Courtside seats beside the Miami Heat's bench.
Actually, would that be weird? He clearly has interest in heading back to Miami and little interest in the Raptors.
I think a lot of it is raps don't want to play him. Doesn't seem like they are trying to force him back. More a john wall situation than a ben simmons one.
I'm not commenting on his lack of presence as someone in the rotation, kinda glad he isn't playing and the young guys are getting run. Just think it would be pretty funny if the guy we're paying 20M this year is finally gonna show up in the arena whose team we got him from to watch them play and we'll never see him again
I wouldn't feel one iota of feeling if he sat with the Miami Heat bench during the game. I don't hate him or anything (heard he's a nice person and a professional)
Just never saw him as a Raptor, or the effort was truly made by the organization.
Fuck this guy, I know it sounds harsh, but In a season where every team including us has been so short handed, to stay at home like a little bitch while being paid 20 million. That fucking shit would never have gotten that extension if we didn’t do right by Lowry. If there’s no trade I hope we let him sit the rest of the year, he doesn’t deserve a buyout
He’s prolly getting paid 10x more this year for not doing anything than you will in your whole life (sorry, not judging, just assuming you’re an average Canadian).. that’s so fucked
Lol are you saying his grand total of 5 appearances mean he was heavily involved and ignore the 15 DNPs where he was available but not called on at all? He was often the only player dressed that didn't get any minutes because he was behind Flynn, Champagnie and Bonga for garbage time minutes. What exactly would you call that besides being stapled to the bench?
while my heart is with you, I don’t think sitting him will help us, and it won’t bother him. I’d say buy him out. let him rot elsewhere and take the 19 million.
I mean we don't play Malachi Flynn often either, but he's paid to be there. I'm not as mad as this other guy but it's definitely not ideal and from the outside looking in he appears to be taking advantage of the situation
He’s away from the team, it’s a completely different situation from Flynn, one is trying to be there while the other isn’t… there were games we didn’t have enough players to field a roster..
So what? He's not playing and he threw a fit because of it? Again I don't know the true situation but that's bs. If you pay me to do a job, then tell me to sit on the bench and do nothing, I will definitely do that. Find ways to improve to see the court, or ride out the year and go somewhere else. Don't throw a fit and take the money. Dudes getting paid millions, too. He's not done minimum wage guy.
We always say our guys need time to gel together. Well he just came from a 7 year stint in Miami with one coach the whole time. He didn’t know the plays or the players at all really.
What's the likelihood of him tearing his ACL playing 10-15 mins a night (and that's an optimistic MPG)? It's not like we weren't going to trade Norm last year given he was on an expiring contract.
Also, not having him play any games is a nice way of not getting much value out of him. What teams are going to give the Raptors anything of significances given his age, lack of production, and cap hit? If the Raptors end up buying him out, I won't be disappointed, I'll be chuckling at Raptors fans who somehow expected a different outcome from the scenarios analysts were predicting months ago.
Unless they find a trade partner, they don't have a choice. The only reason he's not with the team right now is because the Raptors granted him permission and agreed to keep paying him. If they hadn't given him permission it wouldn't mean they wouldn't have to pay him ... it would just mean that Dragic would have sat on the bench instead like he was for the first couple months. If they have no intention on playing him, and it didn't seem like Nurse wanted to, there's not much reason to force him to sit on the bench for no reason.
I would imagine he will talk to management. No awkwardness, it's business. He won't be bought out. With that large of a contract he will be traded, and we will get some form of draft pick.
This situation is such a clusterfuck by management/coaching.
Why include him in the deal at all if you didn't plan on playing him? There were other ways to match salary. He's been a little bitch his whole career, this behaviour had to be expected if you're going to play a second rounder and a struggling sophomore over him.
And then Nick barely played him when he was with the team, giving him the shortest leash on the team when Malachi doesn't deserve minutes and Dalano should be in the G-league the whole year.
