Shams:Ibaka to the Clippers 2 yrs 19 million

Wo1verine · Post #201 » by **Wo1verine** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:07 am

ItsDanger wrote:Look at the bright side. Our odds of getting Giannis here actually improved today. My gut tells me Masai & Bobby think they have a chance.

Bro, that would be something we probably won’t be very good next season

WeTheNorth123 · Post #202 » by **WeTheNorth123** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:07 am

ItsDanger wrote:Look at the bright side. Our odds of getting Giannis here actually improved today. My gut tells me Masai & Bobby think they have a chance.

Too bad Miami made all the perfect moves while getting better...we on the other hand are worst off than last year!!! (at this point)

kalel123 · Post #203 » by **kalel123** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:07 am

This really hurts because the contract he signed could've easily been beat by us if we really wanted to keep him.

This means Ujiri wasn't really trying to keep him and I have to wonder why because I see no viable replacement.

nabbs · Post #204 » by **nabbs** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:08 am

I am pretty shocked he left but based off the contract, either the Raps lowballed which I doubt or he wanted to ring chase. He also really got a long with Kawhi

13th Man · Post #205 » by **13th Man** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:09 am

We assume that he was never offered anything better. I'll bet that he was but he just wanted out. The farewell video wasn't by accident.

Wo1verine · Post #206 » by **Wo1verine** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:09 am

kalel123 wrote:This really hurts because the contract he signed could've easily been beat by us if we really wanted to keep him.

This means Ujiri wasn't really trying to keep him and I have to wonder why because I see no viable replacement.

Maybe it was ownership?

WuTang_CMB · Post #207 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:09 am

[*]I got a feeling Toronto only gave Serge a 1 yr deal and not the balloon payment
it must have been worth $15m max

And he likely was not returning after next season

Randle McMurphy · Post #208 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:11 am

Wo1verine wrote:Yeah not sure why we care about cap space next year surely won’t be signing anyone when we can’t even keep Ibaka

We will be taking a step back so why would anyone meaningful like GA join us ? was never realistic.

Win a **** championship and players still don’t wanna be here ducking joke

Realistically we aren’t contenders anymore so it makes complete sense to me that Ibaka would go. The Kawhi decision never will though.

S ID · Post #209 » by **S ID** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:11 am

biblast wrote:If we bring back Gasol and find another hungry guy under the radar than we’ll be fine! Looks like Boucher is ready to take flight!

oh he's ready to take flight alright

Oakville_Raptor · Post #210 » by **Oakville_Raptor** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:11 am

nestea wrote:
JustWin wrote:
Oakville_Raptor wrote:Honestly **** Ibaka....unfollowed him on Insta/Twitter. Good look on the Clippers where you’ll have no point guard to feed you the ball. He only wanted the LA lifestyle.

U sound like a bird bruh

Lol

I’m f@cking salty at the moment :lol:

raptorstime · Post #211 » by **raptorstime** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:11 am

Funky ass Clippers i hope the crash and burn again. Respect to Ibaka though, one of the greatest raptors ever and deserves a standing ovation.

Skeezo · Post #212 » by **Skeezo** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:12 am

Parataxis wrote:
Skeezo wrote:I hate saying but with losing Ibaka, we need to think about tearing it down for a mini-retool... Raps are playing in Tampa Bay, and lets face they don't have the horses to legitmately compete... Trade Lowry and Powell... It's time

Oh FTSOF, take a deep breath and get over yourself.

Ibaka was a solid centre, but he's not the difference between a playoff team and a 'we need to tear it down' Not even remotely close.

Plus, we were only expecting to keep him for one more year. This isn't a long term loss.

*sigh* Raptors' board gonna Raptors' board. Everything has to be all or nothing.

This has nothing to do with "getting over myself" ... This has nothing to do with me, and I never made it about me... :crazy:

• Is there any way of keeping a max-cap slot available while holding on to the Bird Rights/Cap Hold to keep Lowry and Powell next year? NO...
• Is there anyway of realistically competing in the Eastern Conference while losing both Ibaka and Gasol? Doubtful...
• After losing Leonard and Ibaka for NOTHING, is it not smart to cut-bait and grab some future assets for our final veteran pieces remaining from our Championship team, who have no realistic way of staying? Probably
• Is there a better year to take a step back, while the team is playing in Tampa Bay and the 2021 draft is loaded? NO

My statement isn't a "sky is falling" claim you are making it out to be. It is rationalizing our goals and current circumstances and coming up with a logical pathway to move forward... Please though, explain to me what FA the Raps are going to sign tht will keep the Raps as a Top 4 seed in the Eastern Conference next year that makes it worthwhile to lose Powell and Lowry for nothing next year.

Psubs · Post #213 » by **Psubs** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:13 am

Syd-TK3 wrote:It's great to know that we won our title with nothing but hard work and zero ring chasers just handed to us

Jeremy Lin!!!

TOStateofMind · Post #214 » by **TOStateofMind** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:13 am

Its a blow, but this was inevitable anyway. Raps need one damn big.. lets see who they get now.

nestea · Post #215 » by **nestea** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:14 am

Take a deep breath folks. Clips ain't winning a damn thing. We will be fine. The bosses have a plan, and we will continue to succeed. It's that simple.

rrdjutriurt · Post #216 » by **rrdjutriurt** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:14 am

S ID wrote:
biblast wrote:If we bring back Gasol and find another hungry guy under the radar than we’ll be fine! Looks like Boucher is ready to take flight!

oh he's ready to take flight alright

Not to sure about Boucher, it felt like he has the tendency to chuck and miss a lot from the three point line. We are in very dire need of some major rebounding help. Losing a quality center who shot almost 39% from three definitely hurts and Serge was a player that could make the big play in the playoffs consistently.

This years playoffs showed that the big man still has a major role in today's NBA come playoff time!

MonkBatter42 · Post #217 » by **MonkBatter42** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:14 am

nabbs wrote:I am pretty shocked he left but based off the contract, either the Raps lowballed which I doubt or he wanted to ring chase. He also really got a long with Kawhi

What's the allure of ring-chasing when you've already won a ring, no less just two seasons ago?

biblast · Post #218 » by **biblast** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:14 am

I think we all knew this was going to be a challenging off season for Masai and co! Now we’re really going to see their contingency plan! Because so far out front court is bleak!

Wo1verine · Post #219 » by **Wo1verine** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:15 am

TOStateofMind wrote:Its a blow, but this was inevitable anyway. Raps need one damn big.. lets see who they get now.

It will be Baynes big deal still aren’t as good

RapsAndJays21 · Post #220 » by **RapsAndJays21** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:15 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:
Wo1verine wrote:Yeah not sure why we care about cap space next year surely won’t be signing anyone when we can’t even keep Ibaka

We will be taking a step back so why would anyone meaningful like GA join us ? was never realistic.

Win a **** championship and players still don’t wanna be here ducking joke

Realistically we aren’t contenders anymore so it makes complete sense to me that Ibaka would go. The Kawhi decision never will though.

Would've loved to have seen how Masai/Bobby retooled our team if Kawhi came back. We'd be working on that 3 peat.