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Free agent sharpshooter Jason Kapono has quickly reached an agreement Sunday to leave the Miami Heat and sign a four-year deal believed to be worth $24 million with the Toronto Raptors.
The NBA's free agent period commenced at 12:01 Sunday morning, with free agents unable to formally sign contracts before July 11.
"Jason is excited about this opportunity and intends to sign with the Raptors when the moratorium period ends," said Kapono's agent, Bob Myers.
Kapono, a second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003, led the NBA in 3-point percentage, and posted career-highs in points (10.9) and rebounds (2.7) this season.
Senior writer Marc Stein covers the NBA for ESPN.com
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I knew BC was moving fast and furious and said he would overpay to get it done.
He isn't anything huge, but should help a weak Raptors squad.
:lmao
$24M/4 years for Kapono. :rolleyes
Nice.
Miami has flat out said they will not match deal for Kapono.
Toronto is making smart moves.
Smart move?
:lmao
6 million a year for Jason Kapono?!?!!? :lmao
It's a MLE deal for one of the few SF's out there whose team will let him go. It's a risk you take but the other option is sitting around for 3 weeks to sign offer sheets, and wait for teams to match.
Yeah, I feel it was a smart move.
Toronto plays "team ball" and Kapono is a "team" type of guy.
He brings Championship experience and hustles out there on the floor. Plus, he can knock down the three with ease.
They have a scorer inside in Bosh.
Thus, adding this years 3-pt Champion is relatively smart.
Plus, it is not like he broke the bank for Kapono.
He is one of the best three point shooters in the game. Not a bad deal.
I thought it was gratuitous at first...and then I remembered we pay Brent Barry $5.5 million.
Colangelo must have seen the name Kopono and thought he was from Europe.
The whole MLE for Jason Kapono :lmao
It's a lot of money, but you have the whole MLE available to get someone you want. Bryan has shown he likes to take care of things quickly, and I really don't think there was that much interest from the other SF's going to Toronto. As I said before, most of the RFA will stay where they are.
Yeah, hopefully that can be changed with exchanging him to Chicago......Quote:
I thought it was gratuitous at first...and then I remembered we pay Brent Barry $5.5 million.
:lolQuote:
Originally Posted by picnroll
ploto approves of this signing.
a new white boy for Utah north.
Like I said it was a good move for Toronto... they really don't have a lot to offer other than making trades to get better.
:donkeyQuote:
Originally Posted by T Park
BC is damn smart GM.
He's never been afraid of making bold moves, good scout, and is pretty good at evaluating talent.
This is what the Raptors needed.
Yeah trading for Nesterovic was just a fantastic move.
When will teams learn not to overvalue shooters who play on a team with Shaq? This is going to turn out to be Damon Jones all over again.
Yeah, Kapono is a good shooter when he's open, but Shaq and Wade had a lot to do with that. As was evident the other years of his career, Kapono can't create shots for himself. He can hit open shots, but he'll see far fewer open shots on the Raptors than he will the Heat.
At least Bryan Colangelo has cemented himself as the most overrated GM in the game.
He'll be lucky if he averages 6 points a game with the Raptors.Quote:
He can hit open shots, but he'll see far fewer open shots on the Raptors than he will the Heat.
Kapono can too grab 11 rebounds against Spurs. :lol
Not to mention he's possibly the worst defender at SF in the game.
$24M for Jason freakin' Kapono? That's just ridiculous. Every shooter should sign with the team that has Shaq on it for one year and then cash in after they set a career-high in three-point percentage.
I guess there is always a sucker out there.
The best news is that second round pick from the Raptors looks better already :hungry:
http://www.nba.com/media/act_antawn_jamison.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by picnroll
For the record, Kapono is one of the nicest guys in the league. He's funny too. I wish the Spurs would have signed him.
... back a couple years ago when he could have been had for the league minimum.
So you don't think Bosh can demand doubles and and create open shots for his teammates?
