Finestrg wrote:

fishmike wrote:For you guys saying go right to offering this guy a two year deal what does he offer that Early doesn't?

Early's a 3 in the NBA that needs to be developed as such (Early needs to be seeing more time each game imo). Green's a 4-man in the Taj Gibson mold body-wise. May have better offensive skills than Gibson and he rebounds the ball real well. Different players. Grab Green and develop both guys.

I'm also interested in Austin Daye who was recently released by SA. To me this guy could be Steve Novak + the ability to put it on the floor and block shots. I think he's worth a look too. Better option over Lance Thomas.

smackeddog wrote:

earthmansurfer wrote:
This wasn't his first go with the Spurs. I believe he had played for them quite a bit. I really wonder if it was something else as they by all accounts new what they would be getting.

I read they couldn't agree on a contract- likely because 4 or 5 teams were interested in him, his agent used this peak bargaining time (he isn't going to get more hype than he did following the d league show case) and insisted they sign him to a 1 or 2 year deal NOT another 10 day one. Spurs refused, so he left. Fair enough.

That makes sense. We were afraid of the same thing happening with Galloway. If Phil thinks the kid has got game then we need to move on freeing up a spot by moving Calderon, Prigs or 1 of the 2 new guys. I would like to keep them around for next year, so hopefully we can free up a spot without cutting anyone.

Which brings up nixluva's post.
If we were really interested in Green, then you know Phil is working the phone. Green's agent is probably giving us some time to create the spot and they probably have an agreement similar to Galloway's in place. (If what you say is true Nixluva!)

http://empirewritesback.com/2015/01/28/new-york-knicks-rumors-jamychal-green-signed/