Official 2016 Spurs Offseason Thread

[coachmac87]

For those familiar with him, any predictions on whether or not Bertan's nice looking quick release on 3 will translate to NBA? Some of his highlights just look awesome.

Catch and shoot looks automatic. Question is can he put the ball on the ground with a 1-2 dribble pull up...

That changes everything if he can. Danny Green still can't do that and he's been in the league over 5yrs

[Chinook]

Well, only $75k is guaranteed? Does he have the same contract as Forbes?

Found elsewhere, "The Spurs went a bit further, giving Forbes a one-year contract. If he makes their roster in training camp, he’ll earn the rookie minimum salary, around $543,000. "

That source is almost certainly wrong. Arcidiacono has a normal contract given his status. I fully expect Forbes to have a similar one.

[look_at_g_shred]

Understood. Clearly I am completely ignorant on fishes.

Explain the girl part tho

[LakerHater]

Lineup as of 7/14

PG - Parker, Mills, Murray
SG - Green, Simmons, Forbes
SF - Leonard, Ginobili, Archiacando
PF - Gasol, Anderson, Bertans
C - Aldridge, Dedman, ??

Losses:
PG - Miller
SG - Martin
PF - Duncan, West, Diaw, Bonner
C - Marjanovich

Ya got guys all over the place!

[ceperez]

That source is almost certainly wrong. Arcidiacono has a normal contract given his status. I fully expect Forbes to have a similar one.

How do you know it is wrong?

[SAGirl]

For those familiar with him, any predictions on whether or not Bertan's nice looking quick release on 3 will translate to NBA? Some of his highlights just look awesome.

The 3 pts range is farther in the NBA but he's got range on his shot and is a pure shooter. I think the concern with him is learning the system, defense and a pop giving him a chance.

[kobyz]

For those familiar with him, any predictions on whether or not Bertan's nice looking quick release on 3 will translate to NBA? Some of his highlights just look awesome.

I don't like his release, seems to me too unconventional and streaky, i don't think he is gonna translate, he is not efective player even in Europe...

[Darius Bieber]

How do you know it is wrong?

Homeboy basically runs the Think Tank. He knows his stuff.

[beirmeistr]

Understood. Clearly I am completely ignorant on fishes.

that big fish is camouflaged so well that it was a picture of a peaceful brook.

[SAGirl]

I don't understand what the spurs doing with Boban and now Dedmon, singing them for just one year without them having enough time in just one year to learn the team and not going to help, and than losing them for nothing, what the sense in that?

They don't have much cap and the market is such right now that you only get guys in multiple year contracts if you pay them a lot of dough. If you want someone on the cheap it might be someone who is coming in for just one season to earn a better contract the following year: a reclamation project, a European player like Boban, etc. That's just how the market goes.

[ceperez]

Clock ticking... is LJC going to be signed?

Who is the mystery PF that needs to be signed?

[palangi]

WTF

Patty Mills?

[Chinook]

Clock ticking... is LJC going to be signed?

Who is the mystery PF that needs to be signed?

LJC can really sign at any time now. He wasn't bound by cap space. Maybe the Spurs are "negotiating", as objective suggested.

[Chinook]

How do you know it is wrong?

No UDFA has the leverage to get a guaranteed one-year deal before summer league. None.

[SAGirl]

Also, I'm very happy with how good SA can be - have said so all along. Not arguing they aren't a great team and that an injury for sure crushes them. But I can see the glaring holes and the potential for calamity - even with just one injury. It's not a guarantee, but I would not be shocked either.

I think the bigs is where it's at. We do have Bertans to step in or LJC but it's dicey. Despite the hate train on this young man, Kyle plugged up a lot of leaks for us everywhere last season and he's looking like an improved shooter. My su ion though is that they need him now in a role. He probably won't be floating all over plugging leaks but technically he could still do that if you just put Bertans in his spot and use Kyle to start. We already did that last season. He's a good enough player to start and a good enough shooter hopefully to force coaches to adapt to what he's doing. Guards is not such a problem with Kawhi healthy bc a guard who spots up and shoots or moves the ball 's better next to Kawhi than Tony anyways. I could see a survival if Kawhi is healthy.

[ulosturedge]

So Chinook are you saying that Arci and Forbes are on non guaranteed deals depending on if they make it past training camp? Sounds right to me. But LJC and Bertans are going to be on guaranteed deals right? So they are going to be on the roster this upcoming year.

[coachmac87]

No UDFA has the leverage to get a guaranteed one-year deal before summer league. None.

Especially one that's not even an NBA player

[ceperez]

I think the bigs is where it's at. We do have Bertans to step in or LJC but it's dicey. Despite the hate train on this young man, Kyle plugged up a lot of leaks for us everywhere last season and he's looking like an improved shooter. My su ion though is that they need him now in a role. He probably won't be floating all over plugging leaks but technically he could still do that if you just put Bertans in his spot and use Kyle to start. We already did that last season. He's a good enough player to start and a good enough shooter hopefully to force coaches to adapt to what he's doing. Guards is not such a problem with Kawhi healthy bc a guard who spots up and shoots or moves the ball 's better next to Kawhi than Tony anyways. I could see a survival if Kawhi is healthy.

Is LJC even ready to play in the NBA?

I can't see him becoming serviceable until maybe next season.

[tonight...you]

My avatar is a chinook. Have an appreciation for ichthyology. Would work at a fishery in another life.

I noticed that. I have a good friend that is a total freak for carp. Collects them. Spends more money on one than some people make in a year. Crazy stuff.
He even has his own personal carp farm that he does absolutely nothing with, except farm carp. Just for pets.
I don't get it, but whatever makes people happy...

[kobyz]

Before Last season i warn that if Manu would be the third wing spurs not going anywhere and saw what happened, this year it seems spurs do it again, spurs really become such lackadaisical and pathetic orginigation...

[Chinook]

So Chinook are you saying that Arci and Forbes are on non guaranteed deals depending on if they make it past training camp? Sounds right to me. But LJC and Bertans are going to be on guaranteed deals right? So they are going to be on the roster this upcoming year.

Not saying this. Their deals are about 85-percent non-guaranteed and probably won't become guaranteed until January 10, which is the date where all contracts are guaranteed for the season. Obviously, they don't get the money if they get cut in camp, but they may be cut over the first couple of months of the season as well. This is definitely the case with Arcidiacono, but it is probably the case with Forbes, too.

As far as LJC and Bertans, yes, they both have two years of guaranteed money, and they will both very likely be on the team through the season at least.

[Chinook]

Especially one that's not even an NBA player

Well, they gave Simmons a guaranteed year, but they also had that second year. That's why it would be surprising for Forbes to get the contract the article implied. He may well have gotten a guaranteed year, but he would have also gotten a fully non-guaranteed second and likely third year tacked on.

[jermaine]

I love this kid man. I don't feel he had a chance in help to make the final roster, but I like him. He just seems like Spurs material.

[siraulo23]

So everyone signed except for LJC and Manu and maybe another big

Hopefully we see Bertans play tomorrow and he shows some glimpses of being a contributor for the upcoming season

[TheGreatYacht]

Now sign Stokes, RC....