BREAKING: James Johnson re-signing with the Toronto Raptors; 2 years, $5 million

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Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 12m

Yahoo Sources: Free agent forward James Johnson agrees to a two-year deal with Toronto. http://yhoo.it/1omm6ps

Free-agent forward James Johnson has agreed to a two-year, $5 million contract with the Toronto Raptors, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

Memphis had interest in re-signing Johnson, but he left for a return to Toronto. Utah and Houston had expressed interest too, sources said. Johnson averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds for the Grizzlies last season.

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[HylianNightmare]

Bargain

[GimmeThat]

Bargain


he's gonna have a balling house there alright.

[bagelred]

I was gonna do this headline:


WHAT THE F-CK!: James signing with the TORONTO RAPTORS for TWO years!

But, no one is gonna buy that....

[brooks_thompson]

That's a good signing. I wish he would've gotten all of Ed Davis' minutes in addition to his own last year. What a spark plug.

[GimmeThat]

I was gonna do this headline:



But, no one is gonna buy that....


well, it's the weather that of Eastern Europe
but not policies that of Eastern Europe

[-Lebron23-]

Good contract. Raptors having a solid off-season :applause:

[The_Night_Elf]

Sweet. I like it as I felt we needed more size on the wings.

[East_Stone_Ya]

solid signing :applause:

[Sakkreth]

Decent signing. Getting backup C would be nice but there is barely any options.

[gasolina]

He'll work well with paired with Patpat as a 3. Played some good games for us last yr but his lack of consistent shooting really got him out of the rotation

[-Lebron23-]

Decent signing. Getting backup C would be nice but there is barely any options.
Chuck Hayes and Amir should take care of that role just fine. Very few teams play with a center all the time anyway. You just hope Valanciunas stays healthy.

[no pun intended]

Solid contributor for the Grizzlies last year. A jack-of-all-trades player. Loved his sick tmac-esque off-the-backboard self alley-oop dunk last year.

[Sakkreth]

Chuck Hayes and Amir should take care of that role just fine. Very few teams play with a center all the time anyway. You just hope Valanciunas stays healthy.

On playoff caliber team Hayes shouldn't get any minutes.

[-Lebron23-]

He'll work well with paired with Patpat as a 3. Played some good games for us last yr but his lack of consistent shooting really got him out of the rotation
Yeah he had stretches of very good play but he just wasn't a good fit for your offense

[-Lebron23-]

On playoff caliber team Hayes shouldn't get any minutes.
He is very limited but 6-8 minutes here and there, depending on matchups, wouldn't hurt. It's also good to keep him in the rotation in case injuries arrive.

You're stuck with his contract so might as well keep him engaged

[Burgz V2]

Love his defense. Great to have him back in a role that will actually suit him

[JellyBean]

Now I can rest easy knowing that James Johnson is back with the Raptors.

[Legends66NBA7]

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[gasolina]

He's especially good closing out on perimeter players, which the Raps sorely lacked. I think T. Ross is just too small to play the 3.

Page 2 and still no obligatory depth chart?

C - Jonas / Hayes
F - Amir / Patpat
F - Ross / JJ
G - Derozan / Lou Williams
G - Lowry / Vasquez

With a 4th quarter line up of

C - Jonas
F - Patpat
F - Derozan
G - Vasquez
G - Lowry

Sub in Vasquez / JJ for offense / defense

[-Lebron23-]

He's especially good closing out on perimeter players, which the Raps sorely lacked. I think T. Ross is just too small to play the 3.

Page 2 and still no obligatory depth chart?

C - Jonas / Hayes
F - Amir / Patpat
F - Ross / JJ
G - Derozan / Lou Williams
G - Lowry / Vasquez

With a 4th quarter line up of

C - Jonas
F - Patpat
F - Derozan
G - Vasquez
G - Lowry

Sub in Vasquez / JJ for offense / defense
Very good. I really like the Lowry-Derozan-Ross-JJ-Amir lineup for defensive purposes. Very athletic, can destroy any PnR and fly on the fastbreak

[Legends66NBA7]

Page 2 and still no obligatory depth chart?

I was just about to do this and then my computer had to reconfigure.

Kyle Lowry / Greivis Vasquez / Dwight Buycks
DeMar DeRozan / Lou Williams / Landry Fields
Terrence Ross / James Johnson / Bruno Caboclo
Amir Johnson / Patrick Patterson / Tyler Hansbrough
Jonas Valanciunas / Chuck Hayes / Lucas Nogueira


I don't think were down making moves, though. I'm sure Masai wants to unload Fields and Hayes and get back needs in return (most likely an NBA read back up center).

The best 4th quarter lineup and what worked in last year's playoffs was this:

C: Amir
PF: Patrick
SF: DeMar
SG: Greivis
PG: Kyle

That unit has the best combination of speed, shooting and versatility. I think if DeMar continues to improve his 3 point shot, it will be even more potent.

