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because its happened every year for a while now. but i dont think theyll do it this year. there is too much talent and i think a good player from the US will be there that could fit in
...that the Spurs will use 28th pick on a domestic player? That has trade or Europe written all over it.
because its happened every year for a while now. but i dont think theyll do it this year. there is too much talent and i think a good player from the US will be there that could fit in
??? Our roster is already down one, minus Oberto. Finley's next. Udrih may be going for a pick. We're going to have a load of roster spots to fill in '08. No time like the present.
The Spurs also had a shot at Howard or Barbosa and passed in favor of other objectives. Right now they are looking at lux tax territory for 2007-08 and a limited number of available roster spots. In addition, they can pick up a similar talent at #33 for a much lower price.
If The 2008 Plan is still the plan, the Spurs will pick a foreigner or trade it.
Oberto's a restricted free agent. It's quite reasonable to think that he opted out because he can get a couple more years and a few more millions from the Spurs. I wouldn't close the book on Fabri quite yet.
I'll concede, however, that if the Spurs start pick a couple of young bigs, Oberto might be leaving town.
Yeah if the Spurs go with Fazekas, McRoberts or Splitter in the first round, that could mean they are going the economic route as far as replacing Oberto is concerned.
Spurs re-up Oberto and Vaughn (rather likely) and how much room is there at the inn, exactly? Spurs already have White as a swingman prospect. Mahinmi's reportedly coming over this summer. If Oberto leaves the Spurs won't replace him with a draftee.
The real spot of need which could be helped in the near term out of the draft would be at point and the Spurs can get as good of a prospect at #33 that they can get at #28. But that player replaces Udrih.
Well, we disagree. I think they let Oberto walk. If a late pick affects '08, a larger contract for Oberto does, times 4 or 5.
It's not like they get ALL of the non-allocated dollars next summer. The league charges a min salary for each empty roster spot. Might as well have some youngsters one year along in training filling some of those spots.
They've passed on far too many picks before with much greater uncertainty.
If they want to spenp the MLE I think they'll trade
If the $400k in cap savings is more important to them next season, they'll trade or stash.
The commitment is more than that on 1st round contracts. Right now they have White with nothing guaranteed and he's as good of a swing prospect as any domestic player they can pull at #28. Unless there is a domestic point guard they believe is going to blow up they can get the same talent at #33 with much less guaranteed than at #28.
Nope. That's the difference between a signed first-rounder from this year and and empty roster spot charge next summer.The commitment is more than that on 1st round contracts.
I dont know, Spurs trust Europeans rather than Americans to forget about money and rather focus on winning?
There are only 2 foreign players worth the 28 pick and both may be gone before then - Fernandez, Belinelli. Otherwise they can truly reach for Gasol or Fesenko.
Past behavior is not predicate of future choices. They're working out way too many American players to think the 28 is necessarily gonna be international.
so no Jared Dudley?
He'll count $100k more than an empty roster spot next summer.
How many years? That's why a high 2nd rounder is of much more value than a low 1st to the Spurs.
With the Spurs it has been so.
No. They can draft and stash international talents.
maybe because u posted like a million domestic draft prospect threads!!! just mabye i dunno
What are you talking about? I'm talking about the cap charge in the summer of 08.
BTW, the difference in the 08 cap hit between #28 and #33 signed this summer would be about $150k.
The Spurs know the college talent is much better this year. The Spurs went out and hired George Felton for the purpose of evaluating domestic talent. I'd say the chances of the Spurs going with a college player is greater than 50-50.
The actual guaranteed money committed to the player. They can structure the contract for the 33rd pick pretty much however they want. With the 1st round pick they don't have the option.
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