San Antonio Spurs: Grading The Offseason

Re-Signing Matt Bonner

You can rest easy, Spurs fans. You may have lost quite a bit of depth this summer, but the Red Mamba is here to stay after signing a one-year extension for $1.5 million.

Bonner, who’s been with the team for the last nine seasons and is now 35 years old, doesn’t have too much to offer San Antonio off the bench. He’ll be playing year-to-year from here on out, but he’s been a 41.2 percent three-point shooter during his time with the Spurs and for the sake of continuity, bringing him back on a minimum deal isn’t a bad idea by any means.

Last season, Bonner averaged a negligible 3.7 points per game while shooting 40.9 percent from the floor and 36.5 percent from downtown, so he’s more than likely approaching the end of his career. But he also played in 70 games and for a team that lost some of its three-point shooting off the bench with Marco Belinelli‘s departure, Bonner is a solid end-of-the-rotation option.

The Red Rocket is essentially San Antonio’s Brian Scalabrine, and outside of Duncan, Parker and Ginobili, he’s the team’s longest-tenured player. With the Spurs still avoiding the luxury tax, Bonner on a minimum deal isn’t a bad move by any stretch of the imagination.

Grade: C+

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