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Lowry anybody?

With the cap rising his contract would pretty much never become untradable. And if Exum's level jumps to the point where he's not needed(hell, I don't think I'd mind having a backup of the quality of Lowry for that price), we can probably trade him and even get real asset(s) back in a couple of years.
 
Siro said:
I don't know why Toronto would do it. If they're rebuilding, surely they would want a PG with better potential than Trey freaking Burke! And both GS and OKC's picks are mid-to-late 1st round picks. Why would they trade their, arguably, best asset, for a bunch of mediocre assets that won't help them all that much in the long term. I honestly don't think Burke + GS pick + OKC pick would get it done. As much I'd love Lowry, Toronto would probably expect a good player or a lottery pick in return.
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I can see that.

On one hand, Toronto should theoretically blow it up because that team isn't going anywhere, but on the other hand, they were bad for so long, and probably don't want to experience another rebuild right now.

But if it were me, I'd take my medicine and blow it up while you still can get assets back for your players. They just have to be able to draft better. But apparently they cant, so I can see why it scares them.
 
stitches said:
With the cap rising his contract would pretty much never become untradable. And if Exum's level jumps to the point where he's not needed(hell, I don't think I'd mind having a backup of the quality of Lowry for that price), we can probably trade him and even get real asset(s) back in a couple of years.
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What if he blows out a knee or achilles? You telling me that's still a tradable contract?

He's very injury prone so it's very likely, and he's gonna be 30 next year. And it's still 12 Million a year. It's not peanuts.
 
Hack said:
What if he blows out a knee or achilles? You telling me that's still a tradable contract? He's very injury prone so it's very likely
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How is Kyle Lowry very injury prone? Is there some other Kyle Lowry who's actually had a major injury?
 
Hack said:
What if he blows out a knee or achilles? You telling me that's still a tradable contract?

He's very injury prone so it's very likely, and he's gonna be 30 next year. And it's still 12 Million a year. It's not peanuts.
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What's his history with knee and achilles injuries? He's not the healthiest player ever but he's missed only 14 games for the last 2 seasons(28 games in last 3 years). That's about what you can expect to be missed by any player in the league on average. The risk is not any higher than the risk that Trey or our #12 will rupture an Achilles or suffer ACL tear.

12M with the new CBA would be equivalent to about 8-9M currently. I don't get how you are comparing 12M in a 90-100M salary cap market to a 20-25M in a 60M market(Billy King trades and contracts)...
 
GVC said:
How is Kyle Lowry very injury prone? Is there some other Kyle Lowry who's actually had a major injury?
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Excluding his Rookie season where he only played 10 games ( and I don't remember if it's because of injury or not) he has only averaged 57.6 games per season. He played 82 once, and that was his 2nd season. I don't remember exactly what games were lost to injury, but I do remember him being injured quite a bit through out his career.
 
stitches said:
What's his history with knee and achilles injuries? He's not the healthiest player ever but he's missed only 14 games for the last 2 seasons(28 games in last 3 years). That's about what you can expect to be missed by any player in the league on average. The risk is not any higher than the risk that Trey or our #12 will rupture an Achilles or suffer ACL tear.

12M with the new CBA would be equivalent to about 8-9M currently. I don't get how you are comparing 12M in a 90-100M salary cap market to a 20-25M in a 60M market(Billy King trades and contracts)...
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Yes, the injury risk is higher as you get older. That's a fact. I guarantee more people suffer achilles tears in their 30's playing sports than they do in their 20's.
 
Hack said:
Excluding his Rookie season where he only played 10 games ( and I don't remember if it's because of injury or not) he has only averaged 57.6 games per season.
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You might want to check your math, consider that there was a 66-game season mixed in, and take note that the season he missed the most games he was on the outs with his coach and had a bacterial infection. Dude hasn't had a significant injury in his career. Excluding his rookie season, he's averaged 70.75 games per year, even with the 66-game season.
 
GVC said:
You might want to check your math, consider that there was a 66-game season mixed in, and take note that the season he missed the most games he was on the outs with his coach and had a bacterial infection. Dude hasn't had a significant injury in his career.
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Why would I check my math? He still has averaged 57.6 games per season even with the 66 game season.

He hasn't had a major injury, but he sits a lot with minor injuries, and he's not getting any younger, so I doubt it's going to get better.
 
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