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  • HoopsRumors.com: Free Agent Stock Watch - Alan Anderson

    For some four-year veterans poised to hit the free agent market this summer, such as Brandon Jennings or Tyreke Evans, it will be their first opporunity to go through the process. That's not the case for four-year players across the board though. For Alan Anderson, who debuted back in 2005 with the Bobcats and is currently finishing up the fourth season of his NBA career, free agency is all too familiar.

    "I've been playing on one-year [contracts] since Charlotte," Anderson told Hoops Rumors on Saturday. "One year, one year, one year. I've been a free agent every year."

    Anderson's playing career has included stops in Italy, Russia, Israel, and Spain, but he received his first chance at consistent, full-season NBA minutes this season in Toronto, after the Raptors signed him to a one-year, minimum-salary deal last summer. The 30-year-old has taken advantage of the opportunity by having his best year yet, averaging 10.7 PPG and a 12.5 PER, both career-highs, in 63 contests with the Raps.

    Coming off his most successful season to date, Anderson will be revisiting that familiar free agent process this July, but he should find he has a little more leverage than usual this time around. His production may not necessarily earn him a multiyear contract, or a salary worth a whole lot more than the minimum, but there should be no shortage of teams looking for scorers off the bench. Anderson has exhibited the ability to score baskets in bunches, as he did last month when he scored 35 against the Knicks, and can shoot the three (.352 career 3PT%), which should ensure he draws interest.

    With the Raptors focusing on finishing the regular season on a winning streak, Anderson told Hoops Rumors than he hasn't started thinking too much about his pending free agency. However, when he does begin weighing his options, Anderson will be looking for a situation where playing time will be available.

    "Whoever has a need for me," Anderson said. "I want to go somewhere and play. I don't want to sit on the bench."

    The Raptors could be facing something of a salary-cap crunch this offseason, with about $73MM in commitments on their books for 2013/14. They have the amnesty clause available, and it's widely expected that they'll try to move Andrea Bargnani to cut costs, but the team could still end up in the tax. Of course, that shouldn't necessarily preclude the Raptors from bringing back Anderson -- the club will have to fill out its roster somehow. It may limit the team's ability to offer Anderson much of a raise, however.

    Assuming the Raptors have the interest and the flexibility to bring Anderson back, returning to Toronto would be the veteran forward's preference, after spending the last season and a half with the franchise.

    "They're the ones that gave me my second chance back in the NBA," Anderson said of the Raptors, who signed him to a 10-day contract in 2011/12 after he'd been out of the league since '06/07. "So yeah, I would definitely want to come back."

    Whether or not Anderson will be wearing a Raptors uniform next season remains to be seen, but Anderson and agent Mark Bartelstein should be looking forward to this summer. After spending years looking for NBA teams to give him a chance, Anderson may very well receive interest from multiple suitors this July.


    http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/04/f...-anderson.html
    Do you want AA back on the Raptors roster next season?
    33
    Yes
    30.30%
    10
    No
    69.70%
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  • #2
    I would want him back if we were San Antonio. We are Raptors, so no, because coach will not be able to use him properly and he will be the same chucker as we are used to see him.
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    • #3
      Yeah absolutely, as long as he's playing behind Ross. I don't see why you wouldn't want a guy whom has such a wide skill set and is so inexpensive. He's basically a much, much cheaper version of Kleiza....solid defender, has decent shooting range, can penetrate, can guard multiple positions, good locker guy, hungry to prove himself and isn't going to whine if he doesn't get regular rotation minutes.

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      • #4
        Matt52 wrote: View Post
        Do you want AA back on the Raptors roster next season?
        3 yrs @ 5mil.

        I think he earned it and deserves it. Scorer of the bench, points if you need them in a hurry, solid defender and can penetrate or shoot the three. the type of player who will not complain if given 3mins or 30mins. a long-term contract could possibly make his shooting better. why? coz he wont force shots. he wont always be worried that he'd made mistakes, not get any minutes, and not get a contract the following year. i think he's travelled too often and too long not to appreciate a long term contract. He seems like a good influence in the locker room and seems to be bringing players closer together, much like what Jose did before.

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        • #5
          Mediumcore wrote: View Post
          Yeah absolutely, as long as he's playing behind Ross. I don't see why you wouldn't want a guy whom has such a wide skill set and is so inexpensive. He's basically a much, much cheaper version of Kleiza....solid defender, has decent shooting range, can penetrate, can guard multiple positions, good locker guy, hungry to prove himself and isn't going to whine if he doesn't get regular rotation minutes.
          holy shit. we were typing the exact same thing at the exact same time. Creepy!!!

          I think of him more like a Barbosa type player, but a bit slower and more consistent.

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          • #6
            Wow, and we both posted at about the same time...

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            • #7
              Hahaha, stop now

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              • #8
                I am assuming Casey is back. If Casey is back, no to AA.

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                • #9
                  Matt52 wrote: View Post
                  I am assuming Casey is back. If Casey is back, no to AA.
                  Agreed. I voted 'no' because I don't trust Casey.

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                  • #10
                    I voted no because AA says he wants minutes and wont sit on the bench. The Raps need veterans who can produce, but are willing to cede the minutes and be good practice bodies and role models. I wasn't in the hate AA camp that sprouted up this season, but I can see him becoming a head-ache if he gets stuck behind T Ross.
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                    • #11
                      I said yes. He is a decent three point shooter and should be cheap. He need to be reigned in a bit, but we are in pretty derperate need of a guy who can hit corner threes. He could be that guy for us.
                      "Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."

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                      • #12
                        I voted no, I like AA the person his story and I respect what he does. He just doesnt fit the system, hes a player that thinks hes a lot better than he is which is awful for a team that is developing an identity. If we kept him Id want him to play in case of injury and ride the pine otherwise or insert him into a spot up shooter role comes in and takes 3s and thats it, hes streaky but he can hit them.

                        The bench should be going into next season

                        ? unknown vet or rookie guard
                        Ross
                        Fields
                        Acy
                        Johnson...

                        that should be able to hold down the fort and not wet the bed losing leads like the bench did the 2nd half of this season...

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                        • #13
                          I guess the real problem with Anderson isn't so much Anderson as it is Casey. If Casey is still here, then Anderson will average 23+ minutes per game, and anything above 15 is idiotic.

                          Therefore the answer is no, no we should not re-sign Alan Anderson.
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                          ebrian

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                          • #14
                            Gotta go with the no to AA because Casey doesn't seem to use him correctly. Like him and happy he got his second chance.

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                            • #15
                              I voted yes. Wouldn't mind seeing his role slightly reduced, but theres no denying he kept us in more than a couple games (perhaps he also shot us out of a few games as well though ...)
                              But to be honest, I'm not sure there is anyone on this team that brings more people together. Alan Anderson is our "Glue Guy". You watch him interact with guys and you just see it .. everyone on the club respects him; he's got everyones ear if hes wants it.

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