For what it's worth, I've heard that a lot of players aren't too interested in playing for a Canadian team in general - who knows if that's true. More specifically, this is from the
wikipedia page for Steve Francis:
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Francis was selected second in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies. He publicly announced that he did not want to play for the Grizzlies, citing the distance from his Maryland home, taxes, endorsements, and God's will. Heavily criticized for his antics, especially in Vancouver,[10] he relented and briefly considered joining the Grizzlies before contentious negotiations and an incident at the Vancouver airport convinced both the franchise and Francis they needed to go separate ways.
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