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NBA Rumors: Atlanta Hawks Keep Paul Millsap, Add Tiago Splitter, Lose DeMarre Carroll
The San Antonio Spurs did as expected, trading Tiago Splitter to the Atlanta Hawks, who absorbed his contract which still enabled them to re-sign Paul Millsap but lost DeMarre Carroll, who signed with the Toronto Raptors.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs Still Trying to Trade Tiago Splitter
While Tiago Splitter has been important for the San Antonio Spurs over the last few years, he hasn’t been living up to the price they’ve been paying for him, which makes him an obvious trading block candidate in any deal the Spurs try to get in on.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs Interested in Trading Tiago Splitter
One of the changes the San Antonio Spurs will try to make this offseason has to do with Tiago Splitter and his big contract. In order to sign Marc Gasol or LaMarcus Aldridge, one expensive big man has to, and it might as well be Splitter.
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San Antonio Spurs – Still the Masters
The meeting between mentor and disciple, Gregg Popovich and Mike Budenholzer, ended in a massive knockout in favor of the San Antonio Spurs, manhandling the Atlanta Hawks on the road 114-95.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Need Gregg Popovich to Improve
After every loss we usually hear the same thing: The San Antonio Spurs will be fine because Gregg Popovich will figure out what’s wrong. But in this playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder that seems to be quickly slipping away from him and his team, it’s time to point some fingers at the head coach and not just the players who are obviously more than slightly overwhelmed by what’s going on.
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San Antonio Spurs – Too Easy Means Boring
Things shouldn’t go so smoothly for anyone in the conference semifinals, but the San Antonio Spurs are made from a different mold. There’s been nothing the Portland Trail Blazers have been able to do to slow them down, specifically having problems with Tony Parker who is having an excellent series which might be the result of all that rest he got during the last month of the regular season, leading his team to a 118-103 win and a 3-0 lead in the series.
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San Antonio Spurs – Confident in Their Superiority
Right now? This is looking like a sweep. The San Antonio Spurs keep coming up with new ways to make the Portland Trail Blazers feel and look like they don’t belong at this stage of the playoffs, beating them 114-97 through a dominant performance from Kawhi Leonard and Manu Ginobili, taking a 2-0 lead in the series.
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San Antonio Spurs – Finally Finding Their Offense
Maybe the best and most fun offense to watch in the NBA belongs to the San Antonio Spurs, but it has taken them five games to finally make it work again, beating the Dallas Mavericks 109-103 to take the lead in their playoff series behind a big night from Tony Parker and the reliable double double performances of Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter.
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San Antonio Spurs – A Machine That Never Stops
On the road, with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili getting some rest, the San Antonio Spurs shouldn’t look so good, especially not against a playoff team like the Golden State Warriors. But the best team in the NBA at the moment keeps on playing like nothing has changed, with Tony Parker getting plenty of help from Danny Green, Tiago Splitter and Kawhi Leonard.
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Clippers vs Spurs – An Expected Demolition
Back to back games? Visiting a fresh San Antonio Spurs team? Not playing with Chris Paul? Even though it did get a little bit embarrassing at times, it wasn’t very surprising to see the Los Angeles Clippers getting decimated by the Spurs.