Everything is going just swimmingly in Raptorland
ESPN’s Marc Stein wrote early Tuesday that the Matt Barnes-to-Toronto deal has hit a snag, apparently because of sign-and-trade issues between the Magic and the Raps, given the MLE Bryan Colangelo just gave Linas Kleiza. There’s no definitive word yet, but the Raptors and Orlando were scheduled to talk later Tuesday in an attempt to perhaps hammer something out.
This is why NBA capology is a nightmare. You need an MBA and PhD, and on top of that basically have to be an idiot savant just to crunch the numbers involved in acquiring an averagely-talented swingman from UCLA. Meanwhile, some NHL teams run by borderline lunatics partially circumvent their own cap by giving players 17-year contracts which frontload and probably pay entry level salary at Bass Pro Shops in year 15.
You see, sports isn’t really fun any more, people. Plus, while incorrect, the whole thing gives off a whole “nobody wants to play here, and we don’t want anybody to play here either” stench from the Raptors. It doesn’t really matter if it’s correct though, because perception is reality.