Best potential defensive unit now:

C: Chuck
PF: Amir
SF: James
SG: Terrence
PG: Kyle

But I don't think we really run that lineup often. Infact, it would be better suited to move Chuck. Although, Masai probably feels since he and Fields are both expiring contracts, he'll most likely keep them.

[kaiteng]

The only one I wish to upgrade now is Chuck Hayes. The rest is great.

[gasolina]

I see almost everyone putting Amir over Jonas in 4th quarters, and for obvious reasons... Jonas makes defensive mistakes, doesn't rotate well, tends to rush shots...

But I really think its time to get more defensive seasoning especially in crunchtime. That's the only way he'll take that next step.

Jonas rookie season was far from ideal, but I remember someone crunched the numbers between him and Aaron Gray (who's the poster child for solid and unspectacular). Suprisingly Jonas performed better because even if he made mistakes, he was athletic enough to recover and make a defensive play.

I want to see how he does with a full training camp with Vasquez, maybe they can run a nice P&R.

Last season was supposed to be his breakout which never happened. Let's see this time.

[Wavves]

Raptors gonna make some noise next season

[chocolatethunder]

He's def the best wife choker on the team so that should help their depth there.

[moe94]

Love his defense. Great to have him back in a role that will actually suit him

What? Beating his wife?

[RoundMoundOfReb]

I like it. We needed a bigger wing..

[gyu]

On playoff caliber team Hayes shouldn't get any minutes.
Chuck is an elite post defender and also one of the better passers for bigs

[Qwyjibo]

Chuck is an elite post defender and also one of the better passers for bigs
Whoa. Why are we seeing posts from 2009 as new posts?

[macmac]

He's def the best wife choker on the team so that should help their depth there.

I love how on realgm everyone is biitching about how he beat his wife and therefore is a bad influence on the team, even though she never showed up in court after.

Plus who gives a shit, what he does at home, or to a lesser extent on the plane, I home he brings his woman beating experience on the court and slaps the shiiit out of Chris Bosh next time they meet.

If we can agree that a) the league was way tougher in the 70s and that b) most athletes beat the shit out of their spouses back then, which I believe both are a given, then there is a direct correlation between toughness and abusing husbands. I'll take Kobe the rapist and JJ the wife beater on my team any day, fukk this soft role model business

[Legends66NBA7]

I love how on realgm everyone is biitching about how he beat his wife and therefore is a bad influence on the team, even though she never showed up in court after.

Plus who gives a shit, what he does at home, or to a lesser extent on the plane, I home he brings his woman beating experience on the court and slaps the shiiit out of Chris Bosh next time they meet.

If we can agree that a) the league was way tougher in the 70s and that b) most athletes beat the shit out of their spouses back then, which I believe both are a given, then there is a direct correlation between toughness and abusing husbands. I'll take Kobe the rapist and JJ the wife beater on my team any day, fukk this soft role model business

I was reading there too, but the Realgm posters would bitch about anything the Raptors do.

James Johnson's main problem on the court was demanding more shots, which seemed to be his problem in Chicago, Sacramento, Atlanta... before finally understanding his role in Memphis. Also clashed with Casey a couple of times too. Rumor has it that he smoked weed on the team bus and that he was telling fans at a restaurant that Casey was a bad coach. All of this resulted in a decrease in his playing time.

The 14/15 Raptors are shaping up to be quiet a formidable team with potential growth and upside. James isn't going get the same treatment on a weak team like the 11/12 Raptors, where the talent and coaching has improved drastically. I think he'll be on his best behaviour this time around.

[macmac]

I was reading there too, but the Realgm posters would bitch about anything the Raptors do.

James Johnson's main problem on the court was demanding more shots, which seemed to be his problem in Chicago, Sacramento, Atlanta... before finally understanding his role in Memphis. Also clashed with Casey a couple of times too. Rumor has it that he smoked weed on the team bus and that he was telling fans at a restaurant that Casey was a bad coach. All of this resulted in a decrease in his playing time.

The 14/15 Raptors are shaping up to be quiet a formidable team with potential growth and upside. James isn't going get the same treatment on a weak team like the 11/12 Raptors, where the talent and coaching has improved drastically. I think he'll be on his best behaviour this time around.

The weed incident was on the plane, apparently. But I remember watching him do some incredible things on the defensive end a couple of years back on the raps. He is definitely talented, and as he gets older and more mature, and gives up on his potential dreams of becoming a star, he will eventually embrace his role as a defensive stopper and energy player, and truly become an asset.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

What ever happened to his wife beating stuff? No charges?

[macmac]

What ever happened to his wife beating stuff? No charges?

She pulled a Lebron circa 2011 finals and never showed up at the court

[Lebronxrings]

the east is looking so strong right now.

[Legends66NBA7]

The weed incident was on the plane, apparently. But I remember watching him do some incredible things on the defensive end a couple of years back on the raps. He is definitely talented, and as he gets older and more mature, and gives up on his potential dreams of becoming a star, he will eventually embrace his role as a defensive stopper and energy player, and truly become an asset.

Also helps that he was teammates with Amir and DeMar in his first tenure.