It just got real…
It just got real. As crazy as that sounds to say, Messiah Jur’s vision, Toronto Raptors fans vision of Giannis onto Dumbo wearing a Toronto Raptors jersey just got real. As of course, we know the Raptors have multiple avenues to put together a reasonable package to acquire Giannis. But now the odds they are shifting in terms of the Toronto Raptors favor in terms of making this deal actually go down. The past couple days we’ve been breaking down all we are full tilt on Giannis watch here now at this point. The graphic is fully dusted off and needs to get edited from when we had back in 2020 2021 but it is full. Messai jury is back on the hunt and frankly the latest developments are all coming together in the Toronto Raptors favor to you know set up the possibility of Giannis being on this Toronto Raptor team starting next season. So we’re going to break down what has changed over the past 24 48 hours to make this from more of a pipe dream to something that hey we can look at and say there is a real possibility of this happening. what the Toronto Raptors would have to give up because there are multiple avenues for this whether it’s Scotty Barnes or just an amalgamation of different assets to you know facilitate this trade and frankly how Raptors fans should be feeling about this here right now because this is absolutely absurd. So lots of stuff to break down out here in this video but folks again you guys have been crushing it hitting the subscribe button as of late. Lots of stuff happening with the Toronto Raptors here right now. So, if you’re part of the over 52% of our viewers that haven’t hit the subscribe button just yet. We appreciate all the new viewers that are coming in, make sure you guys hit that sub button so you don’t miss a single thing going on with this Toronto Raptors team. But what’s going on here? Why did things just get real for the this Raptor squad? Because we’ve been covering all the the updates regarding, you know, the Yianis Takubo situation. And I’ll do give a little summary of it all here right now because Jean Trannia revealed that the two-time MVP Giannis onto Tkumbo has not made any firm decisions, but for the first time in his career, he’s open-minded about whether his best fit is remaining in Milwaukee or playing elsewhere according to league sources. So Shams, of course, is the the most one of the more tapped in insiders, right? You know, we know that when Shawn says something, there’s some meat to it. This isn’t just leaking because of, you know, the wording on it. It’s like, oh, the he’s open to different things. He hasn’t demanded a trade, but that’s how you plant the seeds. You assault the big trade request. So, you know, fans aren’t just super jarred and, you know, oh, Giannis is trading all that stuff. So, that’s a report from Shams. And that that turned Raptor’s heads because we know how Messiah Jur has been interested for Hiannis onto Kabo for a very, very long time. And then we get some nuggets coming out in regards to from Rich Paul who is one of the most tapped in guys in the NBA. He’s LeBron’s agent. He represents it feels like half the NBA. Not Giannis, but he represents a ton of people. Instead, you look at Toronto who have young assets, a big market. He would be huge there. Mentioned that on the Pat McAfee show directly stating how the Raptors are a legitimate suitor, a fit, you know, for Giannis onto Tumbo. So, you know, Rich Paul’s definitely tapped in there. And then, of course, you had the mention from Kendrick Perkins. And mind you, this is all stuff before you know there’s more and more meat on this bone coming out. And K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K Kp came out and basically said, don’t sleep on Toronto as a Giannis destination. You have to watch Messiah. Go over there with Giannis, Scotty Barnes, RJ Barrett. You give up Ingram quickly, some picks and you know how Toronto’s acts when they see some daylight. Uh look at what Kawhi Letter did. They take over a whole country. So these are the nuggets. These are the sprinkles of things that came out and then a bombshell kind of dropped yesterday as two teams have emerged as a destination of interest for the two-time MVP, the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets. So, that came from Scoopy again, a guy that is has some information, has some intel. I’ve met the dude, but you take it with a grain of salt. So, I I broke it down yesterday. You have true this does change everything. If this changes, you know, then that things start to move well. We’ve I’ve ignored this stuff before. I’m not a sports gambler by any means, but I’ve ignored Vegas out there in the past. And Kawhi Leonard, we saw the sports books start to adjust, start to change. And you know what? Myself and Riker made a video on because we thought there was no shot, no world, the Toronto Raptors had a chance at landing Kawhi Leonard. We broke down a whole video ignoring the Kawhi Leonard stuff. Even though the Raptors, we were moving up that ladder every day. like hey we could get LaMarcus Aldridge if Kawis traded you know that means the Raptors are talking stuff is a play by Messiah Jerry so since that point especially these star players I’ve taken these things you know how people are reacting because they have some inside knowledge they don’t want to the house always wins basically it’s changing folks it’s changing the Toronto Raptors at like plus 500 odds so virtually impossible a couple days ago few days ago they are plus 550 which is a roughly like 15% chance here now at this point. So, it’s gone from a pipe dream to something. I mean, if the Dallas Mavericks can get it, you know, uh get the number one overall pick with their 1.2% chance. Raptors at 15 here and climbing, you know, jumping overtaking a ton of these teams. The Raptors are now in that position tied to the Brooklyn Nets in terms of uh favorites for landing Giannis onto Dumbo. And frankly from the buzz, from the chatter, from the reports, you watch Rockets Digest, you watch Spurs digest, there’s no indications. The Spurs do not want to trade Dylan Harper. They are not trying to give up a ton of assets. They believe in the, you know, so basically the Spurs jumped into a first while there was initial bump in terms of a Giannis trade there at that point because they ended up landing the second overall pick in this year’s NBA draft. And essentially Dylan Harper is a nice foundation piece for a trade, you know, with the Milwaukee Bucks as a guy that’s going back. Maybe Castle and stuff. The Spurs from everything that they’re putting out, they are very, very bullish on a back court of Dear Fox, Stefon Castle, and Dylan Harper. So, they don’t want to make that trade. They like their young assets. They like the timeline that they’re on. So, the Spurs, while they have, you know, a ton of picks and, you know, that uh superstar kind of future potential superstar kind of guy out there in a Harper in a Stephen Castle and stuff, I could see them holding on to their assets and not being that fully locked in in terms of going all in. The Rockets are more interesting team. Uh they pushed back Fred Van Vleet’s player opt or team option cuz he’s we know the Raptors. uh when he left the Toronto Raptors, he got signed on that absolutely lucrative contract for the Houston Rockets like 40 plus million dollars per year. They pushed back that option so they have more flexibility to either make trades or make something go down. So Fred Van Valle could be a centerpiece and then amalgamation of picks. But with Giannis wanting to stay in the Eastern Conference, the Nets and the Raptors have overtaken a lot of these different teams. And frankly, that is very, very interesting. Very, very And frankly, in terms of this being a legitimate possibility, it just makes it real. It makes it real for Toronto Raptor fans cuz again, Messiah Juri, we know, has wanted this man on the Toronto Raptors for for years, nearly half a decade since he was drafted. There’s videos in the draft of Giannis of Messiah J our guys there are gone and we couldn’t get him you know all that type of stuff. So now the odds are actually becoming realistic. You know the Raptors are getting the mix. I’m not saying it’s a guaranteed surefire thing that Giannis is a Toronto Raptor but it makes things legit and you know the Raptors are an interesting spot because Giannis on Kuba wants to play with another top player uh that would take some of the burden off him. The Nets don’t really have that. The Nets don’t really have another one of those top guys. You know, they have a bunch of assets, but we’re not looking at Cam Thomas as one of those dudes that’s another star guy. I mean, the Raptors have Scotty Barnes, Brandon Ingram. I’m throwing RJ Barrett out there in the mix. Is someone better than anyone out there on that uh Brooklyn Nets roster. You know, obviously some pieces have to go out of course in terms of a trade package, but Brandon Ingram’s unlikely to be dealt in one of these Jon trades just given the contract situation. I don’t think you can even like it’s legitimate possibility. So, the Raptors have that second star. They have a ton of picks to, you know, make this trade actually feasible. They have young guys that, you know, have a future on this Toronto Raptor team. And, you know, they’re one of the best. I know people want to trash on Messiah Jerry. We got videos, you know, regarding the the Hawks trying to interest Messiah. They have a structure. They do the right moves. They make the right maneuver. Sure, there’s been some misses of late, but, you know, this is a destination that just makes a ton of sense for Giannis. So, we’ll keep you up to date on all the developments that are happening. This is a very fluid situation, so keep it locked to Raptor’s eye just so you don’t want to miss a single thing that’s going on with everything regarding Yiannis on Tokubo and this future potentially with the Raptors. You guys best make this far. Subscribe to the channel if you guys haven’t already. Anyways, I’m signing out. Cheers.
