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Tiago Splitter Anyone

Archie Moses

Archie Moses

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Tiago Splitter Anyone?

I got to watch him play the other day when Tomic and Real Madrid played against him. He's big, agile, and athletic. His rights are owned by the Spurs and his contract in Europe is coming to end after this season. There are talks that Real Madrid are going to offer him a fat contract. What would the Jazz have to do to convince him and or the Spurs to get him. If Boozer goes, and in my opinion Okur's career has seen an end with his injury, would this be the right move? They say he's a potential Pau Gasol/Tim Duncan type player. He's matured and he's 25 so he should be able to make an instant impact with whoever gets him. Also, he has the longest profile in draftexpress history.

https://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Tiago-Splitter-25/playerblog/

I know realistically speaking, it's a long shot. But could you imagine? I know, right?

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On a totally unrelated note, he kinda looks like Edward. lol

Check this out as well

https://www.ballineurope.com/europe...ia-why-americans-should-watch-5571/#more-6606


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Speaking totally empirically, Tiago is just a wonderful player who displays that European skill set that makes such players so coveted when successful: He’s a seven-footer who can hit from a variety of places on the floor, is capable of the devastating pass out of the post, and at 15 feet, he’s deadly.

In terms of stats, Splitter is currently the no. 1 overall-ranked player in ACB: He’s 5th in scoring (16.2), 8th in rebounds (6.8), shoots at 58.9%. He also has the most field goal attempts per game, though it should be said his percentage doesn’t rank top 10. He’s third in free-throw attempts, shooting 79%, no. 1 at drawing fouls (an interesting stat that most European domestic leagues track), and third in defensive rebounds (4.92).

Potential downsides to Splitter: He did suffer a mysterious ankle injury that was originally reported as keeping him out day-to-day, but missed an entire month; there are some injuries in Splitter’s past, but nothing out of the ordinary.

Like so *so* many Euros, weight and conditioning may be an issue. At 7’0”, he’s just 245 pounds, meaning he gives up 20 pounds to the Mehmet Okurs and Dwight Howards, and 40 to the Andrew Bynums – so odds are most any team will need some complimentary muscle when putting Splitter in the 4 or 5 spot. And despite his height, Splitter has had 26 shots blocked in the ACB (another bizarro Euro-stat), or basically one per game.

In short, you’re potentially looking at lanky sharpshooting center somewhere in the Pau Gasol/Tim Duncan sphere.
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He's not obtainable. He probably never plays in the NBA because of financial/contractual reasons, anyway.
 
I can't see the Spurs giving up on a young foreign power forward and essentially giving him away to a Western playoff team. They're far too smart for that.


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NUMBERICA said:
He's not obtainable. He probably never plays in the NBA because of financial/contractual reasons, anyway.
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Why? He doesn't make that much and the Euro is dropping like a rock. I would take that bet and try to grab his rights.

Edit: After browsing a Spurs forum really quickly, it actually looks like the might make a run at him shortly.
 
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Duck Rodgers said:
Why? He doesn't make that much and the Euro is dropping like a rock. I would take that bet and try to grab his rights.

Edit: After browsing a Spurs forum really quickly, it actually looks like the might make a run at him shortly.
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Because he was drafted 30th in the 1st round. That is set amount of about 1.3 mil a year. That is significantly less then he would make in Spain.
 
Qman said:
Because he was drafted 30th in the 1st round. That is set amount of about 1.3 mil a year. That is significantly less then he would make in Spain.
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When was he drafted? Because after a certain amount of time he will no longer have to sign a rookie contract. The same thing is probably going to happen with Rubio which will make Kahn look like even more of an idiot in Minnesota.
 
margodydek said:
When was he drafted? Because after a certain amount of time he will no longer have to sign a rookie contract. The same thing is probably going to happen with Rubio which will make Kahn look like even more of an idiot in Minnesota.
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Yeah, I never thought I would see the day that the NBA wouldn't offer larger contracts all players no matter what and/or players just wouldn't want to come to the NBA and play in Europe. But then again, basketball in Europe is a lot more serious and arguably better (at least for kids growing up) than it is here in the United States.
 
Rookies used to be treated like free agents but they're unproven so in one of the CBA's, they implemented the rookie scale so picks couldn't hold the team that drafted them hostage (which is vastly, vastly better).

There is nothing that states that Splitter doesn't have to abide by the rookie scale if a team waits to sign him. And I get the feeling the new CBA will either keep the rule the same or grandfather in the 1st round pay scale for the Splitter situation. Unless something changes (like Splitter valuing the NBA experience more, or the Spurs being allowed to pay more), Splitter will never play in the NBA. He's a lot more famous and important in Europe and he's making multiple times what the Spurs would be allowed to pay him right now.

