Cornbread78
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Whelp, KO got that money. Nice white front court pairing if he can get some consistency...
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NBA Offseason 2017 |OT| Only Big Ballers Allowed *please pay $495 to be a Big Baller
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mingoguaya
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Shhhhh!!
Don't say it loud just in case for some crazy reason Cuban is reading these boards!
I really hope Olynyk doesnt turn into another McRoberts signing, he better come out and play hard next year
LyleLanley
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Rudy gay to the Spurs 2 years 17M. I like that move a lot.
Lazy vs Crazy
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Gay to the Spurs. Guess he'll be fully healed and better than ever.
Hyperactivity
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https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/883105443744292866
Let's look at the Nets next target (if KCP is smart he'll wait until this contract gets matched, even if Washington gets spiteful and tries to tie up the Nets' cap for as long as possible (although the better move is to match ASAP so that the Nets can get to fucking with other teams))
https://twitter.com/detroitbadboys/status/883040583564091394
Pistons are either giving up on KCP or have to move salary, quickly.
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/883114883323240448
Woj said:
Let's look at the Nets next target (if KCP is smart he'll wait until this contract gets matched, even if Washington gets spiteful and tries to tie up the Nets' cap for as long as possible (although the better move is to match ASAP so that the Nets can get to fucking with other teams))
https://twitter.com/detroitbadboys/status/883040583564091394
SB Nation's Detroit Pistons Page said:
Pistons are either giving up on KCP or have to move salary, quickly.
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/883114883323240448
Shams said:
CassidyIzABeast
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MetalFearSolid
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Rudy Gay ruins chemistry the dude makes teams worse. I don't care even if it is the Spurs and Pop. I don't get this at all.
It is good they still have LMA
It is good they still have LMA
Hyperactivity
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https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/883114532360597504
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/883116791425368065
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/883117051312779264
He makes teams worse if he has to be a first or second option, but having him be another scorer that contributes might still be useful. The Spurs didn't have enough shot-creators on their team last year - it was Kawhi, and then the corpses of Manu, Tony, and then Aldridge depending on the game. Simmons when he was let out of the doghouse near the end of the season helped a bunch with that, tbf.
It's a low risk contract.
Ira Winderman said:
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/883116791425368065
Woj said:
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/883117051312779264
Woj said:
He makes teams worse if he has to be a first or second option, but having him be another scorer that contributes might still be useful. The Spurs didn't have enough shot-creators on their team last year - it was Kawhi, and then the corpses of Manu, Tony, and then Aldridge depending on the game. Simmons when he was let out of the doghouse near the end of the season helped a bunch with that, tbf.
It's a low risk contract.
CassidyIzABeast
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Barry Jackson‏Verified account @flasportsbuzz 4m4 minutes ago
Heat had no interest in going to those levels with Gay that Spurs gave him (2 yrs, 17 M, per ESPN)
Barry Jackson ✔ @flasportsbuzz
Heat ultimately thought Olynyk was better player than Gay at that money. Concerns with Gay on several issues, including Achilles return.
Heat had no interest in going to those levels with Gay that Spurs gave him (2 yrs, 17 M, per ESPN)
Barry Jackson ✔ @flasportsbuzz
Heat ultimately thought Olynyk was better player than Gay at that money. Concerns with Gay on several issues, including Achilles return.
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Wow. I guess the James Johnson negotiations will use up most of that money.
mingoguaya
Member
So we kept last years 30-11 team, gained Olynyk, will have Winslow back healthy for the beginning of the season and got Bam on the draft?
I'm ok with this!
JimJamJones
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One of the best things about Pop is that he alters his system effectively depending on the personnel he's given. The Spurs of last year were not and were not meant to be the Spurs of 2014.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/883117932406034434
Woj said:
https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/883118653314654214
David Aldridge said:
https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/883118834705674242
Ira Winderman said:
https://twitter.com/Giannis_An34/status/883118398695239680
Giannis said:
All the Giannis possibly leaving Milwaukee in a few years hubbub had started, especially after Woj's comment.
But it doesn't always work, like with RJ and LMA.
Hyperactivity
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They're coming off of back-to-back 60+ win seasons. I think it's worked fine, even if it needs adjustments.
