Earth Rider said:
Guitarsoup said:
So are they going to decline and give Kenrich a longterm deal? B/c he is a guy I absolutely want on the Spurs. My only two real targets in free agency would be Kenrich and Dean Wade.
Why not Collins? Do you think Wade's injury history is a concern? It seems like he has had some bad luck spraining his ankle by stepping on a ball boy, poked in the eye, etc.. some past knee, shoulder ankle issues.
I feel like Wades injuries are not as concerning as Steven Adam's were last year.
I think Collins is a empty stat bad team guy. Defensively, he really only works as a small ball weakside defender, and we really need a tough perimeter defender. I don't think he has that juice and like Rui, he gets lost in rotations.
Collins has been on the market for basically 3 years and has been traded twice - each time just for a single 2nd round pick. That tells me no teams really want him.
Wade seems to consistently have minor injuries, but he is a depth piece.
The other thing is I expect Rui and Collins to demand a full 4y MLE. I really don't want to do more than a year or two on these guys. I dont see either as a long term solution on the team. Wade, Tobias, Kenrich are all shorter term players that fill the gap as needed.