BREAKING: Bennett to the Raptors..

[Vancouver-Grizz]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13739669/anthony-bennett-clear-waivers-sign-toronto-raptors

[Vancouver-Grizz]

Great pick up for the Raps and Bennett...

Glad he chose the Raps over Portland.

Lets see what he can do this year and hopefully Raps give him a fair shot in establishing himself in the league.

[Duderonomy]

All three teams would be a great fit.I'm surprised the Cavs didn't want him as a backup for Bron. The Blazers would have given him minutes. But he gets to go back home and he adds some depth and size to the Raps.

[CavaliersFTW]

Bennett is still in the league?

How was his last season?

[Hey Yo]

Great pick up for the Raps and Bennett...

Glad he chose the Raps over Portland.

Lets see what he can do this year and hopefully Raps give him a fair shot in establishing himself in the league.
Where does it say Portland wanted him and he refused?

[Levity]

Bennett is still in the league?

How was his last season?

bench ridden and bad. but hes improving as a bball player every summer. his out shot is looking reliable and he looks to be a contributor off the bench this season. Ppatt will be a nice vet presence for him.

[Vancouver-Grizz]

Gonna laugh my ass off if Bennett shows any signs as a legit big man this upcoming season and the Raps decided not even to pursue TT. Rich Paul will have to stop using Raps as leverage against the CAVS...

So weak ass when I keep reading Rich Paul dropping the Raps as a front runner for TT when they have said nothing.

[Levity]

Where does it say Portland wanted him and he refused?

Portland were favored to sign him as of yesterday. Canada's national team's coach is an assistant for stotts. it would have been a decent pick up, for a young team like POR. him and vonleh would have been a nice stretch big combo, with leonard already improving

[Hey Yo]

Portland were favored to sign him as of yesterday. Canada's national team's coach is an assistant for stotts. it would have been a decent pick up, for a young team like POR. him and vonleh would have been a nice stretch big combo, with leonard already improving
Yes, I realize that cause I posted the Portland story later in the Bennett buyout thread.

Was just wondering why dude made it sound as if he turned Portland down.

[R.I.P.]

Philly. :lol

Absolutely amazing. They are a bigger sham than Volkswagen exhaust gas tests. Stink more, too.

They are currently at $57M. The capfloor is $63M. They could have had the 22 year old #1 pick from two years ago for ****ING FREE on a one year deal. They have to pay out the difference to the capfloor anyway.

I think this must be some university study on how ****ing retarded and loyal sports fans can be. Philly is probably getting an A+ for this.

[SwishSquared]

Philly. :lol

Absolutely amazing. They are a bigger sham than Volkswagen exhaust gas tests. Stink more, too.

They are currently at $57M. The capfloor is $63M. They could have had the 22 year old #1 pick from two years ago for ****ING FREE on a one year deal. They have to pay out the difference to the capfloor anyway.

I think this must be some university study on how ****ing retarded and loyal sports fans can be. Philly is probably getting an A+ for this.Why exactly are you slamming Philly? They likely are banking on completing at least 1 trade between now and the deadline that would be a better use of their space.

They also would have needed to decide by October 31st if they wanted to pick up his 2016-2017 option. If you pick it up you're committing $13M over the next 2 years to him. Or commit ~$6M this year to him. If he busts out, that would limit their ability to complete a later trade. If he's good and you didn't pick up his option, then he may command more next summer.

You're likely going to find better value for that money than investing in developing AB, when they are already trying to commit significant PT to Noel and Okafor. Getting him as cheaply as Toronto did is why that move makes sense.

Philly's started below the salary floor entering the season for 2 consecutive years and finished above it. Portland's much further below the line than the 76ers.

Now, if you wanted a flyer on a former No. 1 pick, this is a great chance to land him, no arguments there. I think Philly would rather play Robert Covington (currently a better player) as a small ball 4, making the minimum, than pick up AB via waivers. It also seems AB wanted to hand pick his next destination to ensure his happiness.

[HurricaneKid]

Why exactly are you slamming Philly? They likely are banking on completing at least 1 trade between now and the deadline that would be a better use of their space.

They also would have needed to decide by October 31st if they wanted to pick up his 2016-2017 option. If you pick it up you're committing $13M over the next 2 years to him. Or commit ~$6M this year to him. If he busts out, that would limit their ability to complete a later trade. If he's good and you didn't pick up his option, then he may command more next summer.

You're likely going to find better value for that money than investing in developing AB, when they are already trying to commit significant PT to Noel and Okafor. Getting him as cheaply as Toronto did is why that move makes sense.

Philly's started below the salary floor entering the season for 2 consecutive years and finished above it. Portland's much further below the line than the 76ers.