The Toronto Raptors have been losely tied to Giannis Antentokumpo this entire off-seaosn but things just got real with a recent development. Ben Rogers breaks down what that development is and what it means for the Raptors moving forward.
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26 Comments
My heart can’t take this anymore
Masai can get him without trading Ingram or Barnes? Take it or leave it
Quick, RJ, this years 1st plus 2027 first gets this deal done.
Poeltl
Giannis
Ingram
Gradey
Quickley
That’s the best lineup the raptors could have and it would be a definite playoff team. Clear 2nd & 3rd options.
Barnes has been around but we can’t just hang on to him forever when we can get a top 5 player in return.
The package should be Barnes, Barrett and the 9th plus whatever other draft capitol for Giannis.
Let's go Ben. I'd rather see Giannis on raptors than the Spurs. I'd like to seem him in a small market. Is Toronto considered small?
i duno i think the mavs should be up there, they have a history trading young assets, what if cooper for Giannis?
Trade IQ Barett & Jakob
Imagine a starting 5 like Scottie, Dick/Walter, Ingram, Giannis and Jak. Then u have derik queen, shead, battle, agbagi, mogbo/chomche off the bench 🔥🔥🔥
yak rj gradey 4 unprotected firsts 2026-2032 (2032 unlocks this summer), and 2-3 swaps from 2027-2031. if im masai im not trading pick 9 this year cause i need a cheap contract to have preferably a center like malauch to start soon as possible with giannis scottie ingram and quick
Where do you get this multiple avenues for package. I can see Soto and Ohtani all over again 🤣
I wish I got as excited (and frankly overdramatic) as this guy every time a little morsel of a rumour comes by. Certainly helps with the clicks!
I get trading for Giannis as a talent upgrade or using him to get other assets but don't hold your breath if you think the raps will win a ring with him, he's not kawhi.
Ya, just like Ohtani and Soto coming to town. Believe it when it happens, not until then. They have nothing to trade, except for Barnes.
Don’t want him, will cost way too much!
Before we assembled our team, I was interested in Giannis, but not so much now. I know we're going to have to give up pieces that could make our team special and Giannis getting older now and he won't be enough to get us over the top like Kawhi did. We didn't have to give up the house to get Kawhi, we just swapped out DeRozan for Kawhi and gave them Jakob for a few years. We're literally going to have to give up 4-5 key young pieces to get Giannis.
Trade away Barnes for Gainnis. Trade away the player that hasn't really developed well from year 3 to year 4 (Most stats down across the board in year 4 vs year 3) and get the monster that Gainnis is and will continue to be for several years
He’s NOT going to Toronto. Stop it
he is good, but really fit? How many non shooter we want?
If the reports are to be believed, Isn't the number one thing Giannis wants is another title? Wouldn't Houston, OKC and even Golden State seem like more likely destinations? Houston and OKC can offer more than the Raps, so don't they seem more likely?
@benrogers i am surprised you didnt mention the news, the hawks are gonna steal masai from toronto by offering him alot more money and freedom to do what he wants in atlanta, and not worry about a rogers type of owner in toronto who doesnt feel masai is worth the money.
If i had a nickel for all rhe so called Ben Rogers rumors that came true, i'd be a $$ millionaire. This is just anorher Raptor propoganda channel!!
We'll include Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews in the deal
Nah South Beach bound 🏝️😎☀️
Id trade scottie
I'm not gonna fall for this bs..it's like saying Leafs are gonna beat panthers 😅
I'll not click on your channel again, you keep repeating the same rumors.