What are we? the garbage can for everyteam in the league???? I am sorry, we can do better with our expiring contracts...Under no circomstance that we should trade an expiring contract for another bad contract like Jalen's....Under no circomstances
If they want to trade with us, they will have to offer us a much better package...We don't need their pick that badly....Have you seen Jalen's contract???
Posted by fishmike:
Look at this from Toronto's view.
http://www.hoopshype.com/salaries/toronto.htm
If they can get Jalen's $16+ mm off the books for 06-07 they will have about $20mm in cap space BEFORE Bosh becomes a FA. When you look around the league the teams that have built successfully procure a franchise caliber talent in a rookie contract, then add a high caliber FA or trade using cap space BEFORE that rookie's deal is up.
Its not the $17mm we save them for taking on Jalen's deal, its also the flexibility it gives them afterwards. If I am Toronto I'm saying where do I sign? I can draft a guy like Webster at 16, go with TT as my 3 for a year, have a decent pick next year and be in position to max money or take on max money in a trade. Thats a no brainer for Tor.
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