I understand but if other teams are also interested wouldn't it benefit SA to take the best deal?
I think it'll be young guys in the trade..and cheaper contracts...if Lamarcus wants to come here they might work with him....I remember when we got Sasha Pavlovic basically for free and I think it was Boston that paid his salary to play here that year....although he got foot injuries and didn't play much. Who knows? I do think cost cutting is going to happen all across the league before next season...Whiteside would work money wise for sure. I'm thinking Zach Collins would interest the Spurs alot more
It would surprise the hell out of me. LMA isn't nearly as good as he was when he left, he is now overpaid and still has his horrible non-winning attitude. I don't think he is an effective 4 anymore, I think he is just a stretch 5 and we don't need a 5 with Nurk we need to add a post player that can defend the perimeter and the paint more than we need LMA's offense, attitude and bloated self importance at 24 million. Ariza would be included in the trade and I honestly think Ariza would be better starting at the 4 for us next season than LaMarcus would and Ariza comes at half the price.
I completely understand why fans don't want him back but I've gotta say...he's learned to play as a big man much better under Pop than he was here...and he no longer has to carry a team here....I'm also underimpressed with Zach Collins return....LA is a huge ugrade right now over Collins.
Pretty sure you cant have two non-guaranteed years on Whitesides contract, and San Antonio is not gonna overpay Whiteside just to trade Aldridge, especially for multiple years.
Without Ariza... what's the trade? Also I'm not saying that LMA would want this to be "his" team but he would definitely want to be seen as the number two guy. The idea that he would come off the bench and have a good attitude about it flies in the face of everything we know about LaMarcus and we know LMA very well. It also makes me a little sick thinking about bringing 24 mil off the bench even if it is only for one season, don't forget that we got Hassan to start not to be a back up for a full season. Oh and I still don't know what several points you were disagreeing with me on. Are you saying he is as good or even close to as good as he was when he left? Are you saying that he now has a new winners mentality? Are you saying he's still effective at the 4 at his age and with the way the game has evolved? Are you saying that LMA doesn't still see himself as underestimated but are you also at the same time saying that he isn't incredibly mercurial in his performance with all of it depending on his mood? I'm sure him and Dame could co-exist, Dame could get along with any player in the league who isn't 2015 LaMarcus Aldridge and even then it was LMA that had the problem not Dame.
Wow that lineup, given how much Stotts plays his starters, gives up 140 points a game. I mean everyone can score but also no one would be happy with the amount of touches they were getting except Dame who should be the only one who cares about how many touches he's getting.
San Antonio isnt going to sign Whiteside for $20M...
Offensively, obviously LMA is a huge upgrade and I mean a monumental upgrade over Zach... I just don't think that LMA can defend the 4 anymore and I know Zach can. Also Zach is definitely going to get better than what we saw from him in his limited bubble stint... that's for sure. How much better, I don't know. What I do know is at the same time LMA is definitely going to get worse... that is also for sure. I think in a magical world without a salary cap but still knowing that you had to pay each guy his salary... San Antonio would jump at the opportunity to trade LaMarcus for Zach straight up and I would be pissed if we did it.
