A reunion between unrestricted free agent point guard George Hill and the Spurs is a possibility, according to Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News. Hill wouldn’t mind playing once again for coach Gregg Popovich and he continues to maintain a residence in San Antonio, according to Young. Hill played for the Spurs from 2008-11 until he was traded to the Pacers in a deal that gave San Antonio the draft rights to Kawhi Leonard, among others. The Spurs are expected to make contact with Hill, who played for the Jazz last season, when free agency begins next month. However, Hill would seemingly be a fallback target for San Antonio, which is expected to make a serious run at the top point guard in free agency, Chris Paul.
In other news regarding the Spurs:
- The Blazers are interested in bringing back LaMarcus Aldridge and reuniting him with point guard Damian Lillard, according to Young. That is unlikely because Portland only wants to make a deal in which it can match salaries, Young continues. The Spurs are trying to move Aldridge in a deal that would clear cap space in their pursuit of top free agents.
- The Spurs’ efforts to land a Top 10 pick by moving Aldridge are hampered by Aldridge’s contract situation, Marc Stein of ESPN.com tweets. Any lottery team trading for Aldridge would have to feel comfortable it can re-sign him, Stein adds. Aldridge will make $21.46MM next season but can opt out of the final year of his contract next summer if he chooses to leave $22.3MM on the table.
- The Suns, who hold the No. 4 pick, could be a trade match for Aldridge, according to radio host Ric Bucher (Twitter link). Phoenix went hard after Aldridge in free agency before he chose San Antonio and the Spurs cover Kansas swingman Josh Jackson, Bucher adds.
- The team has hired Dejan Radonjic of Red Star Belgrade as its associate head coach for its Summer League team, international journalist David Pick tweets.
So bored right now, need some blockbusters
I’ve said from the beginning that the Spurs should not break the bank going after Chris Paul and should instead go after George Hill. Also, I would love for Phoenix to take LaMarcus Aldridge for their #4 pick and Jusuf Nurkic …
If you dont even know who plays for what team, you shouldnt be commenting on trades. Let alone the facts that 1) the Suns aren’t even interested in Alderidge 2) hes not worth giving up the #4 pick on a REBUILDING team, and most importantly 3) Nurkic plays for the Blazers.
Get off nerd ..,
It was stated rudely, but he’s right in the sense that you should know who plays for which teams before proposing a trade scenario.
Did you maybe mean Alex Len, Tyson Chandler, or Dragan Bender instead?
Nobody wants LMA ! He is to lame
Tyson Chandler is better, right corleone?!?!?
Trade him back to Portland for Portland’s picks.
I normally hate people proposing trades here, but how about a three teamer between San Antonio, Portland, and Brooklyn?
The Spurs can trade Aldridge to Portland for two of their first rounders (which they can maybe package to move into the top 10 like they wanted), while the Blazers also send Crabbe and future picks to the Nets since they negotiated that contract with him last summer anyway.
The Blazers want Aldridge without taking in money (they might need to send out more money to account for the difference of Aldridge’s and Crabbe’s salaries but I didn’t do the math), the Spurs want to get rid of Aldridge and get picks, and the Nets get a player they wanted last year plus picks for doing Portland a favor. All three teams win.
This is actually really smart. Really good idea if salaries math and all that stuff.
Match*