I also think we should go hard after draymond green then go after the likes of love, Aldrich ect if GSW and SAS match ... It's still worth a shot to give a honest effort at obtaining Lenard, and or green .

To have a potential line up of:

Towns,Aldrich
Green,Lou
Melo,Greek
Lenard,thjr
Shved,Galloway

This is of course if we get the 1st pick and have a shot at towns but it would give us a big back court

Also don't underestimate shved the guy is the perfect triangle pg if he's back he'll put up big numbers.

H1AND1 wrote:Kawhi is one of my favorite current players and I might shoot ropes if the Knicks were able to poach him from San Antonio. Sadly though he has been patient as the third and sometimes fourth banana because they've assured him that when Duncan et al from the old guard retired it's going to be his team. SA matches any offer for him no matter how laden with poison pills it is, sadly.

Agreed. I don't see how they let him go -- this is a guy who can go toe to toe with a Lebron James in the Finals. Awesome player--young, homegrown 2-way player. Whatever he could be worth to another team, he's worth to the Spurs...and then some. This is the guy they should be looking at to lead their team (together with Parker) when Duncan packs it in. I'd be shocked if they didn't match any offer, even a poison pill.

I think Cory Joseph is the guy we can poach from SA. They undoubtedly like him too but to them, he's probably looked at as a backup PG, or maybe even a 3rd string PG behind Patty Mills when Mills is healthy and playing well. Plus, the Spurs, as far as I know, have all of their 1st round picks intact--this summer and in the upcoming years. With those picks (even in the low first round) they could go get themselves a replacement for Joseph if need be. Our situation is all together different. Let's be honest -- with our lottery pick we're all thinking one of the top 2 bigs or either Winslow or Russell. Most of us are not thinking Mudiay here (I don't think Phil is either). No 1st round pick in 2016 and with guys like Knight and Dragic almost certain to resign with their new teams, options are limited in FA too -- I see Joseph as the next best PG upgrade option followed by Jeremy Lin, a guy our owner is probably still upset with...Joseph may be a backup in SA but over here, he could be our starting PG. Even if we signed a max player, there will still be a large enough portion of the cap left over where we could divert part of it to this guy. I think Joseph would be a very good investment, even if we had to overbid a little. E'Twaun Moore is another guard (a talented hybrid 1/2) that I have my eye on if Chicago cuts him loose (the Bulls hold a team option on Moore for next year).

blkexec wrote:

knickscity wrote:Kawhi isnt leaving. i actually dont even think he'd sign an offer sheet from us just to drive his own price up. he kniws his worth to that team there...he understands value.

You seem to know a lot about him....whats your source.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-kawhi-leonard-will-be-the-nba-s-most-intriguing-free-agent-recruiter-this-summer-084241791.html

Here's a Wojnarowski article from today speculating that Leonard will not be recruited, but instead be a "recruiter."

Some quotes:

Leonard is a Southern California kid content with life in South Texas, with no desire to chase fame in a big market. He wants to chase championships and understands sooner than later he'll need a supporting cast of his own.

For now, there's no scenario where Leonard plans to pursue offer sheets on the market, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

Leonard wants to be a Spur, and the Spurs are expected to come calling on July 1 with the max offer that they resisted delivering Leonard in the preseason, a move born out of preserving cap space to bring on a star free agent this summer.

The Spurs can't be sure how they'll proceed on July 1 until they know Duncan's and Ginobili's plans. Whatever they decide, the possibility of pursuing Aldridge on the recruiting trail could offer the Spurs the chance to do the only thing that they've never done in the NBA: Lure an All-Star free agent in his prime, beat New York and Los Angeles somewhere besides the basketball court.

For those who want to win, for those unimpressed with the empty promises of sideways big-market franchises, Kawhi Leonard ought to be July's most persuasive recruiter: all action, all the time.

I would say the chances of him coming here are 0%, unfortunately

H1AND1 wrote:Kawhi is one of my favorite current players and I might shoot ropes if the Knicks were able to poach him from San Antonio. Sadly though he has been patient as the third and sometimes fourth banana because they've assured him that when Duncan et al from the old guard retired it's going to be his team. SA matches any offer for him no matter how laden with poison pills it is, sadly.

Yep the Spurs are not gonna let Kawhi go anywhere and the plan is to hand the team to him and bring in another player to run the team with him which will be LMA. The only big name RFA i think we have any chance at is J.Butler, Dray Green and maybe K.Middleton but don't think we'll be able to get any of them.

Knicks1969 wrote:Kahwi Leonard is too smart to come to NY. If I were a great athleete, I would never consider playing for a garbage organization like the Knicks. Why on earth would I do that? Theedia is terrible, the owner is horrendous, and the fans can be stupid at times.

smackeddog wrote:All you'd do is tie up your money, miss out on other free agents and then watch the Spurs laugh and match- the cap is going up (The current max will seem like a bargain in a few years), their salaries are low- there is no reason on earth why they would not match. Likewise with Green- if Warriors are too worried about salary they will just trade Lee and a pick.

Exactly. Agreed 100%