Wolstat: JJ not likely to return

[themasao]

Agreed. I'm not putting anything into this though ... He's still a Toronto Sun reporter.

+1. The initial tweet oozed speculation. Isn't JJ still under contract anyways, so unless Wolstat is privy to some trade/waiving info that no one else is........

[Joey]

It amazes me that with all this talk of defense the team is letting its best defender go.

Agreed. I'm not putting anything into this though ... He's still a Toronto Sun reporter.

[Craiger]

It amazes me that with all this talk of defense the team is letting its best defender go.

[Joey]

Bayless and JJ gone... that alone makes this a happy offseason for me! hehe

Mind if I ask for a bit of clarification on this?

For me, these are two guys who left EVERYTHING out on the floor and gave 120% everynight, no matter what.

I'm actually quite the opposite. If both these guys are gone, I would be more than a little upset.

[white men can't jump]

I still wonder if something bigger might happen and JJ is part of that. Really though, I think many of us wondered if he would be back after the little incident during the season. I don't think he's a real "problem" type of player, but maybe he is high maintenance or something.

I don't care who else we get unless it's a real upgrade. Rush, Wright...whatever, someone else who will likely be inconsistent, just in different ways than JJ.

[Balls of Steel]

Hmmm, this is still pure speculation though. Nothing concrete. Rush is more difficult to get here than Wright as GState is really high on him.

[jimmyhunter]

Well he's still under contract so...this might guarantee that another deal is on the way. Perhaps a package with Calderon?

[CalgaryRapsFan]

Bayless and JJ gone... that alone makes this a happy offseason for me! hehe

The acquisition of Rush or Wright would be good, but would make me wonder if another deal is in the works, given the depth we'd have on the wings. We already have Kleiza, JJ, DeRozan, Fields and Ross. Barring any additional trades, I assume Fields & DeRozan would be starting.

The only way I could see this working is if either Amir/Davis is traded. That way the primary 2nd unit would be Amir/Davis, Kleiza, Ross/Wright, Rush/Ross, Calderon. Gray would be available to matchup against opponents' traditional backup C when needed.

[Red and White]

Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
I don't have specifics on why James Johnson will be gone, just that it would be a major surprise if he is a Raptor next season.

Very interesting. I really like JJ, hope we get some value for him.

[mcHAPPY]

Surprised no one caught this tweet. On iPhone so someone else can find the tweet for me. From last night I believe.

Sign and trade for Rush or trade for Wright in GS would be fine with me. Much prefer Rush.