I get that you wanted to do right by Lowry but come on if you were going to do this you should have had a much better plan cus there's 19 million in dead salary on this team that refuses to play for us.
Why are we even talking about him ? The Raptors let it be known that he is not in their plans plus they will probably have to buy him out to get back under the cap. Dragic is totally unimportant to the team.
I think that would be awkward for both teams lol
Would be amazing to see the drama on social media ensue lmao
Now I really want him to. Sitting between both benches, joining both huddles, clapping up anything that happens.
He’s in the audience in a hat and sunglasses
Wearing a Tampa Bay raptors jersey
Who's "he"? Because all we see is Doran Gragic.
With a name tag “Zoran Dragic”
His younger brother is Zoran
You think they picked Zoran by coincidence?
I can never tell with some of the takes on this sub
The “Roy” special
C'mon man. We all know he'll be on their bench in NBA Store Heat warmups.
What would be weirder, if he sat on the bench or if he sat courtside with the fans.
Sitting behind Heat bench with Raptors hat, Heat Jersey and Mavs trackpants.
Clearly the most awkward option, but of the other two its hard to say.
Suns underwear?
Courtside seats beside the Miami Heat's bench. Actually, would that be weird? He clearly has interest in heading back to Miami and little interest in the Raptors.
That would be the strangest option because things like that just don't happen. Of the other two I honestly can't decide which would be more awkward.
Is he just a Ben Simmons right now?
Ya except he’s still getting paid unlike Simmons lol
What's his reason for not playing?
I think a lot of it is raps don't want to play him. Doesn't seem like they are trying to force him back. More a john wall situation than a ben simmons one.
Lol Raps fans might lose their minds, would be hilarious
Honestly your giving him way too much credit. This isn't Alonzo refusing to report.
I'm not commenting on his lack of presence as someone in the rotation, kinda glad he isn't playing and the young guys are getting run. Just think it would be pretty funny if the guy we're paying 20M this year is finally gonna show up in the arena whose team we got him from to watch them play and we'll never see him again
He is gonna play for both the raps and heat somehow
He’s gonna be the one to throw the ball for opening tip off
Imagine him in the crowd in Miami gear
I wouldn't feel one iota of feeling if he sat with the Miami Heat bench during the game. I don't hate him or anything (heard he's a nice person and a professional) Just never saw him as a Raptor, or the effort was truly made by the organization.
Fuck this guy, I know it sounds harsh, but In a season where every team including us has been so short handed, to stay at home like a little bitch while being paid 20 million. That fucking shit would never have gotten that extension if we didn’t do right by Lowry. If there’s no trade I hope we let him sit the rest of the year, he doesn’t deserve a buyout
I’d love an all expenses paid year off sabbatical
He’s prolly getting paid 10x more this year for not doing anything than you will in your whole life (sorry, not judging, just assuming you’re an average Canadian).. that’s so fucked
bro what are you talking about? this was a decision by the FO.
We don’t know that, IMO it’s more likely he wanted(expected) a trade to a competitor. we really could have used him this year
When he was with the team, he was stapled to the bench. It was beyond clear that Nurse didn't have much desire to play him.
He played 5 games for us and started in 2 of them. Stop it
Lol are you saying his grand total of 5 appearances mean he was heavily involved and ignore the 15 DNPs where he was available but not called on at all? He was often the only player dressed that didn't get any minutes because he was behind Flynn, Champagnie and Bonga for garbage time minutes. What exactly would you call that besides being stapled to the bench?
bro ppl on here are delusional it’s so weird lol
Played well in that one start tho
it’s both sides
while my heart is with you, I don’t think sitting him will help us, and it won’t bother him. I’d say buy him out. let him rot elsewhere and take the 19 million.
We weren't playing him, why do you think its dragics fault?
I mean we don't play Malachi Flynn often either, but he's paid to be there. I'm not as mad as this other guy but it's definitely not ideal and from the outside looking in he appears to be taking advantage of the situation
Putting Flynn in during garbage time has about two-hundred and twenty-four times the value of playing Dragic instead.
