The Raptors cannot offer Wes Matthews as much money as Dallas

Part of the Mavericks' plan to sign DeAndre Jordan is to bring on Wes Matthews. The two parties were reportedly about $3 million apart when they met Tuesday night and the Raptors emerged as a candidate on Wednesday, meeting and pitching a spot to Matthews.

But here's the thing: after signing Demarre Carroll, the Raptors probably only have $11 million or so left even after cutting non-guaranteed contract Luke Ridnour.

Here's a look at their cap.

The one thing the Raptors can do is sign Carroll to a rising contract -- that starts lower and increases 10 percent each year.