We’ve all had time to digest the rumor of the Spurs trading for Amare Stoudemire. And I’d like to think that after mulling it over, we’d have to agree it’s highly unlikely. More likely, as commenter krista tipped us to, is the Spurs acting as a third team in an Amare Stoudemire deal, where they [...]
According to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, they’re giving it a shot: Multiple league sources say the Spurs’ front office has researched and debated pursuing Stoudemire to play alongside Tim Duncan. There are questions for the Spurs to answer: Would they be willing to part with the personnel – including possibly Manu Ginobili – to make [...]
A win over the Lakers is a win over the Lakers. Blowing out the purple and gold, even without the services of Pau Gasol and a fourth quarter without Kobe Bryant (back spasms), should be enough to put a smile on any Spurs fan’s face. But the morning also comes with sobering news. Last week [...]
I plan a long series of posts considering the Spurs roster, with consideration toward individual players and larger roster issues. At points, these posts might overlap with thoughts on the upcoming draft (forthcoming shortly). But they will be tagged differently. I wasn’t sure where to start with my offseason analysis, but Pop’s DNP of Drew [...]
As our readers know by now, Drew Gooden and Joe Smith received buyouts from their respective clubs. Early reports connect Gooden to San Antonio and Smith to Cleveland. The Nets also paid Stromile Swift to go away, but no one cares. ♦♦♦♦♦ Coach Popovich took his sweet time before putting Pops Mensah-Bonsu into last night’s [...]
Yesterday’s inability to swing a trade left me discouraged, especially in light of the latest Manu Ginobili injury. I was in favor of the Spurs moving for an impact player, even if it came at a steep cost. Tim Duncan is the window. The Spurs certainly tried to put an impact piece around him. In [...]
The Spurs drafted John Salmons in 2002 and immediately shipped him to Philadelphia. Marc Stein is reporting that things might come full circle: San Antonio, meanwhile, is in the hunt as well, pursuing Salmons — with an offer of Bruce Bowen and Ime Udoka — as a far more affordable trade target for its perimeter [...]
Whee! Robert Horry! Sam Amick: John Salmons or Brad Miller may very well never play for the San Antonio Spurs, but the mere possibility of how one or the other could get there is worth revealing because of the other name involved. Robert Horry. According to a source close to the Spurs, San Antonio has [...]
This time around, I’m really starting to feel sick. Quick, lean to your left. The Star Ledger’s Dave D’Allessandro: …the Nets are - in fact - going to gauge whether there’s any interest in their most onerous contract right now. Vince, of course. Yes, it seems unlikely that any owner can sign off on a [...]
Many of our reader have accelerated heart rates this morning, thanks to Marc Stein. Yesterday he wrote: The surprise stems from the rumbles I’ve heard about Detroit free-agent-to-be Rasheed Wallace, he who is chief among the Pistons unsettled by the realization that big changes are undoubtedly coming in that locker room, having legit interest in [...]
Graydon and I have been upfront about the prospect of Stephon Marbury becoming a Spur. In short, we’d rather spend the rest of our days writing love letters-all folded to impress and sprinkled with glittery heart-shaped stickers-to the Lakers and Suns than see Marbury join the Silver and Black. Fortunately, Gregg Popovich would never make [...]
Earlier this week, I voted to pass on the prospect of Dikembe Mutombo joining the Spurs. Steve Bulpett has pushed that conversation forward by reporting the Celtics are no longer in the Mutombo sweeps. This is interesting on a few fronts. First, Mutombo has recently said his return was imminent, narrowing his options to San [...]
The next time Dikembe Mutombo engages in a basketball-related finger wag, I hope it’s to say no to resuming his career by playing for the San Antonio Spurs. According to Mutombo, “I will be in Boston or San Antonio by the end of the year.” Briefly then, I’d like to rehearse the reasons why it [...]
