Trade Grades
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Kings get: Spurs’ second-round pick
Spurs get: PG Ray McCallum
This move was just the icing on the cake for what has been an absolutely perfect offseason for the Spurs. After letting backup PG Cory Joseph walk, in a successful roll of the dice to preserve the cap space for the eventual signing of superstar PF/C LaMarcus Aldridge, San Antonio needed a cheap backup to PG Tony Parker. Enter Ray McCallum, a productive, young point guard on an expiring $950,000 deal, and on a team (the Kings) that has been swindled in the past. They were semi-swindled once more, as the point guard had just come off a solid season in which he had averaged 7.4 points and 2.8 assists per game. McCallum not only filled a need for the Spurs, but was also a steal for just a measly second-round pick, one that could very well be the last pick in the entire draft.
Grade: A-
Trade Grades
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Hawks get: C/PF Tiago Splitter
Spurs get: rights to Georgios Printezis, top 55 protected 2017 second-round pick (a.k.a: nothing)
To be clear, Printezis holds little to no value, and that draft pick will likely never reach San Antonio. So why did the Spurs do this trade? Simple: to get rid of Splitter’s pricey 2 year/$16.75 million deal. And why did they need to clear cap space? Simple: to add superstar PF/C LaMarcus Aldridge on a 4 year/$80 million contract. Aldridge averaged 23.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as one of the best big men in basketball, while Splitter put up 8.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game last year as a solid role player. The decision for San Antonio was, well, simple.
Grade: A+
Click here for link to Sacramento Kings Trade Grades
Kings get: Spurs’ second-round pick
Spurs get: PG Ray McCallum
This move was just the icing on the cake for what has been an absolutely perfect offseason for the Spurs. After letting backup PG Cory Joseph walk, in a successful roll of the dice to preserve the cap space for the eventual signing of superstar PF/C LaMarcus Aldridge, San Antonio needed a cheap backup to PG Tony Parker. Enter Ray McCallum, a productive, young point guard on an expiring $950,000 deal, and on a team (the Kings) that has been swindled in the past. They were semi-swindled once more, as the point guard had just come off a solid season in which he had averaged 7.4 points and 2.8 assists per game. McCallum not only filled a need for the Spurs, but was also a steal for just a measly second-round pick, one that could very well be the last pick in the entire draft.
Grade: A-
Trade Grades
Click here for link to Atlanta Hawks Trade Grade
Hawks get: C/PF Tiago Splitter
Spurs get: rights to Georgios Printezis, top 55 protected 2017 second-round pick (a.k.a: nothing)
To be clear, Printezis holds little to no value, and that draft pick will likely never reach San Antonio. So why did the Spurs do this trade? Simple: to get rid of Splitter’s pricey 2 year/$16.75 million deal. And why did they need to clear cap space? Simple: to add superstar PF/C LaMarcus Aldridge on a 4 year/$80 million contract. Aldridge averaged 23.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as one of the best big men in basketball, while Splitter put up 8.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game last year as a solid role player. The decision for San Antonio was, well, simple.
Grade: A+