Now, if you wanted a flyer on a former No. 1 pick, this is a great chance to land him, no arguments there. I think Philly would rather play Robert Covington (currently a better player) as a small ball 4, making the minimum, than pick up AB via waivers. It also seems AB wanted to hand pick his next destination to ensure his happiness.

NO. He cleared waivers meaning that old contract was bought out by Minnesota and the entirety of its provisions are now void. The options were already turned down and the one year of guaranteed money was bought out for 3.6M.

I thought Portland made a LOT more sense. He did pretty well with the National team and the coach and asst coach are on the Portland staff. Tor is a lot deeper with some proven players and guys getting paid a lot in front of him.

[SwishSquared]

NO. He cleared waivers meaning that old contract was bought out by Minnesota and the entirety of its provisions are now void. The options were already turned down and the one year of guaranteed money was bought out for 3.6M.

I thought Portland made a LOT more sense. He did pretty well with the National team and the coach and asst coach are on the Portland staff. Tor is a lot deeper with some proven players and guys getting paid a lot in front of him.I know he cleared waivers and that the buyout was completed...some people expected Philly to claim him due to their space. That post, to me, made it insinuate that they should claim him with their remaining space. It was reported 1 hour after Philly wasn't putting a claim in that he went to the Raptors.

I was talking about why Philly passed on the kid. The only way they'd compete with the Raptors imo post-clearing waivers was by paying more, which doesn't align with what the front office does. They're currently at 21 players for camp, so they're already past capacity. Plus, it was clear that he wanted to control his next stop where he felt happy. He's clearly happy with being back in Canada.

Portland made sense with the national team connection. Toronto makes sense since he's close to home now. I didn't see how Philly made sense other than they had space for him financially. They've got other bigs they're trying to develop (and others who are currently better and are higher upside) and had no connection to him other than hearsay they considered him leading up to the 2013 draft.

[Legends66NBA7]

Great pick up for the Raps and Bennett...

Glad he chose the Raps over Portland.

Lets see what he can do this year and hopefully Raps give him a fair shot in establishing himself in the league.

Great pick up ? He's been a bad player and he got the spot because he's from Brampton.


We don't even know if he'll make the team yet since it's over 15 players now.

[Fudge]

CANADA!

We stay winning.

[poido123]

Great pick up ? He's been a bad player and he got the spot because he's from Brampton.


We don't even know if he'll make the team yet since it's over 15 players now.


Man people are harsh on Bennett.

He's not as bad as people here make him out to be.

Give him minutes and an opening and see what he can do.

There are no bad players in the NBA

[24-Inch_Chrome]

Championship cruise!

[FireDavidKahn]

Good luck:yaohappy:

[Legends66NBA7]

Man people are harsh on Bennett.

He's not as bad as people here make him out to be.

Give him minutes and an opening and see what he can do.

There are no bad players in the NBA

I meant in comparison to average players, he's bad. Bennett doesn't have any stand out skill, outside possible having nice rolls to the basket. He's a tweener and has a weak jumper.

I want him to prove more wrong more than anybody, but you can't just get minutes on a pplayoff team that's looking to get better. Coaches aren't going to play him when their job is on the line. Maybe he'll some role in a small ball lineup ? Can't see him as a consistent role player yet.


But on the bright side, I'm hoping Team Canada did something for his confidence. He was working all summer for them.

[gyu]

Very excited for this pickup, as odd as that sounds. He played well for team canada all summer so hopefully that has his confidence up, and now he gets to return home and be in a new environment, maybe that will spark his motivation.

[FireDavidKahn]

Man people are harsh on Bennett.

He's not as bad as people here make him out to be.

Give him minutes and an opening and see what he can do.

There are no bad players in the NBA
People are harsh on Bennett because he is trash. He has no concept of how to play ave his offensive have is horrible. He was given fair shots in minny ave Cleveland and pissed it down the drain

[DCL]

Man people are harsh on Bennett.

He's not as bad as people here make him out to be.



the kid doesn't even try. after getting drafted #1, he just mailed it in.

forget 100%. his effort is not even anywhere near 70%.

just look at him.

he doesn't even want to work out or be fit.

and that's his job.

[Velocirap31]

Awesome. The 2013 #1 pick for the veteran minimum? Absolutely a win for the Raptors. Imagine if this guy turns out this year to. Having all his friends and family down the street to support him is going to help a lot to. Plus, I bet playing for the team you grew up cheering for has got to produce some more motivation as well.

I'll be rooting for you Bennett. Just come in and play hard, that will make him a fan favourite ala JYD

[jbryan1984]

I hope he can show some life in Toronto. We get a lot of heat for picking him but that was literally the worst draft ever. I had no idea who to pick. Everyone said Noel but then he got hurt. Outside of MCW and the Greek guy on the Bucks who's name I refuse to even attempt to learn how to spell, nobody was any good. Have some OK bench guys but that's about it. Makes the 2000 draft look amazing.

