True, but if you're essentially deciding between an improved roster but one that is still going to get bounced by Bron in the playoffs or hoarding your picks and potentially getting a nugget out of them, which one are you picking? Logistically it makes sense to make moves to win now with 2 players in their primes but as the Raps are currently constructed they don't have the firepower to see the Cavs and fully justify trading picks/assets away for pieces. Let's also not forget the cap situation this puts the Raptors in
Serge Ibaka traded to Raptors for Terrence Ross & 1st round pick
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True, but if you're essentially deciding between an improved roster but one that is still going to get bounced by Bron in the playoffs or hoarding your picks and potentially getting a nugget out of them, which one are you picking? Logistically it makes sense to make moves to win now with 2 players in their primes but as the Raps are currently constructed they don't have the firepower to see the Cavs and fully justify trading picks/assets away for pieces. Let's also not forget the cap situation this puts the Raptors in
okc whilin
They got the 11th pick, ilyasova and oladipo. They played it smart.
Cryptocurrency Scarface
Coinbased
Orlando
At best they make the finals. Raps have never made the finals and toronto hasnt since 94, you dont think the fanbase would enjoy that regardless of it ends up as a loss?
Sabonis is trash how is it a win, GM only still playing him cuz it was a horrible trade and he hoping he will come around and he won't been trash and it's not a rookie slump watched him miss open shots all season illyasova was traded because he was garbage and olipdio is overrated with a horrible contract OKC took an L should had just kept ibaka
at all the daps this post got.Sabonis is a rookie and this is his first year shooting 3s. No shyt it is going to am adjustment.
You clearly don't watch OKC games there is no way he will magically become good
U can see potentially in players even when they aren't good he doesn't have it
I will be surprised if he in the league in 2 yrs
KingOFKings
All Star
i'm confused
why do ppl talk about the raptors like they are the clear cut second best team in the east?
this was a good trade for them, that keeps them in the mix.
celtics, washington are just as good or better than the raps
they went 7 with a shytty pacers team that got wayy better this year
just keep that in perspective.
Actually no. You are def confused.
Raptors have been the second best team in the east for the past 3 years. The Wiz are on a hot streak and Boston will fall.
The Raps going on their first lil slump in literally 3 years doesn't dethrone them.
A lot of cats, especially on the Coli believe if you're not the Cavs or Warriors you should just blow up your team & stock draft picks. A lot of cats see what the Sixers are doing & losing their minds
No its not, your team owns a boatload of future picks, different mentality than the Raptors selling off picks
The main thing here with the Raptors is, they were far too along this road to head back now. It would've been different if they were hanging around as a 7th/8th seed, but they've been the second-best team in the East for a while now. It only ever made sense to see this thing through. Who knows when they'll be back near the top of the EC again.
Dr. Narcisse
Veteran
These Raptors fans, lol.
