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  1. Doesn't have to involve Murray. Doubt the Hawks want to give up the 3 firsts....
  2. Think most of us felt this was coming. It’s really what the signing was for. Could he pop in the 2nd year.
  3. Tweener. Not nearly the dribble drive skills as Tucker coming out. Longer, awkward shot. I think he can be a solid bench guy in the league. But I think teams were scared he doesn't have a real position. Not quite quick enough to stick with the real shot creators and not quite strong enough to play inside. That's just a guess....
  4. Seems light..... but that's what happens when you're facing a roster crunch and teams know it.
  5. Neither JRich nor a guy like Mike McD fit our time line. Those are guys we should shopping like hell all offseason or during the season to extract draft capital. They're just guys. Jakob's ladder may fit that bill as well although you'd probably want to check with his agent to see what he's looking for. At the end of the day, all of our big men are sort of guys you really only want 1, maybe 2 of, on the active roster and we have 3. We're still a good 2 years away. Tanking again isn't the worst idea in the world while guys like Vassell, Primo, and these 3 guys get minutes and develop, here or in the G-league. Keldon too although because of his D issues, he may be a guy you cash in on. Fee like Wesley and Branham spend most of the year in the G league. Spurs need Primo to prove he can hang in the league and develop off the bench. Meanwhile, Liddell is still on the board at 37. If he's there at 38, take him or maybe the Hardy kid.
  6. Wonder if we'll use our 2nd or trade it for future assets? Still some interesting guys. I'm going to guess this draft probably spells the end for Lonnie unless he really makes it known he wants to come back by taking a cheap contract and then they probably move Richardson. I think this spells the end to Diop. Probably make a decision between Jock and Zach Collins and waive the other. Trey Jones stick? He should, he earned it, but only so many spots. We still haven't gotten to UFA so a long way to go, but who would we want to sign in UFA? I could see maybe trade for someone.
  7. Gotta agree unless they are going to make a run at a big FA in a sign and trade. I know Keldon has been talked about in trade talks a lot.
  8. Huge project...... he's one of the fastest guys in the draft but his shot is sort of jacked and has terrible shot selection (even for being 19 years old). He sort of reminds me of Lonnie. Super bouncy and athletic. Needs to put it together mentally and sharpen up some technique.
  9. Wouldn't mind Liddell..... think it ends up being Jovic. But I have no real idea who it'll be.
  10. Roster spot crunch is real now.... You draft a guy you think you be on the active roster at 25 then a guy like Wieskemp may get cut or you don't have the space to consider bringing anyone back. Not saying we shouldn't but there are some number considerations.
  11. I'm going to guess that's who it's going to be at 23..... the ole Euro stash.
  12. Strange not to use one of these picks to move up. Feel like we'll either trade one for future assets or do a Spurs and try and stash a International dude, but that rarely pans out..... League has caught up.
  13. I’m sort of here. There’s a lot to work with but he’s got to fix that shot at the top. Not sure he has superstar in him but good player for a decade? Yea, he has some good traits that should translate better in the NBA.
  14. He'd never be as beloved in Cleveland as Lebron would..... I see that as a very low probability. I'm going to guess the Knicks and maybe a Sixers would be near his list. Otherwise, probably ship him out West. Paolo, Paolo, Paolo....
  15. Wha? KD may be fucked here..... Let's face it, every team who relies on Irving eventually gets fucked. Mercurial and volatile aren't words which typically help a franchise. He can ball, no doubt, but he just can't be trusted. They'll have to max him and that's probably a bad choice as well.
  16. A lot of smoke of the Spurs going Duren or Dieng. My own opinion? The direction the league is going...... I think those would be poor picks for the future.
  17. That would be clickbait..... how many picks would have to come back the Spurs way? I don't think the Hawks have that many. Regardless, that's a silly "rumor" unless Murray's about to be suspended or something.
