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by r21x on Feb 7, 2009 12:24 AM CST

The New Jersey Nets have spoken to San Antonio, Chicago, Cleveland and, surprisingly, Toronto about guard Vince Carter, the Newark Star-Ledger is reporting.

The Spurs are reportedly weighing up whether Carter would push them over the top in the West, but with San Antonio's salary structure being top-heavy, it's hard to see how a deal would be worked out.

Via Newark Star-Ledger

No, just no. It wouldn't work. Aside from the fact that in our halfcourt set having 3 ballhandlers (Ginobili, Parker, Carter) would end up limiting all of them. Carter is talented but no way the Spurs take the risk. Plus his contract is horrible.

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Not a Spur

Don’t forget that he’s an admitted quitter.

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by J.R. Wilco on Feb 7, 2009 12:56 AM CST reply actions

Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!

by LatinD on Feb 7, 2009 9:04 AM CST up reply actions

And he’s old!

by Linix129 on Feb 7, 2009 10:51 AM CST reply actions

Carter in the Spurs would turn into a worst version of Michael Finley

by DAF86 on Feb 7, 2009 11:05 AM CST reply actions

Let’s not go that far.

Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!

by LatinD on Feb 7, 2009 1:24 PM CST up reply actions

Boo

This idea is similar to poo

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by Big50 on Feb 7, 2009 11:32 AM CST reply actions

No VC.

Please. Exactly, Jolly, I immediately thought the same thing. He is not a Spur.

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by Ed (dfjmed) on Feb 7, 2009 12:11 PM CST reply actions

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnndddddddddd...

…who would we trade in return? Unless they’d give VC for JV, or another scrub (which I realize is completely unlikely), I’m opposed.

by Ed (dfjmed) on Feb 7, 2009 12:15 PM CST up reply actions

It goes without saying that I wouldn’t give up any of the big 3 for him, and outside of that, who would NJ even want from our team? Unless they are just looking to dump salary. It is not clear how he’d help us either; every possession he used would be one fewer for TP or Manu, who are more efficient players.

However… what if VC turned into someone useful (Rasheed Wallace, Jermaine O’Neal) via some sort of 3-way deal? I trust the Spurs’ FO. If there’s a deal out there that makes sense, they’ll do it, if not, they won’t.

by tomasito on Feb 7, 2009 6:42 PM CST reply actions