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.