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Originally Posted by CofR
The Toronto Raptors have reportedly made contact with the agent for Jonas Valanciunas to guage his interest in playing for the team this season according to Chad Ford of ESPN.
Valanciunas, the fifth overall draft pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, was believed to be at least a year away from playing in the NBA. If the Raptors and Valanciunas reach a mutual agreement for the 19-year-old centre, Toronto would need to work out a buyout arrangement with Valanciunas' current club team, Lietuvos Rytas in Lithuania.
http://www.thescore.com/nba/articles...or-2011-season |
Interesting... depending on what the buyout amount is, it might be cheaper for the team than a free agent, but at the same time, wouldn't that use up a year of his RFA eligibility? I'd still love to see them do it if they could.