How - or even why - the Jazz would contemplate such a move, I haven't the slightest clue. It would likely cost the Jazz #9. Spurs fans and personnel have been wetting themselves for years waiting for Splitter, there's no way they give him to the Jazz for anything except way too much.
 
NUMBERICA said:
There is nothing that states that Splitter doesn't have to abide by the rookie scale if a team waits to sign him.
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Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but what you're saying is that no matter how long Splitter waits he will have to abide by the rookie scale as soon as signs? If that's the case then I'm pretty sure you're wrong. Under the current CBA the rookie scale applies to first-round picks only for the first three years after which they are drafted.

Here's an excerpt from a Chris Sheridan piece on Ricky Rubio:

"If Rubio plays three seasons for FC Barcelona, by the summer of 2012 he no longer would be bound by the terms of the NBA rookie scale, which apply to first-round picks only for the first three years after which they are drafted.

Rubio then could exercise his buyout (which remains the same in 2012 as it is in 2011: 1 million euros), come to America at age 21 and not be bound by the rookie scale. (Yes, there is a specific rule covering these situations. We've checked the details with the highest authorities and discovered a few caveats: Rubio's contract would have to be for a minimum of three years and a maximum of five, and the money that would be made available to him could be only from a team with salary-cap space, the mid-level exception, or a disabled player exception.)"
 
margodydek said:
Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but what you're saying is that no matter how long Splitter waits he will have to abide by the rookie scale as soon as signs? If that's the case then I'm pretty sure you're wrong. Under the current CBA the rookie scale applies to first-round picks only for the first three years after which they are drafted.

Here's an excerpt from a Chris Sheridan piece on Ricky Rubio:

"If Rubio plays three seasons for FC Barcelona, by the summer of 2012 he no longer would be bound by the terms of the NBA rookie scale, which apply to first-round picks only for the first three years after which they are drafted.

Rubio then could exercise his buyout (which remains the same in 2012 as it is in 2011: 1 million euros), come to America at age 21 and not be bound by the rookie scale. (Yes, there is a specific rule covering these situations. We've checked the details with the highest authorities and discovered a few caveats: Rubio's contract would have to be for a minimum of three years and a maximum of five, and the money that would be made available to him could be only from a team with salary-cap space, the mid-level exception, or a disabled player exception.)"
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Interesting. I'll have to look into it more, but considering the lengths that had to be gone to just to find that information, I'll use that as my excuse if I'm wrong. But I've never heard that previously.

Regardless, that does not change the fact that the Spurs aren't trading his rights unless the asking price is absurd.
 
Don't the Spurs have to pay something to maintain his rights after three years after he was drafted? I remember reading something like that.
 
Well the Jazz could have had Splitter if they drafted him instead of Morris Almond. He was on the board when the Jazz drafted. I thought it was a mistake then and with Tiago's improvement and the lack of length on the current roster the decisiion looks even worse. I think the Spurs are trying to get him to come over this year and team up with Duncan so I doubt they would trade him to the Jazz.
 
Tiago Splitter being brazilian, I had the chance to watch him play for quite some time...

He is a good player, but I was never too excited about him.... Sure, he is a ton better than Rafael Araújo, but not quite like Nenê(who played very few games, but enough to make a comparision) when playing for the National Team.
 
cowhide said:
Well the Jazz could have had Splitter if they drafted him instead of Morris Almond. He was on the board when the Jazz drafted. I thought it was a mistake then and with Tiago's improvement and the lack of length on the current roster the decisiion looks even worse. I think the Spurs are trying to get him to come over this year and team up with Duncan so I doubt they would trade him to the Jazz.
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Can you imagine the vigor with which KOC would have been attacked if the Jazz had drafted Splitter and then have him not come over?

He would be branded as even a bigger idiot than many here already believe.
 
Tiago Splitter signed with the Spurs on a three-year, $10.9 million contract.

Splitter will make $3.4 million in 10-11.



Read more: https://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/68093/20100712/splitters_deal_worth_$109m_over_three_seasons/#ixzz0tXdUqw1J
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He's gone, but I don't care now.
 
NUMBERICA said:
He's not obtainable. He probably never plays in the NBA because of financial/contractual reasons, anyway.
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He is in SA getting a physical. If he passes it then he will be playing for the Spurs this year. The Jazz blew it when they passed on him to draft Morris Almond. I still haven't recovered from it.
 
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