Offseason Lowdown part 8 – Toronto Raptors

I had been thinking a lot lately about the Raptors. Like you said, mobile stretch 4 doens’t grow on trees, I was looking at someone who they maybe able to acquire through trade.

Idealistcally, you will go after someone like Ryan Anderson but that’s probably not gonna happen. Thus I’ve been gauging the value of Kenneth Faried, who didn’t play consistent minutes under Mike Malone last season, fills the void thats left by Biyombo, his style of play should fit pretty good next to Jonas I think. 

I was thinking somehwere along the line of CoJo+Ross+27 for Faried+19 (or the 15 if the Denver is willing to so)

At pick 19, raptors maybe able to get a 2 guard like Furkan / Malik, the trade also open up miuntes for Delon Wright. What do you think?

I had been thinking a lot lately about the Raptors. Like you said, mobile stretch 4 doens’t grow on trees, I was looking at someone who they maybe able to acquire through trade.

Idealistcally, you will go after someone like Ryan Anderson but that’s probably not gonna happen. Thus I’ve been gauging the value of Kenneth Faried, who didn’t play consistent minutes under Mike Malone last season, fills the void thats left by Biyombo, his style of play should fit pretty good next to Jonas I think. 

I was thinking somehwere along the line of CoJo+Ross+27 for Faried+19 (or the 15 if the Denver is willing to so)

At pick 19, raptors maybe able to get a 2 guard like Furkan / Malik, the trade also open up miuntes for Delon Wright. What do you think?

Let Damar walk. Let Byombo walk. Its a new day n age comign with this cap space. Neither of those guys are worth it.  your current depth allows you to seemlessly move past them.

Ross can start at SG. Byombo and Valencuinuas CANT play together, so thats an easy decison to me.

At #9 i say take a gamble and draft Dejaunte Murray as Derozans eventuial replacement.

Toronot as a city, oddly enough in large parta thanks to Drake, isnt viewed as the albatross it once was. In 2017 they can throw that Derozan/Byombo money at a more deservign and impactful player.

Let Damar walk. Let Byombo walk. Its a new day n age comign with this cap space. Neither of those guys are worth it.  your current depth allows you to seemlessly move past them.

Ross can start at SG. Byombo and Valencuinuas CANT play together, so thats an easy decison to me.

At #9 i say take a gamble and draft Dejaunte Murray as Derozans eventuial replacement.

Toronot as a city, oddly enough in large parta thanks to Drake, isnt viewed as the albatross it once was. In 2017 they can throw that Derozan/Byombo money at a more deservign and impactful player.

 Cap space doesn’t mean a whole lot for the Raptors because they aren’t going to attract big-name free agents. So they might as well sign DeRozan to the max. If Harrison Barnes is going to get close to a max deal, DeRozan should get a max deal. 

Sidenote—with all these guys getting max deals, doesn’t it kind make the word "max" feel a little worthless? 

Anyways, if I’m the Raptors, my thought process going into this is we just saw Lowry and DeRozan trade off terrible performances for the better part of the playoffs, and we will got within two games of getting to the finals. 

Carroll missed 50-some games, Valanciunas missed time in the playoffs and even though Biyombo was a beast, he’s replacable. 

I would be targeting guys like David West, Terrence Jones and maybe Ryan Anderson as guys I’d like at that PF spot. I’d draft an upside PF at 9 like a Skal or Chriss – though that looks unlikely now – and give them the proverbial redshirt year. 

Toronto is in a good spot. They’ve got good depth, good defensive players and enough youth that it seems like their window is open and could be for another 3-5 years. 

 Cap space doesn’t mean a whole lot for the Raptors because they aren’t going to attract big-name free agents. So they might as well sign DeRozan to the max. If Harrison Barnes is going to get close to a max deal, DeRozan should get a max deal. 

Sidenote—with all these guys getting max deals, doesn’t it kind make the word "max" feel a little worthless? 

Anyways, if I’m the Raptors, my thought process going into this is we just saw Lowry and DeRozan trade off terrible performances for the better part of the playoffs, and we will got within two games of getting to the finals. 

Carroll missed 50-some games, Valanciunas missed time in the playoffs and even though Biyombo was a beast, he’s replacable. 

I would be targeting guys like David West, Terrence Jones and maybe Ryan Anderson as guys I’d like at that PF spot. I’d draft an upside PF at 9 like a Skal or Chriss – though that looks unlikely now – and give them the proverbial redshirt year. 

Toronto is in a good spot. They’ve got good depth, good defensive players and enough youth that it seems like their window is open and could be for another 3-5 years. 

DeMar leaving at 50/50 seems a little high. I’d say 70/30 he stays. Give him the max and draft Sabonis. Anyone who thinks DeMar is not max is smoking some of that medicinal. 

DeMar leaving at 50/50 seems a little high. I’d say 70/30 he stays. Give him the max and draft Sabonis. Anyone who thinks DeMar is not max is smoking some of that medicinal.