[aamir543Participant]

Somthing doesn’t seem right, apparently the Toronto Raptors are discussing a possible deal with Wilson Chandler. Chandler is in Toronto right now, The Raps will try their best to sell him on their future. Obviously they’re gonna try to throw crazy cash at him(Would they go for 4 years, 55 million?) and that would put the Nuggets in a situation where they have to let him go.

In my opinion, I think Chandler should sign a one year deal in Denver. He knows the system somewhat, and he’ll be a big help the remaining 3 weeks that Gallo is out, and when Gallo and Nene get back(He’s missed the past 5 games) coupled with Chandler there, they would be 2 and 3 deep at every single posititon. 

I know we all think Chandler is crazy for this, but money does crazy things, and he might not be able to help himself if the Raps offer that crazy money.

http://thestar.blogs.com/raptors/2012/02/raptors-do-a-little-bit-of-free-agent-wooing.html

In other news, Joel Pryzbilla has signed with the Blazers.

[boshjonesfordParticipant]

As a raptors fan, i dont really want Chandler that badly…not saying hes bad or anything but dont want to over pay him when there are good SF in the draft Barnes and Kidd Gilcrist ect…(if he plays our record will be better and we wont even get a high pick) 

 

[Toronto16Participant]

 I agree with the above post, if the Raps sign him, I hope they sit him out the rest of the season lol.  Just so it doesn’t take away our lottery balls…

[juves4783Participant]

 the raptors can throw uber money at him, but the nuggets have an opportunity to match.  the nuggets have a ton of cap space as well.  i think toronto would be a good fit for chandler.  their roster wouldn’t look horrible with him.  c-jonas, pf-bags, sf-chandler, sg-derozan, pg-calderon with a decent bench of kleiza, bayless, davis and the johnsons.  with barbosa’s salary off the books, they have some options for the draft and offseason.

i think the nuggs will match though.  depth is a big part of their team and he can find minutes because of his and gallo’s versatility.  it’s pretty obvious none of the big name free agents want to go to denver, so they might as well sign chandler.  if he goes, i think the nuggs would make a hard push for batum. 

[B FreeParticipant]

 I wouldn’t think signing with the Raptors would be any worse of a move then with the Nuggets. Both teams have some good yound players, the Nuggets are a better team now but they have more depth at his position, so he may join a team that is most likely a first round playoff team but that team isn’t gonna get much futher for the next few years, with that roster unless they can lure a big time free agent. With Toronto you are an instant starter and arguably leader and you still will have a high draft pick coming in and the chance to build something from nothing, not to mention make alot more money.

[aamir543Participant]

The Nuggets don’t have a ton of Cap Space, they just signed Nene, Gallo, and Aflalo to big deals, and Lawson will be due for one soon. So although they would probably match a slightly overpaid offer sheet, they couldn’t break the bank for him.

[B FreeParticipant]

@juves do you mean make an offer in the offseason or trade for Batum 

[CodySLCParticipant]

 I think he should get about the same deal Galo got. And i dont know if Denver will match. Getting a solid young player like him would be a big step in the right direction for the Raptors.

[rolandftwParticipant]

To be able to make a competitive offer. Possible Barbosa or Calderon could be dumped, but there’s only a few teams available that could do that.  The Lakers and Jazz with their big trade exceptions.  The Kings and Pacers with their cap space.  Utah is the most likely to be interested I imagine, considering they are not happy with their PG situation.

I don’t really see Denver as being only a one and done team regularly.  They’ve been hit hard by injuries but are still competing for a playoff spot, where as the Raptors have had a lot of injuries and because of it have one of the worst records in the NBA.  Think they’re built more for the future then the Raptors currently are.  Toronto is not bad enough to likely get a top pick (if Bargnani returns healthy).

[B FreeParticipant]

 @ rolandTo make it through the playoffs you need to have at least two star quality players denver has none, they over paid Nene for his 12ppg,7rebs and less then a blk career averages, they also gave Gallo alot who is a good player but is a bit of a tweener and defesive liability. The rest of there roster is full of role players and Lawson who they need to pay soon. They aren’t going to be able to lure an big time free agents.   Welcome to the Site

[NYCrealdealParticipant]

nice tho…if they get wilson and draft either barnes or rivers

calderon rivers/barnes wilson bargs and jonas

with DD of the bench

 

[rolandftwParticipant]

And I agree Denver doesn’t have one currently.  Same is true of other teams tho.  Neither the Pacers or 76ers have a star player either, but both will have a good chance to win a playoff series at least.

Wasn’t claiming Denver can win a championship as currently constructed, but think they can win a series or two certainly.  Maybe not this year, necessarily.  Dunno if they overpaid Nene, since other teams supposedly offered him more.  I wasn’t really a fan of bringing him back, but he has been hurt this season…  conditioning was not very good at all coming in.  He’ll be much better next season imo.

Toronto has Bargnani, who has shown to be an offensive nightmare for other teams to plan against..  but still the team hasn’t exactly won much with him as well.  And defensively, certainly never going to be good.  Toronto can scheme around him but like with Gallinari, remains to be seen whether he can truly be a star in this league.

Denver rarely attracts top free agents anyways; don’t think that is the only effective way to build a team.  With some tinkering in trades tho, Denver could set themselves up for having a decent amount of cap space.

[B FreeParticipant]

 Pacers have Paul Georgeis a versitle 6’9 SG/SF who is on the cusp of stardom, and I bet Denver would give up anyone on there team for him, and they have Roy Hibbert who is a legit big bodied 7 footer who can score and has improved every year, they can cause real match up problems for teams with those guys and West and Granger, Denver doesn’t have those players who can cause match up nightmares except maybe Gallo.

Also don’t get me wrong I don’t think Toronto is better team I just said they would be a better fit due to having no true SF on the roster, and that he would get more minutes and money.

[rolandftwParticipant]

And he is a good player, but he is no where near the cusp of stardom at this time.  Put up 15 ppg over an extended period of time and then we can talk about stardom.  Gallinari is cloer to being one, right now then George is.  I’m as much a fan of Hibbert as almost anyone, but it’s really difficult to make the argument that he is a much better player then Nene.  I wouldn’t trade Ty or Gallo for George.

Granger has been horrible this season.  Wouldn’t want him on the Nuggets at his contract.

I do agree Toronto is a better fit for Chanlder, just don’t see how it can work unless they shed Barbosa or Calderon’s contract.

Thanks for the welcome.

[B FreeParticipant]

 With Paul’s combo of size, skill, and defense plus his improvments in two seasons and of course perception, I would say he is very much on the verge of star player status. 

And the difference between Nene and Hibbert is simple he has a better offensive skillset then Nene who relies on his size more then skill and that Hibbert has improved every season he has been in the league and Nene hasn’t, he has been up and down and  has never averaged more then 7.8 boards.

[rolandftwParticipant]

Takes more then that to say he’s on the verge of star status.  Offensively, he’s taken more shots but hasn’t been as efficient as he was his rookie season.

I think Nene has improved his last four years in the league in comparison to his beginning years in the NBA.  Both his torn acl and cancer, hurt Nene’s early years as well.  Hibbert is probably going to get the max this offseason, and he won’t be worth that most likely.  Overall, different players but the value they both bring to their respective teams is comparable.  Neither is going to be a star player that carries their team.

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