  18. As we head into the draft, here is an offseason primer.... https://projectspurs.com/2022-san-antonio-spurs-offseason-primer/ With the NBA Draft approaching next Thursday (June 23) and then free agency following shortly after on June 30, it’s time to look at the San Antonio Spurs’ roster heading into the offseason. June 23 – NBA Draft Heading into the NBA Draft, the Spurs will have four picks, with three picks in the first round and one in the second round. The Spurs will draft 9th in the lottery, 20th in the first round via the Toronto Raptors, 25th in the first round via the Boston Celtics, and 38th in the second round via the Los Angeles Lakers. One scenario to watch is whether the Spurs make any trades involving any of these picks. The Spurs already have 8 players under guaranteed contracts for next season, and when you account for the three first round picks, that’s already 11 players on the roster. While teams can carry up to 20 players on their roster in the offseason, by opening night, the roster has to be trimmed to 15 players and 2 two-way players. Because first round picks have cap holds, those three slots are already added to the Spurs’ roster. So again, 11 players on the roster, and the Spurs still need to make decisions on four players who don’t have fully guaranteed contracts (Zach Collins, Keita Bates-Diop, Tre Jones, Jock Landale). That’s 14 players now on the roster when you add the players who don’t have guaranteed deals. Now throw in the fact that the Spurs will have 5 players entering free agency. So with a roster that’s already almost full before free agency begins, will the Spurs move some of those first round picks, whether that be moving up or down in the draft, or trading for a future pick? June 24 – Zach Collin’ Contract Guarantee Date Following the draft, the Spurs will have to make a decision on Collins’ $7.4 million contract for next season. If the Spurs were to waive Collins, he would still have $3.4 million of his contract partially guaranteed for next season. June 29 – Restricted Free Agent Qualifying Offers The Spurs have until June 29 to tender the following players qualifying offers so the players enter free agency June 30 as restricted free agents. Lonnie Walker IV – $6.3 million qualifying offer Devontae Cacok – $2 million qualifying offer Joe Wieskamp – $1.8 million qualifying offer DJ Stewart – $1.6 million qualifying offer Robert Woodard II – $1.6 million qualifying offer For this review of how restricted free agency works, let’s use Walker IV. First the Spurs will tender Walker IV the qualifying offer by or on June 29. Once free agency begins June 30, Walker IV can start negotiating with the Spurs or other teams. Let’s say Walker IV and Team X agree to an offer sheet, so Walker IV signs the offer sheet. On July 6, when the NBA lifts the moratorium, the Spurs have 48 hours to match the offer sheet for Walker IV to the terms on the sheet, or they could refuse, and then Walker IV would now be signed to that new team to the terms of the offer sheet. As long as Walker IV doesn’t sign an offer sheet, there’s also the possibility of the Spurs, Walker IV, and Team X to come to an agreement on a sign-and-trade agreement. This would only be the case if the Spurs knew Walker IV wanted to leave San Antonio and they had no intention of matching a proposed offer sheet. This would give the Spurs the opportunity to help Walker IV land with his new team while also trying to get back some assets from that team. There is also a date in July when the Spurs are able to pull the qualifying offer if they decide to go in a different direction from a restricted free agent. If they do this, then the player would become an unrestricted free agent. If a player doesn’t sign an offer sheet, but he also doesn’t want to re-sign in San Antonio, then he can accept the qualifying offer for next season, play out the season, and then next summer he’ll be an unrestricted free agent. June 30 – Free Agency Begins At 5 PM CT, NBA free agency negotiations begin, which means teams can start communicating with their own free agents or other free agents. The Spurs will be one of the few teams with the ability to open significant cap space this summer. Depending on what the Spurs decide to do with their free agents and players on non-guaranteed contracts, they will be able to open anywhere from $15.8 million to $37 million in cap space. That $37 million in cap space is enough to offer a max contract to players with 0-6 years of experience, like Deandre Ayton, or a players with 7-9 years of experience, like Zach LaVine. Operating as a team with cap space will also give the Spurs the ability to use the room exception worth $5.3 million once they use the cap space. The room exception can be used to sign one free agent, or split to sign two players. August 1 – Tre Jones’ Contract Partially Guarantees According to Bobby Marks of ESPN, as long as Jones is on the roster still by August 1, his contract will partially guarantee for $500,000. October 17 – Keita Bates-Diop’s Contract Guarantee Date The Spurs have until this date to guarantee Bates-Diop’s $1.8 million deal for next season. There aren’t any guarantee dates for Jones’ $1.7 million contract and Landale’s $1.5 million contract for next season per Marks of ESPN. October – Keldon Johnson Extension Deadline The Spurs will have from July 1 to the day before the regular season begins in October to extend Keldon Johnson’s contract. The Spurs recently extended Dejounte Murray and Derrick White’s contracts (before he was traded) in October when they were extension eligible, but they didn’t for Jakob Poeltl or Walker IV when they were extension eligible. Murray’s extension was for 4 years, for a total of $64 million. He hadn’t made an All-Star team by that point, but he had made the All-NBA defensive second team in a previous season. White was signed to a 4-year extension for $70 million per spotrac.com. If the Spurs don’t extend Johnson’s contract this offseason, then he’ll be a restricted free agent next summer.
  19. That's what they did before the most recent series.... had 6 projects and then chose 1. I believe 3 of the 7 right now are animated series.
  20. Pace a big difference too. 59' was like the year before a new chapter in NBA -- the entrance of Wilt. Crazy to think Wilt came in and automatically league shooting % went up 15 points and went up like 5 straight years.
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