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TORONTO - In a cost-cutting move intended to avoid the increasingly punitive penalties tied to the NBAs restructured luxury tax, the Raptors have used the amnesty provision to waive forward Linas Kleiza. The team announced the move on Tuesday. Kleiza, 28, was set to enter the final season of a four-year deal he signed with Toronto in 2010 and is owed $4.6 million in 2013-14. The Raptors will still have to pay the remaining amount owed to Kleiza but his contract will not count against the teams salary cap. The Raptors, who were projected to be over the luxury tax line with Kleizas contract on the books, find themselves roughly $2.5 million under the threshold after cutting the forward. Additionally, they can now reap the rewards of remaining a non-taxpaying team, which include a larger mid-level exception and a share of the money collected from taxpaying teams at season end. Both Tim Leiweke and Masai Ujiri have indicated that the organization would be willing to pay the leagues tax in the event that they were funding a contending team. However, it would be a lot tougher to justify missing out on the aforementioned benefits awarded to non-taxpayers to field a team that figures to be a middling group in the Eastern Conference. Ujiri had hoped to move Kleizas expiring contract for a draft pick but the forward has minimal trade value, if any, as a result of the knee injuries that have plagued him throughout his tenure in Toronto. Kleiza underwent surgery on his right knee in 2011 and has been slowed by the injury ever since. He last played on Dec. 26 and appeared in just 20 games last season, averaging 7.4 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting just 33 per cent from the field. Following the 2011 NBA lockout each team was granted one amnesty clause to be used prior to the expiration of the new collective bargaining agreement. Teams who have yet to use their lone amnesty clause have a one-week window to utilize the provision each summer following the July moratorium period. This year, the amnesty window closes at 12:00am ET Wednesday July 17. Kleiza averaged 9.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 108 contests over three seasons with the Raptors. Buycks on Board The Raptors finalized an agreement with guard Dwight Buycks (pronounced Bikes) on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Buycks, 24, won league MVP playing in France last season -- averaging 18.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game -- after collecting first-team all-rookie honours with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League the year prior. He went undrafted out of Marquette in 2011. Buycks story is one of perseverance. After several years of chasing his NBA dream in the D-League and overseas, he continued to turn heads playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Orlando Summer League earlier this month. The Milwaukee native averaged 9.5 points and 6.0 assists in four games for the undefeated Thunder team before Ujiri and the Raptors expressed interest in the point guard. He made his Toronto debut, getting the start for the Raptors Summer League team in Las Vegas Tuesday. With the reported signing of Julyan Stone on hold -- and now appearing unlikely -- as the former Nuggets guard rehabs nagging hip and knee injuries, the Raptors will look to add a more experienced back-up point guard for the veterans minimum. Adidas Basketball Shoes Ireland . The nimble-footed quarterback got his wish, dashing through the snow and a weary defence all the way into the NCAA record book. Adidas Nmd For Sale Ireland . LOUIS -- Heading into the final stretch of the season, the issues for the Chicago Bears banged-up defence only seem to be getting worse. http://www.cheapnmdsneakersireland.com/adidas-basketball-shoes.html .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. Adidas Nmd Ireland . 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Western Sydney defender Scott Neville has been slapped with a $1000 fine for making an offensive gesture towards Adelaide fans after their round-two A-League victory.Neville was seen showing his middle finger to a group Reds supporters at Coopers Stadium following Brendon Santalabs stoppage-time winner 10 days ago.He also appeared to yell something in the direction of the crowd.Football Federation Australia (FFA) found the 27-year-old full-backs behaviour breached the organisations National Code of Conduct.FFA took into account Nevilles remorse in keeping his sanction at a reprimand and fine, though warned any further misbehaviour would leave him at risk of more severe punishment.Its not the first time a Wanderers player has been caught making an offensive gesture to fans.Mitch Nichols was also fined $1000 last season for his two-fingered salute at Brisbane supporters in the clubs epic semi-final win.Tony Popovics side have had a mixed start to the seaason, sitting sixth with four points from a possible nine and they blew a 2-0 lead to draw with Newcastle on Sunday.ddddddddddddWinger Steven Lustica insisted no individual player would be hung out to dry for the capitulation but said the entire group felt as if theyd suffered a defeat.We were dominating the game and we let that slip, he said.In one positive, Lustica said the pitch at new temporary home ground Spotless Stadium was one of the best the team has played on.And the Wanderers will have the perfect opportunity to bounce back against strugglers Central Coast when they return to the venue on Saturday night.Its great weve got another home game and were looking forward to another good turnout from our fans, Lustica said.The Mariners lost last week so theyll be motivated to come out and try and put some pressure on us. 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