Free Agency 2013

[alex_elstone]

How do you figure we have 2.5 million left? I have us with 1.27 mil. 3mil reported for Hansborough and 900k for Stone

[thead]

Why on God's green earth would Chauncey come here?

I can think of 2.5 million reasons

[Balls of Steel]

Why on God's green earth would Chauncey come here?

[IROR]

I would say Billups would DEFINITELY NOT sign in Toronto (non-contender). But if the market dries up (which it likely won't), I seem to remember hearing that Chauncey and K Low were tight? They text and use emoticons and stuff..

So if he didn't get an offer from a "good" team, would the Raps be at the top of the "mediocre" list??

[feet85]

Yes Please

[vino]

I'd much rather see a no name, all upside back up point guard, who is ready to come in a improve in front of our eyes. Does not need to explode right away... for less than a million per on, say two year deal, similar to Stone but with a different skill set - passing and shooting. Then the Raps could rotate Stone and this another dude; one of them could develop into something!

[white men can't jump]

I've been looking at news about him a lot recently. He said he wants to play 2 more years and will consider all options. There have been stories/rumours from Detroit and Miami about interest. And now also one out of NY, and that one also states he probably won't play for the minimum (and that's all NY can offer)

If Toronto can make a good offer in terms of money (just has to be obviously better than minimum deals contenders will offer), and offer him a real role as a backup guard, that's better than most teams.

[drunkmunky]

What was the reason they didn't sign him again? I thought they valued him highly and gave him playing time?

I remember an article previously mentioning that Billups could have made something big out of Toronto but he didn't, and possibly regretted it. Either way he's got skill, albeit a lot of age w/ that.

[Puffer]

Billups is a player i don't want and also think we can't get. He will go to a contender.

Everybody can't go to a contender.

[NoPropsneeded]

Billups retiring a Raptor would be sweet. Playing behind Lowry and mentoring him as well as Julyan Stone would be awesome

[Miekenstien]

Billups is a player i don't want and also think we can't get. He will go to a contender.

[white men can't jump]

Masai shipped Chauncey out of Denver...the place that he loved. Not sure if he took that personal or not.

Yeah, I thought about that too. Not sure it has an impact, but also if they do land him, I'll again be impressed with Ujiri given these circumstances.

[white men can't jump]

Raptors should immediately go after Chauncy. He was just released from LAC. He would make a great backup point guard for this year. Probably get him for vet minimum.

I've been saturating some threads with this idea. Minimum won't get it done though. That's why I want to know details of Hansbrough deal. I think they'd need at least 2+ million to get Billups. I was thinking actually 2 years, 6 million, with the second being a player option.

[thead]

That being said I would love to have him

[thead]

Masai shipped Chauncey out of Denver...the place that he loved. Not sure if he took that personal or not.