<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">ust the news that Toronto Raptors fans have been waiting to hear: it appears Chris Bosh will sign a lucrative contract extension with the team. According to a report in the Denver Post, Bosh will sign the extension on July 12, the day he is eligible to sign a six-year extension. "I can't wait to sign it," Bosh told the Post. "I know where I'll be. If I didn't, I would have to answer all those free-agent questions. "I love Toronto," Bosh told the paper. "The people are nice. The city is nice. If we win, we can sell out every night. It's a work in progress. You hear that Toronto people have backed away. But people will respect the players and the franchise."</div> FULL STORY
I hope Bosh will take a bit of a paycut, just so we can surround him with awesome talent. Otherwise it will be hard to keep CV31, and our #1 draft pick when their rookie contracts expire. It's definitely a good thing though that Bosh wants to stay with T.O.
a pay CUT?? he's not even close to one of our top payed players right now...he's still on his rookie contract. i think he's earned a bit of a raise dont you?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting dj_premium_plus:</div><div class="quote_post">a pay CUT?? he's not even close to one of our top payed players right now...he's still on his rookie contract. i think he's earned a bit of a raise dont you?</div> I'm not talking about a pay cut on his rookie contract, even though its still a huge amount of money. I'm saying instead of a max contract, maybe take a few mill off so we can spend those extra mill on important pieces to put around him.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting SkiptoMyLue11:</div><div class="quote_post">I hope Bosh will take a bit of a paycut, just so we can surround him with awesome talent. Otherwise it will be hard to keep CV31, and our #1 draft pick when their rookie contracts expire. It's definitely a good thing though that Bosh wants to stay with T.O.</div> ragardless if we are over the cap when it comes time to resign CV31 and our #1 pick this year we would still be able to sign them to contracts even if it puts us over the cap because we have their bird rights. So lets just hope Larry Tanenbaum is willing to open up his wallet. where it would limit us is in signing free agents.
The Raps are willing to spend money except not over the Luxury tax.. which around around 60 to 70 million.. it changes every year so there's no set. So yeah Toronto has a lot of money to spend..
see I don't think Raptors management will spend into the luxury tax. So if we make a big signing for a center @ 8-10 mill. and Bosh @ 12 Villeneuva @ 8 #1 pick @ 7-12 mill Mo Pete probably will get 6-8 mill Thats 41-50 mill, for 5 guys, so if we get a solid bench too we probably would be well into the luxury tax. However if Bosh took a paycut, it would be a great example, and when signing further players. People who sign on with the team probably would be more willing to take a paycut too. Anyway its just an idea. I think that the game is more about the entire team and not just overspending on a few players.
good read but now i wonder with that max money how much money left toronto has to sign free agents... especially next year.....MINIMAL?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting philip2136:</div><div class="quote_post">isnt toronto in canada? dont know why its all teams are not from the usa</div> Are you in school? No...Toronto is in Germany. C'mon man, think before you make a comment like that.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> isnt toronto in canada? </div> I don't know if you meant to say that seriously or not....but
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting philip2136:</div><div class="quote_post">isnt toronto in canada? dont know why its all teams are not from the usa</div>
Good to see Bosh doin his thang in Canada. He deseves a Max Contract though. He shouldnt settle for anything less.
Give Bosh the Max.. the probability of the salary cap/luxury taxes rising are high.. So they could spend more money.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting philip2136:</div><div class="quote_post">isnt toronto in canada? dont know why its all teams are not from the usa</div> oh dear lol!! normally stupidity and jibberish arent in the same post...but this guy has broken a new record. the first part of the quote is straight up moronic. i cant even make out wtf he's trying to say in the 2nd part im just going to pray that he's not from this side of the atlantic, and english is his 3rd language
