Reports: Matt Barnes Signs with the Toronto Raptors
by Evan Dunlap on Jul 19, 2010 9:39 PM EDT
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PrintWe've known for a few days now that free-agent forward Matt Barnes wouldn't return to the Orlando Magic; the only blank left was which team he'd join. We now have an answer, as Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc Stein report that Barnes has signed a two-year deal, with the second year a player option, worth $9 or $10 million with the Toronto Raptors. On his Twitter account, Barnes confirmed he signed with Toronto, but did not disclose contract terms. He also thanked Magic fans and expressed his wish that "things could have went down alil [sic] differently."
Barnes averaged 8.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in his only season with the Magic, including 10.1 points and 6.0 boards in 58 starts. Magic GM Otis Smith elected to pursue Quentin Richardson, whom he termed "a better skill player" than Barnes, in free-agency this summer rather than re-sign Barnes.
For the second straight summer, Barnes signed a two-year deal with the second year at his option to replace Hedo Turkoglu at small forward, which is kind of odd, when you think about it.
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4+ million for Barnes? Toronto has some chronic illness for signing our former SFs to outrageous contracts.
Congrats to him though!
2 yr deal is fine for a rebuilding team that needs a starting SF...
Now Amir Johnson at 5 yrs $34 million? Horrible…
Ya this makes nos sense.
no wonder teams are never good, they just don’t have the type of people that know what they are doing. Matt is a very nice player to have. But the dude isn’t worth that much IMO.
Johnson's a very good young forward
He’s a very efficient scorer and a solid rebounder.
If he can maintain his efficienxy with higher usage in a starting role, his upside is maybe Zach Randolph. The Raptors are overpaying on potential a little, sure, but the kid has the tools.
by eltharion_doa on Jul 19, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
The problem is his fouling. Never better than 5.5 fouls per 36 minutes, with a career mark of 6.5. He just can't stay on the floor.
by Evan Dunlap on Jul 19, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep
But the talent is there – when your franchise just lost their starting PF, you probably need to gamble a little.
by eltharion_doa on Jul 19, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Just saw something on Hollinger's Twitter
Wow. GREAT deals for Bulls. Shooter, can play some 2. RT @MSteinmetzCSN C.J. Watson going to Chicago in a sign-and-trade for 2nd-round pick.
Gotta be freaking kidding me. Who was it that they wanted a year ago for CJ Watson in a trade?
So then
How the hell come we couldn’t get that deal done if all they wanted was a second round pick this year?
by BlueSkyOneCloud on Jul 19, 2010 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
But
Why get Duhon if watson could be had for stanley robinson essentially?
by BlueSkyOneCloud on Jul 19, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
the warriors changed hands last week
prrior ownership wouldn’t deal with us
we needed our crystal ball …
by Half-man Half-gortat on Jul 19, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
warriors new ownership blew it
bulls are so desperate for a shooter they would have surrendered more than that…
too bad!
by Half-man Half-gortat on Jul 19, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The new management isn't in charge yet
They don’t take control for about 3 months. All they have so far is an agreement to buy the team.
by eltharion_doa on Jul 19, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
You were right, Ben.
You said he’s be taking his talents to Canada or Ohio, on twitter. Interesting about him replacing Turk 2 years in a row. I guess Toronto liked him as a replacement. At least it’s not Miami or LA or Boston. That’s all I care about.
I'm a girl too.
Haters gonna hate.
Glad that he gets the money he wants... and probably playing time in Toronto
all the best to you Barnes.
Happy for Barnes =)
He deserves a good contract for all his hard work.
Worth noting: Barnes has pocketed just oer $7 million in his CAREER. This deal will more than double it in 2 years.
He made the right move.
Stein says it will be, but it doesn't seem possible. The Magic don't have any MLE left, don't have his Bird rights. Can only offer him the BAE or, as a non-Bird FA, $1.92 million.
by Evan Dunlap on Jul 19, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
So then there's no possible way for a S&T if we can't sign him to a 5 mil salary, right?
I don’t understand how it works. Any other players involved?
FEAR THE MEER!
Weird. Marc Stein reported it as so.
http://twitter.com/STEIN_LINE_HQ/status/18958530287
“ESPN.com sources: Raps’ signing of Barnes to be finalized TUES as sign-and-trade w/ORL, since bulk of TOR midlevel exception went to Kleiza”
So neither us nor TOR can sign him to a 5 mil first yr salary. Hmmm… what gives?
FEAR THE MEER!
Could it somehow be
A team other than the magic signing him first? Is that possible?
by BlueSkyOneCloud on Jul 19, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
BQROCK?
lets say its possible, is there anyone on the raptors that look appealing? picks? salary relief? i dont get it.
I wonder if there's a 3rd team, perhaps a 4th involved.
We were involved in a 4-team trade last year when we sent Turk to Toronto for that $6.8 million TPE that just expired.
