<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Another strong indication Jose Calderon will return as the Raptors' starting point guard came last week, when he fired his U.S.-based agent. "I received the termination letter last Thursday," George Bass, who had represented Calderon for eight years, said in an interview. Calderon will now be represented solely by Spanish-based agent Paco Lopez Costell. Speculation in NBA circles is Calderon, confident he was going to re-sign with the Raptors, felt he didn't need an NBA agent to stir up competing offers from rival clubs. Presuming his two agents were splitting the standard 4-per-cent fee most players pay their representatives, firing Bass could theoretically save Calderon $800,000 on a $40-million contract.</div> The Globe and Mail
Seems to me you don't fire your agent if you are trying to work out deals with outside teams. Looks like we're keeping him, and looks like he'll cost more than TJ did.
That's a given. He deserves more money than him too. The other aspect I like about this is that it means we won't be matching an offer for him. Consensual agreements between teams are always more likely to be a better offer for the team. I was afraid we'd have to match a ridiculous offer for him.
