Got the flags out? Fireworks ready? Beverages cooled and the barbecue have lots of propane?
Happy Canada Day!
Well, that sure didn’t take long.
Jose’s coming back.
“Early this morning, through my agents, I reached a preliminary agreement with the Toronto Raptors,” Calderon said in a message posted on his website Tuesday.
“I want to thank (president and general manager) Bryan Colangelo, (assistant GM) Maurizio Gherardini, (coach) Sam Mitchell and all of the Raptors family for the confidence that they have placed in me. I am sure that together we are going to achieve big things in the future.”
Getting Calderon under contract was the biggest task Colangelo faced, as well all know.
He was going to call over to Spain right after midnight last night and that call was obviously expected and welcomed.
Of course, Jose wouldn’t say on his blog how much the deal’s worth or how long it’s for but I’d be shocked if it was for less than $8 million a season and if it didn’t run for four years with maybe an option of a fifth. But that’s just deductive reasoning, no one who’s in a position to know has ever mentioned those terms.
Guess we’ll find out soon though.
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What’s it all mean?
Not much that hasn’t been said, given that we all expected it forever.
It does, essentially, take the Raptors out of any significant role in the rest of free agency.
So that means, given the tax concerns and the current payroll that all those questions about Mickeal Pietrus, Bostjan Nachbar, Ron Artest, Chris Duhon, Corey Maggette are answered easily:
No. No. No. Not going to happen. Isn’t possible. Put it out of your mind.
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Check back later, though, ‘cause I’m guessing I’ll have an update to a Roko Ukic deal to write about sometime later.
Jose and his signature moves will be staying in Toronto meaning that a purchase of the awesome “Jose Hands” is now a better investment than ever!
