After the Spurs signed Chris Paul in free company and purchased Harrison Barnes through commerce with out giving up any gamers in return, they’ve now made an unsurrising transfer: renouncing the rights to gamers taking on cap house. To this point, these embody Dominick Barlow, David Duke Jr, Sanrdo Mamukelashvili and Cedi Osman. They’ve additionally waived Charles Bassey.
The San Antonio Spurs have renounced the free agent rights for the next gamers:
Dominick BarlowDavid Duke Jr.Sandro MamukelashviliCedi Osman
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) July 8, 2024
The #Spurs have formally introduced the addition of Harrison Barnes from the Kings. They get additionally 2031 Kings 1st-Spherical choose swap, & ship RaiQuan Grey to the Chicago Bulls.
Spurs additionally announce they’ve waived C Charles Bassey, however I am instructed they’re hopeful they’ll convey him again. pic.twitter.com/jLOoYg4LZt
— Nate Ryan (@nateryansports) July 8, 2024
Although Barlow and Osman are at present unrestricted free brokers, the Spurs nonetheless owned their fowl rights. In the meantime, Mamu was a restricted free agent, and David Duke Jr. was on a two-way contract. Bassey was on a non-guaranteed contract. The excellent news is it seems like Julian Champagnie, who can be non-guaranteed, is secure as all of the strikes required to make the Barnes commerce occur have been made.
In fact, none of this implies none of those gamers can’t be re-signed. As famous above, they’d reportedly prefer to re-sign Bassey, the Spurs would nonetheless ready to make use of the Room Exception (price about $8 million), the Second Room Exception and minimal contracts to signal gamers, which they may use on anybody listed above.
Free company isn’t completed but, so stick round!
