Moderators: HiJiNX, 7 Footer, DG88, niQ, Duffman100, tsherkin, Reeko, Morris_Shatford, lebron stopper
shmoosicle wrote:I am a bit surprised... they really have to figure out the backup C situation before the season starts. We briefly had a backup C with Olynyk on the roster and now that's gone again. I thought Temple would be brought back as an assistant coach this year but whatever.
Jerry Lucas wrote:douggood wrote:Jerry Lucas wrote:Raptors will now start the season with 14 fully guaranteed contracts assuming Alijah Martin gets the same rookie deal as Shead.
They also will have to run a 14-man roster instead of 15 to stay under the tax if they stand pat with the rest of the roster in the offseason.
The only way they would have been able to run a 15-man roster was if all of the remaining signings other than CMB were rookie minimum guys, which isn't possible anymore now that they brought back Temple.
you have to be under tax at deadline, not start of season. lots of time to get under tax, at deadline you can dump temple or someone + cash to a team to get under tax.
I doubt they would put themselves in another Dragic-type situation and leverage themselves. But they could do something like hold onto Castleton as an extra C to fill the 15th spot for a bit, then cut him when they're right up against the tax and he'll only have a prorated dead cap hit reflecting the percentage of the season he was on the roster.
Grew wrote:And1Skip wrote:Grew wrote:Is it really worth wasting a roster spot on this guy?
See Indiana and James Johnson
They lost to one of the youngest champions ever, who didn't have a vet in that type of role..
TimeForChange wrote:shmoosicle wrote:I am a bit surprised... they really have to figure out the backup C situation before the season starts. We briefly had a backup C with Olynyk on the roster and now that's gone again. I thought Temple would be brought back as an assistant coach this year but whatever.
Kelly was so bad it was like not having a back up center at all when he was on the floor
Jim Todd Jr. wrote:Is this guy gonna be our GM one day or something? Why does he need a roster spot, just join the staff
JB7 wrote:Jim Todd Jr. wrote:Is this guy gonna be our GM one day or something? Why does he need a roster spot, just join the staff
Temple has been the vice-president of the players association since 2017. He needs to be a player to be in that role, hence the reason he has not taken a coaching position.
He is great in the locker room, and it probably doesn’t hurt the team to have the vice-president of the players association on the team.
Also, being on a vet minimum probably pays more than an assistant coaching gig, and for the Raps benefit, the league covers a third of his pay.
