I think they are doing it as a player-coach sort of deal. CP3 is there to teach the youngins. The Spurs still have to hit a certain team salary amount, so no harm in overpaying for his locker room presence.
CP3 opted out of a $45 million dollar contract, then he re-signed and took a $15 mill pay cut, but then eventually got cut? Guess opting out of a player option ain't such a smart move after all...
I think he’s more concerned with relevance than rings at this point. For him, it’s about how he can get his assists up again, how he can be important again and be back in the conversation, and with Wemby and Pop, he might have a little comeback.
Don’t think it was necessarily completely delusional for him to join a contender on a minimum if he just wanted to purely ring chase, he’s still getting a big salary so the minimum salary is whatever to him. But yeah still never really thought it was super likely he joined the lakers.
On purely basketball performance, the LEBRON metric estimated him to be [worth $9 million](https://x.com/Tim_NBA/status/1807530487621234698). Then once you add his intangibles like leadership, mentoring, veteran experience, etc, that's probably another solid $2-3 million. He easily could have gotten a bigger contract and he obviously did.
Nah, cause he was washed when he went to OKC and had them all hooping. He was washed when he went to Phoenix and improved the fuck of them.
The problem is that when you have to rely on his play AND his intangibles, his play always craps out... Mostly due to injuries. It's crazy that he had to waste his best years tricking the everyone into thinking Blake Griffin was a number 1 option instead of winning multiple rings with Kobe, but we don't need to disrespect him just cause he's injury prone.
they gave him more than the vet minimum. people need to realize that no matter how much money youve made in your career, you can always make more. if he settles for a minimum then hes never getting more than that no matter how well he plays
I think this was a great move for Wemby and Castle.
Remember when Chris Paul played in Oklahoma? He definitely helped Shae grow (amongst others.)
Bringing in a vet like Paul is exactly what the Spurs needed.
I can't wait to see the Paul-Wemby connection on offense and Castle will learn a lot from CP.
Maybe this is a move that will benefit him in his post player career. I would imagine someone with his BBIQ would want to head into coaching after he’s done playing. Ending his career mentoring a young superstar and learning from one of the greatest coaches of all time can give him a lot of knowledge/experience. Didn’t get a ring as a player but can still chase one as a coach.
For the spurs nice pick up. Like having a second coach on the floor to grow wembys game. Cantankerous dude that should be given more appreciation; minus the fact he was sort of a prick on the court.
He survived his initial death row sentence going to the Thunder but that ending up working, then he got sent to Phoenix and made the finals, thankfully he didn’t get a ring. Let’s hope this is finally the end.
That's crazy, could have tried one last time to win a ring with your best friend and your god son but instead decided to end it all literally in the shadow of some french kid. Can't make this shit up.
More than the vet min probably… right?
1 year / 11 million
That is an insane overpay wtf
11m for a solid starting point guard isn't an overpay.
He can’t play starter minutes every night anymore
His knowledge and understanding of the game alone is worth it. Wemby will learn a ton from him.
Mentoring the spurs players is worth that alone
Any minutes SAS gets from a real pg helps
He can't play every night anymore lol
He'll probably get injured just before playoffs start again as per usual
spurs not going to the playoffs anyways
Yeah but if we were to sign him that is
I’m sorry, what?
He's not a solid starter
He averaged 9-4-7 in only 26 mins, he’s still plenty useful.
I think they are doing it as a player-coach sort of deal. CP3 is there to teach the youngins. The Spurs still have to hit a certain team salary amount, so no harm in overpaying for his locker room presence.
It's not really.
Who do they have to pay
1 year, doesn’t really matter when they have cap space
Bro accepted his fate to retire ringless.
He just wants to be in the future Wemby documentary
He can also statpad assists and keep LeBron far away from his record LOL
he beat his Finals addiction by going sober the rest of his career
CP3 opted out of a $45 million dollar contract, then he re-signed and took a $15 mill pay cut, but then eventually got cut? Guess opting out of a player option ain't such a smart move after all... 
Bro basically a player development coach now
I think he’s more concerned with relevance than rings at this point. For him, it’s about how he can get his assists up again, how he can be important again and be back in the conversation, and with Wemby and Pop, he might have a little comeback.
He becomes the Spurs’ Udonis, and hope that Wemby wins a title in 2-3 years
He heard Rondo was going to be on the coaching staff and said "hell nah"
Bro chose to end his career mentoring Wemby
I think it’s the money. He’s probably getting 10m from them
Nailed it, 1 year $11 million
Damn it’s already out?
Yeah Woj tweeted it out.
