Psubs wrote:twoheadedboy wrote:My APPEASE KAWHI proposal. Please note that this isn't necessarily what I think the Raptors should do; just some deals I drew up for fun with the idea of trying to make Kawhi as happy/comfortable as possible.
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TRADE 1: TOR-MIN-PHX
RAPTORS recieve J.Butler, G.Dieng
WOLVES recieve K. Lowry, T.Chandler, PHX FRP, TOR SRP
SUNS recieve J.Teague
Raptors swap Butler for Lowry, but trade away a pick and eat Dieng's contract.
Wolves stay competetive with Lowry, get rid of Teague and Dieng's deals, and get two future picks for Butler. Chandler is a solid veteran backup C and expires next summer.
Suns get a starting calibre PG to make a playoff push by trading away an expiring Chandler and a protected FRP.
This deal is assuming Butler is unhappy and Thibs, like Pop, doesn't want to go through a rebuild. If DD+Yak+FRP is the price for Kawhi, then Lowry and two picks should be reasonable for an expiring Butler if Minny is able to dump Dieng and Teague as well.
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TRADE 2: TOR-MIL
RAPTORS recieve T.Snell, E.Bledsoe
BUCKS recieve Serge Ibaka
Raptors dump Ibaka, get Kawhi's childhood friend (Snell), and an expiring Bledsoe to fill their hole at PG.
Bucks get out of Snells deal and aquire Ibaka who provides more shooting for them.
Ibaka is a negative asset, so a realistic trade is to deal him for other negative assts. Bucks don't want Snell or Bledsoe anymore, and Serge is a better fit for them while coming off the books a year earlier than Snell.
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TRADE 3: TOR-ORL
RAPTORS recieve J.Simmons, K.Birch
MAGIC recieve F.VanVleet
Raptors get one of Kawhi's best friends and add some nice forward depth, and a backup C.
Magic get a young PG with good leadership and a fair contract.
I know most people have Delon+Norm going in this trade, but I don't think Orlando would do that deal, tbh. Here, instead of having to worry about paying/negotiating with Delon next summer, the Magic get Fred - who is younger - for two seasons.
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RAPTORS DEPTH CHART
Bledsoe / Wright / Brown
Butler / Green / Snell
Leonard / Simmons / Norm
OG / Siakam / Miles
JV / Dieng / Birch
Raptors keep their young core mostly intact and have Bledsoe, Butler, Kawhi, and Green coming off the books next summer.
Suns trade Chandler and 1st pick for Teague? Yikes, maybe for a 2nd pick.
The pick would definitely have a good amount of protection. I think Teague is still a starting caliber PG and would look a lot better next to Booker than he did with Wiggins. Chandler is a nice expiring and a solid veteran to have, but with the Suns getting Holmes I figured he was expendable if the Suns finally get a starting PG in the process.
