It’s kind of funny how everyone hated the deal like me but now defend it and seem totally ok with it. Doesn’t make sense but I digress
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-landing-spots
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The San Antonio Spurs like Jakob Poeltl and would be happy to extend him, but existing rules limit him to $50.5 million over four additional seasons. Several NBA sources peg his asking price in the $17 million to $20 million range in the first year alone as an unrestricted free agent.
While the Spurs can pay that, the team will have to wait until July to do so. And that may be beyond their price range, which could inspire the team to get a deal done before the trade deadline.
The asking price is believed to be a first-round pick and a good young player. Teams linked to Poeltl include the Boston Celtics, Raptors, Lakers, Clippers and Warriors. The Celtics may be a reach, given their tax position and commitment to Al Horford and Robert Williams III.
With the Lakers getting solid minutes from Thomas Bryant, they may be less inclined to chase a big man. The Clippers have Brandon Boston Jr. and Amir Coffey, prospects in demand that could appeal to a rebuilding team like the Spurs. The Warriors don't appear ready to give up on James Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga or Moses Moody.
It’s kind of funny how everyone hated the deal like me but now defend it and seem totally ok with it. Doesn’t make sense but I digress
They do not have to over pay for guys like Doug. They do it because they can and they value CREAM too much. It’s why everyone supposedly hated the deal like me right? There is opportunity cost. We may not agree to what degree but having bad contracts you may not be able to trade is a downside imo. It’s less money that can be absorbed in a deal. There’s quite a few unnecessary risks imo which y’all don’t agree with.
I do agree it’s not a “big deal” and I know you can’t trade everyone. But spurs went out and got Doug etc so they need to be focused on those types of deals for trades and more than just CREAM. It’s so much more critical now to maximize every drop of value imo because we are in a rebuild and it’s a perilous journey. Small markets need every chance we can get and the draft is the biggest part. Need picks and as much as we can.
But agree - I am very happy with how FO has done last year or two. Much more active in trades and made much more decisive moves. I’m just making a message board point/general thoughts on the details I want to see to give me full confidence in this FO adapting for the new future.
I had confidence shaking last 5 years but I’m much more optimistic since they traded Derozan and moves since then.
Brings up teams that are interested in Poeltl, supposedly, then shoots each one down. Mentions the Clippers, who already have Zubacs. Who writes this ?
Also... Amir Coffey is certainly not in 'demand'; he's awful. And Brandon Boston was terrible in college yet got drafted anyhow. He was bad, real bad, last year and has managed to regress.
No, i didn’t like it. Still don’t. But he will have trade value next year
It doesn't matter, we also always laughed at other teams' trade demand. It is all about negotiation, if you starts low you can only get lower return.
It's speculation, and bad one at that. A lot of posters here could have written a better piece than that.
Lol at Amir Coffey and Brandon Boston ‘in demand’. Both those guys are 2nd round talents. They are terrible.
In the end do we really think the spurs pass on Wiseman and a lightly protected FRP for Jakob? I get all the Wiseman stuff, but where’s the superior offer coming from?
The only thing that probably nets more is a 3 way where the Spurs are simultaneously sending out Jak and leveraging their dumping ground cap space.
Just trying to be realistic
It’s not about getting a deal done, it’s about getting the right deal done, or rolling into the summer with him.
Everything I’ve heard is that the Spurs want no part of Wiseman or Kuminga. Make of that what you will.
This conversation is all over the place so I’m just gonna chime in randomly with a random thought.
Jones: it makes sense to resign him. It’ll still be mostly affordable. He’s dependable and ok for a tanking team. And if someone wants to become the lead ball handler than they have to at least play better than him, so it sets up some compe ion.
Yak: just look at it from thousand yards away, really makes no sense to resign him. We suck with him, we can suck without him, and his skill set is much more suited for a quality team who needs a glue guy, not for where we are at right now. So to me, it’s obvious to trade him or let him walk.
DJ: I think the issues are more than just money. I think the issue with him, at least from my interpretation of the front office, at least my best guess, is they didn’t totally trust his character, and also his style of play is dominating, so if you resign him, you’re expecting him to be your best player, and I at least appreciate the Spurs wanting to hold out for someone better than that.
Rereading the piece again, and think it would be great if NOLA got engaged. They all those picks, though, some are bull /fake FRPs.
Hayes<>Jakob swap with them sending up two FRP would be nice.
I agree that we shouldn't dump Poeltl at any price. But the reports that we wouldn't take back Kuminga in a package for him don't make much sense to me. Unless there's some really hardcore stuff about him pesonally (like he's on hard drugs, or really toxic personality, or whatever), he's a 20 y.o. forward who's a freak athlete, a good defender, and not a horrible shooter (33% 3PT and 68% FT for his career). I get that he's underwhelmed so far, but that's exactly the kind of player we could make the most profit from, even if he wasn't part of our long term plans. At worst he'd get you a first back down the road, and potentially much more, besides being on a 2nd year of a rookie scale contract, meaning you have control over him for a while before you have to make a decision on him.
I kinda agree with this.... if Kuminga and a very lightly protected or unprotected 1st (depending on the year) are on the table then that's an offer we should seriously consider..
Yes, we pass. I don't think any team in the league would trade for Wiseman.
It's not simply that he's unplayable, he cannot stay healthy even if he was. But the real thing is that he stands to make $12 million next season and that's before the next contract kicks in. The salary track he's on as a top pick is absurd.
That's kinda what interests me -- there is no way he commands anywhere near a max extension. Let him go fetch an offer (it'll be low), and get the right to match it if its reasonable. I dont think 12M for one year is that big a deal, thats what Dougie makes and less than what Jakob will command.
Agree, though i dont think we ALSO get a pick on top of it for Jak's expiring deal
We’re hoping the Spurs get fantastically lucky and hit the jackpot with Wemby, so also, how would Wiseman pair with Wemby? For many reasons, I can’t see it.
Im not getting my hopes up nor should anyone else. At bests its just at 14% shot at Wemby. It will be a good prblem to have.
Hayes and two FRPs. Some of those late Milwaukee FRPs may be decent.
But... he can't even get on the court when healthy right now. Why pay for a player the Warriors have tried and tried and tried to get to play but is so bad they can't?
From what I understand, it isn’t Kuminga’s on court presence, mediocre as that may be. Chances are that Pop and Kerr probably talk regularly.
The Warriors are rapidly aging out of this current core, and if they don’t want him, that speaks volumes.
It's astonishing the Warriors completely blew their lottery picks. They took Wiseman, Kuminga, and Moody.
Wiseman... This might be the worst draft of all time, and I don't see LaMello (a glorified playground baller) as a GSW fit. Best move was trading out. Seriously, that draft suuuucked.
Kuminga... I still like him, but no good basketball instruction (Ignite doesn't cut it) and an apparent bad at ude. Should have taken Franz Wagner.
Moody... Wasn't really that good in college, took him anyway. He's just a rookie, though. Could have had Sengun or Trey Murphy.
They got Jordan Poole at 30, though.
28, he went one spot ahead of Keldon. But still, they blew it with Wiseman over Lamelo/Haliburton/Vassell/Desmond Bane(Lamelo was a bad fit culture wise, though), Kuminga over Wagner, and Moody over Tre Murphy or Sengun. Overall their drafting as of late has been underwhelming, there's no way around it.
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