Nov 26, 2011, 8:02 pm
[quote name='Raze Lupin' timestamp='1322333179' post='36296']
I'm hoping they but his Z contract. I think the Euro players will dominate. They have been playing for weeks now.
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It won't happen, he was an unrestricted free agent. Zalgiris signed him to a 1-year deal without an NBA out clause. He can return to the NBA next year.
Same with Valanciunas. He had a multi-million dollar buyout this year, which is much less next year. Lietuvos Rytas would love for the Raptors to pick up his buyout but I'm not sure if the option still exists now that he is into the season with Rytas. In any event, it won't matter. Even if there wasn't a lockout Valanciunas was never coming over this season. I think it's better for his development to get another year under his belt. He'd just sit on the bench in Toronto.
I'm hoping they but his Z contract. I think the Euro players will dominate. They have been playing for weeks now.
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It won't happen, he was an unrestricted free agent. Zalgiris signed him to a 1-year deal without an NBA out clause. He can return to the NBA next year.
Same with Valanciunas. He had a multi-million dollar buyout this year, which is much less next year. Lietuvos Rytas would love for the Raptors to pick up his buyout but I'm not sure if the option still exists now that he is into the season with Rytas. In any event, it won't matter. Even if there wasn't a lockout Valanciunas was never coming over this season. I think it's better for his development to get another year under his belt. He'd just sit on the bench in Toronto.