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Post by Gundo on Aug 7, 2024 14:54:45 GMT -8
Malachi Flynn agreed to a one-year contract with the Spurs, per to Shams Charania of The Athletic. It’s a non-guaranteed deal.
Mal made headlines with the Pistons in April when he scored 50 points off the bench in a game against Atlanta. Mal played for three teams last season, starting the year with the Raptors, who selected him 29th in the 2020 draft. And, after 31 games, he was shipped to New York in late December as part of the OG Anunoby trade. He saw limited time in NY playing 14 games, before being dealt to Detroit at the February deadline.
This should reunite Mal and Nathan this fall, but San Antonio already has 15 players with fully guaranteed deals, plus all three of its two-way contract slots are filled, so Flynn faces a difficult road to win a job at training camp.
Source: Athletic, HoopSource, S.I.com
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Post by Den60 on Aug 7, 2024 15:28:35 GMT -8
Thanks for the update.
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Post by aztecs2019 on Aug 7, 2024 15:30:49 GMT -8
I'd guess it's essentially a higher-paid training camp invite, unfortunately neither Flynn nor Mensah are going to make the Spurs parent roster.
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Post by rednblk on Aug 7, 2024 19:50:14 GMT -8
I can’t think of another NBA team that has given Aztecs more NBA chances.
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Post by MarshallU on Aug 8, 2024 10:12:27 GMT -8
I can’t think of another NBA team that has given Aztecs more NBA chances. who besides Kawhi and a few games for Malcolm Thomas? |
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Post by rednblk on Aug 8, 2024 10:19:46 GMT -8
I can’t think of another NBA team that has given Aztecs more NBA chances. who besides Kawhi and a few games for Malcolm Thomas? Matt Mitchell 2021 summer league. Nathan Mensah training camp deal. Malik Pope Austin Spurs in 2021. Randy Holcomb drafted in the second rd by Spurs. |
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Post by tayloner on Aug 8, 2024 14:09:11 GMT -8
Non-guaranteed deal, and Spurs already have 15 guaranteed contracts and all two-ways filled I believe. So, he's got an uphill climb to stick around. That being said, it's better to be in camp with a team than not be in camp with a team, so hopefully it leads to some sort of opportunity for him.
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Post by MarshallU on Aug 8, 2024 16:15:11 GMT -8
who besides Kawhi and a few games for Malcolm Thomas? Matt Mitchell 2021 summer league. Nathan Mensah training camp deal. Malik Pope Austin Spurs in 2021. Randy Holcomb drafted in the second rd by Spurs. Cool. So Kawhi and a few games from Thomas. |
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Post by aztech on Aug 8, 2024 16:27:06 GMT -8
If anyone can get the most out of Flynn, it's Popovich. So if Flynn flops then it's on him. Not the coaching or the system.
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Post by aztecterrier on Aug 10, 2024 14:10:08 GMT -8
Matt Mitchell 2021 summer league. Nathan Mensah training camp deal. Malik Pope Austin Spurs in 2021. Randy Holcomb drafted in the second rd by Spurs. Cool. So Kawhi and a few games from Thomas. Be cool. You were wrong. Admit it. It's okay. You get no points here for digging on Aztec athletes. |
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Post by sdsuball on Aug 12, 2024 14:44:48 GMT -8
I don't really know that Flynn is a '15'th guy' type of a player.
He needs the ball in his hand to make things happen on offense, and is limited defensively.
Flynn needs a situation with a consistent 15 minutes a game as the backup ball handler.
I guess he has to hope to be the third guy in that role for a team and then to step up when one of the guys in front of him gets hurt.
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