Trade Deadline Rumors/News: Barbosa And Evans On The Block? (see post #257)

[Apollo]

Quiet Trade Deadline For Raptors

For the rebuilding Raptors, there’s no point in pulling off a deal that compromises the development of their young and emerging core, no sense in adding a big contract when so much salary flexibility has been already been created.

At the same time, if a deal presents itself that is simply too attractive to turn down, you know general manager Bryan Colangelo will do it.

But for now, don’t expect anything of any consequence.

“I will say there’s all sorts of conversation as we always do as a matter of course,’’ Colangelo relayed from Arizona on Sunday after leaving the league’s all-star weekend for a scouting trip.

“A lot of deals have been talked about, small deals that involve tweaks to the roster. I’d characterize them as opportunity-type deals.”

Source: The Sun

[jamesk]

Fully agree. I've really tried to figure out HOW he does it though. Like it's amazing, he almost goes under guys. hahah
And thats also part of my defense for Bayless. Most times he IS capable of beating his man and scoring massive points on them.. we should encourage that.

My favourite part is when he does the two-step, dribbles, moves, hesitates, and then blows "underneath" around the corner, by his man and gets to the rim ahead of any help. If he was a better finisher this guy would be a star.

[TheGloveinRapsUniform]

Fully agree. I've really tried to figure out HOW he does it though. Like it's amazing, he almost goes under guys. hahah
And thats also part of my defense for Bayless. Most times he IS capable of beating his man and scoring massive points on them.. we should encourage that.

same here, im always amazed as to how he can weave his way in and out traffic and finish off the rim. the thing i dont like is once he gets the ball, you know he aint passing. and he takes the most ill-advised shots. but thats his game tho. i think having a reputation of being a reckless shooter is what allows him to fool his man into thinking he's taking a jumper but then takes that quick first step to the basket. the other problem is he's a volume scorer, needs way too many shots to get into rhythm. but if he wants to sign with the raps for the vet min id take him. he's a momentum changer and thats handy to have on your team.

im not sold on bayless yet. it seems he's more of a scorer rather than anything else. but id give him another year.

[Apollo]

No, the TPE doesn't count until it's put to use. They bought out Peja. This is probably what you missed when you went through the numbers. Peja still counts even though he's bought out. Here is a good site:

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/toronto.htm

[sillydebate]

Does that $66.8 Million include the TPE? I reviewed the contracts and it just adds up to $54-55M. Is there someone they're paying to be elsewhere, or are they getting docked for the Peja buyout?

[Apollo]

My point was only that MLSE is spending $67mm to get 19(?) wins. That's gotta smart.

This is common for rebuilding teams. They're making moves to rid bloated contracts of a past era and not win as many games as they can. It happens in most rebuilding scenarios.

[RaptorsFan4Life]

Raptors May Not Use Bosh Trade Exception

The Raptors made sure to get some assets back in return when Chris Bosh left for Miami as a free agent last summer.

Toronto received two draft picks and a $14.5 million trade exception as part of the forward's departure.

The exception, which is now worth $12.2 million following another deal, allows the Raptors to take on that amount of extra salary in a trade under the current collective bargaining agreement.

As the Feb. 24 trade deadline approaches, the National Post writes that it will be hard for the Raptors to use the exception.

There are 10 teams with exceptions currently, while only Cleveland has one larger than Toronto.

“It’s tough to put a value on the trade exception, except to say that this year there seems to be fewer quality contracts available in the form of salary unloads because so many teams lined up to get under the [salary] cap last summer in the banner free-agent year that it was,” general manager Bryan Colangelo wrote in an email to the Post. “There are fewer [teams paying the tax] this year, as well, and most of them are contenders so [avoiding paying the tax] will be less common.

“Of course there are toxic deals available, but with good reason.”

