Stein/Fischer: Toronto willing to deal RJ Barrett, IQ, Poeltl for Significant Upgrades // #9 Available

[Raptors Realtor]

Any moment now…

You're all in on the Durant trade, but I think you're going to be disappointed bro.

[RaptorPride]

Any moment now…

You're all in on the Durant trade, but I think you're going to be disappointed bro.

Yea broski gonna be 37. Big risk

[CazOnReal]

agree with this , think maybe they want to get off some money

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This ignores the reality of the situation which is that we won't have max cap space after extending Poeltl - who isn't on the table for Durant allegedly - and that we. Don't. Get. Marquee. Free. Agents.

It's like we've learned nothing from literally every free agency class ever. Unless you're the Leafs, Toronto sports teams don't get the big fish.

I think KD goes to Miami. They're probably just a piece away which is another future 1st round draft pick.

Highly doubt he gets traded to Toronto given that it would probably have to be a 3-way deal since Jak isn't involved.

RJ + 9 <<<<< miamis offer lol

The most recent account by Ficsher was that the Suns were "trying to coax #9 from the Raptors", which suggests the 9th pick isn't on the table.

Nor should it be on the table for that rental.

https://marcstein.substack.com/p/all-the-nbas-latest-trade-talk-draft?r=1m9zg&triedRedirect=true

League sources say that the Suns' Durant discussions in recent days have likewise featured attempts to coax, say, Toronto to part with its No. 9 overall pick on Wednesday night.

[Raps in 4]

Yea broski gonna be 37. Big risk

He was already barely a top-20 player this year, and his decline is only going to accelerate from here. Trading anything more than scraps for KD at this point would be extremely foolish.

He needs to go somewhere where he can be a second or third option. He's nowhere close to being able to lead a team to playoff success anymore. He couldn't even get the Suns into the play-in this year.

[YogurtProducer]

Yea broski gonna be 37. Big risk

He was already barely a top-20 player this year, and his decline is only going to accelerate from here. Trading anything more than scraps for KD at this point would be extremely foolish.

He needs to go somewhere where he can be a second or third option. He's nowhere close to being able to lead a team to playoff success anymore. He couldn't even get the Suns into the play-in this year.

26/4/4 on 63TS% is closer to top 10 than top 20.

You can be against the deal and at least still be truthful.

Basketball is also a team game, the suns being a **** shiw with 3 primary scorers, no PG, and no C, isn’t KDs fault

[SharoneWright]

Sportsnet saying Raps won't trade Yak in a deal for Durant.

Is that "new" news?

Masai doesn't even want KD. He's just hyping Yak's value across the league.

[LoveMyRaps]

[Raps in 4]

Yea broski gonna be 37. Big risk

He was already barely a top-20 player this year, and his decline is only going to accelerate from here. Trading anything more than scraps for KD at this point would be extremely foolish.

He needs to go somewhere where he can be a second or third option. He's nowhere close to being able to lead a team to playoff success anymore. He couldn't even get the Suns into the play-in this year.

26/4/4 on 63TS% is closer to top 10 than top 20.

You can be against the deal and at least still be truthful.

Basketball is also a team game, the suns being a **** shiw with 3 primary scorers, no PG, and no C, isn’t KDs fault

#34 in EPM, #34 in DARKO, #21 in BPM. He's an iso scorer. He needs to be overwhelming teams with his scoring to have an impact, and he just can't do that anymore. He also can't play defence anymore.

Again, there is a reason he could barely lead the Suns to a better record than the injured, tanking Raptors this year. He's still a good player, but he cannot be the first option and lead a team to success anymore.

And he'll be one year older next season.

[Shakril]

Yak isnt on the table.

[bobbyp3588]

Page after page of actual nonsense. Old man Durant doesn’t want to be a Raptor, and the FO has no interest in him either.

We’re literally only being used for leverage and views/clicks.

Move along. Y’all just wasting time.

[WuTang_CMB]

agree with this , think maybe they want to get off some money

viewtopic.php?p=119021746#p119021746

This ignores the reality of the situation which is that we won't have max cap space after extending Poeltl - who isn't on the table for Durant allegedly - and that we. Don't. Get. Marquee. Free. Agents.

It's like we've learned nothing from literally every free agency class ever. Unless you're the Leafs, Toronto sports teams don't get the big fish.

Let me clarify, I think we would want to get off some money for some flexibility. Yea I dont think any FA coming here is a plan

[WuTang_CMB]

this is a massive overpay lol
we are not doing this

Masai is only in on this to get a deal

[TimeForChange]

You guys are stressing poor Shakril out by adding Jak to the trade machine

[MoneyBall]

He was already barely a top-20 player this year, and his decline is only going to accelerate from here. Trading anything more than scraps for KD at this point would be extremely foolish.

He needs to go somewhere where he can be a second or third option. He's nowhere close to being able to lead a team to playoff success anymore. He couldn't even get the Suns into the play-in this year.

26/4/4 on 63TS% is closer to top 10 than top 20.

You can be against the deal and at least still be truthful.

Basketball is also a team game, the suns being a **** shiw with 3 primary scorers, no PG, and no C, isn’t KDs fault

#34 in EPM, #34 in DARKO, #21 in BPM. He's an iso scorer. He needs to be overwhelming teams with his scoring to have an impact, and he just can't do that anymore. He also can't play defence anymore.

Again, there is a reason he could barely lead the Suns to a better record than the injured, tanking Raptors this year. He's still a good player, but he cannot be the first option and lead a team to success anymore.

And he'll be one year older next season.

He's definitely not a top 10 player anymore, and he's declining every year. It doesn't really make sense to go hard after him when he's a depreciating asset.

[TimeForChange]

Things should pick up steam tomorrow once the finals are done.

Don’t think the nba wanted a big trade happening during the finals.

[Shakril]

You guys are stressing poor Shakril out by adding Jak to the trade machine

I am not stressed about him getting traded. What stresses me out is people doing fake trades, that we know that wont happen, because it already is confirmed player XY isnt part of it. Replace Poeltl with any other player, and i would react the same.

[WuTang_CMB]

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[tsherkin]

"might be" is a weird way of downplaying "40% career 3 point shooter".

Primarily from the corners, where RJ has thrice shot 40%+, including both of the past two seasons.

The 12th is an interesting piece potentially, but only if that player actually works out. I dunno, it just doesn't feel like a particularly strong move. ConSarnit does have a point about our FO's strength being in the draft, though, so there is that.