Tiago Splitter finally signing with the Spurs

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http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/report-tiago-splitter-finally-coming-to-the-nba-agrees-to-terms-with-spurs.php


Report: Tiago Splitter finally coming to the NBA, agrees to terms with Spurs
Fri Jul 09,2010 6:45 PM ET By Rob Mahoney

Tiago Splitter may not be but a blip on the average NBA fan's radar, but he's about to step into one of the finest organizations in the sport with the potential to make a huge impact. After much delay, Splitter will finally join the Spurs, according to a report by The Ticket 760 in San Antonio, giving Tim Duncan a proper big man running mate for the first time in a long while.

Even if Splitter doesn't quite make headlines in the LeBron aftermath, this is a huge signing for the Spurs. Antonio McDyess' season wasn't all that productive, and as impressive as DeJuan Blair may be, he was never the ideal candidate for a full-time gig at Duncan's side. Tiago's perfect for the job, and so much a stylistic fit for the Spurs that it's sickening.

Splitter's signing may not be earth-shaking, but it does have legitimate implications for the rest of the conference. Maybe the rest of the West's second-tier teams won't be goaded into making reactionary moves in the coming days, but the stability and depth the Spurs just picked up mandates their inclusion in any NBA outlook. Gregg Popovich's big three may have one more run in them yet, and with Splitter, Blair, an emerging George Hill, and possibly another acquisition in tow, San Antonio has quietly created a team reminiscent of their title-winning roots.



Not sure how much you guys know about this kid. But trust me, he is good. He will be solid in the NBA. He would have been picked up in 2006 high in the draft, but had a huge buyout of his Euro contract so he stayed in Europe. The Spurs drafted him back in 2007 but he remained under contract in the Spanish league. So they had been waiting until this year, the year he could opt out of that contract to come to the NBA.

This is a huge signing for the Spurs this off season. They need to work on getting RJ signed, which they still should. And hopefully find another shooter out there (Hopefully the Morrow rumors are true, I would love to pick him up). Shaq said the Spurs are at the top of his list of teams to go to, but that might be hard to swing now. So he will probably end up in ATL.

PG Parker/ Hill / Temple
SG Manu / Anderson
SF Jefferson? / Morrow? (Jefferson SHOULD be a Spur...Morrow is just an option)
PF Duncan / Blair / Bonner
C  Splitter / McDyess

I like it if we just stay healthy. The second unit would bring a ton of energy and if they MANAGE to get Morrow, with Anderson together would be lethal from outside.