Yahoo: Raps sign Linas Kleiza to 4 year 18.8M offer sheet

[SportsWorld]

SpearsNBAYahoo
Toronto signs Denver restricted free agent forward Linas Kleiza to a four-year, $20 million offer sheet, a league source tells Y! Sports.

UPDATE:

SpearsNBAYahoo
Kleiza terminated contract with Greece Olympiacos Wednesday. The Nuggets, Kleiza's former team before going to Greece, has 7 days to match.

[Spragga]

Isnt he restricted? I thought Denver tendered him a offer.

[kedineking]

WHY this is not what we need right now

[RINSE]

I like Kleiza, and that's less than full MLE

[Dr Octagon]

Keep on diggin' BC!

[Ripp]

Is Hedo being moved? Isn't Kleiza a SF..?

[bill russell]

must have a deal for hedo

[kedineking]

**** BC i swear he just doing this to purpose to mess up this team

[gerrit4]

I can see where he fits in. Can play 2/3/4, shoot the three. This could even out the roster.

That being said, I'm not sure why we're doing it...

[KrazyP]

SpearsNBAYahoo
Toronto signs Denver restricted free agent forward Linas Kleiza to a four-year, $20 million offer sheet, a league source tells Y! Sports.

Although I like Kleiza as a player.....I dont think its wise to be stocking up on all these role players for MLE size contracts when your team is in rebuild mode and you dont have a legit franchise player (or potential franchise player) on the roster.

This likely means the TPE we get Miami won't even be used. The Amir + Kleiza signing will send the Raps cap up to $58 mill. If we get Beasley in a S&T with Miami, the Raps payroll will rise to $63mill...leaving only $6-7mill of breathing space between the payroll and lux tax. Not a good idea imo.......I personally would keep as much breathing room under the tax as possible...you never know what players teams might want to dump mid-season. The TPE in combination w/ breathing room under the tax + draft picks could net you a star.

[TCHOKE]

lol
i like kleiza, but what direction is this franchise going? BC still trying to make a run for the 8th seed
and the 13th pick for next years lottery, do we not have enough PF's on this team

[kedineking]

Is Hedo being moved? Isn't Kleiza a SF..?

for denver played both 3 and some 4

[Attonitus]

Does this put us over the cap so we can still use the MLE if Bosh walks without S&T? Otherwise I don't get it.

[hoodlum]

I guess this confirms a S&T is now coming otherwise they could not use the MLE and would be over the cap.

[shmito17]

BC has lost his mind. I do NOT like this signing one bit.

[kedineking]

i guess this is why he doesnt want beasley

[dagger]

WHY this is not what we need right now

What do we need right now?

For God sake, he's not Ryan Gomes. He's a SF - bye bye Turk? - whose young, TOUGH, ornery, AND BADLY WANTS TO BE IN TORONTO!

He's a good three point shooter, with some decent athleticism. He's not a superstar, but for 4/20 he's decent value and likely to be the kind of bargain signing we got in Jarrett Jack.

[gerrit4]

SpearsNBAYahoo
Toronto signs Denver restricted free agent forward Linas Kleiza to a four-year, $20 million offer sheet, a league source tells Y! Sports.

Although I like Kleiza as a player.....I dont think its wise to be stocking up on all these role players for MLE size contracts when your team is in rebuild mode and you dont have a legit franchise player (or potential franchise player) on the roster.

Agreed. But atlease he's a versatile player, gives us a lot of options in the rest of our trades...

[raps4life~]

Love the player. I just don't understand why were signing guys when we should be going into rebuild mode.

[dagger]

Isnt he restricted? I thought Denver tendered him a offer.

He is. The QO is less than half what he is signing for.

There's a small chance Denver matches, and there is a chance we convert this into a sign and trade if we do get a TPE.