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Two out of the three of Jason Terry, Brandon Bass and Courtney Lee would also work financially since the Celtics are so close to the cap that any trade would have to be an almost dollar for dollar match. Why not throw in Fab Melo and a couple second round picks just so Hollinger can still look himself in the mirror? (He doesn’t care for him very much or his contract) But Green does make much less than Gay and Memphis is said to be looking for a cheaper small forward so if financials are the real driving force, it could happen. The most hilarious scenario would be if Memphis took Jeff Green as part of the deal, as Hollinger has been very vocal about his feelings for Green’s game. But in this scenario, Boston is not the desperate team, the Grizzles really want to unload Gay’s contract and Toronto really wants him. Since Rajon Rondo went down with a torn ACL there’s been some talk that the Celtics could acquire Toronto’s Kyle Lowry to fill in, but Calderon looks to be the one on the outs for the Raptors.Ĭalderon does make twice as much as Lowry, which one might think makes the deal harder to pull off. What? A team looking to unload a pretty decent point guard that will be off the books at the end of the year? Seems like a certain team on the East Coast could use a point guard. Calderon is averaging 11.1 ppg, 7.4 apg and 2.4 rpg with a PER of 19.39 in 28 minutes this year. Woj says the Raptors are looking for a team to take on Jose Calderon’s expiring $10.5+ contract to make the deal work. Either Hollinger and the rest of the execs don’t think they can win it all or are willing to risk it seeing cap flexibility as more important.) (By the way, this is kind of nuts considering Memphis is currently sitting in the fourth spot in the West. They already traded three players and a first round pick to Cleveland and this latest deal should put them well under the cap. Since the Grizzles brought in new front office personnel, including former ESPN stat guru John Hollinger, the team has been working hard to get under the salary cap. This puts to an end the Rudy Gay for Paul Pierce trade rumors. Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski has reported Memphis and Toronto are a third team away from sending Rudy Gay, and the three years and $37 million left on his contract, to the Raptors. A blockbuster trade is in the works and it doesn’t involve Boston, yet.