I will be going through a list of trades I’ve come up with that the Raptors can make to help their bench. These trades do not involve Pascal Siakam or Og Anunoby. The Raptors we know have a lack of guard depth and a lot of forwards and power forwards. Let me know which trade was your favorite and your least favorite.
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Which trade your favourite and least favourite? Make sure to check out the trivia question at the end of the video!
The last time Team Canada qualified for the Olympics was 2000 I think š Also I love the vids. Keep up the great work!!
2000, probably qualified in 1999
Love your channel, but I don't really think any of these trades really work for us. At best they are lateral moves that don't really improve the team. I don't want Fournier, Martin or Connaughton taking away possible Gradey Dick minutes. Mitchell isn't actually an upgrade from Flynn so giving up Precious to get him doesn't really make sense. I'm with you on moving Boucher, even though I like him, because I actually want Precious in his role who is younger with the potential to be more than Chris is now. And although Thad's contract is the perfect trade-salary-filler, we need out culture-setters right now more than we need to take on bad contracts for second round picks
Our roster is well-suited to our identity as constructed. We're built to win the possession battle by getting on the glass, getting stops, deflections, and steals, and getting out in transition, so the roster is built around a core of 6'9" switchable wings (not "power forwards." We're "positionless" babeeeee! *in Kawhi Leonard voice*): Siakam, Anunoby, Barnes, Achiuwa, and Boucher. And now you could add McDaniels to that mix, but I suspect that he was added in case we move one of the first five. Now we have a decent big rotation with Jakob and Christian, and our guard rotation is fine with Trent Jr., Dick, Schroder, and Flynn. It's not great, none of those guys are, or ever will be, stars, but the team is built for the stars to be on the wings – at the core of the identity. The guards just need to provide skill roleplayer elements. Keep in mind that Scottie will likely play a lot of point, Siakam will have the ball in his hands lots, O.G. will play the two on occasion as well. This guard rotation is just supportive roleplayers and they can all shoot, handle and defend as well as any of the players you are suggesting we trade for. As well, Each of those winds can capably play small-ball five as well. That's how this roster was built – for positional versatility by acquiring big wings will the skill sets to play multiple positions.
Ideally, if we are making a trade, it's for a Damien Lillard, otherwise there's no point, we already have better in-house.
I did a deep dive the other day to see how our roster compared to the past four champions since our title run. The only place we don't really measure up is at the very top. We don't have a LeBron/Giannis/Curry/ Jokic on our roster. Siakam could become a lesser version with better shooting, but all know that we are hoping Scottie will develop into that. I know it's hard to keep preaching patience in a 24-hr sports news cycle and grind of keeping that YouTube content coming, but that's mostly how roster construction works. You are rarely able to just say "I need this type of player" then be able to go acquire him with leftovers and draft assets you don't mind losing. It takes time and the right opportunity.
Help the bench? Have you seen how deep the Raptors bench is right now? Raptors projected depth chart as is:
CP: Poeltl/Achiuwa/Koloko
PF: Siakam/Boucher/Young
SF: Barnes/**Porter Jr/McDaniels/Temple (**Porter Jr on load management no B2B with McDaniels in rotation when Porter Jr out)
SG: Anunoby/Trent Jr/Dick
PG: Schroder/Flynn/*Dowtin Jr (*Non Guaranteed)
Two Way Contracts: PG Markquis Nowell, SF Ron Harper Jr, SG Javon Freeman-Liberty
Exhibition 10 905: PF Mouhamadou Gueye, PF Kevin Obanor
The Raptors have put themselves in a paradoxical position. Trade Scottie for a starvto pair with Siakam for another 2/3 year contendership, or trade Siakam for some key pieces to put with Scottie… The risk with young teams is the disconnect, culturally from contendership (see Detroit)
I really think the Raptors are going to change something, we look to stagnant of an organization as of recent. Also, Iām guessing the answer for the trivia question to be in 2000.
I think we defiantly have too many players and should šÆ trade 2 to upgrade for 1.
Appreciate the vid. That said I think these are lateral moves. The Bucks trade is the best one but I don't think the Bucks do it as their really high on Beauchamp. Our bench is deep especially if one of Nowell or JFL hit which i think they can. Also, i think Otto will play more than he did last year and Grady needs mins as does Precious and Koloko
Boucher seems to be a luxury i would combine with another starter (i.e Pascal or Gary in a trade to strengthen the starting lineup) But that would have to happen at the trade deadline or next year after they are extended which is hopefully soon.
Why makes trades based upon last season when they had injuries and Nurse overplayed the veterans . They now have coaches who have proven that they can help players to improve. There is alot of potential on the roster so why make trades .
I'm taking the Bucks trade in a heartbeat.
I like the kings trade but I still think raps should give flynn a chance it's not like nurse (who started thinking he was Larry brown) did.
Basing it off patterns in the past: I don't see Ujiri and Webster making any moves until mid-season at this point.
The last time was B. 1997
All pointless trades!