LMA imo is almost underrated now. He clearly can't deal with the pressure of being the primary focus of the defense, the primary scorer. But as a secondary player/star, his defense is good, when they run plays that help get him going early he can do work, etc. As long as some other player can take over the main attention of the other team, he can do work.
He was on fire in game 1 before Kawhi went down, and to no one's surprise went to shit afterwards.
It's not ideal, but it's not like it's terrible or something.
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https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/883119989053632513
Joeger getting all the Memphis players back together. But tbh, good signing.
https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/883121593085460480
Woj said:
Joeger getting all the Memphis players back together. But tbh, good signing.
https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/883121593085460480
Tim Bontemps said:
panthapanda
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#bringKCPbackhome
Hyperactivity
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The Wizards are being so dumb right now. Match ASAP and let the Nets either fuck other teams over or get better and hurt a competitor in the Celtics.
Free-agent forward Rudy Gay has agreed to a two-year, $17.2 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs, league sources told ESPN. The deal includes a player option, according to the sources.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...antonio-spurs-agree-two-year-172-million-deal
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...antonio-spurs-agree-two-year-172-million-deal
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Frozenprince
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Sheeeeeeeeeeeeit Rudy Gay bout to finally reach his ceiling.
Peter Ian Staker
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The Spurs borg finally striking out.
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https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/883125525677559809
This is a little old (by 2 days) but still fits in
https://twitter.com/mr_jasonjones/status/882315925893988352
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/883127446949642241
David Aldridge said:
This is a little old (by 2 days) but still fits in
https://twitter.com/mr_jasonjones/status/882315925893988352
Jason Jones said:
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/883127446949642241
Woj said:
silver.tongue
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Hows the kings depth chart looking? I feel like they have 20 players at this point..
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Not really, Leonard, Mills, Parker, Manu and possibly Murray are all good or potentially good Iso scorers. This allows them to get into their offense by isolating against their opponants weakest defender and then finding good shots either against that defender or against the double team it creates.
Gay is going to be a really good fit if his recovery goes to plan.
darkwing-buck
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Why is Dirk taking paycuts? Cuban making a move?
CassidyIzABeast
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He's 39
They're both inefficient volume scorers that don't really have a place in today's game.
Ninja Scooter
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Cuban saving a buck.
That seems to be Pop's idea of zigging when everyone is zagging.
You were supposed to come to the Warriors!
Hydrogen Bluebird
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Air Sacramento
detectiveconan1
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I actually like the Olynyk signing as we desperately needed another stretch big.
At the very least, all these team friendly contracts should allow us to clear cap space if we want to go after a big free agent next summer.
At the very least, all these team friendly contracts should allow us to clear cap space if we want to go after a big free agent next summer.
Dangansona
Member
Take it with a grain of salt, but a writer on the Pelicans is promising a move this weekend that will guarantee a playoff run. His following tweets were all about Jeremy Lin, but Bledsoe has been rumored for awhile too.
I'll take either please.
https://twitter.com/SilverAndMac/status/882959723300913158?s=09
I'll take either please.
https://twitter.com/SilverAndMac/status/882959723300913158?s=09
Roland_Gunner
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Gay hit 37% from three last year. If he's willing to hang out on the line more and work harder on defense that's exactly what the Spurs need. Decent gamble for the MLE.
Rudy Gay gives the Spurs someone else to chuck the ball but I don't think he's a real game changer seeing he had...problems in Toronto.
The good news for the Spurs is that his contract is pretty cheap for someone that could improve his game for the better if he has the right mentality. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work and he goes elsewhere.
The good news for the Spurs is that his contract is pretty cheap for someone that could improve his game for the better if he has the right mentality. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work and he goes elsewhere.
silver.tongue
Member
What about Simmons? He did great last year when Leonard went down. Is he going to go back to the spurs?
I'm a Pacers fan. I'm envious of every team.
Roland_Gunner
Member
Simmons is a RFA so the Spurs can match an offer for him and go above the cap. They haven't been willing to do that in the past but maybe will here with Aldridge's big contract likely coming off the books next season
CassidyIzABeast
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Rudy ruptured his achilles. Dominique the only dude to not comeback washed.
Depends, I think Pop's magic only works if the players start as rookies for him. Just look at LMAo and Pau
Hyperactivity
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Spurs are trying to get him back, yes.
Alot of dominos for those free agents just under Hayward's tier are starting to fall now
And Danny Green. And David Lee.