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Interesting..... If it is true... Welcome aboard.....
Good athleticism
dont know if it was already announced but i just heard on the news
Interesting..... If it is true... Welcome aboard.....
Good athleticism
hopefully he wont have any problems with his injury and contribute at least a little bit
Hope its true!!Well have to make some road trips to Austin.
no question, roadies to austin on spurs off nights would be a great idea.
Spurs Sign Ian Mahinmi
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed Ian Mahinmi. The Spurs selected the 6-11, 230-pound Mahinmi in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft, with the 28th overall pick.
The 20-year-old has played in the French A League for the last four seasons. Mahinmi signed with Pau-Orthez in the summer of 2006. During the 2006-07 season he averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 12.7 minutes in 33 games in French League action. Mahinmi also appeared in 18 Euroleague games averaging 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 12.7 minutes in Euroleague play.
Prior to joining Pau-Orthez, Mahinmi spent three seasons with Le Havre in the French League. He made his professional debut with the team during the 2003-04 season.
It's on Spurs.com.
Nice signing.
Good news, Mahinmi has some serious upside and he will be in a great situation to work on his game between Spurs and Toros.
Mahinmi could see some garbage time with Spurs this year. If Spurs do like last year, Horry won't play both games of a b2b. Spurs could activate Mahinmi when Horry doesn't play a game. Spurs could put Mahinmi in Austin when Spurs don't have a lot of b2bs.
What kind salary is Mahinmi probably going to get, any suggestions?
Around $850K most likely.
Welcome Ian.
$938,760
I'm glad the Spurs didn't try to keep him overseas one final year to stretch out the amount of time they have him under his rookie deal. It'll be interesting to see how he does in training camp and then during preseason. I don't expect him to play much during the regular season (Jackie Butler minutes, most likely), but he should get plenty of run with the Toros.
Right now, it's impossible to tell how good or bad he is. He has the physical tools, at least. Can he learn to defend without fouling and learn the nuances of the game offensively? We'll find out.
other than his problems with fouls, is there anything that Elson does that Mahinmi couldn't do?
What a bargain. I wonder if they had this planned all along when they traded Jackie Butler.
How's his ty tear?
You don't think the Spurs could have leveraged themselves down from that number? With the current situation, the Spurs could have told Mahinmi's agent to either take the -20% or GTFO
"as Mahinmi sat down to sign his contract with the Spurs, he grabbed the pen too hard and was called for a foul by Spurs GM RC Buford."
We will see but I will be really surprised if he don't get the max allowed.You don't think the Spurs could have leveraged themselves down from that number? With the current situation, the Spurs could have told Mahinmi's agent to either take the -20% or GTFO
Almost all first round picks get the max and by looking at Spurs salaries, there isn't a legit financial reason to give him less than the max.
True but this is a unique situation. Mahinmi could have either sat out a year or attempted to latch on with a team in Europe if the Spurs said they didn't want him. And Mahinmi's stock isn't really high enough to where sitting out a year would do him much good.
You have obviously never met Peter Holt
But seriously, a few hundred thousand could be the difference between being above or below the lux tax threshold. The Spurs knew Mahinmi was desperate to join the team. Knowing the Spurs, they wouldn't cave and give the max allowed just because it's customary.
Hence the broken pen.
"as Mahinmi sat down to sign his contract with the Spurs, he grabbed the pen too hard and was called for a foul by Spurs GM RC Buford."
Woo.
I've never seen this guy, can anybody provide a pic?
6'11, 230 and 20 years old. As long as he keeps a decent nutritional and weight training regimine, he will probably add another 15 lbs or so over the next couple of seasons.
I'm very surprised based on his minutes on Pau and his accomplishments so far.
However, with the Toros up the road it may be the best thing for the development of the player so I'm cool with it. At #15 on the bench you don't expect a superstar.
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