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Primer wrote: View PostWe're deep at PF and TT isn't built for international basketball, not the biggest loss. After injury, contract issues is the most acceptable reason to skip repping Canada, so I'm cool with it.
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guyroch wrote: View PostAgain I say .. If your agent is Lebron's James best friend then what risk are you really taking ? Isn't any player playing on the last year of their contract taking a risk ?
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Joey wrote: View PostTechnically I suppose, but rumours were that Thompson was offered somewhere around $80M over 5 years ... if he seriously injures himself this season, while willingly making $6.8M, you can imagine he won't be looking at a $80M/5 type offer next season."Stop eating your sushi."
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guyroch wrote: View PostAgain I say .. If your agent is Lebron's James best friend then what risk are you really taking ? Isn't any player playing on the last year of their contract taking a risk ?
The Lebron connection doesn't seem to mean shit. They're already saying TT absolutely won't come back to the Cavs next offseason after they forced him to sign the QO by not making an acceptable offer (The Monroe situation).
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Joey wrote: View PostTechnically I suppose, but rumours were that Thompson was offered somewhere around $80M over 5 years ... if he seriously injures himself this season, while willingly making $6.8M, you can imagine he won't be looking at a $80M/5 type offer next season.
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Lebron's (... er, TT's agent's) shill machine in full effect....
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13...er-payday-2016
Just like what happened with Eric Bledsoe last season. Lebron's agency appears to have a few media guys in their back pockets....
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Primer wrote: View PostYeah, it's not really any riskier than any player playing in the final year of a deal.
Someone playing on the final year of their contract didn't have the same opportunity (presumably) to take a new 4-5 year, fully guaranteed deal, before ultimately deciding to play-out said "final year". If they did have the opportunity in the offseason to extend, but chose to forego that option for Free Agency a year later, then I would agree with you that they are taking a risk. But generally, they don't.
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golden wrote: View PostLebron's (... er, TT's agent's) shill machine in full effect....
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13...er-payday-2016
Just like what happened with Eric Bledsoe last season. Lebron's agency appears to have a few media guys in their back pockets....
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Canada vs the field?
Let me properly adjust my tinfoil hat. There we go, it's in place. I'm not sure if it's been asked in this thread but how would the 2020 Canadian Olympic team do in the NBA playoffs? Not against an aberration like the lebron Heat but against most of the competition. Joseph came here at his first opportunity. Tristan has made a very unconventional move in accepting the QO and making himself a free agent sooner than most. Is there a movement going on here to bring the kids home and make a Canadian super team (along with whatever 7 ft Lithuanian wants to join). . But, whether or not a conspiracy is afoot, how do you think a 2020 team (Murray, cojo, wiggins, Thompson, etc...) would do in the NBA?Last edited by Jclaw; Mon Aug 10, 2015, 05:14 PM.
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Training camp roster is announced:
Name Position Height Hometown Current Team
Bennett, Anthony F 6’8″ Brampton, ON Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)
Bhullar, Sim C 7’5″ Mississauga, ON Sacramento Kings (NBA)
Doornekamp, Aaron F 6’7″ Odessa, ON Braunschweig (Germany)
Ejim, Melvin F 6’6″ Toronto, ON Orlando Magic (NBA)
English, Carl SG 6’5″ Paradise, NFLD Athens AEK (Greece)
Hanlan, Olivier G 6’4″ Aylmer, QC BC Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Heslip, Brady G 6’2″ Burlington, ON Pallacanestro Cantù (Italy)
Joseph, Cory PG 6’3″ Pickering, ON Toronto Raptors (NBA)
Murray, Jamal G 6’3″ Kitchener, ON University of Kentucky (NCAA)
Nicholson, Andrew F 6’9″ Mississauga, ON Orlando Magic (NBA)
Olynyk, Kelly C 7’0″ Kamloops, BC Boston Celtics (NBA)
Powell, Dwight F 6’9″ Toronto, ON Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
Sacre, Robert C 7’0″ Vancouver, BC Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Scrubb, Phil G 6’3″ Richmond, BC AEK Athens (Greece)
Stauskas, Nik SG 6’6″ Mississauga, ON Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)
Wiggins, Andrew F 6’8″ Vaughan, ON Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)
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