I'm a dude!
Orlando Pinstriped Post: Where game threads turn into online chat rooms!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPlLyVuMf7U
by GameManager on Jul 19, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably a trade exception. But I don't see how a sign-and-trade is possible.
by Evan Dunlap on Jul 19, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
No. Because a sign-and-trade isn't possible. Magic do not have the resources to sign Barnes to the deal he wants.
by Evan Dunlap on Jul 19, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe DEN signs and trades Kleiza to TOR.
Then TOR is free to use the MLE on Barnes. Problem solved?
FEAR THE MEER!
Hollinger said he had never heard of any s/t involving Kleiza from Denver.
He went on to say that he also had never seen Toronto make hte Kleiza signing official. So there is a chance that both sides mutually agreed to not sign a contract.
Making Kleiza still a RFA.
Has to be the only way to land Barnes in TOR. They can’t have both Barnes and Kleiza w/o DEN trading him over.
FEAR THE MEER!
If this is in fact a S&T...
I called it!
I'm a dude!
Orlando Pinstriped Post: Where game threads turn into online chat rooms!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPlLyVuMf7U
by GameManager on Jul 19, 2010 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Good luck, Matt.
I’m very happy he’s not going to the unholy trinity of LA, Boston or Miami. This should take care of him too, and I’ll always have fond memories of Matt’s time here. Especially when he said he would put his son’s dirty diaper in Odom’s mouth. I think it was Odom, at least.
Side note: Good pick up for the Bulls. They’re going to be my 2nd favorite team in the East this season.
I love LeBron. No really, I love Jameer.
Another "good time"
When he fake threw the ball at Kobe’s face on an in-bounding pass and Kobe didn’t flinch.
I'm a girl too.
Haters gonna hate.
What about going forehead to forehead w/ Paula Pierce during the regular season?
Or punching Thabeet in the lower back while trying to get to the ref……….that was classic
Never trust a fart
by AB's triple double on Jul 19, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. That Paula incident was awesome.
And Thabeet…..As if that guy wasn’t sad enough.
I'm a girl too.
Haters gonna hate.
How did he not flinch?
Kobe is ridiculous. It is a natural reaction to flynch but Kobe just stayed perfectly still, like he was blind.
Matt Barnes
One of the best one-year stints with the Magic that I remember. I’ll miss ya Matt.
Just to be clear, I am probably being sarcastic.
Good luck in Toronto Matt!
I enjoyed watching you play for us this year and since you’re on the Raptors, I feel that I can still cheer for you. At least you’re making some cold-hard-cash, something you couldn’t do with LA, Boston, or Miami!
I'm a dude!
Orlando Pinstriped Post: Where game threads turn into online chat rooms!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPlLyVuMf7U
So from the testimonies of the knowledgeable guys here… the story about Barnes’ contract doesn’t add up?!
They're doing a sign and trade
“A sign-and-trade with Orlando will have to be executed to route Barnes to the Raptors, sources said, because Toronto recently spent the bulk of its $5.8 million mid-level exception to sign Linas Kleiza.”
ESPN
Aren't the Raps under the cap?
I don’t recall them making any big free agency splashes, trading Turk wouldn’t have added much to their salary load and, without Bosh, they were $10m under the cap before inking their draft picks.
by eltharion_doa on Jul 19, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
ESPN
In having no (expletive deleted) clue shocker.
by eltharion_doa on Jul 19, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
damn
i was hoping we could get a trade exception…o well
They should be
I think they’re only around $48 million in salary, and another couple million in cap holds for Sow and Slokar, so they should have about $8 million under the cap to sign players. The Kleiza deal will take up around $4.5 million of that, but with a signing bonus, I think the Raptors should just about be able to fit a $9 million salary into their remaining space.
Honor is no substitute for victory.
The problem is Amir Johnson
His cap hold is too big to give the Raptors enough room, so they have to ink him to get their committed salaries down. If they’ve been stupid and not backloaded most of his contract, they might not have the room to fit in Barnes.
by eltharion_doa on Jul 21, 2010 3:31 AM EDT up reply actions
LMAO @ this Tas Melas tweet
“Matt Barnes owns a 7-foot docile ostrich named, Bargnani.”
I'm a girl too.
Haters gonna hate.
by GoMagicGo on Jul 19, 2010 11:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Best of luck to Barnes in Toronto
…except, of course, when they play the Magic.
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by Mike from Illinois on Jul 19, 2010 11:51 PM EDT reply actions
Happy for Barnes
He’s played hard his whole career, kid deserves to get paid. Hopefully he’ll stick with the Raps for a bit longer than he has everywhere else he’s been.
The deal is dead from what I have read.
Toronto miscalculated how much they could offer him/ a way to trade and get him
by Shocked into Silence on Jul 20, 2010 1:23 AM EDT reply actions
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