And Raptors won't try to overpay Oberto.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
Bosh isn't a low post player. He's more Garnett than Shaq. He'll create some looks but not nearly the amount of looks that Shaq and Wade created for Kapono.Quote:
Originally Posted by El_Mago
Spurs would have had him, too, had Finley not chosen San Antonio. He waited all summer for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
Key contributor for the Heat last year. Good to see.
He's a good player but nowhere near $24M.
Look, I already said they are spending alot, but you have to be realistic. The Raptors really need a SF, and most of the guys out there are restricted or not interested in going to Toronto. Jason will fit in there very well with the guys they have and chemistry has been the strongest suit for the Raptors this past year. When you have the MLE, what good does it do to hold back 1/4 of it when you don't have many roster spots to fill?
Not true.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Kapono signed with the Heat before Finley made his decision to sign with the Spurs.
I think that was your fantasy overtaking reality :)
I think that ploto is right, Kapono signed one week before the training camp.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
Posey and Nocioni are both much better players.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDirtMcGirt
1. He's a power forward
2. He defends better than Kapono
3. At least he rebounds
http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=684392
Raptors fans reaction about this signing, overpaid is the most used word in this thread...
So much for that report on them saving the MLE for Pietrus.
He's more a of a tweener. And Jamison is easily one of the worst defensive starters in the NBA.Quote:
Originally Posted by JamStone
Nope- Jason signed with Miami the first day of training camp after waiting for the Spurs to get their answer from Finley.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
Thanks a lot Bruno. I wanted to try to make ploto erupt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
:madrun
Lots of people are better players but they aren't going to Toronto, so it does not matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDirtMcGirt
I agree with this assessment. It's overpaying for him. But it's hard to lure someone to Toronto on the cheap. There's not much difference to their organization in the big picture from giving him $4M a year or $6M ... except that $6M will get him to come to Toronto.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
If Kapono was supposedly waiting on the Spurs, why'd it take him a month to move on?Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
They could've if they didn't sign Kopono. :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
You should have said that one of Kapono greatfathers was black. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
That's some weird logic. Why do you think Kapono signed so fast? I'm sure his agent got the outrageous offer and had Kapono sign it in five seconds.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Saving a couple million here and there can be the difference in having no cap room and enough cap room to steal a promising free agent. But then again, Colangelo doesn't know how to work cap room seeing as he ate an albatross of a contract for a player getting DNP-CD's in the playoffs.
You might have a point.
Finley signed in the middle of August....
Way way way overpaid this little sonic the hedgehog.
I'm just saying that they could've gotten either one of them instead of Kapono.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Probably not. Many players refuse to play in Toronto.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDirtMcGirt
Why not go after Walter Herrmann?
I would think that Nocioni would be good, because there's alot of international players in Toronto.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kori Ellis
He isn't a FA.Quote:
Originally Posted by picnroll
Good reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
How about Spurs go after him. Beno + rights to Scola.
Hes a RFA
and Herrmann >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kopono
Not a very wise move for signing this guy. He can shoot the three....but he had the pleasure of Shaq and D-Wade pulling most defenders to them.
In '05-'06 (Miami's Championship year), Kapono shot 44 % from the field, and 40% from three in 51 games. In '06-'07, with Shaq playing 40 games and D-Wade playing 51 games, Kapono shot nearly 50 % from the field, and over 50% from three-point range. He did that in 26 minutes over 67 games, which means he often shot well without Shaq or Wade drawing extra attention. As a GM, you see a sharpshooter who rose to the occasion when the "stars" were out, so I can see why they gave him that contract. However, he's an awful rebounder at the SF position, and, as has been mentioned, a poor defender. So if his three-point shot falls off a bit, he doesn't bring much else to he table. It's like Brent Barry without the playmaking ability.
It's not about the player mix, it's about the income tax rate.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDirtMcGirt
No, he isn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by T Park
Herrmann signed a two years contract with a team option on the second year last summer.
I don't think too that Herrmann is a good player.
Overpaid.
