Rudy Gay opted out of his contract with the San Antonio Spurs, but it’s not what Pau Gasol did in the 2017 offseason, at least on the surface. When Pau Gasol turned down $15 million to become a free agent in 2017, it seemed like a head-scratcher on the surface. At age 36, why decline […] San Antonio Spurs: Rudy …
Blogger Mock Draft: Spurs stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back
With the hypothetical 18th pick in the draft, the Spurs defaulted to their most basic Spursy nature, selecting Oregon’s Troy Brown Jr. Some time between the reports that Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs were expected to reach an agreement on a contract extension and the bombshell that he wanted out of San Antonio, I made my selection in SBNation NBA’s …
A Spurs fan looks back on the 2017-18 NBA Season
2017-2018 is officially “last season”. Here’s one last look before the draft. With the NBA draft coming up – after which the San Antonio Spurs will be once again be complimented on finding a good player that everyone else missed – it is time for my “end of the season” post. At this point last year, I wrote: This season …
San Antonio Spurs Draft Prospects: Chandler Hutchison
A look at draft prospect Chandler Hutchison and his potential fit with the San Antonio Spurs. With the NBA Draft just a few days away, teams and front offices across the league are preparing to welcome a new cohort of young talent as they decide which prospect(s) can best help their ball club compete for a […] San Antonio Spurs Draft …
San Antonio Spurs: 2018 NBA Draft Roundtable
With the 2018 NBA Draft almost here, the Air Alamo staff broke down the San Antonio Spurs’ direction for their two picks. The San Antonio Spurs will enter Thursday’s 2018 NBA Draft with the No. 18 and 49 picks. These will help shape the future of the franchise, which seems to be fluctuating more than […] San Antonio Spurs: 2018 …
Open Thread: At the start of the 2014 season, Kyle Anderson joined the NBA Champion Spurs
The only new player on a championship roster Welcome to the daily Thread. During the month of June, we are talking NBA Draft. As we lead up to the 2018 NBA Draft on June 21st, we will be revisiting the Spurs draft choices. Today we remember the 2014 NBA Draft. Talk about being the new guy. Everyone- EVERYONE- on your …
San Antonio Spurs: Adrian Wojnarowski on the Kawhi Leonard saga
ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski discussed the San Antonio Spurs saga with Kawhi Leonard on the Jim Rome Show. Kawhi Leonard’s reported trade request took over the early part of the NBA offseason Friday. It became the latest checkpoint of a saga that started before the season started, when the San Antonio Spurs star first sat […] San Antonio Spurs: Adrian …
Kawhi Leonard and the 5 stages of a Spurs fan’s grief
A year’s worth of processing the loss of San Antonio’s best player — condensed into a single article. So you’re likely familiar with the Kubler Ross five stages of grief model. For anyone who’s rusty on the concept, I’ll give you a quick breakdown. There are five common stages when dealing with any loss: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. …
MGM Resorts NBA Summer League 2018 Schedule
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San Antonio Spurs: Rudy Gay to opt out of contract, become free agent
Rudy Gay will opt out of his contract with the San Antonio Spurs and hit free agency. Entering the offseason, the San Antonio Spurs had three players with players options for the 2018-19 season: Danny Green, Joffrey Lauvergne and Rudy Gay. Four other players, headlined by Tony Parker, can hit the open market this summer. […] San Antonio Spurs: Rudy …
Sources: Rudy Gay will opt out and become a free agent
San Antonio’s first free agency domino has fallen. Free agency has unofficially begun for the San Antonio Spurs. Sources are indicating that forward Rudy Gay plans on opting out of his current deal with the Spurs to become an unrestricted free agent. Gay currently has a player option worth $8.8 million for next season. Coming off a torn Achilles tendon, …
Spurs Rumors: Cavaliers called about Kawhi Leonard trade
The Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly called the San Antonio Spurs about a Kawhi Leonard trade. As the draft and free agency near, the San Antonio Spurs have their Kawhi Leonard-sized problem to deal with, after the former NBA MVP candidate reportedly desired a trade from the organization. The timetable of a potential deal is unknown. For […] Spurs Rumors: Cavaliers called …
2018 NBA Mock Draft: The final edition for the San Antonio Spurs
Who will the San Antonio Spurs take in the 2018 NBA Draft? Let’s look at one final mock before Thursday’s selection show. The San Antonio Spurs will be part of Thursday’s 2018 NBA Draft, the opportunity for 60 players to hear their names called and earn a spot at the professional level. No. 18 belongs […] 2018 NBA Mock Draft: …
Open Thread: Trading Kawhi Leonard- the Western Conference edition
Let’s take a look closer to home…and where The Klaw supposedly would like to be traded. Well, we had fun yesterday. There is a wide range of options out there. Although it looks as if most people think a trade with Boston is the way to go, there is no clear consensus on whether Kawhi Leonard would make a good …