Diaw, Chandler to Raps; Jose, Evans out (Holly update pg 40)

[rapszfan]

as the title reads

here's the link
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=16779
scroll all the way till the bottom, they start talking bout BC

Yesterday the Raptors shipped off Hedo Turkoglu to Phoenix and got Leandro Barbosa in return and have a deal that's likely to drop today which will return Boris Diaw for Jose Calderon and Tyson CHandler for the trade exception the team obtained from Miami in the Bosh sign-and-trade deal.

Doug Smith adds

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.

[timdunkit]

OMG BC LINKED TO A TRUE CENRE ... NO WAY!! MAANN!!

[whysoserious]

Not sure if true but we finally get a Center after losing CB, awesome timing BC.

[duppyy]

poopsworld =(

[douggood]

much better and makes more sense than the diaw for tpe

[Spragga]

That would be awesome. Get out of Calderons deal 2 years early, and finally get a center and move Bargs to pf.

[GideonRapfan]

It also goes nicely with what Carefoot is suggesting...

[62245]

please be true

[TMMC]

worddddddd

[[SJJ]]

oh my gawd common poopsworld be true!!!!

[|llsT oNe]

When does Chandler expire? He's pretty washed up.

[sh00n]

It's Hoopsworld, but holy **** I hope it's true. I honestly suggested on the General Board yesterday that there would be two deals, one with the TPE, one with Jose. But if it involves Tyson Chandler I'd be ****ing thrilled.

[Los Manos]

When does Chandler expire? He's pretty washed up.

next summer.

[killerbs]

comeon this would be insane

[dagger]

Well, that would be a nice swap. Basically, wiping out two years of Hedo and the final year of Jose.

I predict, if this is true, and Steve Kyler isn't your average unplugged Hoopsworld dude so don't automatically dismiss it, half the board will erupt in glee, while the other half will be outraged that we are bulking up instead of stripping down the team for a 16-win season.

[jamescl]

also says that amir's contract is just $30 instead of $34 million

[James_Raptors]

Makes sense and 3/4's of the board had been speculating that this was the real deal, for the past several hrs. Well done RealGM , err.. BC!

[Strategist1]

I'd call this a damn SUCCESS if BC can get rid of Turkoglu AND Calderon ...

Chandler would be a good temporary fit at Center. So that's cool with me.

[rapszfan]

its good now we will actually have a presence in the low post. Bargnani can now move to PF and hopefully excel there

[sh00n]

When does Chandler expire? He's pretty washed up.

Next summer. Even if he gets injured or plays awful, he's an expiring. We could probably try and re-sign him for way cheaper, too.