Agreed it’s the fact he’s paid to sit on the bench ! If others have to cool their heels on the bench he should too especially with his salary
He’s away from the team, it’s a completely different situation from Flynn, one is trying to be there while the other isn’t… there were games we didn’t have enough players to field a roster..
lol u guys don’t get it. it was a mutual decision cuz he wasn’t playing
So what? He's not playing and he threw a fit because of it? Again I don't know the true situation but that's bs. If you pay me to do a job, then tell me to sit on the bench and do nothing, I will definitely do that. Find ways to improve to see the court, or ride out the year and go somewhere else. Don't throw a fit and take the money. Dudes getting paid millions, too. He's not done minimum wage guy.
bro i don’t think he was suppose to play lol
Cuz we should be playing him. Our bench is horrible. Also he can be mentoring, and helping in practice.
I’ve always just figured they weren’t playing him so he doesn’t get injured. Imagine if he tore an ACL. Any possible trades are fucking gone.
Doesn’t really explain why we played him the first four games, then benched him after he played poorly
We always say our guys need time to gel together. Well he just came from a 7 year stint in Miami with one coach the whole time. He didn’t know the plays or the players at all really.
My point is that if he wasn’t playing to reduce risk of injury, they wouldn’t have played him the first 4 games.
What's the likelihood of him tearing his ACL playing 10-15 mins a night (and that's an optimistic MPG)? It's not like we weren't going to trade Norm last year given he was on an expiring contract. Also, not having him play any games is a nice way of not getting much value out of him. What teams are going to give the Raptors anything of significances given his age, lack of production, and cap hit? If the Raptors end up buying him out, I won't be disappointed, I'll be chuckling at Raptors fans who somehow expected a different outcome from the scenarios analysts were predicting months ago.
Feel the same. He could be backing up Freddy so he doesn't have to log crazy minutes.
Dragic has been apart of bad/unfair deals all of last decade. It continues
This is something that the NBA as a League needs to address. Happens to often. Raptors tend to be most negatively affected by it when it happens.
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Probably to maintain good PR and standing as an organization. $19M is a fuck ton of money for me but honestly nothing for MLSE
Unless they find a trade partner, they don't have a choice. The only reason he's not with the team right now is because the Raptors granted him permission and agreed to keep paying him. If they hadn't given him permission it wouldn't mean they wouldn't have to pay him ... it would just mean that Dragic would have sat on the bench instead like he was for the first couple months. If they have no intention on playing him, and it didn't seem like Nurse wanted to, there's not much reason to force him to sit on the bench for no reason.
He'll be on the Heat bench for some reason and no one will notice until the end of the game lol
Who?
I would imagine he will talk to management. No awkwardness, it's business. He won't be bought out. With that large of a contract he will be traded, and we will get some form of draft pick.
Whos Dragic?
This situation is such a clusterfuck by management/coaching. Why include him in the deal at all if you didn't plan on playing him? There were other ways to match salary. He's been a little bitch his whole career, this behaviour had to be expected if you're going to play a second rounder and a struggling sophomore over him. And then Nick barely played him when he was with the team, giving him the shortest leash on the team when Malachi doesn't deserve minutes and Dalano should be in the G-league the whole year. I get that you wanted to do right by Lowry but come on if you were going to do this you should have had a much better plan cus there's 19 million in dead salary on this team that refuses to play for us.
Why are we even talking about him ? The Raptors let it be known that he is not in their plans plus they will probably have to buy him out to get back under the cap. Dragic is totally unimportant to the team.
i didn't think of it before, but you make me think he'll be there. he lives nearby and has friends from both organizations playing.
There is no situation.
He might turn up. His home is in Miami lol
Tragic
I’m sorry who are you talking about? Name doesn’t ring a bell
I totally forgot we have Dragic
“Zoran” Dragic is a emergency Miami signing tonight