Can The Raptors afford Durant?

[Truth Teller]

Not even sign and trade? Or is there some hard cap apron shit I'm not considering?

That requires the Warriors to want something in return. I don't think they want to max out their salary space with some of our high salary players (most likely Ibaka).

[Scraptor]

That requires the Warriors to want something in return. I don't think they want to max out their salary space with some of our high salary players (most likely Ibaka).

I don't think they have space either with Klay's cap hold. If KD walks that salary value turns to zero. No bird rights on boogie so he's gone... maybe they would take some of our salary and a pick.

I would much prefer that we get a sidekick for Kawhi but I'm just trying to see if it is possible, if unlikely.

[golden]

That requires the Warriors to want something in return. I don't think they want to max out their salary space with some of our high salary players (most likely Ibaka).

Typically you involve a third team with cap space.

[DanH]

Not even sign and trade? Or is there some hard cap apron shit I'm not considering?

Yep. Sign and trade activates a hard cap slightly above the tax. Even without Durant's massive salary the Raptors project to be way above the apron if they keep most of the team together.

Like, right now, the Raptors have 140M committed for next year. The hard cap is projected at 138M. But that also doesn't include re-signing Green or Wright. Let's say they let those two go. They only have 9 players now, meaning 5 slots of minimum salary (1.6M each, so 8M). So the Raps are 10M above the hard cap. To make a sign and trade work with Durant's max 38.1M salary, the Raptors can send out at most 47.7M. That saves them 9.6M, almost enough to get under the hard cap. But then, to make up that 47.7M, they must be sending out multiple players, and every player more than one means another minimum salary slot to fill. Which means if, say, the package is, say, JV+CJ+Powell+FVV+OG (why the Warriors would accept anything the Raptors offered is beyond me, even if they got a prospect, considering how deep in the tax they'll end up being), the Raptors are still about 5M above the hard cap with the additional roster slot holds.

Now, the "not even remotely possible" bit really starts with the Warriors definitely not even considering doing a sign and trade of Durant, certainly not to the Raptors, considering the financial implications of dealing with a team that needs to shed salary in the deal. But even if they wanted to, there would be a significant amount of additional cap gymnastics for Masai et al to just make it possible.

There's certainly even less of a path to cap space to straight up sign him, assuming Kawhi stays.

[KeonClark]

I cant believe this is a hot button topic right. The Raptors today, as constructed, would like to beat Kevin Durant in the in finals and people are dreaming of teaming up.

Like, what are we, Kevin Durant??

[Puffer]

I cant believe this is a hot button topic right. The Raptors today, as constructed, would like to beat Kevin Durant in the in finals and people are dreaming of teaming up.

Like, what are we, Kevin Durant??

HaHaHaHaHa.

Keon, you kill me man.

[G__Deane]

MLSE could give him a personal services contract for $30M/year to shill for Bell or Tim Hortons and voila .... fans who hate him would suddenly love him if he landed here

You only hate fake super teams if they're not yours lol

[S.R.]

MLSE could give him a personal services contract for $30M/year to shill for Bell or Tim Hortons and voila .... fans who hate him would suddenly love him if he landed here

You only hate fake super teams if they're not yours lol

Tim Horton's is dying as a brand as it becomes more and more apparent this is just one more franchise for a multinational restaurant chain and not the home grown cultural touchstone we all thought it was/want it to be.

[G__Deane]

Tim Horton's is dying as a brand as it becomes more and more apparent this is just one more franchise for a multinational restaurant chain and not the home grown cultural touchstone we all thought it was/want it to be.

I was just kidding and chose the only Cdn brand off the top of my head. Point is, perhaps there are other ways to *nudge nudge* compensate Durant, buy him a condo or three lol

It 's hard to fight Ballmer/Microsoft, maybe Masai can give him and Kawhi a small piece of Africa?

[S.R.]

I was just kidding and chose the only Cdn brand off the top of my head. Point is, perhaps there are other ways to *nudge nudge* compensate Durant, buy him a condo or three lol

It 's hard to fight Ballmer/Microsoft, maybe Masai can give him and Kawhi a small piece of Africa?

Yeah my comment was just an aside. Billion dollar restaurant brand starts strong arming franchise owners and stiffing minimum wage employees of their paid breaks but hey, there's heartwarming TV commercials about small town kids hockey!

Also, the coffee is bad.

But the doughnuts do beat Robin's doughnuts, those always tasted like smoke and were usually day olds.

[rocwell]

Also, the coffee is bad.
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It can help prevent type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, gallstones, Parkinson's disease though.

[Yuri Gagarin]

Ya we just beat Durant without Kawhi m just gonna enjoy for now

SR it wasnt head office taking away priveledges when minimum wage went up it was individual franchise owners including tim hortons offspring who have a few stores east of toronto. And the reason imo for their demise is they are trying to be a restaurant instead of the best coffee and donut shop on earth. Its like the saying if something can do more than one thing it does both things shit. Artisan grilled cheese?? 🤣 panininis? I cant get a dbl chocolate donut anymore they usually have like 6 donuts. Fug tims. Oh and the donuts suck since they stopped making in store and now use frozen. They are wet and sticky now eww

[Shredder]

It can help prevent type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, gallstones, Parkinson's disease though.

Coffee in general or Tim's coffee? I love coffee, but Tim's tastes gross.

[Nilanka]

It can help prevent type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, gallstones, Parkinson's disease though.

in some of these studies, the benefit was found in people who drank 4 to 6 cups of coffee a day, which is a lot. Too much caffeine can interfere with sleep, trigger migraines, and cause digestive problems. And if you take your coffee with cream and sugar, the added fat and calories can contribute to weight gain – which increases the risk for many types of cancer.

https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/c...ncer-risk.html

[KeonClark]

https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/c...ncer-risk.html