CMB goes to the Raptors
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Don't follow the NBA closely enough to know if this is good or bad for him. Think he stands to make about $6.3 million/year.
Does this make him the highest drafted Gamecock basketball player ever?
I recall watching the draft when Balkman was shockingly picked at 20 to the Knicks. Turned out to be a terrible pick for them.
Does this make him the highest drafted Gamecock basketball player ever?
I recall watching the draft when Balkman was shockingly picked at 20 to the Knicks. Turned out to be a terrible pick for them.
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Pretty funny stuff:
nypost.com
So was he mad or relieved?????
Collin Murray-Boyles drops F-bomb in viral reaction to getting picked by Raptors
It was easy to read what Collin Murray-Boyles’ reaction was to his shining moment at the NBA Draft.
nypost.com
So was he mad or relieved?????
Don't know, but no one wants to play in Canada. I think they take a lot more of your money.....socialism.Pretty funny stuff:
Collin Murray-Boyles drops F-bomb in viral reaction to getting picked by Raptors
It was easy to read what Collin Murray-Boyles’ reaction was to his shining moment at the NBA Draft.
So was he mad or relieved?????
Good God man.. lol. 9th pick in the NBA draft.. I swear I'm not sure if you are trolling or what. You don't have to watch the NBA to assess this was something that doesn't happen often here and hopefully will continue to happen if we ever want to be a regular post season program.
Funny what people read into a kid's reaction. If I got drafted #9 and realized this was going to change my life, I would drop an F bomb too. Yall need to stop politicizing everything. It really is stupid.
A player can be drafted very high to a team that is just not a good fit for him. Happens all the time. You don't understand sports.
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The #9 slot guarantees him about 13 Million over 2 Years. There are Team Options for another 2 Years that would guarantee him another 15 Million. As a First Round Pick, you have to be pretty awful for a team to not exercise the team options and let you go in Year 3 or 4. In that case, a GM is admitting that he made a mistake in drafting you.
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He may have not wanted to go to Canada. Higher Taxes, totally different climate. A lot of NBA players are reluctant to play in Canada, but usually they love it in Toronto once they get there. Toronto is not a bad city to live in.Pretty funny stuff:
Collin Murray-Boyles drops F-bomb in viral reaction to getting picked by Raptors
It was easy to read what Collin Murray-Boyles’ reaction was to his shining moment at the NBA Draft.
So was he mad or relieved?????
It was fairly clear to me that the weight of the moment hit him - It was like "Dang man! I can't believe this is really happening!" It came out as ****Pretty funny stuff:
Collin Murray-Boyles drops F-bomb in viral reaction to getting picked by Raptors
It was easy to read what Collin Murray-Boyles’ reaction was to his shining moment at the NBA Draft.
So was he mad or relieved?????
I'm not a fan of Canada at all, but for $13m, I'd live in Yellowknife unloading ice-road truck trailers for 2 years - even if I had to pay half of it over to their socialist government. If it's true that money is guaranteed, if CMB is even halfway smart about he spends it, he should live comfortably the rest of his life on what he earns in hist first 2 years in the NBA. I'm happy for him. Hopefully, his success will lead to other top recruits coming to the program.
Oh yeah, that 13 Million is Guaranteed. Year 3 and 4 are options, but all NBA 1st Round Picks get two years of Guaranteed Money. It's slotted by where you fall in the draft. He is a Top 10 guy. So, he has a significant guarantee. That's why a lot of NFL guys are jealous of NBA contracts because most of their contracts are guaranteed. He will get that 13 Million if he is injured and can't play another minute. I remember when Grant Hill signed with the Magic back in the day on a 93 Million Dollar contract and barely played due to breaking his ankle. Got every dime of that money.
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Balkman was a Dennis Rodman type player - good defender, high energy, wild card. He played lights out in the NIT tournament, much better than he played in the regular season. Isaiah Thomas was the coaching the Knicks at the time. He must have watched us win the NIT and thought Balkman could help. He was wrong.
