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Jose Calderon to Raptors: It’s Him or Me
emptythebench.com - 5/17/2008
Jose Calderon to Raptors: It’s Him or Me
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We interrupt your normal NBA playoff programming for the following announcement: Toronto Raptors PG Jose Calderon has had it up here with coming off the bench. As a soon-to-be restricted free agent, he also wants a significant raise in salary. And as a little icing on his homemade cake of discontent, it sounds like he’s been daydreaming about choking T.J. Ford . “I would like to start ...

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Linkage - May 17
The AltRaps Blog — Raptors centre Rasho Nesterovic exercised the player option on his contract for next season yesterday. The 7-foot, 270-pounder averaged 7.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 71 games last season, his second with the Raptors. Nesterovic, who will make $8.4 million US next season, has averaged 7.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in 699 career games with Minnesota, San Antonio and Toronto. - Toronto Sun ...

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Linkage - May 18 — The AltRaps Blog
This apparent rift between the two point guards puts the Raptors management in a tough spot. Ford is practically untradeable, with his injury history and the $24 million of guaranteed money remaining on his contract. But Calderon, they don’t really want to trade him. Not only do they like him more than Ford (and would [...]
Linkage - May 16 — The AltRaps Blog
With so few teams having cap space, the most Calderon can expect is a mid-level offer, which is expected to be in the neighbourhood of $5.6 million US, doubling his stipend from last season. Sign-and-trade scenarios are possible and teams conceivably can clear space, factors that could lead to a more lucrative offer for Calderon. [...]