Will Scola's contract come out from the MLE or does the trade for Span,2nd rounder plus cash help the Rockets save their MLE?
Spurs forums are still fuming over the trade...some of them are hoping that we don't have enough money left to sign Hayes
Darko/Amir who? So basically, the analogy how i'm seeing this and comparing it to...... Luis Scola (though he was "technically" overseas) is kinda more like a 15th/16th man/10 day contract guy on the Spurs who WANTED to play and get time on the court (like a NBDL player like Amir Johnson.)...& like Darko and Amir in Detroit riding the very end of the bench and rarely playing, he just needed to get dealt away from a very good very deep team and get his chance elsewhere? But he WANTS to come to the NBA, just that the Spurs were to DEEP and CHEAP? if thats the case, other than Scola's age, how can you not like the deal? Its basically like getting Tiago Splitter in the draft like everyone wanted, or signing Darko or Amir with the MLE, a Luke Walton or someone useful...
True... though I don't imagine the tax is that much of a problem. Butler, Reed, Snyder, Lucas can all be easily traded for nothing to a team with some cap space or even a modest trade exception. The Rockets likely will just need to throw in a little cash to rid themselves of a couple million dollars in salary and stay under the tax threshhold. Also, the tax is based on the salary at season's end, so Morey has until the trade deadline to dump a couple million dollars even if Chuck and Deke signings put them over by a little bit right now.
Recent report is that Scola's buyout amount this year is pretty cheap. So, that's not an issue. The only issue is the competing bid from Tau Ceramica (5 years, $13.7 million), which I think the Rockets can easily best with an offer at a little more than half of the MLE.
When i read the title, i had this had to be a mistake. butler alone is worth more then the cry baby, but scola by himself is worth Butler and cry baby put together. thats a awesom trade. morey has'nt put a foot wrong so far. he stole landry and brookes, got a bonafide 14 and 8 player and a very solid backup big for nothing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vasileios_Spanoulis&oldid=141756980 NBA Scouting Report From San Antonio Spurs October 2006 While most competition in European basketball is considered to be either at the NCAA division one College basketball level or lower, competition in the Spanish league Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto, Italian league Serie A (basketball), and Greek league A1_Ethniki is considered to be one step above the college level, even one step above the NBDL level. The Greek league is more recently considered the top competitive level of European basketball. Spanoulis' success at that level, combined with his success in the 2006 World Basketball Championship and the 2004 Olympics, which are considered to be near to NBA level competition, shows that he has legitimate NBA talent. This was highlighted by Spanoulis leading the Greek National team to a victory over the United States National team team during the 2006 World championship final four round. Spanoulis scored 22 points in that game and regularly abused NBA point guards Chris Paul, Kirk Hinrich, and Dwyane Wade on both ends of the floor, offensively one on one, as well as in the pick-and-roll, and also on the defensive end in one on one assignments. Spanoulis is a lightning-quick play-maker guard that can play either position in the back court due to his size at 6'4 3/4" in shoes (1.95m) and at a training camp weight of 203 pounds (92kg). Generally considered to have been a more talented prospect coming out of the European level to the NBA than Manu Ginobili was. Can get into the lane and penetrate at will. Incredibly dept at running the pick-and-roll offense. Will pick up fouls at an amazing rate, even better than Dwyane Wade will. Excellent finisher around the basket and excellent free throw shooter. Tremendous open court and half court abilities on offense. Can create open layups/dunks and open 3 point shots for teammates at will. Breaks down the opposing defense whenever he wants to. Outstanding one on one defender at either guard spot. Can swipe it from any guard when he wants to. Even though his wingspan is only 6'5" (1.96m) he more than holds his own in the post on defense against bigger and stronger guards. A lock down defender against point guards even on the NBA level. Not a great team defender at the NBA level yet, but has all of the tools to be one and should learn this under Jeff Van Gundy's tutelage in Houston as he has amazing lateral quickness with his feet, great hand speed, and a good solid NBA body, as well as a high basketball IQ on the defensive end of the floor. Not a good shooter from NBA 3 point range, but has an excellent jump shot from 18-21 feet and has the ability to shoot 37% to 41% from that range. Needs to add about 5 feet of range to his jump shot in order to succeed on a team that features both Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. Unbelievable court vision and passing ability. A highlight reel assist waiting to happen. Very reminiscent of Steve Nash in his passing and play-making abilities. Like Nash, basketball IQ is off the charts with the rare ability to connect on passes that no other players besides them would even dare to attempt. Should take some time for his teammates to learn to play with him because of this. A drawback of this is that he will always have a high number of turnovers. Very turnover prone much like Manu Ginobili. Tends to play out of control and helter skelter in a fashion similar to Ginobili at times and like Ginobili also has this defect in his game. However, also extremely competitive and willful in game situations much like Ginobili. Also excels in big-game moments and in the highest levels of competition like Ginobili. Also similar penetration and finishing ability to Tony Parker, although not as good of a ball-handler as Parker. Superior point guard instincts and court vision to Parker. Like Parker not much NBA 3 point range, but is a better shooter than Parker is from 15-21 feet. Not a great athlete by NBA standards, but a solid one. More than athletic enough to lock down defensively on the perimeter and get into the lane and finish or dish off at the NBA level. Incredible first step, even Leandro Barbosa like. Won't dunk on anyone but will finish in the paint like Parker. Very intriguing point guard prospect with a huge upside. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vasileios_Spanoulis&oldid=141756980
