Shams: Raptors sign Mamukelashvili to a two-year, $5.5 million deal (player option)

[LoveMyRaps]

lol of course it's a player option!

Ya that's kinda stupid.
If he has a decent season, he'll just bolt in free agency next summer.

Yeah, that is how you convince him to come here. He has a $5.5M floor with the potential to earn more.

Yeah, that's fair.

I'm happy with the signing. If Mamu decides to leave, we can draft a big next summer.

[manjusaka]

Hum… We might lose Battle now, no roster spot for him. And we don’t have spot for Alijah Martin.

[Kingsway_fan]

He is basically budget Olynyk come to think of it

Way better!

[OakleyDokely]

It was their choice to not have money.

What does that have to do with this signing?

If it took giving a player option to sign him, you do it.

Everything. Prioritize flexibility until contending status.

Again, either you like the signing or you don't. Either you like the player or you don't.

If you have a problem with previous moves that led to the raps current cap situation there's a million other threads to discuss that.

[TheMainEvent]

Ayyyy high school reunion with RJ Barrett

[YogurtProducer]

Best news to come from this is Chris Boucher is finally gone!!!!

If he has no suitors I’d gladly bring him back on a minimum.

He would be a terrific 3rd string energy big.

[Nature]

Spurs fans are pissed they're losing him.

[douggood]

almost all contracts come with a player option now, its not a raptors/canadian tax thing like people say
i would wager 80% of contracts so far this year have a player option

people on here just complain for the sake of complaining

straight contracts or player options(all the +1)
sims 1+1
harris 1+1
turner 3+1
yabushele 1+1
trent jr 1+1
clarkson 1
watford 2
plumlee 1
prince 1+1
kenard 1
tyus jones 1
naw 3+1
garza 2 * (not confirmed but maybe player option)
brook lopez 2
trey jones 2+1
lavert 2
capela 3
looney 2
bruce brown 1
kevin poter jr 1+1
ty jerome 2+1
dangelo russel 1+1
lavraia 2
DFS 3+1
aldama 3
JJJ 3+1


team options
Kornet 3+ 1 team option
dennis schroder 2+1 team option partial gurantee
paul reed 1+1 team option

[ItsDanger]

What does that have to do with this signing?

If it took giving a player option to sign him, you do it.

Everything. Prioritize flexibility until contending status.

Again, either you like the signing or you don't. Either you like the player or you don't.

If you have a problem with previous moves that lead the the raps current cap situation there's a million other threads to discuss that.

Again, I'm speaking towards player option tactic as a whole.

[Pointgod]

Interesting pick-up. Could be nice under the radar value play. Just turned 26. Stretch big who took nearly three 3s per game in under 12 mins. Nice size.

Last season with the Spurs in 61 games:

11.2 MIN, 6.3 PPG, 3.1 REB, 0.8 AST, 0.4 STL, 0.3 BLK, .502 FG, .373 3PT, .741 FT, .628 TS

You’re missing the big picture here:

Per 36: 20,10,3 with a steal and a block! We just got our Siakam replacement baby!

[tdotrep2]

Not a defender but can stretch the floor. I would have waited to see if there was a summer league guy we could have taken a flyer on.

reading the spurs reddit they think he's a terrible defender

[nestea]

lol of course it's a player option!

Lol

[OakleyDokely]

Everything. Prioritize flexibility until contending status.

Again, either you like the signing or you don't. Either you like the player or you don't.

If you have a problem with previous moves that lead the the raps current cap situation there's a million other threads to discuss that.

Again, I'm speaking towards player option tactic as a whole.

I think everyone knows you position, you post it in nearly every thread.

[YogurtProducer]

Best news to come from this is Chris Boucher is finally gone!!!!

How can anyone hate Boucher who was a class act getting benched during his contract year...

how is wanting him off the team hating on him?

he was a terrible player who couldn't learn any systems since he joined the team.

He was far from terrible. My god.

[PushDaRock]

Best news to come from this is Chris Boucher is finally gone!!!!

If he has no suitors I’d gladly bring him back on a minimum.

He would be a terrific 3rd string energy big.

I think the ship has sailed with CMB getting drafted but I think he's underrated at this point.

[mihaic]

They don't have the money to do that this year.

Player option, or likely no signing.

It was their choice to not have money.

What does that have to do with this signing?

If it took giving a player option to sign him, you do it.

Exactly. Plus Mamu wasn't gonna sign 3 year 8 mil anyway. He knows coming to Raptors he'll have the minutes, moreso than in SA, so he hopes to improve his stock, decline the option, and get paid next year.

[_MidNight_]

I like this a lot. Nice work getting him.

[Badonkadonk]

He looked solid with the Spurs! Sandro was playing about 20mpg after Wemby went down and had some very interesting games, including the last game of the season vs. the Raptors (12/4/4 with a steal in 19 mins).

Smart player, solid rebounder, sneaky passer, not afraid to shoot the 3 (37%), not overly athletic but I think will fit what Darko wants to do perfectly given what he has Yak doing as a starter.

Good value at $2.75M AAV too, not bad not bad.

[YogurtProducer]

It was their choice to not have money.

What does that have to do with this signing?

If it took giving a player option to sign him, you do it.

Everything. Prioritize flexibility until contending status.

This is extremely common around the entire NBA.

It’s essentially a 1-year deal. If he blows up you have him in your system and hopefully that allows you to retain him.

[GLF]

Ayyyy high school reunion with RJ Barrett

Wait he played with RJ in high school?