Matthew, I'm wondering if the Spurs can still use their cap space this year.
The fiscal year closes on July 1, right? So, let's say Brooklyn wants to duck the tax before July 1. Can they send (for example) Patty Mills and Edmond Sumner into San Antonio's cap space on draft night? To make it worthwhile for San Antonio, the Nets could send first rounder, which currently sits at No. 24, to the Spurs in exchange for No. 32 and No. 38.
Is that viable, or do salary cap sheets freeze right after the trade deadline?
I think the Poeltl deal was good, not great unfortunately. I really like the Richardson deal. I think the Spurs are going to be judged based on how ping pong balls fall, sadly, in the next couple seasons. All these picks will get some solid players but you can't win championships in the NBA without at least one superstar. Those get harder and harder to find when you are using other teams picks in the double digits.
Great write-up Matthew! I’ll admit I was hoping for a little more activity this deadline, but I also appreciate how willing PATFO is to hold tight if the right offer isn’t there.
I like keep Doug, as I think his floor spacing helps our young guys develop their inside game. Can’t wait for DV, Sochan, and Tre to be back out there and start developing more on court chemistry.
Do you think we’ll see a lot more of Bassey towards the end of the year when they no longer have to worry about how many games he plays in?
Did we miss out on “buy low” candidate Wiseman? Could we not have sent same number of second round picks and KBD for him? Or were Warriors adamant to trade him to the Eastern conference?
Matthew, I'm wondering if the Spurs can still use their cap space this year.
The fiscal year closes on July 1, right? So, let's say Brooklyn wants to duck the tax before July 1. Can they send (for example) Patty Mills and Edmond Sumner into San Antonio's cap space on draft night? To make it worthwhile for San Antonio, the Nets could send first rounder, which currently sits at No. 24, to the Spurs in exchange for No. 32 and No. 38.
Is that viable, or do salary cap sheets freeze right after the trade deadline?
I think the Poeltl deal was good, not great unfortunately. I really like the Richardson deal. I think the Spurs are going to be judged based on how ping pong balls fall, sadly, in the next couple seasons. All these picks will get some solid players but you can't win championships in the NBA without at least one superstar. Those get harder and harder to find when you are using other teams picks in the double digits.
Great write-up Matthew! I’ll admit I was hoping for a little more activity this deadline, but I also appreciate how willing PATFO is to hold tight if the right offer isn’t there.
I like keep Doug, as I think his floor spacing helps our young guys develop their inside game. Can’t wait for DV, Sochan, and Tre to be back out there and start developing more on court chemistry.
Do you think we’ll see a lot more of Bassey towards the end of the year when they no longer have to worry about how many games he plays in?
Good stuff.
Did we miss out on “buy low” candidate Wiseman? Could we not have sent same number of second round picks and KBD for him? Or were Warriors adamant to trade him to the Eastern conference?