And what's wrong with Toronto? I'm sure it's a nice city... or am I thinking of Montreal? I'd play there. Hell, pay me $100,000 and I'll make 60% of my wide-open 3s too.
Nocioni will likely get more than the MLE.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDirtMcGirt
This sucks. It will likely mean that trying to grab Posey will be just that much harder now.
Posey ain't happening. It's vet minimum or S&Ts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkwaters
The Heat have all but announced that they won't be able to compete for Posey. He's pretty much there for the highest bidder.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkwaters
The problem is the Spurs will go deep into the luxury tax if they sign him. Either sign and trade or the Spurs would have to do some type of salary dump ... like Barry to a team with cap room or a trade exception for a pick.
A tweener that STARTS and MOSTLY PLAYS power forward.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDirtMcGirt
Caron Butler - SF
DeShawn Stevenson - SG
I think the Spurs are signaling indirectly the don't intend to deviate from the '08 plan. Maybe for a Nocioni but maybe not even for him.
I've been saying that.....
ya we signed him...Quote:
Originally Posted by T Park
spurs need at least one free agent...we did win the championship but it doesnt mean our team needs improvement...
I was hearing rumors about Pietrus, Grant Hill, Luke Walton...and we end up with KAPONO? For 24 million??
The last 24 million dollar signing I remember the Raptors making?
Michael "Yogi" Stewart.
Are we putting all FA signing on the Spurs board now? Or just the ones that give ploto orgasms?
Anything noteworthy is fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShoogarBear
A lot of signings by other teams will affect the Spurs.
This one is worth being here because the price tag might set the bar for other players this summer.
Fixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kori Ellis
:hungry:
I dunno. They stopped playing Rasho, didn't they?Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
We have a term for posts like this. It's called denial.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Your team blew its wad for a three point shooter.
I'm sure you think it's a great deal though, he's certainly the right skin color for you.
Ecstatic already mentioned it, but I believe it's because you pay more taxes in Canada than the US (significantly more), so the contract isn't worth as much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Borosai
Prediction: He won't be anything close to the best 3-pointer shooter when he isn't playing on a team with Shaq/Zo.
In December and January, Kapono hit 50 per cent and 58.3 per cent of his threes, respectively, a stretch in which O'Neal played only four games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supergirl
http://www.globesports.com/servlet/s...asketball/home
He's one of the purest shooters in the league. He will still hit a lot of 3's wherever he's playing.
On that same note, you'd figure the Spurs/Rockets/Mavs would be great locations for FA since there is no state income tax, only Federal.Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelwcho
I also think you have to look at the basic economics of the NBA. It is called the MLE for a reason. I would fathom that most would agree that taking into account all the aspects of his play that Jason Kapono is at least an average NBA player. Not all teams have the luxury of Cuban subsidizing one of its players or having a guy like Bruce who plays for much less and stays in SA.
Also every team either through cap space or the MLE has this same type deal to offer, and when you see who all ends up with the MLE this summer, this won't look so bad at all. Also, I don't believe he is getting the whole MLE- not that it really matters to me.
That said, is Rasho worth his contract? :stirpot:Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
When he signed with the Spurs, yes. It was below his market value at the time, in a year with a shortage of centers who would leave their current team. Contracts were longer then, too. That was just the way it was. For all people's bitching and moaning, it still turned out to be a better signing than Brad Miller or Kandi. The funny thing is, fans mostly griped that they thought he couldn't handle Shaq, who was the big threat at the time, and that ended up one of his strengths. Game 1 against the Lakers in 2004 will always be one of the highlights of his career.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
When Toronto traded for him last year, I still say yes. Again, the alternatives were five year MLE deals to guys like Nazr- if they could even convince one of them to go to Toronto. The Raptors also gave up almost nothing to get him and managed to find a center without using any capspace, by using a trade. The Raptors had a certain role in mind and the length of Rasho's deal fit perfectly.
