[Koreen] Also, if Siakam doesn’t take the extension now from the Raptors, it’s a moot point. Trade him now, lest you risk a repeat of the VanVleet situation.
[Koreen] Also, if Siakam doesn’t take the extension now from the Raptors, it’s a moot point. Trade him now, lest you risk a repeat of the VanVleet situation.
Only difference being the raptors will be willing to give him the max…
The Fred contract was an anomaly that no one could have predicted
SpicyP43905
Siakam is actually loyal though. And the Raptors would be willing to pay him whatever it takes unlike with Fred.
efficientshelter69
Siakam is worth a max and he wants to stay. FO fumbled the FVV situation by not trading him at the deadline but the media seriously overrates Fred.
WorldTwisting
>VanVleet’s departure only makes it that much more clear, at least to me: The Raptors should seriously explore trading Siakam. With the downgrade at point guard (and yes, it’s a downgrade), the Raptors are a less dangerous team. Siakam’s market might not be what the Raptors would like, especially with his agency leaking he will not consider signing an extension with any team he is traded to and Portland not a viable Siakam destination with the Damian Lillard trade request.
>Who might be interested in Siakam? Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Brooklyn, Chicago, Indiana and Minnesota all make varying degrees of hypothetical sense. I’d encourage the Raptors to focus on the future rather than the near term, but there is no reason to limit your search.
>Say it with me: The first-round pick the Raptors gave up for Jakob Poeltl is a sunk cost. Not having it should not be a guiding principle for the franchise. Maximizing the potential of your best young players should be the goal here.
>I’d be less inclined to trade O.G. Anunoby, but the Raptors have to take full stock of what happened on Friday. The Trail Blazers gave Jerami Grant a five-year deal worth $160 million, making any vague notion that Anunoby will sign the four-year, $117 extension offer the Raptors can offer him silly. It ain’t happening.
>If you are blanching at the price, get what you can and move on. Anunoby is young and good enough to be part of the Raptors’ future, but he has to want to be in this situation
>Even if the Raptors want to turn the keys over to Barnes and Siakam, they can still use an organizer with secondary creation ability to take the ball-handling pressure off of the forwards.
>Trent is a good NBA player, but I’m not sure that the Raptors should be paying that much for a player whose best role is probably as a sixth man
Eclectic_Canadian
Wow some of these analysts aren’t able to really understand contract situations.
The Raptors weren’t willing to max Fred, Houston was.
The Raptors are willing to max Pascal so no one can outbid them. Pascal has never shown any indication of wanting to leave, actually the exact opposite is true.
AlexRescueDotCom
But what happens if next year he doesn’t make it to All-NBA and can’t be offered max, and then he be like “well why stay here if I can go somewhere else since I won’t be getting the max anywahs”
AngryHelicopter
I’m really not worried about retaining Siakam if the Raptors *want* to retain him. Just pay him the max. There’s maybe a .001 per cent chance he goes anywhere else if you give him the max. The problem is that he and Scottie don’t make a lot of sense together and the team isn’t going to be good with or without him next year, so it’s time to look to the Scottie timeline. So yes, trade him now, but not because you risk a repeat of the VanVleet situation.
ShindouRomm
The athletic really lost out when they were left with just Eric.
It-sOkBro
who are the team projected to have stupid amounts of cap space next year
The_Living_L
If anything they need to worry more about OG, Indiana seems like they are lined up for big money next free agency and OG has some interest there for sure
IntriguedMck
Give him an ultimatum to sign it or trade him
danger_zones
What’s the point in keeping Siakam? Just trade him for young players and picks. A fresh start with a young core and new coach is what this team needs.
kooont
For what? The market for Pascal is pretty dry considering he’s an expiring. Our best bet is to just max him next year and reassess the market/our team. Same with OG
sor2hi
Can Koreen stop yet? Doom and gloom in every tweet.
grapedinosour
Eric Koreen needs to get his shit together. Dude is spiraling with these takes.
hamiltag
Siakam just prevented a trade because he wants to stay with us, why would we be concerned with him walking?
It would be a terrible reaction to the Fred situation to try and get minimal return from him right now
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Only difference being the raptors will be willing to give him the max…
The Fred contract was an anomaly that no one could have predicted
Siakam is actually loyal though. And the Raptors would be willing to pay him whatever it takes unlike with Fred.
Siakam is worth a max and he wants to stay. FO fumbled the FVV situation by not trading him at the deadline but the media seriously overrates Fred.
>VanVleet’s departure only makes it that much more clear, at least to me: The Raptors should seriously explore trading Siakam. With the downgrade at point guard (and yes, it’s a downgrade), the Raptors are a less dangerous team. Siakam’s market might not be what the Raptors would like, especially with his agency leaking he will not consider signing an extension with any team he is traded to and Portland not a viable Siakam destination with the Damian Lillard trade request.
>Who might be interested in Siakam? Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Brooklyn, Chicago, Indiana and Minnesota all make varying degrees of hypothetical sense. I’d encourage the Raptors to focus on the future rather than the near term, but there is no reason to limit your search.
>Say it with me: The first-round pick the Raptors gave up for Jakob Poeltl is a sunk cost. Not having it should not be a guiding principle for the franchise. Maximizing the potential of your best young players should be the goal here.
>I’d be less inclined to trade O.G. Anunoby, but the Raptors have to take full stock of what happened on Friday. The Trail Blazers gave Jerami Grant a five-year deal worth $160 million, making any vague notion that Anunoby will sign the four-year, $117 extension offer the Raptors can offer him silly. It ain’t happening.
>If you are blanching at the price, get what you can and move on. Anunoby is young and good enough to be part of the Raptors’ future, but he has to want to be in this situation
>Even if the Raptors want to turn the keys over to Barnes and Siakam, they can still use an organizer with secondary creation ability to take the ball-handling pressure off of the forwards.
>Trent is a good NBA player, but I’m not sure that the Raptors should be paying that much for a player whose best role is probably as a sixth man
Wow some of these analysts aren’t able to really understand contract situations.
The Raptors weren’t willing to max Fred, Houston was.
The Raptors are willing to max Pascal so no one can outbid them. Pascal has never shown any indication of wanting to leave, actually the exact opposite is true.
But what happens if next year he doesn’t make it to All-NBA and can’t be offered max, and then he be like “well why stay here if I can go somewhere else since I won’t be getting the max anywahs”
I’m really not worried about retaining Siakam if the Raptors *want* to retain him. Just pay him the max. There’s maybe a .001 per cent chance he goes anywhere else if you give him the max. The problem is that he and Scottie don’t make a lot of sense together and the team isn’t going to be good with or without him next year, so it’s time to look to the Scottie timeline. So yes, trade him now, but not because you risk a repeat of the VanVleet situation.
The athletic really lost out when they were left with just Eric.
who are the team projected to have stupid amounts of cap space next year
If anything they need to worry more about OG, Indiana seems like they are lined up for big money next free agency and OG has some interest there for sure
Give him an ultimatum to sign it or trade him
What’s the point in keeping Siakam? Just trade him for young players and picks. A fresh start with a young core and new coach is what this team needs.
For what? The market for Pascal is pretty dry considering he’s an expiring. Our best bet is to just max him next year and reassess the market/our team. Same with OG
Can Koreen stop yet? Doom and gloom in every tweet.
Eric Koreen needs to get his shit together. Dude is spiraling with these takes.
Siakam just prevented a trade because he wants to stay with us, why would we be concerned with him walking?
It would be a terrible reaction to the Fred situation to try and get minimal return from him right now