globeandmail.com: From Deep
T.J. Ford is a special talent who, when his game is right, is on a very short list of game-changing point guards in the NBA. He is afraid of nothing and has a desire to improve that may not be obvious to his critics but his entirely obvious to the coaching staff. This is just to say that as a restricted free agent next summer, the minimum contract offer that Calderon will sign is the full mid-level, which every team in the NBA can offer and several undoubtedly will. But if Kirk Hinrich is worth $10-million a year, is it not possible that Calderon is worth just as much? Can the Raptors have $16-$18-million tied up in one position? Maybe if you think having the best 48-minutes of point guard play in the NBA opens the door to the NBA Finals. This will be the toughest question Bryan Colangelo faces in the year ahead.