OT: First Trade of Offseason (Kapono for Evans)

"The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday they have acquired forward Reggie Evans from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for guard-forward Jason Kapono."

8 months ago Evander holyfield 6 comments 0 recs |

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I actually think this is a pretty solid deal for both teams

I don’t think Evans’ toughness will help the Raptors as much as some think it will, but his contract is friendlier than Kapono’s and he will provide a nice change of pace on that roster.

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by JakeTheSnake on Jun 10, 2009 12:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Its nice to see Eddie Jordan get one shooter

The Sixers lack of shooting should get Kapono more playing time than he got in Toronto, and should be a good off-ball option for both Iggy.

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by Evander holyfield on Jun 10, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As long as Kapono realizes he's a specialist

It’ll work. Problem is, Kapono hasn’t and keeps trying to slash and score rather than shoot threes.

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by Mike Prada on Jun 10, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Philly's a better fit

He was earned that mid-level deal from playing well in Miami, and a lot of that was probably from playing off Wade. Calderon is a good assist guy, but Iggy is the guy that Toronto didn’t have that he should be able to play alongside. But I agree with you that he is a specialist – just the kind of change of pace Philly needed behind Lou Williams.

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by Evander holyfield on Jun 10, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs