The Raps like Jarrett Jack at PG, so they're going to shop Calderon.

1. Would you want him?
2. What would you give up? Pretty much has to include one of our SGs, I would think.
3. Would they want ^?

Jose Calderon
09/10 $8,219,009
10/11 $9,000,000
11/12 $9,780,993
12/13 $10,561,985

Calderon and Rasho (expiring) for Rip?

I think Rasho signed a 1 year deal, so he'd have to approve it.

Guard rotation
Calderon/Bynum/Atkins
Stuckey/Gordon

I thought about derailing my own thread with a Bosh/Calderon for Rip/Stuck/Kwame/Charlie option, but I'll leave that for Pharaoh.

We wouldn't need to make these trades if we drafted right.


Anyway, I'd consided that deal. Not as big a Calderon fan as many, his D is right there with Nash as worst in the league, but he fits the bill.

I wouldn't send Stuckey unless Bosh was coming back. I'd do RIP for Calderon and filler though. Stuckey slides to SG and can play some SF in 3 guard lineups at times when BG is in there.

I'd try hard for a deal with Bosh in it though.

I think dealing Rip for Calderon and an expiring contract is a rather good move if we could do it.

And it helps Toronto big time. It sends a message to Bosh that they are willing to add quality players to keep him and elevate the team. In a worst case scenario (Bosh bolts - they get nothing) they'd still have Bargnani, Hedo, Rip and Jack.

For us we move Stuckey to his natural position, we gain a real live PG that can direct the play/run an offense and we'd get some cap relief.

We be:

Ben Wallace/Kwame
Super Nova/Maxiell
Tayshaun/Jerebko/Daye
Stuckey/BG
Jose/Bynum/Atkins

Then we could deal Prince and Kwame for a capable big man to take over at C and there is your team for the next 3 or 4 years.

Yeah, i think you could get a decent center for Prince and Kwame. Not a bosh type, but maybe a Beidrins type or even Okafor type if we are lucky.

Nobody likes the deals we've proposed for Biedrins.

I do think Okafor is very "get-able". It just depends on what we're willing to part with.

I'd be willing to part with all the losing.

Didn't you "love watching this team" about 2 weeks ago?

To be fair, I guess that was before "all the losing".

So, I'm supposed to want the team to lose forever?

That's not a bad point, right there.

Any more news on Calderon GD?

Jack is still starting at PG, right?

Any rumours of him being shopped?

Where's the info, man?

Hedo is actually a great fit with Rip, IMO. He's a great distributor, which Rip thrives on. He's got serious range, which opens up Rip's mid-range game. I think that's actually a pretty good lineup for the Raptors. Question, though. Who becomes their backup PG in that situation? Do they have someone that can step up if they move Calderon? Not likely to be a dealbreaker, but it's something they'd have to consider.

Marco Beliniliililili could handle the back-up PG duties if they dealt Jose, though Hedo would effectively run the offense from the SF spot allowing them to play a "big" backcourt

Yeah, Hedo has been bitching this week about not getting the touches he needs to be the playmaking "PG" he was in Orlando.

Rip doesn't handle the ball. Hedo would love that.