[Vancouver-Grizz]

Great pick up ? He's been a bad player and he got the spot because he's from Brampton.


We don't even know if he'll make the team yet since it's over 15 players now.


You are paying min salary to a #1 draft pick from 2013. Obviously he hasn't lived up to the billing of being a #1 pick but that is still a great pick up for the raps because he has a chance of turning it around and it basically cost the raps nothing.

FYI.... Look at the draft class in 2013. Only players considered for the #1 pick was Noel and maybe Victor and Noel went in with questioning injuries. MCW, Gobert were all bit of surprises. It was a weak draft class.

[Legends66NBA7]

You are paying min salary to a #1 draft pick from 2013. Obviously he hasn't lived up to the billing of being a #1 pick but that is still a great pick up for the raps because he has a chance of turning it around and it basically cost the raps nothing.

FYI.... Look at the draft class in 2013. Only players considered for the #1 pick was Noel and maybe Victor and Noel went in with questioning injuries. MCW, Gobert were all bit of surprises. It was a weak draft class.

He hasn't put up anywhere close to good production for an average player in the league and has missed ton of games because of being either out of shape or injured. Maybe he can turn it around, but if he's going to get minutes it's in the D-league.

It's low risk, high reward. But I still don't know what his major skill is yet either to become rotation player. It certainly won't be right away either because the Raptors I'm sure will want to make the playoffs again and Casey will know he has his job on the line.

[poido123]

I meant in comparison to average players, he's bad. Bennett doesn't have any stand out skill, outside possible having nice rolls to the basket. He's a tweener and has a weak jumper.

I want him to prove more wrong more than anybody, but you can't just get minutes on a pplayoff team that's looking to get better. Coaches aren't going to play him when their job is on the line. Maybe he'll some role in a small ball lineup ? Can't see him as a consistent role player yet.


But on the bright side, I'm hoping Team Canada did something for his confidence. He was working all summer for them.


Many would of thought the same about Barkley, Ben Wallace or Rodman out of college.

Sometimes trends are meant to be broken, the kid has skills and has improved his jumpshot.

He's nuggety and fairly nimble for his size so that could expose PF's who are unable to keep in front of him.

Make a clear, defined roll for him. Maybe even first man off the bench to come out and bring lots of energy. Just don't jerk him around and pull at every mistake he makes.

[Coach Eddie]

Raps going downhill this season.

[Legends66NBA7]

Raps going downhill this season.

They very well could but it's still the East. They are a lot mediocre to bad teams.

Besides, it's not like Bennett is going to start.

[Legends66NBA7]

https://mobile.twitter.com/*********CA/status/648193832446787584?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp %5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


Anthony Bennett has officially signed with the Toronto Raptors today & will wear no.24 league source tells HHC



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[Cocaine80s]

Cant believe the ****ing Cavs picked this dude over Dipo & Nerlens :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

[G-train]

Philly. :lol

Absolutely amazing. They are a bigger sham than Volkswagen exhaust gas tests. Stink more, too.

They are currently at $57M. The capfloor is $63M. They could have had the 22 year old #1 pick from two years ago for ****ING FREE on a one year deal. They have to pay out the difference to the capfloor anyway.

I think this must be some university study on how ****ing retarded and loyal sports fans can be. Philly is probably getting an A+ for this.

I would say Philly made the right decision.
This guy has shown he simply can't play NBA basketball very well, and they have enough young talent to deal with, let alone bad young talent.

[Clifton]

Why can't Bennett be Paul Millsap?

Millsap wasn't an all-star right away. It took him years of hard work as a sixth man. I remember him on the Jazz backing up Boozer...

Of course with Millsap you always knew he was going to bring the effort. Maybe a change of scenery will be good for Bennett. One thing's for sure though, if he fails in Toronto, he's done. And more often than not "second chance" players fail the second time too. But not always.

[gasolina]

Why can't Bennett be Paul Millsap?

Millsap wasn't an all-star right away. It took him years of hard work as a sixth man. I remember him on the Jazz backing up Boozer...

Of course with Millsap you always knew he was going to bring the effort. Maybe a change of scenery will be good for Bennett. One thing's for sure though, if he fails in Toronto, he's done. And more often than not "second chance" players fail the second time too. But not always.
You answered it yourself. Millsap was all about the hard work 1st which made him valuable to Jerry Sloan. Then he added the jumpshot, the 3pt line, but never lost the hustle and rebounding.

Bennett otoh was never about hustle. He was drafted because if his skillset and explosiveness. Both he hasn't shown in the professional leagues so far. Not sure he can just add hustle to his game, as most are just born with that motor