Jump to content

San Antonio Spurs 2024 Offseason Thread - Edging and Unleashing Wemby's Jumbo Package

Mitch Cumsteen

By Mitch Cumsteen
in Basketball

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 453
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

Mitch Cumsteen
Mitch Cumsteen

No that’s the best part. We still get to keep Chris Paul from getting a ring. 

Radical Larry
Radical Larry
Mitch Cumsteen
Mitch Cumsteen

I think they got the best player in this cruddy draft in Castle.  I actually like the Dillingham trade. He’s an exciting player but he’s going to get targeted endlessly in a playoff series. There

Posted Images

Welch

Welch 635

Posted
Posted
4 hours ago, Michael Knight said:

Chip was on the brink of retirement before the Thunder gave him $10 million

And they were one of the five best shooting teams in the NBA this year while we were one of the five worst.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
RichUT

RichUT 1832

Posted
Posted

It sounds like we’re getting a protected first in fucking 2031 and then there is a pick swap option for 2030. 

That’s pretty wild. I get having a long term lens but I don’t love that. I know this isn’t a deep draft but this doesn’t feel like the optimal outcome. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Michael Knight

Michael Knight 12977

Posted
Posted (edited)
1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Spurs going to Spur....those picks won't matter when Wemby bails cause they don't do enough to put talent around him to win.

The picks will matter because we can use them to make future trades, dillingham wasn't ever gonna do shit for us and he won't do shit in Minnesota

Edited by Michael Knight
  • Hook 'Em 1
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
EdTomBell

EdTomBell 31

Posted
Posted
2 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Spurs going to Spur....those picks won't matter when Wemby bails cause they don't do enough to put talent around him to win.

You guys know future picks can be traded, right?  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Acropora

Acropora 856

Posted
Posted
7 minutes ago, Michael Knight said:

The picks will matter because we can use them to make future trades, dillingham wasn't ever gonna do shit for us and he won't do shit in Minnesota

Fair

3 minutes ago, Radical Larry said:

That’s cap space that can be used this summer too. 

Hopefully that's what we'll use it for not historically we haven't been aggressive in FA.  But maybe that changes with Wemby.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Kermit

Kermit 3156

Posted
Posted
3 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Not sure who's still out there but they'll need to make another move to appreciably get better next year.  Again, they don't have to be championship contenders but you do want them to push for the playoffs.

Klay Thompson, come on down!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
TxTower

TxTower 650

Posted
Posted
The picks will matter because we can use them to make future trades, dillingham wasn't ever gonna do shit for us and he won't do shit in Minnesota

Right. Brilliant move to build for the future in 2034. So exciting.

Did you re-up for season tickets tonight?
The picks will matter because we can use them to make future trades, dillingham wasn't ever gonna do shit for us and he won't do shit in Minnesota

Right. Brilliant move to build for the future in 2034. So exciting.

Did you re-up for season tickets tonight?
Link to comment
Share on other sites
thepop

thepop 4409

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Don't like the trade at all. 2030 and 2031??? Wemby is the NOW. This is not the time to prepare for the NEXT next rebuild.

Those picks will almost certainly be traded for a player in the next few years. Draft capital, fellas. 
 

Excited about Castle.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Kermit

Kermit 3156

Posted
Posted

Obviously, it’s not ideal. It’s also not debilitating. They’re setting themselves up for numerous scenarios, but in the now, players are needed. This team is in serious need of an enema. There’s no way to know for sure, but it seems they’ve taken the “let’s see what we’ve got “ approach for one more year, hoping to get in the top 10 of next years prestigious draft. It’s smart, but the fans are frothing at the mouth and are disgusted and impatient. And rightfully so. I’m open to the idea of trading for Darius Garland if he becomes available, but when is the last time a trade was made for talent that didn’t include shipping out one of the best players in franchise history? Stephen Jackson? 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mitch Cumsteen

Mitch Cumsteen 18547

Posted
  • Author
Posted

I think they got the best player in this cruddy draft in Castle. 

I actually like the Dillingham trade. He’s an exciting player but he’s going to get targeted endlessly in a playoff series. There will be moments of buyer’s remorse watching him but if you look at the Sochan experiment and now Castle, you can see where this roster building is going - they want to put long switchable wings on the perimeter and let Wemby clean everything else up. Dillingham does not fit with that vision at all. And the other options at 8 really didn’t move the needle either. I know it’s not sexy for now, but they are going to choke people out, as long as they don’t choke themselves out from three first.

As far as the picks go, that’s an absolute haul for the 8th pick in this mediocre draft.  Ant will probably be playing for the lakers by then. Look at it like this - they turned a stiff in Poeltl into an unprotected first and a swap that’s only first pick protected.  It’s insane value. They can either repackage it in the near future or they will have killer draft capital when they are carrying a huge cap number down the road. This team isn’t owned by Steve Ballmer or the vc bros in San Francisco. This is a small market franchise. They are going to have to work the cba rules like a mother to remain competitive when Wemby is the highest paid player in the league. 

For the win now crowd, it also opens up more cap space and a roster spot for vets this year. This was good business all the way around. That was a great night for the Spurs. 

  • Hook 'Em 6
  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Fud

Fud 9552

Posted
Posted

The trade was more than fine. Netting an unprotected future first is good business. 

I'd have concerns about Castle. If the shooting comes around, he could be the best player from this draft. If it doesn't, you have a non-shooting guard when you really want to surround Wemba with shooters so he has space to operate on offense 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
chainsaw

chainsaw 9859

Posted
Posted

I'm not upset about losing Dillingham (yet, and I reserve the right to be upset if he pans out) but is 2031 really the best we could have done? Wemby wants to win now and might be gone before then if he hasn't been winning long before that.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Fud

Fud 9552

Posted
Posted
Just now, chainsaw said:

I'm not upset about losing Dillingham (yet, and I reserve the right to be upset if he pans out) but is 2031 really the best we could have done? Wemby wants to win now and might be gone before then if he hasn't been winning long before that.

You're allowed to trade 2031 picks

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


Football ... Basketball ... Baseball ... Other Sports ... Futbol ... 🤫995🤫 ... Gambling ... Movies & TV ... Music ... Hobbies ... Lulz ... Food & Travel ... Daily Texan ... Business and Markets ... Cloak Room ... Help ... For Sale ... Board Discussion ... Subscribe!... Donate!... Advertise... COOKIE MONSTER!

×
×
  • Create New...