In the latest installment of the #NBAFrontOffice series, Tom Penn (playing the role of general manager), P.J. Carlesimo (head coach), Amin Elhassan (scouting director) and Kevin Pelton (analytics director) discuss the San Antonio Spurs' big free agency, how new piece LaMarcus Aldridge will fit and who can fill out the rest of the roster.
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Tom Penn: Guys, today we are the San Antonio Spurs, and we have to consider ourselves the big winners of free agency, for sure. And this success story revolves around Tim Duncan. Why? Because this happens only if he's onboard with our (or Gregg Popovich/R.C. Buford's) pitch to him: "Here is our vision. We think we can get LaMarcus Aldridge, re-sign Danny Green and give Kawhi Leonard his payday. But to do that, Tim, all we're going to have left is somewhere in the range of $5 million to $8 million."