What’s the minimum the Spurs should accept for Jakob Poeltl?
Jakob Poeltl might not be the San Antonio Spurs’ best player, but you could argue that he is the most valuable and important, especially when factoring in his position
The Spurs’ actions make sense if they’re confident he will re-sign in the off season. By all reports, the Spurs like having Poeltl and Poeltl likes being on the Spurs, so there’s no reason to sell him off for anything but a crazy offer.
And I know there’s a croud that just wants everyone who might not be on the team in 8 years traded for picks, but this isn’t 2K, young players benefit from having a little bit of structure, Poeltl doesn’t take away touches, he helps them learn good defensive habits, he’s the main thing stopping us from being the Rockets who…yikes that’s a gross situation I would never want to play for.
paxusromanus811
I mean this is really just the kind of question that depends on a lot of factors outside his actual ability.
The minimum they should accept in a situation in which they feel confident he will resign, and for value they feel comfortable with, is significantly different than the minimum they should accept if they have no reason to believe that’s likely. And again changes once more. If him or his camp have given any indication that they’re unlikely to want to return.
Assuming the franchise believes he has interest in returning, which the little bits we do know of the situation seem to point 2 being likely, I don’t think they should trade him unless It’s going to be at the upper echelon of what is realistic. To me, that would be a draft pick that’s highly likely to be in the lottery, such as an unprotected future pick from a team in an unstable situation, or two first round picks from a contender, or a protected first round pick and some sort of young prospect.
If the situation starts to indicate he’s likely to leave them in the off season, and we’re knocking on the door of the trade deadline, accepting a first round pick from a contender is probably what they should view as most likely (in that that type of has probably been available to them for the better part of a year) but be honest, I just think he’s worth so much more than a single pic likely to be in the late 20s.
If that really comes down to all they’re able to get I think they should roll the dice on trying to resign him. He has the play style and abilities of a guy whose likely to age well, and not get massive offers thrown at him in the off season. Unless he just straight up wants to be on a better team I think San Antonio can retain him if that’s their goal. And at that point you get to keep a guy who’s just a good overall player and influence on the team and rebuild, who if you need to trade down the road shouldn’t be particularly hard to move as long as he doesn’t get injured
The_War_On_Drugs
2 unprotected firsts
lanman33
One unprotected first and one protected first minimum (with a later first guaranteed if not conveyed)
He is a good fit on our team, so no reason to move him unless we’re blown away
UsoppSolosEveryVerse
I hope we keep him. I’m tired of the idea of wanting to move anyone that doesn’t fit the “timeline” Unless we get Wemby there’s no reason to move him, he’s good and does everything you’d want your center to do.
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The Spurs’ actions make sense if they’re confident he will re-sign in the off season. By all reports, the Spurs like having Poeltl and Poeltl likes being on the Spurs, so there’s no reason to sell him off for anything but a crazy offer.
And I know there’s a croud that just wants everyone who might not be on the team in 8 years traded for picks, but this isn’t 2K, young players benefit from having a little bit of structure, Poeltl doesn’t take away touches, he helps them learn good defensive habits, he’s the main thing stopping us from being the Rockets who…yikes that’s a gross situation I would never want to play for.
I mean this is really just the kind of question that depends on a lot of factors outside his actual ability.
The minimum they should accept in a situation in which they feel confident he will resign, and for value they feel comfortable with, is significantly different than the minimum they should accept if they have no reason to believe that’s likely. And again changes once more. If him or his camp have given any indication that they’re unlikely to want to return.
Assuming the franchise believes he has interest in returning, which the little bits we do know of the situation seem to point 2 being likely, I don’t think they should trade him unless It’s going to be at the upper echelon of what is realistic. To me, that would be a draft pick that’s highly likely to be in the lottery, such as an unprotected future pick from a team in an unstable situation, or two first round picks from a contender, or a protected first round pick and some sort of young prospect.
If the situation starts to indicate he’s likely to leave them in the off season, and we’re knocking on the door of the trade deadline, accepting a first round pick from a contender is probably what they should view as most likely (in that that type of has probably been available to them for the better part of a year) but be honest, I just think he’s worth so much more than a single pic likely to be in the late 20s.
If that really comes down to all they’re able to get I think they should roll the dice on trying to resign him. He has the play style and abilities of a guy whose likely to age well, and not get massive offers thrown at him in the off season. Unless he just straight up wants to be on a better team I think San Antonio can retain him if that’s their goal. And at that point you get to keep a guy who’s just a good overall player and influence on the team and rebuild, who if you need to trade down the road shouldn’t be particularly hard to move as long as he doesn’t get injured
2 unprotected firsts
One unprotected first and one protected first minimum (with a later first guaranteed if not conveyed)
He is a good fit on our team, so no reason to move him unless we’re blown away
I hope we keep him. I’m tired of the idea of wanting to move anyone that doesn’t fit the “timeline” Unless we get Wemby there’s no reason to move him, he’s good and does everything you’d want your center to do.