Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at 2:35 pm  |  72 responses

Trade: Jason Kapono for Reggie Evans

by Marcel Mutoni

According to the Globe and Mail in Toronto, the Raptors are about to ship off Jason Kapono (and the $12 million left on his contract over the next two seasons) to Philly in exchange for Reggie Evans. Reggie has about $10 mil over two years left on his deal.

The trade will be announced this afternoon, sayeth the Globe.

Bryan Colangelo said one of his goals this off-season was to make his team tougher. He just did, the Globe and Mail has learned.

According to NBA sources the team is expected to announce this afternoon a deal sending sharp-shooter Jason Kapono to the Philadelphia 76ers for bruising forward Reggie Evans.

Reggie’s now former teammate, Andre Iguodala, doesn’t sound too broken up about losing him to Toronto. He’s more than thrilled to get a shooter of Kapono’s caliber. Via AI 9′s Twitter page:

BIG NEWS COMING FROM PHILLY IN ABOUT 30 MIN!!!!!!!!!!! YALL SAID WE NEED A SHOOTER, WELL HOW ABOUT THIS GUY??? STAY TUNED….

Thoughts?

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  • Jess….Raps_fan

    why do the raps want reggie evans? because he brings toughness and rebounding.something,in case you have never seen the raps play,that is desperately needed. JK is a shooter-who was off ALL of last season, and we have other guys who can knock down shots..I LOVE this trade. its a good START for Bryan Colangelo…oh and we have Hump for that? hahahaha thats funny….

  • http://joeloholic.wordpress.com Joel O’s

    Very good trade for both teams, sorely addresses needs. Philly lacked any legit 3-point threat, especially at the wing (Willie Green?!) And the Raps get a rebounder… of course this is good for the Raptors. “He plays the same position as Bosh” – true, but can you EVER have enough tough bigs? Look at Boston. Are Glen Davis and Leon Powe redundant just because they play the same position as KG? If we can stop being myopic for a second, haven’t the Raps historically done well whenever we’ve had tough bigs(Oak, Antonio Davis, JYD) backing up our wispy star players (VC and now Bosh)?

  • Flight

    What’s Stephen A Smith got to say about it…

  • F1IPM0DE

    finally kapono is gone !!!! lol seriously i never thought the day would come that his horrible contract, inconsistent shooting and his terrible defense would go away. maybe if a miracle happens and they find a way to get kapono wide open (like in 3point contests) then he’d get his 3s in. but considering that raps have failed to get him firing in toronto, (even after the whole cb4 and j.o. gig inside to get him wide open) then i think philly is gonna be really dissapointed.. he is no ray allen or micheal redd if thats what you guys are thinking….. on the flip side i think reggie is undersized and we should still get rid of hump, but this is a decent trade since it would give minutes to delfino when he comes back and we get cap space.. and the presence of evans brings rebounding/ toughness. pretty decent start to the offseason. im expecting more BC !!

  • http://Slamonline Jsoto

    Thats whatsup

  • http://sjsu.edu davidR

    i’m just saying, why give up reggie evans for a shooter that can’t shoot come game time when kareem rush is already on the roster? do you honestly think kapono would be that much of an upgrade over rush? last i checked rush was a decent shooter and played decent minutes when he was on the pacers

  • http://Nicekicks.com MeloMan22

    as a Raptors fan, this is great. Kapono did little to nuthing and i hope this is just the begining of shipping all the soft @ss players out of here. evans will be the toughest Raptor player since oakley

  • http://www.slamonline.com The Starks Knight

    Kapono was a liability (to put it diplomatically) on defense. He was usually a wasted opportunity on the offensive end because of his inability to get open and have a good look for a 3. I like this trade. If Rowdy Roddy Reggie stays within himself and brings the intensity and rebounding the Raps are already improved from last season.

  • http://www.slamonline.com wayno

    After this trades…niether of these teams will be good….still….

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    LOL co-sign davdR. The Sixers should have just played Kareem. They are going to regret this trade.

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    I miss Charles Oakley…

  • DannyO

    When Bosh leaves in 2010, Reggie Evans will be there to take over. Then Evans and Joey Graham will combine to be the greatest 1-2 punch the league has seen since Bill Wennington and Jud Buchler brought 3 rings to Chicago.

  • http://google.ca bruce dizon

    raptors should have went for antonio mcdyess. hes perfect for the team of toronto. He got a winning attitude,vet,physical hard nose,got offense,can actually give ya 20-10 once in a while and can be a mentor to bosh. bosh can learn from mcdyess how to dominate sheed or kg , teach toughness, motivate him to the right direction, makes ur practices tougher,changes attitudes.

    P.S – he probably wont cause he wants to end his career in detroit. he declined an offer from a few contenders(spurs,nuggets,rockets,jazz,magic)

  • http://slamonline.com Blaze

    Raptors will still suck. Bosh is out and Marion will be right behind him.

  • http://slamonline.com Blaze

    Thing is, you can offer them all the money you want, nobody WANTS to play in Canada. Ive heard its a beautiful city though.

  • http://slamonline.com Blaze

    except maybe Nash. haha

  • kh

    great we get Reggie “the ball grabber” Evans. And I’m not talking about basketballs, ask Chris Kaman.

  • http://slamonline.com Blaze

    it would be cool if the raps had a all spanish team. They already have Barg-um, Andrea, and Caldron, next they should draft Rubio and trade Bosh for Gasol. both of them.

  • IlMago

    Andrea in an all spanish team ??

  • http://slamonline.com Blaze

    Isnt he spanish? we’re (blazers) getting ready to cut loose sergio, want him?

  • dsleepy

    bargnani is italian — il mago

  • Slobodan Chutzpah

    Good one, DannyO.

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