Another reason why the Raptors are unlikely to use the exception is that they simply don't want to take on salary.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...rade_Exception

I personally hope we don't use it and let it expire and become free cap space. There is no one I really want in the group of players with big contracts.

[slaw]

Payroll next season will be around $40M. If the cap were to drop to $50M and you add in the two 1st round rookie deals they'll still have enough to sign an impact guy or hang on to Reggie and Wright. Jose and Andrea are eating up almost $20M/yr going forward.

The writer forgot to mention a key tidbit. What about the TPE???

My point was only that MLSE is spending $67mm to get 19(?) wins. That's gotta smart.

[Joey]

The TPE doesn't count against the cap until used. Right now it is like a draft pick - an asset with no value until used.

Interesting analogy. Nice way to put it.
Also I think people need to remember is that the TPE expires a year after the deal was done. And unless the other team is planning to flip quickly and use it for whats its meant, they must be willing to do a some-for-none type deal, and just let it expire. With the CBA there might be some interest in the latter.

[mcHAPPY]

yeah, i was wondering about that myself...if you just take actual salary figures of players currently on the roster, the number is in the low 50's, so i assume that the TPE is considered part of their payroll for cap purposes (since if used, they'd be adding whatever salary to their existing payroll/cap belonged to the returning player(s)). OR, peja's contract is still counting against the overall figure. i'm really not sure how the machinations work to that level of detail.

either way, declaring their current payroll as almost $68M is a bit misleading - the players who are actually currently on the roster are, as i said, totalling a little over $50M...it's not as though they're pressing up against the lux tax in *real* dollars and have 15 W's to show for it...

The TPE doesn't count against the cap until used. Right now it is like a draft pick - an asset with no value until used.

The thing to keep in mind about Peja going against the cap is before him they were at approx. $63M, now $67M. If they didn't pay him/buy him out by trading for him, they'd be paying Jack, Banks, and Andersen and they would still be on the hook for JJ next season taking the payroll from $48M to $44M.

If Barbo opts out or is traded we are down to around $36M or if Calderon is traded it would be $34M - and if both went $28M.

Personally, while both are good vets, I'd like to see one go for future flexibility.

[Joey]

..but if you can beat ANYbody to the rim, why pass the ball?

Just sayin', who wouldn't do that if they could.

Fully agree. I've really tried to figure out HOW he does it though. Like it's amazing, he almost goes under guys. hahah
And thats also part of my defense for Bayless. Most times he IS capable of beating his man and scoring massive points on them.. we should encourage that.

[jamesk]

Plus he's a freakin black hole.

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..but if you can beat ANYbody to the rim, why pass the ball?

Just sayin', who wouldn't do that if they could.

[yertu damkule]

Payroll next season will be around $40M. If the cap were to drop to $50M and you add in the two 1st round rookie deals they'll still have enough to sign an impact guy or hang on to Reggie and Wright. Jose and Andrea are eating up almost $20M/yr going forward.

The writer forgot to mention a key tidbit. What about the TPE???

yeah, i was wondering about that myself...if you just take actual salary figures of players currently on the roster, the number is in the low 50's, so i assume that the TPE is considered part of their payroll for cap purposes (since if used, they'd be adding whatever salary to their existing payroll/cap belonged to the returning player(s)). OR, peja's contract is still counting against the overall figure. i'm really not sure how the machinations work to that level of detail.

either way, declaring their current payroll as almost $68M is a bit misleading - the players who are actually currently on the roster are, as i said, totalling a little over $50M...it's not as though they're pressing up against the lux tax in *real* dollars and have 15 W's to show for it...

[Brandon]

If these players were worth anything they'd be producing wins on the court. So trading them for draft picks is fine, because any group of players, however bad, can go out there and lose 55 games. I say trade them all.

[Multipaul]

[QUOTE=Tim W.;66011]Barbosa being held together by tape and chewing gum pretty much kills his trade value.
QUOTE]

Ok that was funny man. Love Barbo, but that is jokes.