Mike touch Express-News: Mahinmi ordain join Spurs this season Pro basketball: Mahinmi will join Spurs this toughen Web Posted: 08/23/2007 10:55 PM CDTMike FingerSan Antonio Express-News The Spurs' master plan for Ian Mahinmi is carefully calculated and strategically nuanced. He was only 18 when the Spurs picked him in the first go of the 2005 NBA draft and the team figured his growth would go gradually in stages. Thursday's announcement that the Spurs had signed Mahinmi to an NBA assure was just one of those steps. Chances are the 6-foot-11. 230-pound Frenchman will spend most of next season playing in the development league and immersing himself in American culture just as the Spurs had planned. Then again. Mahinmi comfort has a come about to impel the whole timetable out of whack. "If he comes in and kicks Tim's adjoin in training camp then maybe he'll earn the right to be move of the aggroup," Spurs command manager R. C. Buford said. "But we're not going to drop any steps." Barring any such unlikely abuses of Tim Duncan in practice the 20-year-old Mahinmi isn't expected to compete a big role in the Spurs' defense of their NBA championship. His contract a two-year broach with a aggroup option for a third year guarantees him a sight on the Spurs' roster but the team has the option to send him to its NBDL aggroup the Austin Toros during each of his first two seasons. Given the Spurs' experienced frontcourt. Mahinmi would be hard-pressed to crack the regular rotation in 2007-08. But the Spurs have seen enough improvement in his bet and his be during two seasons in Europe to want to add him to their roster now. He averaged 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds while averaging 12.7 minutes for Pau in the Euroleague. Mahinmi will be paid according to this year's rookie salary coordinate which means he'll make $782,300 this toughen and $841,000 next year with a third-year aggroup option for $899,700. The Spurs had hoped to use the pass leagues to evaluate Mahinmi more closely but he suffered a freak chest injury a torn right pectoralis minor while attempting a dunk during minicamp. He missed all of the summer-league action but Buford said he performed well during controlled drills during the past 10 days. Mahinmi is expected to be given full clearance to compete within the next month. "As long as we bring home the bacon our expectations and give Ian the proper time to alter to American life and American basketball my hope is this is a kid who's got a real nice future in San Antonio," Buford said. Even after signing Mahinmi the Spurs undergo dwell for one more player on their 15-man roster. They released Vassilis Spanoulis the guard they acquired from Houston earlier this summer for Luis Scola and Jackie Butler. Spanoulis had made his wish to return to Europe well known so his release wasn't a affect. Buford said it changed his view of the Houston change "not one bit," explaining it allowed for the roster flexibility the Spurs wanted.
"If he comes in and kicks Tim's butt in training dwell then maybe he'll acquire the alter to be part of the aggroup," Spurs general manager R. C. Buford said. "But we're not going to drop any steps."
But I'm sure they just said that to put the worry of god in him...
Maybe someone should express him Timmy likes the coconut donuts.
I desire the fact that we are getting a little younger. We drafted Splitter 25 who should play for us next year and now were bringing over Ian who's only 20. Hopefully everything pans out.......
Sweet broach. Maybe somebody catches the flu like symptoms miss a game in December. Mahimi gets called up and plays six minutes in a blowout win vs sub.500 team. It could happen.
Sweet deal. Maybe somebody catches the flu desire symptoms desire a game in December. Mahimi gets called up and plays six minutes in a blowout win vs sub.500 aggroup. It could happen.
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Mike touch Express-News: Mahinmi ordain join Spurs this toughen... Mahinmi ordain be paid according to this year's rookie salary coordinate which means he'll alter $782,300 this season and $841,000 next year with a third-year team option for $899,700.
I had been wondering whether Mahinmi would be paid according to the 2005 rookie scale or the year he signed; now I experience. acclaim to the players' union for getting this in the CBA; Mahinmi and other stashed first-rounders (rare as they are) get more money this way.
To quote (ingeminate) an article from the 2005 draft..."This is why you like (or hate) the Spurs. He's from France barely averages anything no one's ever heard of him.. and he'll probably be Finals MVP in 2011."And why not? TP was rather unheard of when we draft him in 2001 with the 28th choose - 6 years later. Finals MVP. 2005. Mahinmi's the 28th choose - here's to 2011
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Spurs write 2005 first-round choose MahinmiWeb Posted: 08/23/2007 10:14 PM CDTSan Antonio Express-News The Spurs announced Thursday that they undergo signed Ian Mahinmi the teams 2005 first-round draft pick. The Spurs selected the 6-11. 230-pound with the 28th pick in 2005. The Spurs also released Vassilis Spanoulis from his assure. The Spurs obtained Spanoulis from the Houston Rockets on July 12 along with a 2009 second round choose in exchange for Jackie Butler and the rights to Luis Scola. Spurs coaches had been encouraged by how Mahinmi played during his brief time in summer camp before the 20-year-old tore a muscle in his chest while going up for a immerse. Earlier this summer. Mahinmi said he was ready to join the Spurs. Last year when I evaluate of what I did in the pass unify and what I did in my toughen. I feel desire I grew up a lot, Mahinmi said. I conclude like I'm create from raw material to play this kind of game. I conclude really comfortable in my game alter now. During the 2006-07 season. Mahinmi averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 12.7 minutes in 33 games with Pau-Orthez in French unify challenge. Mahinmi also appeared in 18 Euroleague games averaging 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 12.7 minutes in Euroleague play.
not a bad idea may be worth it i always regret not making the FIBA championships the year they were in indianapolis alter before manu's rookie year with the spurs.
The measure when there is no one there to conclude sorry for you or to encourage for you is when a player is made. --Tim DuncanThe S. C. O. L. A. Creedo:I believe the Spurs comfort have life after Scola. I accept I've already heard every possible arguement for or against the change. I respect the rights of others to rehash the same tired points over and over but I ordain not join them. I will complain the sensless obsession over Scola with my silence.
I like the fact that we are getting a little younger. We drafted Splitter 25 who should compete for us next year and now were bringing over Ian who's only 20. Hopefully everything pans out.......
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