Keep in mind the tax rate in Canada is 50 percent vs 35 percent for Texas. So $9m nets $4.5m there while $8m nets $5.2m here roughly. Phoenix would be closer to Texas.
Oh?!?!? That's why his 48 y/o agent told him to turn down our offer. You're not making sense. His agent told him to turn down roughly $40 million over 5 years already. Why? Because he thinks they can get more.
Wait srsly? oh **** he went with Bud? lmfao well damn. ehh ill give em a first round pick for next year or some ****.
Who does the Raptors go after now? Lin is HOU or NYK bound, Dragic is spoken for and Nash is chasing his ring in LA. Is Lowry their only legitimate option or do they just run out their team with Calderon?
If we strike out on Lin with Knicks matching, I was thinking Lowry, Lamb for Calderon, Ross, 2013 1st lottery protected. I still believe that Ross may be the best SG in the draft class.
From last night, after reports of Nash to Lakers came out: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Per team sources, the Raptors will turn attention to Goran Dragic and Kyle Lowry but Rockets still seeking big return for Lowry.</p>— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) <a href="https://twitter.com/WolstatSun/status/220680050624835585" data-datetime="2012-07-05T00:46:38+00:00">July 5, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Report of Raptors after Dragic is correct, Houston asking the moon for Lowry, which makes FA signing easiest option</p>— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) <a href="https://twitter.com/WolstatSun/status/220691196429873152" data-datetime="2012-07-05T01:30:56+00:00">July 5, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Good. Don't take the Raptors garbage now. They could have had Lowry for #8. Don't bail them out now. Good luck with Calderon and Fields.
Well all the other viable PG options are off the table for the Raptors now. It is either pay a hefty price for Lowry or stick with what they have. At this point the Rockets are limited on PG options as well. The only way I part with Lowry is for the right price.
those suckers, even if it didn't net them Lowry, who's to say they wouldn't have gotten their guy at 12.
Morey asking for the moon for Lowry, what else is new?? This guy will never get a trade done because he's asking too much. I'm glad LA got Nash so we won't have to worry about Gasol, unless the gm in Hollywood is sold on Martin and Scola.
Yeah, he should just make trades, just to make trades. That would be smart!!! Trade our best player to the Raptors for cents on the dollar! Woooooooo!
Toronto is boxed in. We are going to do to Toronto what we did to NYK when we traded TMAC to them. There are NO viable point guard options for Toronto now that Dragic is going to Pheonix, and Toronto love's Lowry. They will pay up for him in the end.
Yeah, i agree... he should totally do a trade which favors the other teams! Let all the teams know... Lowry, Martin and Scola can all be had for a future 2nd round pick OR whatever garbage player the other team has to offer.
It's amusing how Morey both "will never get a trade done because he asks too much" and at the same time takes heat for constantly trading players like assets.
LOL at Raptors GM getting what he deserves. Just ask Val & Kleiza for Lowry & some PF's And rename Rockets to Houston Balts :grin:
