[Yannopolous] Khem Birch Agreeing To Long Term Deal With Toronto - 3 Years $20M

dgr81 · Post #1 » by **dgr81** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:47 pm

Read on Twitter

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C_Money · Post #2 » by **C_Money** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:47 pm

What does he mean by long term?

douggood · Post #3 » by **douggood** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:48 pm

define long term?
2 year we can use BAE
3+ years we will need to use the MLE

rocky_da_best · Post #4 » by **rocky_da_best** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:49 pm

dgr81 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Some guy from RDS has more sauces than Grange, Jlew, Ledoug and all the other fools :lol:

SFour · Post #5 » by **SFour** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:49 pm

douggood wrote:define long term?
2 year we can use BAE
3+ years we will need to use the MLE

when I think of long term it's at least 3 years.....I don't think anyone would call 2 years long term

Blood Orange · Post #6 » by **Blood Orange** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:50 pm

ImaBeatDatAzz · Post #7 » by **ImaBeatDatAzz** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:51 pm

Yay I liked him. Solid! Lowry developed him very well

dgr81 · Post #8 » by **dgr81** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:52 pm

rocky_da_best wrote:
dgr81 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Some guy from RDS has more sauces than Grange, Jlew, Ledoug and all the other fools

someone on here who obviously works at the fan590 posted yesterday that the raptor beat writers have a tough job and we wouldn't understand :lol:

NinjaBro · Post #9 » by **NinjaBro** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:52 pm

Niice! love it.

NBA Sheady · Post #10 » by **NBA Sheady** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:52 pm

Tor_Raps · Post #11 » by **Tor_Raps** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:52 pm

Wait, we're allowed to add guys to our team? I thought we were just cutting guys this offseason lol.

sbsat · Post #12 » by **sbsat** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:52 pm

Khem is a solid piece to hold onto - he was a breathe of fresh air after baynes.

Johnny Bball · Post #13 » by **Johnny Bball** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:53 pm

"Long term" surprise me here.

ontnut · Post #14 » by **ontnut** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:55 pm

I guess Masai and Bobby aren't actually "Asleep at the wheel" now, right?

Vorticity · Post #15 » by **Vorticity** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:57 pm

imagine getting through a whole bunch of 6'9" bodies; only to face our last line of defence:

:clap:

Jerry Lucas · Post #16 » by **Jerry Lucas** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 7:58 pm

ontnut wrote:I guess Masai and Bobby aren't actually "Asleep at the wheel" now, right?

Let's wait for a Woj or Shams bomb before we get too excited about Khem Birch being back lol.

Harcore Fenton Mun · Post #17 » by **Harcore Fenton Mun** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 8:03 pm

Compared to last year, this is a much better option.

Badonkadonk · Post #18 » by **Badonkadonk** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 8:04 pm

Once the values for Allen and Holmes were set as high as they were, this is really what I was hoping for. He's a perfect fit for what the Raps need out of the 5, on both ends.

Very happy to NOT have to watch a Kanter/Len/Howard type who is easy to run off the floor because they're so limited.

redeye514 · Post #19 » by **redeye514** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 8:05 pm

I like the idea of a 3-4 year deal, especially if its $5MM ish or under. Plus he's Canadian.

I liked what I saw from Birch (albeit, it was after 2/3rd of a season of looking at Baynes...), but if the raps goal is to be really competitive in 2-3 years, then having a guy like Birch at a low cap figure will be advantageous. If he doesn't work out, then it wont be the end of the world to move him.

Blood Orange · Post #20 » by **Blood Orange** » Wed Aug 4, 2021 8:05 pm

I'm glad our FO aren't trying to mess this up and giving Birch the contract he deserves. Otherwise, it'd be something to question.

+Re-sign GTJ as our starting 2, check
+Re-sign Birch as our starting 5, check

Those were the 2 main moves on my checklist of what needs to be done for us to get back to the playoffs this coming year. I think we'll be fine next season. Hopefully we don't trade Siakam, and all will be good again.