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Garbajosa’s Days As Raptor Numbered
slamdunkcentral.com - 6/13/2008
Garbajosa’s Days As Raptor Numbered
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It appears that Toronto Raptors forward Jorge Garbajosa will soon be amongst the NBA unemployed as according to the Toronto Globe and Mail and verified by various Spanish media reports, Garbajosa and the team are negotiating a buyout of his current contract - currently worth $4.25 million; his inevitable release will end a promising relationship which went ...

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Linkage – June 13
The AltRaps Blog — ... the bottom line is this: Toronto obviously does not want to be paying a player who isn’t fit to play for an extended period of time, so the most logical and prudent thing to do is negotiate a buyout - as opposed to an outright release (the Raptors would be responsible for the balance of Garbajosa’s contract in that scenario).  It’s extra money they can use for other contracts and/or for their first-round pick in late June.  A smart move by Toronto, in the grand scheme of things. - Slam Dunk Central From the Raptors’ perspective, this doesn’t help them in the free agent market. ...

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