In this episode of Locked On Spurs, host Jeff Garcia discusses the latest San Antonio Spurs news.
Then, Jack Thompson, formerly with San Antonio Sports Star, stops by to discuss the latest on the Lauri Markkanen news and if the door is shut on any possibility of him joining the Spurs.
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10 Comments
First. "Dream"? I deal in reality.
Good that the Spurs did not trade for him. Not worth it. Lauri Markk is a one-time all-star who is not a reliable superstar to add to the Spurs to make them a contender. So he will languish in Mormon country whose title hopes died with Stockton-Malone. Spurs and Nuggets will be the only former ABA teams to win NBA titles. Only reason Nuggets won is b/c no one predicted the Joker would be a MVP player.
Why isn't there a statue of Tim Duncan yet.
Well said @ military guy….agree 100%
yes, that dream is over. because of the way the CBA works, he can't be traded at all this season… Not until next off-season. by then we won't even need him anymore because we will be looking to fit in at least two very high-level rookie draft picks. it's not that it would be impossible to make that trade someday, it just is no longer necessary. Spurs did the right thing by just walking away.
Ainge was not trading Lauri. When they kept their cap space and did not sign their rookies, it clearly signaled they were resigning him.
The guy only plays 57 games a year on average, he has been injured every year of his career, every year, all 7 years, I'm glad we didn't go for him, plus two bigs playing similar styles, not sure how that was going to work.
I have a question so we know OKC got a new center to deal with Wemby. What do y’all think about picking up Deandre Ayton? contract wise he’s not cheap, but we probably wouldn’t have to give up much good assets for him. The rumors are they want to get rid of him. GSG
No no no this factually incorrect under the new CBA If you extend a player, you cannot trade them for at least six months (post trade deadline)
It’s very pivotal to get these information correct.
There was a lot of interesting stuff on Markkanen. It was clear that you are not that familiar with him/his game 😄
He is ultimate teamplayer who is very loyal to the team he is with. So if Spurs would have traded for him they would have first checked with him if he is ok to resign with him. No team is stupid enough to give a lot for a player they have no guarantees resigns. Then if they would have had Lauri he would have been perfect next to Wemby since he doesn't love the attention and would be happy to play with someone talented while showing him how to work hard on your craft. Also having experienced point guard would have made wonders to Lauris game.
And yes, you literally cannot trade for him before Jazz season ends next spring. That's part of signing his contract on when he did. It's not a non-trade clause either they can be waived, it's league rules.
Markkanen in silver and black was ALWAYS a dream. After the Bridges trade, the market was destroyed. Ainge would want at least a Bridges level deal. No player is worth 4 or 5 first round picks. Ainge probably wanted at least 4 FRP and Vassell. I'd love to see him, but it was never realistic.