Friday, July 31, 2009
411 on Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Ok, so I know alot of Raptors fans are still wondering whats going on in the Pops situation. Well I finally found some answers after alot of searching. According to a British bassketball site the Raptors extended an offer to him earlier in the month for $2.1M over 4 years ($8.4M), but he declined because he needed more money-or less years. What the Raptors are trying to do now is work out a sign and trade deal in which the Raps send Marcus Banks($4.5M) and a future 1st Round Pick to a team in exchange for Pops. That deal is going to give him a reported $4.2M over 3 years($12.9M); the kind of deal he wanted. This is exciting news because everyone loves the intensity this guy brings every night. Now GM Bryan Colangelo has to pull off some more magic to get this reported deal to work, It would also cap off the off-season as all roster spots will be filled!
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While this would be a boost to the roster and team by getting rid of Banks and his contract and bringing in Pops, I highly doubt that BC would spend 12.9M just for Pops who would be a third string player coming from either the PF position behind Bosh & Evans and the SF by coming behind Turk & posibly Wright (seeing as he can guard SF from what I've read). But I do believe you are misinformed and that it is $4.2M over 3 years......which would equal about 1.4M per year....now that I may find to be somewhere around what Pops would be expecting, while I personally wouldn't pay him that much, I do appreciate what he would bring.
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