Everything All Star Voting

[tDotted]

Very likely that Lowry doesn't get in this year.

I'm not even voting for him lol. Let him get his rest

[Nilanka]

Helps with the tax.

For real?

[DanH]

For real?

Tax bill is determined at the end of the year, and Lowry reportedly has some incentives this year, with some portion of them tied to all star appearance, all-NBA appearance, etc. Details are fuzzy. But yes, Lowry missing incentives can help the Raps gain some wiggle room below the tax line.

[Nilanka]

Tax bill is determined at the end of the year, and Lowry reportedly has some incentives this year, with some portion of them tied to all star appearance, all-NBA appearance, etc. Details are fuzzy. But yes, Lowry missing incentives can help the Raps gain some wiggle room below the tax line.

Well then, f*ck the All-Star Game. I'm voting for Denzel Valentine, Aaron Baynes, the shittier Morris twin, Lavar Ball and Bebe.

[KeonClark]

Well then, f*ck the All-Star Game. I'm voting for Denzel Valentine, Aaron Baynes, the shittier Morris twin, Lavar Ball and Bebe.

Bebe would tweak an ankle (but lead in +/-) and lavar ball would he mvp

[3inthekeon]

Tax bill is determined at the end of the year, and Lowry reportedly has some incentives this year, with some portion of them tied to all star appearance, all-NBA appearance, etc. Details are fuzzy. But yes, Lowry missing incentives can help the Raps gain some wiggle room below the tax line.

So do the savings just go to MLSE's pocket or can Masai actually do something with that bit of money?

[S.R.]

So do the savings just go to MLSE's pocket or can Masai actually do something with that bit of money?

The savings will allow MLSE to reduce ticket prices by 5% next year.



hahahahahahahahahaha

[KeonClark]

The savings will allow MLSE to reduce ticket prices by 5% next year.



hahahahahahahahahaha

MLSE after they say what you just said

[DanH]

So do the savings just go to MLSE's pocket or can Masai actually do something with that bit of money?

Well, it depends on what you mean by being able to do something with it. They can spend now, technically, it will just definitely put them into the tax. If they get closer to the end of the year, they can probably afford a rest-of-season minimum contract for a vet role player who gets waived by March 1st (cough, Vince, cough) without going into the tax - IF Lowry is going to miss his incentives (or enough of them). But if Lowry earns all his incentives, the Raptors are going to be in the tax regardless.

So... it's complicated. Long story short, Lowry missing incentives doesn't do anything for the Raptors in terms of what they can technically do under the hard cap, for example, but does change the tax picture a bit, and may open up the possibility of adding help down the home stretch of the season.

[Abbas]

Demar DeRozan #NBAVOTE

[G__Deane]

I think it's clear the DD will be there but management should quietly be doing everything in it's power to make sure Kyle stays home ....maybe then he'll stop hugging all the opposition players so much

[rocwell]

[The Great One]

The leading vote-getter in each conference will choose the All-Star rosters of both teams. How does that work? So it doesn't matter if DeRozan finishes 4th or 5th in voting, it's up to in this case Giannis, if he's on the team or not?

Bucks forward @Giannis_An34 is the leading East All-Star vote-getter at the moment while @KDTrey5 is the leader in the West. The leading vote-getter in each conference will choose the All-Star rosters of both teams. First fan ballot results below: pic.twitter.com/sGzd9FTqGJ

— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) January 4, 2018

[KeonClark]

Don't let up folks! Demar deserves his first ever start!

Nearly a mil for kyrie? Puke. Flat earthers unite

[JawsGT]

fuckin oladipo, gotta vote folks he's way too close to demar. And who the hell is voting for wade, shit demar should have all of his votes.