DJG is unlucky that we're stacked at guard, I'm sure he would've already earned a Champ-like deal in any of the previous seasons.
They just haven’t seen the light yet. Plus it would get me to shutup about it
I mean, if that were the case, that if you want a player, he’s on your roster eventually, we’d already have Tingus on board. We don’t though, although there has been rumored interest for many years to the point of hostility with the Knicks organization.
With the very rapid development of our two young guards and integration into the trio of starting caliber PGs in our rotation, Jordan McLaughlin is expendable right now if a team should come sniffing around DJG with a minimum deal in hand. Can’t imagine they sign JM another year, so there’s both a roster opening and a guard slot.
This just screams Sochan for Walker deal. Trade uderacheiving 2022 9th pick for underachieving 2023 8th pick. Both players get badly needed change of scenery with quality organizations, and maybe the Spurs come away with somebody they can develop.
This is @scott suggestion. I stuck it out on Sochan long enough. He’s not going to come around.
i can see spurs all over this.
I agree, his natural position is PF and in Indiana the pathway to big minutes there is blocked by Siakam, he's not really a center or a wing even though he's got tools for both, I think he'd do much better on the Spurs on a scaled down role where he can take advantage of the gravity of Wemby + our 3 guards, and use his frame and wingspan to just hustle and hit open shots. The only thing I'm wary of is if there's some sort of work ethic issue, Indy is a serious and smart franchise and if they want to move on this soon it may be a red flag in that sense, but it could easily be them trying to reset the clock before he becomes extension eligible with someone who fits better long term.
It just makes to much sense... he's a big enough body to bang down low and his feet are nimble enought to guard in space. His shot is a work on progress, but not broken like Sochan. My biggest question mark is his drive and bbiq.
Jarace Walker was measured at the combine at 6'6.5" barefoot with a 7'2.5" wingspan, Sochan wasn't measured but I'd say he's probably an inch taller if that, and a couple inches shorter in terms of wingspan at least. If there is no negative intel on work ethic and personal life, it'd make a ton of sense to at least make an offer.
I don't know what you were looking at but you are completely wrong. Spurs are at 151 million in salary and Champagnie has another 3 million left on his deal for next year. Extending Barnes would cost them 10-12 million. Paired with Walker's 8.8 million that's about 20 million in salary. Sochan and Olynyk cost 20 million right now. We can easily use our MLE, add a draft pick and fill out the rest with minimum deals without going into the tax at all.
I think he assumes we decline Champ's option and spread his extension over 4 rather than 3 years, which should be done to save us some money later on when extensions start kicking in.
That's my top under the radar move we could possibly pull off, but the reason NOLA is on a 3-game winning streak is said player: Saddiq Bey, who's also on a cheapass contract. If they somehow found out he's the key to winning games, they will want some type of asset for him.
you saw my calculation right? I actually got the exact numbers, so even if you give Champ 10 million you're just at 200.5 million for 13 players. Now you'll need 2 more minimum deals which is about 5 million, but you also don't have to use the full 15 million of the MLE. Spurs got plenty of wiggle room and they even do the year after when Wemby's extension kicks in.
This is what I came up with 1) Jarace Walker included, assuming 2) Champ is decline and extended (used AJ Green's contract as reference, a bit below because he's getting a 7M pay raise in year 1), 3) Harrison Barnes re-signs at 9M, 4) Spurs sign pick #14, 5) use their entire MLE on a single player, and 6) sign 2 vets with 5 years of experience:
| Player | Salary |
|---|---|
| Fox | 49,80 |
| Vassell | 27,00 |
| Keldon | 17,50 |
| Wemby | 16,87 |
| Harper | 12,99 |
| Kornet | 10,45 |
| Castle | 10,02 |
| Bryant | 5,15 |
| Champagnie | 10,00 |
| Barnes | 9,00 |
| #14 pick | 4,37 |
| Walker | 8,48 |
| NT MLE | 15,14 |
| vet min 1 | 2,86 |
| vet min 2 | 2,86 |
| TOTAL | 202,49 |
| CAP | 166,00 |
| Luxury Tax | 201,69 |
| 1st Apron | 210,33 |
| 2nd Apron | 223,01 |
