http://thestar.blogs.com/raptors/ It's all one deal and it's bye bye Turk and Jose Bryan Colangelo is at it again. In a complex transaction that’s still not finalized, the Raptors are shipping out Hedo Turkoglu, Jose Calderon and one other piece not yet confirmed and getting back Leandro Barbosa of the Phoenix Suns, Boris Diaw and possibly Tyson Chandler from the Charlotte Bobcats. League sources could not confirm the final pieces Monday morning but the Raptors will not have to touch the $14.5 million trade exception acquired last week in the Chris Bosh sign-and-trade transaction. Colangelo originally drafted Barbosa with the Suns and has long been a fan of Diaw, a multi-purpose forward who can play a couple of positions. Chandler, who is in the last year of his contract, gives the Raptors another long athletic big man. Turkoglu is destined for Phoenix, Calderon is headed to Charlotte and the league sources were unsure who the third piece leaving Toronto is and where he’s going. The financial gains are significant. Barbosa has two years and $14.7 million left on his current contract; Diaw has two years and $18 million remaining and Chandler will be paid $13.1 million this coming season. Turkoglu still had four years and about $40 million left on his deal and Calderon has three years and almost $30 million left to go. We'll get more as the day progresses.
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa Sounds like Reggie Evans will be included in this trade.
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa So far... Jack, Banks DeRozan, Barbosa, Belinelli Weems, Kleiza Bargnani, Johnson, Davis Chandler, Diaw
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa The Raps reportedly will NOT use their $14.5M TPE in this transaction.
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa Larry Brown is gonna love Calderon's defensive awareness and intensity.
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa Tyson Chandler(notes) confirmed to Yahoo! Sports that he is being traded from the Charlotte Bobcats to the Toronto Raptors as part of a three-team deal that also includes the Phoenix Suns. The Arizona Republic reported the Suns would receive Hedo Turkoglu(notes) in the trade while sending Leandro Barbosa(notes) to the Raptors. The Toronto Star has reported that Charlotte could also send forward Boris Diaw(notes) to the Raptors as well as Chandler for guard Jose Calderon(notes). Raptors forward Reggie Evans(notes) also could be traded to Charlotte in the deal, which is still being worked out. In a separate transaction, the Suns acquired forward Josh Childress(notes) in a sign-and-trade deal with the Atlanta Hawks. Childress will get a five-year, $34 million contract. The trade represents some significant housecleaning for the Raptors, who gave Turkoglu a five-year, $52 million contract a year ago. Turkoglu struggled during his first season in Toronto and was briefly suspended by team management after he missed a game because he was sick only to be reportedly spotted at a nightclub later the same evening. After the season, Turkoglu made clear he would welcome a trade. Turkoglu has four years and $43 million remaining on his contract. He reportedly will surrender his $5 million trade kicker to go to Phoenix. Calderon has three years and nearly $30 million left on his contract. Chandler is in the final $12.8 million season of his contract. Diaw has two years and $18 million left while Barbosa has two years and $14.7 million remaining.
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa not bullish on any of the players we're bringing in but i'm ecstatic at turk, caledron, and evans leaving.
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa I love this deal, no lie. It makes us better I think 100%. We're bringing in hard working players, I can't wait. PLUS we still have room for another big move...CP3....DO IT BC! Also, Barbosa would be back-up PG.
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa Diaw can play all 5 positions. Chandler is a terrific defensive presence. Just him standing in the lane will deter a lot of guys from trying to take it to the rim. And there's the addition by subtraction component to the deal.
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa Chandler, if healthy, will make a great pairing with Bargs because he does everything Bargs can't. We probably needed a centre like this when Bosh was around but this is good too. I don't know how we got rid of Hedo without giving up a pick or something.
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa Great job BC. Haven't said that in a long time.
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa I know I should move on, but can you imagine if these trades were made and we still had Bosh?
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa Is the Chandler deal going down? MJ is having second thoughts apparently...
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa MJ wants a bonus out of the whole deal.
Re: Raps making six player deal: Turk/Calderon/Evans for Chandler/Diaw/Barbosa BC wouldn't change the terms of the deal so it is dead, according to Doug Smith.
your words effectively summarize the collective sentiment of raptor nation at this unfortunate turn of events.
