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Toronto Aggressively Trying to Keep Lowry

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by mikol13, Jun 30, 2014.

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  1. Amel

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    Happy KLow gets paid. Dude deserves every penny.
     
    #61 Amel, Jun 30, 2014
  2. houtown

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    Good for Lowry, I always admired his competitiveness, passion, and tenacity. Showed he actually cared out there on the court and its paying off now.
     
    #62 houtown, Jun 30, 2014
  3. rocketpower2

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    Pumped for Kyle. So pumped.
     
    #63 rocketpower2, Jun 30, 2014
  4. J.R.

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    MARC SPEARS GOT RIC BUCHER'D!

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Received a scam text from someone posing as Raptors front office member.There is no offer on the table paying $14M.Apologize for the mistake</p>&mdash; Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/statuses/483803307773657088">July 1, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    #64 J.R., Jun 30, 2014
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  6. HMMMHMM

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    Yeah. Could be 14.5, 13.4, 12.3, 11.2... which is about $12.8M/year... which is a lot, but not unreasonably.

    Rockets might be willing to offer Lowry similar amounts of money per year, plus no state taxes vs. high Canada taxes.

    EDIT: Well, never mind I guess :). I still think it's likely he'll get $12M/year+, though.
     
    #66 HMMMHMM, Jun 30, 2014
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  8. mikol13

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    Wow! Oh the twists and turns of free agency. This year is already crazy and the clock hasn't started ticking yet.
     
    #68 mikol13, Jun 30, 2014
  9. Commodore

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    Bucher got tricked by someone claiming to be in the Raptors office as well
     
    #69 Commodore, Jun 30, 2014
  10. finsraider

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    I've got a stricter policy on this stuff now....if it's not Woj, Amick or Feigen, I don't believe it.
     
    #70 finsraider, Jun 30, 2014
  11. mfastx

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    Raptors are just trolling
     
    #71 mfastx, Jun 30, 2014
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    Raptors sent that text out to see the reaction it would get. Judge the market, so to speak.
     
    #72 IslandB.O.I., Jun 30, 2014
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    Apparently some weirdo is catfishing reporters with fake Raptors scoops:
    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Approach tweets re Raptors free agency with caution. I am told there is some clever scamming going on from phone w 414 area code.</p>&mdash; Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgrange/statuses/483805006005424128">July 1, 2014</a></blockquote>
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  14. Fullcourt

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    Stein still reporting 12 mil + offer from Toronto though. Right?
     
    #74 Fullcourt, Jun 30, 2014
  15. Fullcourt

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    Somewhere Bucher is rejoicing.
     
    #75 Fullcourt, Jun 30, 2014
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    It's all about the back office, not the front office.
     
    #76 scolandry1, Jun 30, 2014
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    I saw in the other thread that Morey was in Philly Recruiting Lowry? Unsure if true, and haven't seen any confirming sources. Let's get Lowry/Love and call it an offseason! I'm not exactly sure how salary would match up, but I assume a sign and trade with Minnesota for Parsons, Terrence Jones, and the NOP first round pick (plus maybe our own pick?) would make this pipe dream a reality. Maybe we could also send Lin to Toronto, as he is already hugely popular in that city. Get it done Morey!
     
    #77 newAge_Rockets, Jul 1, 2014
  18. treyk3

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    It's probably Bucher doing it lol.
     
    #78 treyk3, Jul 1, 2014
  19. TheMystery008

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    Lowry will need to take a paycheck I assume.

    LL + HH = Championships!
     
    #79 TheMystery008, Jul 1, 2014
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    per Woj, we are recruiting Lowry

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey has traveled to Philadelphia to meet with free agent guard Kyle Lowry tonight, league source tells Yahoo.</p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/statuses/483825587471937536">July 1, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    #80 tinywang, Jul 1, 2014
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