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mademan wrote:Asif16 wrote:Psubs wrote:Whoa, can we pickup both Ilyasova and Gibson for vet mins?!!??!
Ilyasova and Gibson are both pretty trash.
The guy I want in a possible Vet Min is Jeff Green. Versatile thick body Player who can guard multiple positions and has range.
Im afraid he might command more than just the Vet Min though
mhmmm?
PrinceAli wrote:He’d be the perfect backup for the 4 and 5 for us
NBA Comparison: Jrue Holiday
Strengths: Late blooming shooting guard with a picture perfect shooting stroke … Undersized at 6’3 for the two position but has a 6’10 wingspan allowing him to play bigger … Very controlled game, stays on balance, won’t rattle easily, doesn’t bite on fakes, composed, mature game … Shows a lot of determination and competitiveness … Adept in iso situations. Hunts shots … Shows excellent hesitation moves and knows how to free himself for looks … Utilizes crossovers and stop and start dribble moves well to freeze defenders or get them off balance … Composed defensive player who anticipates well and generally doesn’t gamble or overplay passing lanes … Uses his big wingspan well to disrupt opponents looks and passing lanes … Hits nearly two 3s per game on a very solid 38% clip … A career college 40% three point shooter … His length gives him additional time and space for looks … Quality decision maker, showing a value for possessions … Solid a/to efficiency at 3 to 1.7, however more comfortable playing at the 2 position … Comfortable handling the ball in traffic and creating offense for himself … Very strong frame, excellent body strength to complete drives and not get knocked off his path by bigger opponents … Quality free throw shooter, showing improvement each season … Good rebounder for a guard, though his rebounding has curiously fallen off from his sophomore to junior seasons (5.8 to 4.1) … Very good midrange game, and understands how to post up a smaller defender and make plays around the basket … Doesn’t often settle for bad looks … Gets feet set quickly. Stays on balance and has good form with follow through … Good touch around the rim … Finishes well after contact … Has developed a tear drop that he utilizes to finish over bigmen in the paint … Solid drive and dish player … Uses his body well to screen off the defenders for shots and getting a body into shot blockers …
Weaknesses: The age of a senior. Turns 22 in May giving him less upside compared with most of the other prospects available for this year’s draft. Likely cannot afford to wait another season to enter draft … Not adept as a facilitator/ball handler in pick and roll situations … A solid athlete with good efficiency in transition, however he lacks elite explosiveness … Could be more aggressive taking the ball to the basket and drawing contact and free throw opportunities … At times seems too content to park in the corner and look for catch and shoot opportunities … May struggle to free himself against bigger and better athletes as he lacks a great first step … Solid passer though not a player that necessarily creates open looks for others with his passing … Appears to be more of a 2 foot jumper making him a little less fluid in finishing on the break … Could improve upon his ability to set up defenders running them off of screeens and staying more active off the ball …
IceBelly05 wrote:2021 draft is legit, super on board with a mini tank.
That’s contingent on Lowry staying because he should be a raptors lifer. And Lowry, siakam, OG with nurse coaching probably wins you about 40 games so tanking would be tough. But for a chance at Cade with BJ Boston, and Jalen Johnson as contingency opens we’d be better served long term to probably try and get into the top 4 ish of this draft
witnessraps wrote:Sorry if its been posted but anyone know how much money we have to spend including exceptions?
Brinbe wrote:would LOVE to add jamychal green. that's a solid player
.... All of their tremendous growth over the past six seasons or so has come from their ability to find gems in the draft or after it (VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby) or in trades (Kawhi Leonard, Gasol) and not by buying talent. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was a bit piece, Stanley Johnson was a sunk cost: Toronto’s pure free-agent moves have not been earth-shaking.
And the way the East is shaping up today — consider at least two of Toronto, Milwaukee, Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Miami will lose in the second round of the playoffs — something close to earth-shaking might be necessary.
There’s no reason to think that Webster and president Masai Ujiri won’t be up to the task but all their wonderful ability to find and nurture young players does not mean anything in the coming season. They need players. Good players. Players who can make a difference. It’s matter of the team’s leadership being able to pull it off.
It would make sense for them to make hard-sell calls on players like Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell, Oklahoma City forward Danilo Gallinari and Chicago point guard Kris Dunn. They might not be affordable and some might having their sights set elsewhere, but that’s the kind of depth upgrade the Raptors need to stay where they are.
How do they do it? It will take some persuasion and financial legerdemain to do it but Ujiri, Webster and the team’s number crunchers are likely up to the task.
Salary cap rules mean Toronto is likely to have the mid-level exception of about $9.2 million (all figures US) and the biannual exception of about $3.7 million to offer free agents. That doesn’t seem like a ton of money for the top-shelf talent but there aren’t many teams with substantial cap room and most of the ones that do are years away from legitimate contention.
Toronto’s track record of winning and organizational consistency might give them an edge. And if a player the Raptors really want gets in a room with Ujiri, coach Nick Nurse and a potential teammate or two, their powers of persuasion should be substantial.