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If Rockets win the le...
Do whatever it takes to get in front of LeBron James..
If GSW wins the le...just pray LeBron doesn’t sign with Houston..
Do whatever it takes to get out of Mills contract should be priority #1 regardless
Just curious what everyone thinks we should do in the offseason without the drastic blow the whole thing up predictions. Assuming Ginobili retires, which I believe he probably will, I think Mario Hezonja would be the perfect guy to sign if we can afford him. He is just now starting to play really good basketball and I think the Spurs could really use someone on the bench with more basketball pedigree. He was a top 5 pick who's still in his early 20's and I think there's a good chance he's finally starting to figure it out. NBADraft.net has the Spurs picking around #22 and if we could get another athletic PG like Trevon Duval or an athletic wing/big guy then I think it would really transform our bench adding one of them and Hezonja.
Mitc Robinson is probably ideal but he may not be on the board by the time our pick is up. There are a lot more big guys project to go in the 20's than in the 2nd round though so I think that may end up being our move. I think we can all agree a mobile athletic big guy who can come off the bench and play decent defense and set good picks is what we really need and I think adding a guy like Hezonja for the MLE 8 million dollar range even if for multiple years could be really good value...
If Rockets win the le...
Do whatever it takes to get in front of LeBron James..
If GSW wins the le...just pray LeBron doesn’t sign with Houston..
Do whatever it takes to get out of Mills contract should be priority #1 regardless
Renounce TP/Manu and if they come back (which I’m fine with and want) make sure it’s with whatever money is left over.
Move Mills and Pau if possible (in that order). Give yourself flexibility even with no FA commitment. Free up time for White/Murray even more and give yourself a chance to grab picks by absorbing contracts from other teams and help in the trade market.
Draft an upside wing/big to the best of your ability.
Keep Kyle if you can. Forbes/Bertans are not a huge priority but would not be bad if TP/Manu go.
Go hard after Lebron (even if it’s highly unlikely he would ever play in SA).
But realistically, give a hard look at some young bigs in upcoming free agency, even if some are gambles. We have learned that even without Kawhi, that LMA/Danny/Murray are good enough to anchor a defense. So get a big who can help with scoring: Ersan Ilyasova, Mirotic, Nerlens Noel (not a scorer but maybe worth a flier), Hezonja (someone I am very interested in for SA). Something like that.
Free up space regardless if you can (even if it takes a future pick), go after some more offense (like what SA is trying with Bertans but he’s just more limited).
But ultimately the only thing that matters is GET KAWHI UNDER AN EXTENSION AND SOLVE THAT. NOTHING ELSE REALLY MATTERS.
Last edited by DPG21920; 03-05-2018 at 03:11 PM.
-Offer Kawhi supermax.
-Go hard after Lebron.
-Move Mills and Gasol.
-Draft wings.
-If anything good is on the table for Aldridge (sing and trade for Lebron?) move him.
The spurs have no idea what to do. Their first order of business is figuring out if kawhi is staying, if he is not...Then expect multiple first round picks.
Mission impossible, tbh.
don’t resign tony or forbes.
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Realistic offseason moves for the Spurs?? What free agents will be near 40, they can sign??
1. Give Kawhi supermax. End all speculation about him going forward.
2. Find a trade partner for Patty/Pau. Ideally both, but at least 1.
3. Move on from Tony
4. Keep Anderson... as much as I love Bertans, Kyle is just a better player. If we have to choose between one of them, at this point it has to be Anderson. But if you can find a way to keep both, I'm down.
Fathead is bad for the playoffs.
Trade Pau/Mills should be obvious. Supermax Kawhi, even if he is damaged good some dumbass will trade for him (see: Blake Griffin). Re-sign TP/Manu for the min if they want to come back. Go hard at LeBron. If they (likely) miss out on James, see what you can get for Aldridge and if nothing good, just wait it out til a good deal comes along. Draft a big in the draft.
Spurs FA priority aside from someone like LBJ should be a young cheap big or two and some shooters. Make a fair offer to Kyle and if he accepts, re-sign. If not, let him get his money.
Well realistically the healthiest player on this team isn't going anywhere especially when we just signed him.
If Spurs can sign LeBron I wouldn't trade Pau. He would thrive off the double teams Leonard, LMA and LeBron would create. I think he would be perfect in that kind of system. Regardless if your Spurs you go hard after LeBron with the idea of him pairing with LMA and Leonard. Mills needs to be traded.
i would pink dabom, also
Don’t burn me at the stake here, but when will Boogie be healed? If (or when) Lebron chooses to stay or play elsewhere, would he be worth a look?
