2019/20 Players' Transactions: Breaking News , Trades, Free Agents, And Rumors

Since we've been talking about it, here's a redditor's break down of the Spurs cap situation for next summer:

 

Between Aldridge, Gay and D. Green, those guys have player options that have a combined value of 42M. So if Aldridge senses the market will be cold next summer since most of the teams that had cap space used it all up this summer, then he just might opt into his 22M PO. That will only give the Spurs about 20M to work with if both Green and Gay also decide to opt in. If they both decide to opt out, the Spurs are looking at about 40M in cap space. But....

Then they have to figure out what they want to do with Tony Parker. They're a classy organization so some type of legacy deal might be in play if he still wants to continue his playing days.

We still don't know how they are going to deal with both Manu and Gasol this summer and how those contracts will affect their cap next summer. Again, I don't see the Spurs doing those players dirty especially if they still want to play.

So long story short, the Spurs will always be a threat cause their FO is savvy as F, but I'm not sweating it too much with all the hurdles they would have to clear to gain the maximum amount of cap they need to go shopping.

 

It won't be extremely hard to get rid of an expiring LMA. Or maybe they move him for a disgruntled star this year - cousins/AD, PG - who knows...

Parker is coming off the books and they can get rid of Green pretty easy he has a really friendly contract. They're going to have a ton of cap space.

And I'm sorry, you're kidding yourself if you think players wouldn't rather join Kawhi over Lonzo/Ingram. He is the best kind of superstar, young, great off the ball player, hyper efficient scorer and one of the very best defenders in the league. He doesn't take away from others games and to have such a huge impact while not needing the ball a great deal is truly incredible. Put him next to a star Guard, Wing or Big and he is going to mesh extremely well.

Every FA is going to take a meeting with SA and each one will be impressed. They're the best run organisation in the league for the last two decades. Lebron and Kawhi is a Pippen and MJ, Shaq and Kobe level duo. PG absolutely looks at them if he is truly trying to win in his career. They can also add 2 max FA's next year. Or a max FA and round out the rest of their roster.

I saw it mentioned that the biggest FA they signed was LMA. Firstly, when you have Duncan, Parker and Manu - you don't need big name FA, secondly who is the biggest FA we have signed over the last decade? Artest? KCP?

Make no mistake, SA is our biggest competition next year.

 

well that just made me feel 100x better...

sounds like it wouldn't be easy for spurs to get that cap space without renouncing literally all their players and also hoping LMA, Green and Gay all opt out, which might be unlikely given the market they'd be entering (not many teams with cap space).

 

Yeah don't be bringing your fat a** back here looking LMA.

 

svtzr > redditor

if the spurs wish, clearing the books will be quite easy. and i'm more nervous because their moves this summer scream "we're going to try to sign guys next year".

 

Kupchak is gone, bland presentations are over,don't care what space Spurs has, they won't beat us on FA negotiations again, because of what happened to Aldridge after he signed.

 

he won a crapton of games and everyone celebrated his decision and ridiculed the lakers?

and i've still got bridges to sell folks who think rob and magic would have landed aldridge.

 

They might not have but it would have been close and the Laker organization won't have to be the laughingstock of the NBA Free Agency, that Aldridge fiasco was the end of our mystique, sadly. After that no one would sit a meeting with the Lakers lol

 

Abeer: I agree... You can't underestimate the Spurs...Ever! But the way Magic & Pelinka closed on KCP/Rich Paul/Klutch, the day of the meeting on a deal that really wasn't what his client was looking for... That's really impressive. Recall that when he was trying to work out a deal for his other client, TT, with Griffin/Gilbert/Cavs, that process took months to complete. Rich Paul has shown to be a staunch negotiator (look at Bledsoe's negotiations as well). But Pelinka & Magic sealed the deal right after their in person meeting.

Next summer, they'll do it again. I have no doubt!

 

No one wants to go to San Antonio unless they have to.

 

They deserved it. Bringing Toby Maguire and saying to some kid from Texas we have entertainment opportunities here for you. Jesus. I would have walker out and said, you guys blow a**, what happened to the Lakers?

 

I don't think Lebron is going anywhere but LA next year. Almost a year ago, a friend from Ohio told me, Lebron has a huge interest in Hollywood, and he will finish his career in LA ... That's what Ohio people know about Lebron.

 

I'm not sure why it's assumed they closed the deal in a day. It's common knowledge they'd been talking for a while. KCP was waiting for the nets, they went out and signed someone else.

So they closed the deal with us because there was no one left in FA with enough cap to sign him to anything substantial, and Klutch already messed up by losing KCP 80m over 4 years - so they tried their best to salvage the situation.

It didn't have a huge amount to do with Rob and Pelinka but more to do with KCP wanting the max and us offering the most over a 1 year deal. Next year KCP will be asking for max over 4 or close to it.

 

He made the WCF's and crapped the bed when their other All Star got injured?

That's on him. I'm sure other players look at that situation and say if that was me, man Kawhi and I could do some damage - I wouldn't shrink when it mattered!

 

Any big dog free agents next year originally from Texas?.. Those are the guys they should try and recruit. Aldridges first choice was SA to begin with IMO. I would say im glad we wouldnt sign him but id be curious to know what they would get RIGHT MEOW for him.

They wont beat us for George or Lebron. I would literally put 10 grand on it right now if i could. Id have to wait a year but id be 10 grand more rich.

 

I highly doubt Lebron would go to the SAS as he doesn't like Kawhi getting props and sees him only as a Pop product .

Rich Paul has already met with Jeanie several times ...

I'm not saying it's a done deal but this is the 1st time Lebron is considering us as an option

 

hahahahahahahahaha. Cousins and Rondo on the same team again. Good work NO.