Raptors Sign Linas Kleiza to $18.8M Offer Sheet

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    The Toronto Raptors have signed Denver Nuggets restricted free-agent forward Linas Kleiza(notes) to a four-year, $20 million offer sheet, a league source tells Yahoo! Sports.

    If the Nuggets don’t match the deal over the next seven days, the Lithuanian – who played with them from 2005-09 – will be a Raptor. Kleiza played for Greece’s Olympiacos last season and terminated his contract on Wednesday.

    – Marc J. Spears, 9:25 a.m. ET, July 8
     
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    Re: Raptors Sign Linas Kleiza to $20M Offer Sheet

    Still young, good NBA body, decent shooter, gets to the rack--this signing doesn't bother me much. He is as good as Gomes.

    I'm not looking forward to more of Leo Rautin's Lithuanian nonsense though.
     
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    Re: Raptors Sign Linas Kleiza to $20M Offer Sheet

    So it seems there is a chance Denver will match this offer.
     
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    The offer sheet is actually for $18.8m, or $4.7m per year, which is below average for an NBA player IIRC.
     
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    pretty good deal for a player like Kleiza but it won't really help the Raps.
     
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    This is a good move. I bet Denver matches despite Kleiza not wanting them too.
     
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    Yeah sounds like it might be a Charlie Bell/Milwaukee situation.
     
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