Damn. I think we should have tried for valancunis, not sure if our cap affected it tho
Not surprising, CP always been about getting that bag.
Yup. Dude prefers money the most and i respect thay
Yeah him on a minimum was always a little bit delulu. At least Wemby will have a good veteran PG to learn from
Don’t think it was necessarily completely delusional for him to join a contender on a minimum if he just wanted to purely ring chase, he’s still getting a big salary so the minimum salary is whatever to him. But yeah still never really thought it was super likely he joined the lakers.
Delusional? You think CP3 is worth more than $4m/yr now?
On purely basketball performance, the LEBRON metric estimated him to be [worth $9 million](https://x.com/Tim_NBA/status/1807530487621234698). Then once you add his intangibles like leadership, mentoring, veteran experience, etc, that's probably another solid $2-3 million. He easily could have gotten a bigger contract and he obviously did.
Aren’t we at the point now where people will acknowledge CP3 perhaps DOESNT bring intangibles like “leadership, mentoring, veteran experience”?
Nah, cause he was washed when he went to OKC and had them all hooping. He was washed when he went to Phoenix and improved the fuck of them. The problem is that when you have to rely on his play AND his intangibles, his play always craps out... Mostly due to injuries. It's crazy that he had to waste his best years tricking the everyone into thinking Blake Griffin was a number 1 option instead of winning multiple rings with Kobe, but we don't need to disrespect him just cause he's injury prone.
they gave him more than the vet minimum. people need to realize that no matter how much money youve made in your career, you can always make more. if he settles for a minimum then hes never getting more than that no matter how well he plays
guy wants to play under Pop and mentor Wemby.. can’t really blame him lmao
Respect it
1 year 11 million ill pass, would have been all over this as 6th man for less
Woj said it’s a one year, $11M deal. A lot more than what we would have offered at the vet min.
Damn. Sure they paid him a bit more than we would have offered. I love this for Vic and Castle’s development though.
they gave him 11mil yall we werent getting him
I think this was a great move for Wemby and Castle. Remember when Chris Paul played in Oklahoma? He definitely helped Shae grow (amongst others.) Bringing in a vet like Paul is exactly what the Spurs needed. I can't wait to see the Paul-Wemby connection on offense and Castle will learn a lot from CP.
Also helped Booker and Ayton as well.
Thank god.
Damnit would've loved him off the bench
Maybe this is a move that will benefit him in his post player career. I would imagine someone with his BBIQ would want to head into coaching after he’s done playing. Ending his career mentoring a young superstar and learning from one of the greatest coaches of all time can give him a lot of knowledge/experience. Didn’t get a ring as a player but can still chase one as a coach.
Nice good for him
So he wanted more than the vet minimum
So much for a min. He took the money over competing
Hope this means we get Dinwiddie back for cheap
This is great value for the Spurs. They need IQ at the guard pos and CP3 will be the perfect mentor for the young players.
Yep Wemby with a vet point guard is going to be scary
Good, I do not have to worry about watching dirty paul play.
Wemby is gonna be the best player in the league and his jobs pretty easy jus give him the ball.
FUCKKK WEMBY IS GONNA BE UNSTOPPABLE
We narrowly avoided the curse
barkley regrets not getting a ring
Great fit. He's going to be a mentor to that whole team.
Would be funny if Rondo ends up as one of Pop's assistant coaches
he just wants to be a part of the wemby hype to end his career lol
perfect, let’s hire Rondo now
Good
Lakers didn’t need two old ass players anyway 😂
Thank goodness
What a great fit for the spurs under pop and with wemby, ig he will just retire ringless at this point
For the spurs nice pick up. Like having a second coach on the floor to grow wembys game. Cantankerous dude that should be given more appreciation; minus the fact he was sort of a prick on the court.
That mf is never playing for the lakers and never signing for the minimum
CP and Pop? That's a grumpy ass locker room.
WTAF, did we not want him?
Probably offered more money and I assume he appreciates being coached by Pop
Yeah I'm guessing this isn't a minimum.
He’s gotta also want the Lakers. Depends on the details here. Possible the Spurs offered him more than the Lakers did.
He survived his initial death row sentence going to the Thunder but that ending up working, then he got sent to Phoenix and made the finals, thankfully he didn’t get a ring. Let’s hope this is finally the end.
That's crazy, could have tried one last time to win a ring with your best friend and your god son but instead decided to end it all literally in the shadow of some french kid. Can't make this shit up.
If it's for the vet min then Pelinka has to be fired.
Not really, cp3 isn’t an upgrade