BREAKING: Patman Signs 18mil/3years in Toronto

[thead]

okay back on topic guys I will deal with this forgot about the "annoying rule"

[raptors999]

Does this mean we can trade Hands now?

[Bonus Jonas]

Yoooo de cool needs to get rescinded and asap. He's keeping a roster spot hostage right now

[CalgaryRapsFan]

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[magoon]

I was hoping for 3/$15 or 4/$20, so it's only $1M more per season than I was hoping for. $13M for Amir & Patterson isn't bad, but I still long for an upgrade at the starting PF spot... though I expect I'm in the minority. Much like Amir, I hope Patterson grows into and earns this deal over the next 3 seasons.

13m for an Amir/2Pat platoon is better than just about any single power forward you could get for the same amount of money. Besides, our real position of need is SF. If we sign Greivis for $4m, we'll have only $4m left for a final wing upgrade and a final point guard and who knows who that ends up being. Al-Farouq Aminu is probably our best option.

Kyle/Greivis/Buycks
DeMar/Ross/Williams
Aminu/Landry/Bruno
Amir/2Pat/Psycho T
Jonas/Hayes/Bebe

Not bad.

EDIT: Dammit, I forgot about Steve Novak.

[The Great One]

How much cap space do we have left after this signing?

[Jamshid]

Patman was so much better than I expected, I'm glad we have him as insurance against an Amir injury.

If MU can land us a bigger SF we are ready to open the door and get on the floor...

Do we have a chance to sign Ariza now if we don't go after G.V.

With Lou Williams , I think the need for SF is much more than the need for PG.

[blackjitsu]

Happy for 2 Pat -- much better situation than Orlando. Hope this means GV is back. Tbh, I hope that they move Novak to create more space for a big wing. I was assuming that they were keeping him until they had 2 Pat signed (as insurance). Novak never really made sense on this roster (unless he's a glue guy behind the scenes).

[tenforthewin]

How much cap space do we have left after this signing?

Probably very little, don't think we can resign Vazquez, probably a sign in trade Vazquez + Hansborough for a defensive Wing like Aminu or Ariza.

[Scraptor]

I was hoping for 3/$15 or 4/$20, so it's only $1M more per season than I was hoping for. $13M for Amir & Patterson isn't bad, but I still long for an upgrade at the starting PF spot... though I expect I'm in the minority. Much like Amir, I hope Patterson grows into and earns this deal over the next 3 seasons.

I am hoping that Val will improve enough to make an upgrade unnecessary. We just need one star big and the other guys can focus on filling a role.

We really will need some improvement from the sophs (juniors?). We're going to be much better scouted next year.

[CalgaryRapsFan]

13m for an Amir/2Pat platoon is better than just about any single power forward you could get for the same amount of money. Besides, our real position of need is SF. If we sign Greivis for $4m, we'll have only $4m left for a final wing upgrade and a final point guard and who knows who that ends up being. Al-Farouq Aminu is probably our best option.

Kyle/Greivis/Buycks
DeMar/Ross/Williams
Aminu/Landry/Bruno
Amir/2Pat/Psycho T
Jonas/Hayes/Bebe

Not bad.

If either Bebe/Daniels isn't on the roster, then GV, NDC (or another 3rd string PG) and a wing (ie: Aminu/VC) could be signed, but the finances would be tight. That's barring any other trades, of course.

[TSF]

I said what everyone wanted to.

ANYWAY: Back to 2Pat. I think we were his best option because Orlando is sooo crowded in the frontcourt, with lots of potential. And I like that this is the second time Masai Ujiri has had competition for a valuable player, and signed him to a reasonable deal in both length and dollars. And if we sign GV3 to a longer version of his QO, factoring in the rookie cap holds, i think we still have enough to use the full mid-level and be slightly below tax? Assuming we waive Buycks here. Numbers also could change based on if Bruno comes over or gets draft and stashed

[magoon]

How much cap space do we have left after this signing?

Cap space - none, it's long gone.

Tax room? About eight million - for two players.

[enlightenment]

13m for an Amir/2Pat platoon is better than just about any single power forward you could get for the same amount of money. Besides, our real position of need is SF. If we sign Greivis for $4m, we'll have only $4m left for a final wing upgrade and a final point guard and who knows who that ends up being. Al-Farouq Aminu is probably our best option.

Kyle/Greivis/Buycks
DeMar/Ross/Williams
Aminu/Landry/Bruno
Amir/2Pat/Psycho T
Jonas/Hayes/Bebe

Not bad.

Probably more like:

Kyle/Grievis/Buycks
Demar/Williams/Landry
Ross/Aminu/Bruno
Amir/Patterson/Hansbrough
Jonas/Hayes/Bebe

Wow... this team can handle injuries at every position. Our 3rd unit looks like some 2nd units we've thrown out in prior seasons!

Starters: Kyle - Demar - Ross - Amir - Val (Love this starting 5)
Bench: Vasquez - Williams - Aminu - Patterson - Hayes (LOTS of bench scoring here!)
3rd team: Buycks - Landry - Bruno - Hansbrough - Bebe (Great insurance in Landry and Hansbrough; rest are prospects)

[Jamshid]

Cap space - none, it's long gone.

Tax room? About eight million - for two players.

Can you sign a FA if you are over the CAP ?? I don't think so !!!