Hill Traded to Indiana

Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) is tweeting that the Spurs traded George Hill to Indiana for their first round pick, Kawhi Leonard.

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We also get Indiana's 42nd pick tonight.

Profile for Leonard: http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Kawhi-Leonard-5821/

I'm happy with this trade. Hill wasn't going no where really, didn't seem like he'd be really relevant in the future. Kawhi is a better version of PHX's Grant Hill (non prime).

Spurs also get the rights to Erazem Lorbek.

yahoo sports

The San Antonio Spurs have agreed to trade backup guard George Hill(notes) for the draft rights to Kawhi Leonard, the Indiana Pacers’ No. 15 pick, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Hill, the No. 26 pick in the 2008 draft, developed into a dependable reserve for the Spurs. He averaged 11.6 points and 2.5 assists last season. The Spurs also received the Pacers’ No. 42 pick in the draft, sources said.
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Leonard, a 6-foot-7 sophomore forward from San Diego State University, was projected by some to go in the top 10 of the draft.

Looks like a typical Spurs pick. Decent defender, can't shoot or cannot create own shot. déjà vu all over again.

I am not realy all that happy and now we have no backup for TP

Now can they unload RJ for a low round pick yea i take it

Blondie wrote:I am not realy all that happy and now we have no backup for TP

With all the rumors it looked like the Spurs where going to unload Parker or Hill and it ended up being Hill

Strengths:

* Relentless rebounder
* Huge hands
* 7-foot-1 wingspan
* Can put the ball on the floor
* Can guard several positions
* Big-time leaper

I heard he was the best offensive rebounder in this draft.

Blondie wrote:I am not realy all that happy and now we have no backup for TP

They will probably pick up a veteran PG. Not sure who's out there but there is Neal, Anderson and now possibly they can work Da'Sean Butler into the rotation as well.

1kangaroo wrote:Now can they unload RJ for a low round pick yea i take it

God, I hope so. That could help with another SF and big man.

gameFACE wrote:

Blondie wrote:I am not realy all that happy and now we have no backup for TP

They will probably pick up a veteran PG. Not sure who's out there but there is Neal, Anderson and now possibly they can work Da'Sean Butler into the rotation as well.

1kangaroo wrote:Now can they unload RJ for a low round pick yea i take it

God, I hope so. That could help with another SF and big man.

To be honest I take a bag of magic beans for RJ