Besides age, what does Drummond do so much better than Dwight?

Drummond as you said is much younger and he probably rebounds better, but Dwight is a much better defensive player and probably has learned to accept a lesser role better at this point. Drummond is still at the stage where Dwight was a few years ago thinking he is better than he actually is and hasn’t realized his skill set in todays NBA is situational.

Drummond at this point gets more steals for sure, and at his age he has maybe more stamina. But then maybe not. Other than that, they both bring a lot of the same things to the table. Both are very brut strong players that get you bounds and anchor a defense. Both are a bit of a liability on offense.

Drummond is capable of giving you a little more offensively at this stage of his career. He is still limited but at least has the ability to take advantage of a mismatch on the block. He has also made himself into a better foul shooter. He’s also younger and more suited to play more mins. Not sure if he’s really a better rebounder or if his rebounding stats are just better because he plays bigger mins. Dwight is a better defender for sure, although he can be exploited in certain mismatches. He has accepted his role and plays it well.
Drummond will undoubtedly be more expensive than Dwight ( who is basically a vet min guy at this point) but I disagree that he will get anything close to 20 mil a year wherever he goes. He was kind of exposed during the lakers playoff run and gms will see the limits of paying a guy with his skill set that much. I think he will sign for much closer to the 10 million range.

Dwight is a cancer..that’s why he’s been on like 8 teams in the last 8 years…even in the Atlanta series he was getting in the game picking up stupid fouls. Pushing people in the back, several moving screen calls, it’s like the dude has negative basketball IQ. Can’t even set a pick right.

If we assume Toronrto end up with Suggs then does that put them back as a play off team if everyone stays fit or do they hold station for a year or so to let Suggs develop if we assume Lowry moves on.. Siakam, FVV and OG are all locked in longer term so you have an excellent core there and are effectively looking for a defensive anchor to round out a good starting 5.

D12 turns 36 this year so would only be short term and taking on Drummond would eat up a lot of cap giving limited funds to have a decent bench.
One guy who did spring to mind was Richaun Holmes he is an FA and will be looking to get paid could the Raptors put a good offer to him?
Also does anyone know what part if any of Rodney Hood’s team option is guaranteed for next season as that could be a $10 million trading chip if the buyout was low.

Toronto would never sign Drummond. The guy is lost all the time and is always a step behind. Hes a really bad player.

Toronto needs 3 things from their Centers for the Nurse system to work which is why it failed this year. Shooting, help defense/switching and passing. Drummond does none of this.