Lithuania reports saying Raptors are trying to trade Kleiza.
Wonder what deal will come from that. He COULD be a valuable player to have cause he has a player option, so if he gets traded to a team that can almost guarantee he won't be picking up the option, then it'd be like that team frees up 4-5M in salaries after this season.
Any teams out there that'd want a guy like Kleiza(meaning a guy making 4.6M right now that could very well be a free agent at end of the year, meaning that team could free up about 5M in salaries)
Hawes from 76ers + a draft pick for Kleiza? 76ers aren't in playoff position, but are top 5 in salaries. Getting rid of a guy like Hawes and Kleiza going to free agent after this deal would result in them saving almost 7M in salaries
Andre Miller from Nuggets maybe? Raptors take on his 5M contract, Kleiza prob won't wanna stay with Denver(didn't work out 1st time he was there), so they free up 5M from that deal(in a season where their team salary actually goes up from the year before,without even making any signings due to Lawson getting paid much more.
Miller(who is nothing more than a 5M,36-37 year old backup G now) and Nuggets 1st pick in 2013(which is likely a late 1st round pick anyways) for Kleiza? If Nuggets really do wanna shed some salary, that'd be type of deal to do.
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