Rumour: Raptors Still Looking For A Big Man

[Scraptor]

Lol that's BS. Not saying you won't get anywhere with hard work. You can go places with hard work but everyone needs a break at some point. People have this deluded view that the American dream is still alive and if you just work hard enough, you'll be a millionaire one day.

Sounds like a bunch of excuses to me. Ultimately you make your own breaks in life. The American dream is a lot tougher now but it is still attainable. I have friends in every profession from law to medicine to the arts who are living proof.

breakin_ankles, there are many routes into the business of sports, but you have to figure out what you want to end up doing. The path to becoming an agent is pretty different than the path to becoming a GM.

[breakin_ankles]

Sounds like a bunch of excuses to me. Ultimately you make your own breaks in life. The American dream is a lot tougher now but it is still attainable. I have friends in every profession from law to medicine to the arts who are living proof.

breakin_ankles, there are many routes into the business of sports, but you have to figure out what you want to end up doing. The path to becoming an agent is pretty different than the path to becoming a GM.

Seriously though, how sick would it be to work for the Raptors organization, in some way...

[3inthekeon]

I know the Blue Jays advertise for interns. Work with no pay. I think that's how the Jays GM started out.

If you really want to work for the Raptors, contact them. Just don't call Casey an idiot as long as there's actually any hope of being accepted.

[big boi]

For overall value, what it might take to get him, for upside, still young, I'm still saying Faried. Would give a first definitely and a rotation player. Would like to keep 2pat off the bench, but wouldn't hate having Amir as back up 4 either. I'd like to have a scrappy elite level athlete and rebounder play with JV. We could be one of the better rebounding teams in the league with that tandem. Doesn't seem like you'd need to over pay to get Faried. Is he perfect? Of course not, but he wouldnt be in the conversation if he was.

[e_wheazhy_]

If you guys don't know what Masai went through to become a GM, you should read up on it. You can do whatever you want if you're willing to sacrifice and bust your ass. Sorry for the off-topic but I hate to see defeatism like this.

Oh I know what he went through but even then it's about who you know. He was able to rise so quickly because he knows how to work a room and utilize his network

[Balls of Steel]

This may be the cost:

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=q6l7vvs

[tDotted]

This may be the cost:

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=q6l7vvs

nah.

[breakin_ankles]

This may be the cost:

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=q6l7vvs

No way, they have no use for Amir, I'm sure hands would work just the same if paired with Lou and a pick.

[Nilanka]

I think the trade deadline is going to come and go without a squawk. On the 20th everyone will see Lou, Landry, Hayes, Chuck, Steamer, TH and Casey and think WTF.

Yup, it's the same story every year. Crickets and tumbleweed at the deadline.

[thead]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=qdg3d2d

add in second rounder to Denver and 1st rounder to Chicago

[breakin_ankles]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=qdg3d2d

add in second rounder to Denver and 1st rounder to Chicago

This IS the trade that needs to happen. I think it is a great trade, as much as I love lou

[Nilanka]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=qdg3d2d

add in second rounder to Denver and 1st rounder to Chicago

This IS the trade that needs to happen. I think it is a great trade, as much as I love lou

Why would Denver agree to this deal? It serves no purpose for them.

Chandler has a team option for next year. If Denver is chasing cap space, they would simply not pickup his option.

[thead]

Denver saves the 2 million guaranteed to Wilson and gets a second rounder for him in a down season and he has a steep injury history

[thead]

it isn't a team option its partially guaranteed...Afflalo has the team option

[Nilanka]

Denver saves the 2 million guaranteed to Wilson and gets a second rounder for him in a down season and he has a steep injury history

Ah, didn't realize Chandler has any guaranteed salary for next year, or that there are picks involved.