
C: Aldridge, Boban/vet hanger-on, LaLanne (or Ndoye or Milutinov)
The Spurs could also waive Diaw to have an MLE-level slot to try to secure a more legitimate third big. But Boris is my choice for at least another year.
Crazy thing is that the Spurs could have ANOTHER max slot in 2017 if things broke right.
I think Conley is a better and more realistic target tbh.
Eh, he costs just as much and doesn't have the same upside. No way would it make sense to trade Green and cut Diaw just to add Conley. Doubt the Spurs would move Parker for him as well. But I do think the fit would be nice.
I like this choice also. Worried about his latest group of injuries.
Im not sure how much these guys are going to cost if we win a championship.
Don't see the Spurs getting rid of rotation players coming off a championship. I don't even see Tim and Manu retiring if that's the case. But if they do, the Spurs would probably do what they could to patch the holes instead of blowing it up.
You don't see Manu & Timmy riding off into the sunset after a championship? Curious on why tbh....
They both seem to want to play too much. If the Spurs win, they're going to be big parts of it. Can't see them being good enough to win a le and still hanging it up, especially Tim.
I'd be surprised if Manu comes back tbh. But I understand that line of thinking.
I agree. I think Tim returns and Manu retires regardless of how the team fares in the playoffs.
The front office will do what it has to do, but I sure hope they won't be chasing Durant. There's just not enough ball for Kawhi, LMA and Durant.
This season Kawhi is taking 15 shots a game, LMA 14 and Parker fewer than 10. Durant averages 19 FGA for his career and has never shot below 17 FGA.
Anybody who thinks Durant would come to SA with the same mindset as LMA of "reg season doesn't count" is downright crazy.
pipe dreams
wet dreams
they are all the same, lol
JOhn Wall is a a PG i like
Durant Kawhi would be the best wing combo since Jordan PIppen
This is what I was saying in an earlier post. LMA changed his mindset because he still knows he is going to be a second option on some nights and a first option when and if Kawhi is struggling. You add Durant to that mix, you are telling me his is going to change his mindset? I know Pop can get players to play to his system if those players commit to the system but even trying to acquire Durant at the price of losing our valuable role players seems downright reckless. Adding him would disrupt the chemistry the team has with each other.
The Spurs would pretty much have to decimate their bench to make this happen next year. I think that they get their bench set this next year, convince Tim to play 1 more year, and look to the summer of 2017 when the cap goes up to maybe $110 million to sign a 3rd franchise type player. There will likely be some high quality players that would want to join a contending team. Some available that year include LBJ, Blake Griffin, Westbrook, Parsons, IBAKA, Teague among others. If Durant bolts from OKC a then 28 year old Ibaka might be just what the doctor order to replace a retired Tim Duncan.
Of course we should get him if we have the opportunity. I don't like him now but that is irrelevant.
2011 LeBron/Wade happened before LeChoke happened in the Finals & Durant is bound to follow suit.
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