"Matt Barnes seemed set to become the newest member of the Toronto Raptors. "Nxt season I will b playing for the Toronto Raptors," Barnes said via his Twitter account Monday night. That led observers to believe that the tough-as-nails swingman had turned down less money from contenders and the Cleveland Cavaliers in order to leave Orlando for Toronto and a deal, expected to be finalized Tuesday, that would pay him $9-10 million US over the next two seasons. Except somebody didn't add up all of the numbers properly. With the Raptors over the cap and the mid-level exception already spent, Barnes was to be acquired via a sign-and-trade with the Magic, with the return going the other way"
Sources told ESPN.com that the teams will resume discussions Tuesday, as planned all along, with the intent of landing Barnes with the Raptors via sign-and-trade. ESPN.com
If Barnes can get his deal done with the Raptors, it will be the second time in the past several days that the Cavs have been outbid on a free agent. On Saturday, center Brad Miller turned down an offer from the Cavs to take a three-year, $15 million deal from the Houston Rockets.
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Barnes to Raptors in peril?
"Matt Barnes seemed set to become the newest member of the Toronto Raptors. "Nxt season I will b playing for the Toronto Raptors," Barnes said via his Twitter account Monday night. That led observers to believe that the tough-as-nails swingman had turned down less money from contenders and the Cleveland Cavaliers in order to leave Orlando for Toronto and a deal, expected to be finalized Tuesday, that would pay him $9-10 million US over the next two seasons. Except somebody didn't add up all of the numbers properly. With the Raptors over the cap and the mid-level exception already spent, Barnes was to be acquired via a sign-and-trade with the Magic, with the return going the other way"
Sources told ESPN.com that the teams will resume discussions Tuesday, as planned all along, with the intent of landing Barnes with the Raptors via sign-and-trade. ESPN.com
If Barnes can get his deal done with the Raptors, it will be the second time in the past several days that the Cavs have been outbid on a free agent. On Saturday, center Brad Miller turned down an offer from the Cavs to take a three-year, $15 million deal from the Houston Rockets.
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