Sources: Raptors trying to move 8th pick for SF

Iggy is probably near or at his peak and I feel that 8th pick is a bit low for him and will Philly want to trade maybe their best player especially as they have Brand expiring next summer so he can be moved on if needed perhaps. Plus they are in the same division so could that stop the trade perhaps.

If Ed Davis was included then the trades look a bit more tempting but Toronto could always make a run at say Crash Wallace if they want an established SF via FA.

Good for Toronto for at least attempting to become a much improved team and possibly lure Nash to Toronto. As the article alluded to, I’m sure that Toronto would have to give up Ed Davis, Calderon, and perhaps some future picks in addition to the 8th pick to reel in an Iguodala or Gay type talent.

 Hey Toronto, 

Could I interest you in both Charilie V and Austin Daye for that pick?  Two not-so-athletic SF’s.

Take them!

They are apperently targeting Rudy Gay and Iggy… i personally want Gay more (even though his contract is worse/not good at all) 

I would do –

Jose (really good contract since its an expiring 10m, 8th, Ed davis (replace randolph) 

for

Rudy Gay

this i think is a fair trade since Gay’s contract is horrible and i would even ask for their late first round pick becase i believe with this trade, the raptors will be giving a bit of cap space to the griz as well.

I know they have bad contracts and all, but is the 8th pick really worth Iggy or Gay?

As a Sixers fan I don’t immediately accept this trade on behalf of Rod Thorn, but the 8th pick and Davis is an interesting idea.  Raptors fans, can Davis play centre? 

Tor trading for the very player they passed over to take Hoffa. Oh the Irony.

This is a giant mistake IMO. Don’t get me wrong, Gay and Iggy would be outstanding acquisitions but I would prefer to see the Raps tank one more season and play all their young fellas tons of minutes. Davis, Jonas, Johnson, Derozan and Bayless and whoever they pick at the 7 spot.

Getting Iggy or Gay and adding them to the projected starting lineup of Jonas, Bargs, Derozan and Calderon doesn’t feel like a particularly strong playoff team… which means Tor moves its way into Houstons purgatory.

 seems like Toronto and Golden State have interest in bringing in the same players…

I think Toronto Has to keep this pick and wait one more year before dealing. B.C foolishly pulled the trigger on the Turkoglu and Jermaine O’neil deals and I don’t think he would dare repeat the pattern of settling for mediocrity by trading quality assets for one guy responsible for what will be so many roles as the team’s go-to guy, leader, defensive tutor, playoff vet, intangibles guy etc… not unless he wants to punch his ticket out of T.O

not nice

 Don’t be stupid Bryan Colangelo.  Don’t trade so many assets for a guy who is not even an allstar.

Michael Beasley? Hmmm.. The Wolves would like to get that SG they need so badly and the 8th pick might help them do that.

 This is a mistake I predicted the raptors would make after I watched the end of year press conference with BC. You could hear the impatience in his voice, he was talking about how the rebuilding phase was done. I was like what are you talking about it has been like 2 years and you don’t have enough young top teir talent yet. You could tell he was going to make the same mistake again like he did with Turk and O’neal and try to get an established player or players to fill in the roster. I think it is a huge mistake. This is a deep draft  I think at 8 they can get a better player than Demar and still get back into late first with a trade and add another solid player. They will still have enough cap space to get some short term veteran help.

I think at 8 they could get Lamb or Ross which would be great on the wing to pair with Demar who is in a make or break year. They could trade Davis and 54th pick for best player available in the early 20’s maybe Wroten or Teague. Yes that is a ton of youth but all you ever hear is how hard it is to attract free agents here and the team could grow together like OKC with a good coach like Casey. The core could be something like Demar, Val(5th pick 2011), Lamb, Wroten, Bargs. Contracts and money wouldn’t become issue for years and next year they still have vet in point guard Calderon add Amir, James Johnson plus cap space to get some more veteran help.

BC is in his contract year and is going after a short tem solution with Nash and Gay.I think with a good draft the Raptors could become a very young athletic team that could be good for 10 years instead of 3-5 and then having to reload after the short term solutions BC is considering now.

Dang, I have that weber pg going to the raps in my MOC, because I got Portland taking marshal. Hmm, I guess I will have to see if their are any trades before the trade.

Raptors should just try and target Rudy Gay, not a big fan of Iggy’s game at this point in his career.

Gay is two years younger and has proven to be more clutch than Iggy.. 

ex. Gay over the Raptors, "Noo Not That Guy!"

The Raptors is doomed for the next a few years with BC trying to his old tricks of patching the team again.

He’s trying to rush the Raptors back into playoff and then the Raptors would likely lose in the 1st round and continue this cycle of barely making/barely missing playoffs.

BC has no vision in building a championship contender.  All he wants to do is to get a solid enough team to get to playoff and keep his lifeline with the Raptors.  Unfortunately, even if he’s fired, the Raptors would probably hire an even worse idiot as GM.

I definitely won’t trade the pick for a so called established SF.  If I am going to make a trade, I would trade Bargnani and Ed Davis for Josh Smith and #23 (Quincy Miller or Tony Wroten Jr.)…….much better long term future than whatever BC has in his mind.

 Move Demar to the 3 and Draft Dion Waiters. I’m tired of watching the Raptors draft the wrong guys. In 2004 they had a chance to draft iggy, in 2006 they had a chance to draft Gay. Why go back in time? Dion Waiters is the right pick, he’s tough and he looks like a Dwayne Casey type of player. Rivers would of been the pick, but his defense is suspect.

If the Raptors did move DeRozan to SF then they would have some nice SG options at 8 in the draft with Lamb or Beal likely to still be on the board and they could always look to move up and maybe try and snatch MKG or Barnes as one of them could well still be on board at 5 or 6 so they could maybe dangle something at the Kings or Portland to get into a position to get who they want. Ed Davis and the 37th pick could be a starting point of any trade plus they have Calderon’s expiring deal to dangle.