Spurs acquire Kurt Thomas

by JudBooshlur on Feb 20, 2008 3:50 PM PST Comment 14 comments

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AgJyDntLxCyFQMes3yr_dfW8vLYF?slug=jy-thomas022008&prov=yho o&type=lgn

So kiss the possibility of getting big Kurt McGurt, the ladies' flirt, mr. muscle t-shirt, whose calf muscles hurt, and always favored Ernie over Burt, goodbye...

I'm guessing that an offer of MP, POB, and the TPE wasn't enough... i like how the sonics have twerked themselves 3 first rounders in what should be a nice draft this summer..that's how rebuilding is done folks

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way to go san antonio, you just picked up the only center in the west who could check duncan. should make for some heated battles in practice though.

"Oooh, watch yo biceps Buk, watch yo biceps Bukie."

by tobin on Feb 20, 2008 4:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Great trade...

for both teams. I'm really happy for Thomas, he should give them some good solid D at PF/C and solidify their roster for another title shot.

Expiring contracts, and another Draft pick will do more for Seattle (or should I just say the Sonics) than having a quality defensive big man during a losing season.

by olympicmike on Feb 20, 2008 4:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

BTW

Did the Sonics really manage to receive three first round picks (two from the Suns, one from SA) just for paying Kurt to play basketball for half a season. Great job by the Sonics.

by olympicmike on Feb 20, 2008 4:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This was actually a fair trade

unlike the ones that have been going on lately.

Ballin

by ballin on Feb 20, 2008 5:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

well

barry and elson all got their championship rings. so they really have no complaints.

by saintdee on Feb 20, 2008 5:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

damn

barry and elson woulda been a nice swap for pietrus and obryant. both bay area guys too. we missed the boat from both sides on this deal.

passes it to the man...and boom goes the dynamite!

by sam23 on Feb 21, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Damn!

Another hope down the drain! Well done Seattle! I guess his expiring contract gave them a little more leverage as they lose nothing by not trading him. Hopefully Memphis' Gm is taking some notes.

by tangel29 on Feb 20, 2008 5:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

not a bad trade all around

Kurt is quality and I think the fact that them getting him means no one else (us or maybe NO) can get him for the playoffs this year will make as big or a bigger impact than what hes actually going to do on the court for them

by sing sing supernote on Feb 20, 2008 6:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

great job by seattle

glad they didn't press the panic button like the grizzlies and that they got themselves a fair deal but i also see this deal making the spurs even better. great. wish the warrriors could get another quality big man. if they could get chris bosh that would be awesome but he's practically untradeable.

by thedagger on Feb 20, 2008 6:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

yea

bosh is a dream, but yea hes probably one of the most untradable dudes in the leauge, him and lebron you know

i just watched him put up 40 tonite on the magic on sun sports here in orlando

by sing sing supernote on Feb 20, 2008 7:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

wow

good one Mullin. San Antonio just got Kurt Thomas for practically NOTHING (expiring contracts and a 1st round pick).

We could've offered just the $8mil (with the TPE) savings and a pick straight up for Thomas and that would've been a more attractive offer, because then they wouldn't have to pay Elson's or Barry's salaries at the end of the year.

either

a) we're too stingy to give up our 15-20th pick next year
b) Mullin didn't even take the time to inquire about Kurt Thomas
c) the organization doesn't care about helping our post defense and likes getting destroyed by teams like Utah
d) all of the above

Great, now the Tim-Duncan-stopper is on Tim Duncan's team.

by jlagace on Feb 20, 2008 9:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Or...

They realize that now isn't the time to strike because everybody else is doing so and it's not like we have a closing window like the Spurs and Suns. Be a little patient.

by Dubs fan in Boston on Feb 21, 2008 7:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

no

actually we do have a closing window. baron's may only be 29 but he's got the legs of a guy in his mid-30's. i give him another year or two before he slows way down. jack isnt all that young either. sure monta and biedrins are young but they wont win a championship by themselves. i like wright but we have no idea what he'll do. and dont forget nellie will only be here another year or two. i like our chances this season or next with nellie and a still young-ish baron, but after that its back to rebuilding around monta. why not take a shot now if it doesnt cost you monta or andris? (i.e. ron artest)

passes it to the man...and boom goes the dynamite!

by sam23 on Feb 21, 2008 9:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Window

Ages
Jack: 29
Baron: 28
Monta: 22
Al: 27
Andris: 21
Barnes: 27
Buke: 24
Wright: 20

Most guys you talk to will say that your prime stretches from about 27 to 31 (Jerry West says that a players best years are usually 29-31) Most of our guys are either smack in the middle of their prime or a few years away from it.

If we kept this team together as is, our best shot would probably be in the next two years when you factor in Monta, AB and Wright becoming even more productive and more than offsetting a slight decline from Baron. Now this is assuming we stay somewhat injury free, which is of course a big assumption.

However, while I agree our best shot is in the next two years we may be able to re-tool around Monta, Al, Buke, Andris and Wright without blowing the whole thing up. We still have a lot of quality young guys who will continue to get better. Will this core ever be good enough to win a title? Well... probably not. But it is pretty hard to project the landscape in the west for more than this year.

If we hang around and keep making smart personnel decisions the opportunity to greatly improve the team may come along. The problem is that opportunity this year was KG and it didn't work out. After that there were not any other options to really put us into title contention.

by olympicmike on Feb 21, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs