By only using the minimum to re-sign Temple instead of more money from the MLE, the Raptors will have room to take on money in an in-season trade while staying under the tax, should they want to.
July 2, 2024
By only using the minimum to re-sign Temple instead of more money from the MLE, the Raptors will have room to take on money in an in-season trade while staying under the tax, should they want to.
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Other notes from the article: (which discusses the implications of the Sacramento trade/Boucher contract)
>It meant they would have less than the full non-taxpayer midlevel exception to spend while staying under the salary cap, and Raptors president Masai Ujiri is not going to suggest Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment spend into the tax on a team that will be projected to win more than the 25 games they won last year, but fewer than 40.
>It was also the difference between the Raptors having about $18 million to fill out their roster — enough to use the full MLE and sign second-round picks, Jonathan Mogbo and Jamal Shead, using exceptions and staying below out of the tax — and having around $10 million, which isn’t enough to do all of that.
>As a result, not only will Gary Trent Jr. likely leave in free agency, but they weren’t able to spend the full MLE on any player, even if they wanted to balance their roster. (They are short on bigs and bigger wings.)
> Due to his slender frame, Boucher is a peculiar NBA fit. At that point, he had been an above-average 3-point shooter just once in four seasons. He cannot reliably guard bigger centres, meaning he usually has to play with another big, which creates spacing issues. His strengths are on the offensive glass and running the floor. In other words, he is a depth forward.
>They would also be able to waive a player on a guaranteed contract while signing another player on the minimum while avoiding the tax.
Basically the Raps are hoping for a Boucher trade that would be in a similar vein to the McDaniels one. A trade that can save the other team probably some salary (probably around 2-6m) but would have larger tax implications for the team, and get some assets out of it.
I don’t know how realistic that is but that’s probably their hope.
Sorta similar idea with Bruce, although I think it’s unlikely we take on a long term salary for 23m+ without significant assets coming back.
LeBron James, YOU are a Toronto Raptor.
one more trade please god, that boucher contract is disgusting. s/o his agent that man finessed us hard
I just want to see as many new faces this year as possible to figure out who is worth keeping. Don’t want to see any veterans getting Major mins if going to be bad be bad this year.
Even though we view Brown as a much better asset than McDaniels, I’d be happy with a similar return for Brown. Getting one rotation guy (Mitchell), a guy to kick the tires on (Vezenkov), and a couple “real” second round picks (not slates to be #58 or something) seems pretty realistic to me.
For example, the Portis (rotation guy at a position of need), Pat (guy who could get be in the rotation), and a future 2nd would be a solid return for us (I’m not sure if that trade still works though).
As a fan, I’d just like to see a fun team next year that still has their picks/prospects. I feel like there’s a world where we win 25-35 games again but have a really good season (a team that competes, guys that improve, a clear vision of what Darko stands for as a coach).
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Other notes from the article: (which discusses the implications of the Sacramento trade/Boucher contract)
>It meant they would have less than the full non-taxpayer midlevel exception to spend while staying under the salary cap, and Raptors president Masai Ujiri is not going to suggest Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment spend into the tax on a team that will be projected to win more than the 25 games they won last year, but fewer than 40.
>It was also the difference between the Raptors having about $18 million to fill out their roster — enough to use the full MLE and sign second-round picks, Jonathan Mogbo and Jamal Shead, using exceptions and staying below out of the tax — and having around $10 million, which isn’t enough to do all of that.
>As a result, not only will Gary Trent Jr. likely leave in free agency, but they weren’t able to spend the full MLE on any player, even if they wanted to balance their roster. (They are short on bigs and bigger wings.)
> Due to his slender frame, Boucher is a peculiar NBA fit. At that point, he had been an above-average 3-point shooter just once in four seasons. He cannot reliably guard bigger centres, meaning he usually has to play with another big, which creates spacing issues. His strengths are on the offensive glass and running the floor. In other words, he is a depth forward.
>They would also be able to waive a player on a guaranteed contract while signing another player on the minimum while avoiding the tax.
Basically the Raps are hoping for a Boucher trade that would be in a similar vein to the McDaniels one. A trade that can save the other team probably some salary (probably around 2-6m) but would have larger tax implications for the team, and get some assets out of it.
I don’t know how realistic that is but that’s probably their hope.
Sorta similar idea with Bruce, although I think it’s unlikely we take on a long term salary for 23m+ without significant assets coming back.
LeBron James, YOU are a Toronto Raptor.
one more trade please god, that boucher contract is disgusting. s/o his agent that man finessed us hard
I just want to see as many new faces this year as possible to figure out who is worth keeping. Don’t want to see any veterans getting Major mins if going to be bad be bad this year.
Even though we view Brown as a much better asset than McDaniels, I’d be happy with a similar return for Brown. Getting one rotation guy (Mitchell), a guy to kick the tires on (Vezenkov), and a couple “real” second round picks (not slates to be #58 or something) seems pretty realistic to me.
For example, the Portis (rotation guy at a position of need), Pat (guy who could get be in the rotation), and a future 2nd would be a solid return for us (I’m not sure if that trade still works though).
As a fan, I’d just like to see a fun team next year that still has their picks/prospects. I feel like there’s a world where we win 25-35 games again but have a really good season (a team that competes, guys that improve, a clear vision of what Darko stands for as a coach).