I have thought of him and guys like Tyreke Evans. It wouldn’t have to be Lebron or bust.
DPG pretty much covered everything.
3 guys I want the Spurs to target in the draft are:
DeAndre Hunter
Mitc Robinson
Zhaire Smith
Draft one or try to do what you can to draft two of those players. All three have huge upside as two-way players -- especially defensively.
- Bring over Milutinov if you can.
- Don't overpay for decent talent ( Mirotic, Ersan). Only be a buyer for slightly above average talent if the market dries out ( which means finding great value).
I have a rule. Do not ever pay over 8-10 million per year for a role player if they're a defensive liability. Allocating that much money to role players who can't play defense is a complete waste and a terrible way to use large portions of the cap in todays NBA -- especially when or if you have a super max player under contract sucking up 30-40% of the cap.
If Kawhi doesn't sign the super max, then shop and trade him to LA or Boston.
- Move Mills and Pau
- profit
if possible
- Keep Kyle
- sign Blossomgame and put White in rotation
still dont see exactly where blossomgame fits, but yeah, i'd like to see a lot more derrick white
The only money the Spurs should spend on Fathead is a one way ticket to China. He moves the scale to contention about as much as a wet fart does.
I am sick with allarounders. I would love to have two scorers (not shooters) on a PF/C and PG/SG positions. I wouldn't chase Lebron or a bigger fish unless he/they want to join us on a cut salary. I am sure with healthy supermaxsigned Kawhi, retired Parker and Manu we can get a nice roster under the cap. I would love to get Beasley as a starter and Jeff Green as a backup PF. If we can keep a healthy Rudy Gay I am sure Kawhi would dominate on a SG position with Kyle Anderson on SF in the starting line up. I don't know what Isiah Thomas idea of free agency would be after such a suckerpunch from the east coast, but I would love him or Tyreke Evans as a main bench scoring power.
Murray+Kawhi+Anderson+Beasley+Aldridge
Mills/Evans+Danny Green/Forbes+Gay/Paul+Jeff Green+Gasol/tanked draft pick big man
please, no player less than 6'5''
Although they have their differences in style, he and Aldridge might be too similar to have both on the roster but it would make an intriguing frontcourt situation. And when he’s motivated and not trying to do too much on offense, he can defend that rim with the best of them
This offseason has a lot of strategic questions.
1) The most important question of course, is Kawhi. Is he in? Can he get healthy? I'm in no position to answer those. His talent is undeniable, but can you, in good faith, give a supermax contract to a guy who just basically missed a year? I think if the Spurs offer, Kawhi will sign (but I am not certain, he may want out). I do not know if the spurs will offer; I get the impression they are not impressed with what has gone on this season. This choice informs the next several seasons. If he is in we contend, if he's out we rebuild.
From here on each step offers one of the two paths a) is contention, b) is rebuild
2a) Chase Lebron. Be willing to move assets - current and future first round picks, as well as prospects - to do a S&T with CLE, presumably based around the salary of Pau and Patty. If CLE wants no part, then you need to use those assets to dump Pau and Patty for space anyhow... The alternative is moving LMA's salary, after all, can you see him liking being a 3ed option?
2b) Trade Kawhi for long duration assets (firsts and future firsts), because w/o him we need to wait out GS anyhow.
3a) If you haven't already, dump Patty. Pau's contract isn't good, but Patty's is strategically untenable. We have too many 1 position PG's on the roster. DJ and White look to be the future, and I don't see Tony retiring yet, so he will be back as the backup PG. That's 3 PG's. Any others have to be capable of playing & DEFENDING SG. Paying Patty the money his is on if he is not starting is hopeless, and he shouldn't be starting.
3b) Be ready to trade anyone but Dejounte and White (and maybe Milutinov) for assets. Get ready to lose a lot.
4a) As a backup plan to Lebron, go after Tyreke Evans. I think Lou Williams resigning with the Clips set his market at MLE level... We will see.
5) Draft BPA. Don't worry about positions.
6) Our Free Agents - Tony - be willing to bring back on the cheap (LLE level). Forbes - let go. Anderson - resign for the MLE or less. Bertans - resign if he is cheap (LLE level). Costello - release (I haven't seen anything impressive). Hilliard -maybe keep. If Danny or Rudy opt out, be willing to resign for the MLE or no higher (I don't think either of them will - there is going to be very little money available and their agents should know it). If Joff opts out, goodbye.
7) Bring over Milutinov.
8) Ask Manu if he wants to coach. if yes, offer him an assistant gig.
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