Kapono A No No

Goodbye, Kap'n Kapono. We'll miss your deft three point shooting, your jokes, and your golf game.

Jason Kapono just inked (well, not officially as the moratorium on signing free agents won't be lifted until July 11th) a deal with the Toronto Raptors for a reportedly $24M over 4 years. That will take care of his student loans.

Pat Riley foretold the Heat would be losing James Posey and/or Jason Kapono, the two Heat free agents that matter, this offseason. The fact that the Raptors swooped in early only demonstrates that they wanted to sign him before the Heat could use Kapono in a sign-and-trade and force Toronto out. Is the Kap'n worth $6M per annum? Not likely. He is an excellent outside shooter with surprisingly "effective" defense. The fact of the matter is the Heat spotted talent and made it work. So kudos to the Heat staff and kudos to J-Kap for taking advantage of the situation and getting paid.