This year- of course not. But I continue to contend that if Rasho is still a Raptor in June, he will opt out and sign a new cheap deal to stay in Toronto and that final year of his contract won't matter.
as overrated as pejas contract
Peja got a whole lot more than Kapono.
Is it based on something you've heard/read or is it just your feeeling/wishfull thinking ?Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
LOL @ ploto being exstatic! Get laid dude, this trade sucks
bullshit statementQuote:
Originally Posted by Aggie Hoopsfan
out of my favoruite players in the NBA 4 of 5 are white but it doesnt have anything to do with the fact they are white
some of you act like a bunch of fucking forum bullies
GROW UP, even ploto is entitled to an opinion
and i basicly agree with what ploto and Kori wrote; that it isnt such a terrible contract considering that is Toronto (not the most favourite destination), they really need a 3 AND a shooter.
If you want a terrible 3 spot contract take a look at the Hornets.
That game was fool's gold. Spurs went into the game with a plsn to front Shaq with Rasho and the Lakers used a bad angle on the entry pass for the entire game. So much for the coaching genius of Phil Jackson. The next game the Lakers adjusted and used a different angle on the entry pass and Rasho was useless.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Not a good signing, still not the worst of them either. The length of the contract is even more problematic than the size of it.
Still Kapono is an ok guy.
Yeah the Raptors are still crying over 20 win improvement over previous season. The trade really backfired on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by T Park
Well below market value? Minnesota was offering a couple more million but it was far from "well below market value".Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
His market value was what he ended up getting from the Spurs give or take a couple million over the length of the deal.
I don't know about that. Rasho was $7M a year and Miller was $9M a year. Miller made an All-Star team along the way. That one is probably a wash but if forced to pick, most would go with Miller.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Kandi's deal turned out to be better than both of them. Yeah, Kandi sucked but his deal was cheap, short and was over fast.
Game 1 was more a matter of Shaq being 3-for-13 from the line. I notice you didn't mention Game 2 and Shaq's 15-for-21 from the field as a career highlight. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by ploto
But yeah, Rasho's defense was better than expected. The problem was his offense was about 500 times worse than expected.
No the alternative was playing Bosh at center or biting the bullet and going with Bargnani a year early. Or, in other words, what they ended up doing in the playoffs.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Without using capspace? :lolQuote:
The Raptors also gave up almost nothing to get him and managed to find a center without using any capspace, by using a trade.
You do realize that if Colangelo would have waited a year, he'd be about $15-20M under the cap right now, right? Instead, Colangelo blew his wad last summer and now this summer the result is he has to overpay a one-dimension jump shooter instead of having max money to go get a player to put with Bosh.
:lmao I know Rasho is a good guy and everything, but he's not going to throw away $8M.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Want to make a title bet? If Rasho opts out and signs a cheap deal with Toronto, I'll change my title to "Rasho and ploto own me". If that doesn't happen, your title becomes "I love Jackie Butler!"
Deal?
First off- I never said WELL below market. Find where I said that- I simply said Below Market Value.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
Second, I think most people would take the 2 years left on Rasho's deal over Miller's 3 years anyday of the week and twice on Sunday
Third, I will take the following bet- but it is contingent on Rasho being a Raptor on June 30, 2008. I will change my title to "I Love Jackie Butler" for 6 months if Rasho is still a Raptor at the end of June 2008 and he does not opt out. That is the only part over which he has control- as to what works out specificaly after that, that I can't bet on.
True. My bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
But then again, considering the state taxes, the Spurs offer was actually more than the Timberwolves' offer. So it wasn't even really below market value at all.
Don't know about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Ok, so you withdraw the statement that he's going to sign a cheap deal with the Raptors after opting out?Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Still looks like a deal to me. I'd be utterly shocked if Rasho left $8.5M on the table to opt out. Especially after next year when Bargnani moves into the starting lineup and Rasho plays either Elson or Butler level minutes.
kapono is my boy from ucla.
im glad for him
Please, please please God make Ploto be right!Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
I will personally change timvp's title and bug him about it for at leat the next week or so!
:p:
:lol