So Colangelo got us a shooter...

It's been a week since it became apparent that the Raptors had signed Miami Heat free-agent swingman Jason Kapono to a four-year deal at the mid-level exception. Due to the Raps' lack of cap space, that will undeniably be their largest signing of the summer and possibly their largest move. Let's hope it was a good one.

Kapono, 26, led the league in three-point percentage last season at a sizzling 51.4 percent. While known for his shooting since his days at UCLA, he's also proven himself as a capable team defender, which fits in with the type of players Bryan Colangelo has been acquiring and Sam Mitchell has been giving heavy minutes. Being able to stretch the floor while also not being a liability defensively is very valuable in any league.

I like the player but I'm not sure about the money. Kapono's only ever had one double-digit scoring season and he's never even averaged three rebounds or two assists - as a player who, on the cusp of entering his prime, probably doesn't have enormous upside anymore, some of this could be unsettling. Whether he averages ten points or fifteen isn't a huge issue but his lack of ability to crash the boards and find his teammates could present a problem. With an already weak rebounding ballclub and an offence predicated on moving the ball, Kapono as a Raptor appears to have both an upside and also a downside.

My personal verdict, for the little it's worth considering we haven't seen him play as a Raptor yet, is that he'll be a niche guy who gets his twenty-four minutes off the bench and scores ten points on a great percentage. His limitations prevent him from being an effective starter at small forward for us, especially with Anthony Parker's underwhelming rebounding numbers and Andrea Bargnani being a work in progress on that front. What he is, though, is a good guy to have on the team. Whether he's worth approximately $6 million per year is something we'll discover in November. (Or perhaps in May?)