Built Ford Tough Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 @WolstatSunRyan WolstatThe #raptors have been informed that Leandro Barbosa has picked up his player option for 2011-2012 Bryan Colangelo tells Sun #nosurprise Not really a surprise here. All of the talk about him not picking up the option was, in my opinion, him trying to scare the Raptors into giving him a long term contract. There was no way that he wouldn't be picking up this option considering he would not get a contract in FA close to the $7.6M that he will be making next season. Hopefully he has a great season and doesn't suffer any sort of injuries this upcoming year (if there is one) and the Raptors can manage to flip him to a contender at some point next season. After seeing how vital guys like Jason Terry and JJ Barea were to the Mavs this past season, I would imagine that quite a few teams wouldn't mind picking up a guy like Barbosa to bolster their bench for a deep playoff run, assuming that he plays well of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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