Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Q Woods may have good enough handle to be a PG but he doesn't know how to run an offense. I like Salmons a lot but I thought Toronto had signed him.

Maybe not. He's not listed on To's roster. I could have sworn I heard that Toronto had signed him. Maybe it was just a rumor.

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1153518610443&call_pageid=968867503640&col=970081593064

Salmons leaves Raptors hanging
Sixer says Toronto `not the best fit'

Slim pickings left to fill guard spot

Jul. 22, 2006. 08:38 AM
DOUG SMITH
SPORTS REPORTER

John Salmons walked away from $23 million because he was concerned how he would fit in with the Raptors.

The free-agent guard's fickleness was the reason a proposed trade between Toronto and the Philadelphia 76ers unexpectedly fell through, sending the Raptors back into the marketplace to find a player.

"Upon reviewing the basketball situation in Toronto, John decided it's not the best fit for him," a statement from Salmons' agent, Joel Bell, said.

"In a very stressful and tough decision, he decided he could not accept the opportunity to play for the Raptors, even though he was excited about the prospect of being in Toronto."

Raptor officials, who thought they had Salmons on a five-year, $23 million (U.S.) deal as part of a sign-and-trade transaction for a 2007 second-round draft pick, were caught unaware when Salmons pulled out.

"I'm sorry it didn't work out, I wish him the best," Toronto president and general manager Bryan Colangelo said last night.

There was no indication of which free agents the Raptors are chasing to replace Salmons, a 6-foot-6 guard who can play both backcourt positions.

The market is rapidly drying up, although Eddie House, a guard the Raptors had their eye on before Salmons, is available.

Colangelo could also be pursuing trade possibilities now that he has more salary cap flexibility to bring back a player making substantially more than anyone he might give up.

As for Salmons, his options are limited. After he turned down an offer from the Suns to supposedly sign with Toronto, a qualifying offer given him by the Sixers — which would have guaranteed him a contract worth about $2 million last season had he returned to Philadelphia — was rescinded Thursday. He now has no guaranteed deal anywhere for next season.