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orwell
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 Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:58 pm Post subject: OT: Raptors Reportedly Sign Maccabi's Anthony Parker |
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| Quote: | Raptors Reportedly Sign Maccabi's Anthony Parker
11th July, 2006 - 9:30 am
Draftexpress.com - The Toronto Raptors have made some unorthodox moves this offseason and another one is abound with the reported signing of Macabbi Tel Aviv star Anthony Parker.
One year after the Indiana Pacers imported Macabbi's star Sarunas Jasikevicius, the Raptors bring in the explosive 31 year old Parker.
The Raptors are reportedly paying $500,000 of Parker's $1.5 million buyout with the team and will pay Parker $12 million over three years.
Parker was drafted with the 21st pick overall out of Bradley University by the New Jersey Nets in the 1997 NBA Draft, but he has not played in the NBA since the 1999-2000 season.
The 6'6" Parker will most likely be the Raptors' starting small forward
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Luke
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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| We can't sign every player... |
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KobeButler
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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we dont have money to spend.
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insidepresence
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I think he is being sarcastic |
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angrypuppy
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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| KobeButler wrote: | | we dont have money to spend. |
Sadly, many don't quite understand that... It would have taken MLE money to sign him. |
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orwell
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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| angrypuppy wrote: | | Sadly, many don't quite understand that... It would have taken MLE money to sign him. |
I have a feeling he is going to be worth more than that in return. 
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cheetos82
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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| orwell wrote: | | angrypuppy wrote: | | Sadly, many don't quite understand that... It would have taken MLE money to sign him. |
I have a feeling he is going to be worth more than that in return. |
If he were, he'd be in the league the last 5 years.... |
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DancingBarry
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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Good player, good signing. Out of our price range since we took Radmanovic for the MLE.
(Moving to the General NBA forum...) |
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Polish_Bastard
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:52 am Post subject: |
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Parker is a hell of a player in Europe. But he's slowed down some last season, I wonder if he could be over the hill now. For a year or two he should be good and give them more depth.
Ford/Calderon
Peterson/Parker
Graham/Bargnani
Bosh/Humphries/Bargnani
Nesterovic/Sow
That's not a bad roster at all considering the way they looked last year.
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CheetahMan
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| cheetos82 wrote: | | If he were, he'd be in the league the last 5 years.... |
Why would he? He was on a winning team, getting enuff money and he had risen into a god-like figure in Israel. I would take that any day over a place on the bench in some mediocre NBA team.
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Polish_Bastard
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| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:01 am Post subject: |
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| CheetahMan wrote: | | cheetos82 wrote: | | If he were, he'd be in the league the last 5 years.... |
Why would he? He was on a winning team, getting enuff money and he had risen into a god-like figure in Israel. I would take that any day over a place on the bench in some mediocre NBA team. |
Especially that European salaries are listed tax- and agent's commission-free so making around 2 Million Euros per year is at least as good as the NBA MLE.
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