Do we really want the guy who gave Poeltl his contract to make future decisions?

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #1 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:37 pm

Really feeing the weight of Bobby’s decision making. Maybe it would have been best to do away with him as well. I have a hard time seeing how the Jacob deal was anything but a silly risk with limited to no upside and with out any reason or competition. Why extend a 30 yr old with back problems two years early?

I mean, if Bobby thought we should do that deal, maybe it’s time for him to go.

Also RJ lovers, look at how quickly they wrote him off and ensured he’d be the guy out with all the other contracts they handed out. If you want to know who among the Raps don’t believe in RJ look at Bobby and the front office. They decided on him a few years ago.

DelAbbot · Post #2 » by **DelAbbot** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:45 pm

Clutch0z24 · Post #3 » by **Clutch0z24** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:46 pm

I think Bobby gets fired this offseason because i don't think he will be able to trade IQ/Yak/Barrett for the upgrade that Ed asked of him this deadline and i think we get nothing of much value this deadline.....Ed will take control of the team and bring in his own guy to run the team....

Bobby will be gone this offseason if he is unable to make a trade this deadline....Remember this post when it happens....

DelAbbot · Post #4 » by **DelAbbot** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:53 pm

Clutch0z24 wrote:I think Bobby gets fired this offseason because i don't think he will be able to trade IQ/Yak/Barrett for the upgrade that Ed asked of him this deadline and i think we get nothing of much value this deadline.....Ed will take control of the team and bring in his own guy to run the team....

Bobby will be gone this offseason if he is unable to make a trade this deadline....Remember this post when it happens....

Bobby trades 3 FRPs with no protections + salary ballast for Anthony Davis, and Ed rewards him with an extension.

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #5 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:01 pm

Have his moves helped or hurt us this year. As much of an improvement as we’ve seen on last year, how much better would we be with a pg and centre?

navyblue · Post #6 » by **navyblue** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:02 pm

We were fine with the person who gave demaree caroll that contract

littlerock2277 · Post #7 » by **littlerock2277** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:08 pm

Yeah this extension looks really bad right now. Was already extremely questionable when given out. I'm worried he is going to move like Bryan Colangelo and make desperate moves to keep his job.

Why do I have a feeling Bobby is the type of gm that is going to throw away like ,4 picks in a trade for decent non star player like the Knicks and magic did?

LarSiN · Post #8 » by **LarSiN** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:11 pm

TravisScott55 · Post #9 » by **TravisScott55** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:14 pm

I wouldn't mind at all if Bobby is gone this off-season, just get an entirely new mindset in the front office and away from the Masai vision

RaptorLakerJay · Post #10 » by **RaptorLakerJay** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:14 pm

It's easier to say it in hindsight. He just came off a season where he had 14.9 points /9.6 rebounds /2.8 assists /1.2 blocks /1.2 steals. Production like that would've been worth it. It's only being brought up now because he isn't playing right now.

PushDaRock · Post #11 » by **PushDaRock** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:35 pm

DelAbbot wrote:

Rallying the troops like a true leader, we are so lucky to have him!!!

TheRaptor! · Post #12 » by **TheRaptor!** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:40 pm

Darko needs to go before Bobby

Hes absolutely terrible at handling in game adjustments and does not bring the best out of our players, see teams like the Celtics, Suns and Nuggets team with nearly the entire starting line up out

TheRaptor! · Post #13 » by **TheRaptor!** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:42 pm

TravisScott55 wrote:I wouldn't mind at all if Bobby is gone this off-season, just get an entirely new mindset in the front office and away from the Masai vision

Grass isnt always greener, do you not remember Rob Babcock? colangelo?

Do you want to risk being the new Hornets? Wizards?

I'm fine with 4th in the East with a proven back office and room to grow

JB7 · Post #14 » by **JB7** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:43 pm

The reason they gave Yak the extension, was that Yak had a player option for next season, and last season he was very productive, and relatively healthy (who knows how many of those games last year, Yak was held out to just help the tank).

So if Yak had another strong season this year, theoretically he could have probably got close to $30M starting next season in FA. The extension was partly to get Yak to lock in at the $19.5M for next season, and then give him additional years and money on the back end.

If they knew this was going to be the situation with Yak, that extension is probably not offered.

Post #15 » by **HiJiNX** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:47 pm

I get the frustration but I doubt we give Poeltl this extension if we knew his back was cooked. If he was playing and playing like he did last year I think we’d be happy with the contract.

Furthermore, despite some pretty significant injury challenges, we are performing beyond expectations. Let’s focus on adding some dribble penetration and shooting and a backup C and continue to build this thing.

gerrit4 · Post #16 » by **gerrit4** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:49 pm

Clutch0z24 wrote:I think Bobby gets fired this offseason because i don't think he will be able to trade IQ/Yak/Barrett for the upgrade that Ed asked of him this deadline and i think we get nothing of much value this deadline.....Ed will take control of the team and bring in his own guy to run the team....

Bobby will be gone this offseason if he is unable to make a trade this deadline....Remember this post when it happens....

He just got the job 4 months ago, and the team is overachieving. I'd be very surprised if he were fired this summer.

Clutch0z24 · Post #17 » by **Clutch0z24** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:51 pm

DelAbbot wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:I think Bobby gets fired this offseason because i don't think he will be able to trade IQ/Yak/Barrett for the upgrade that Ed asked of him this deadline and i think we get nothing of much value this deadline.....Ed will take control of the team and bring in his own guy to run the team....

Bobby will be gone this offseason if he is unable to make a trade this deadline....Remember this post when it happens....

Bobby trades 3 FRPs with no protections + salary ballast for Anthony Davis, and Ed rewards him with an extension.

If it takes 3FRPs to get off these contracts than he deserves to be fired for that as well....No team is offering draft capital for AD or Morant right now.....We are bidding against Hawks for AD who might not offer one.....So having to give up 3 would be pretty bad.

Bobby might not be Eds guy so he might be gone regardless....Usually when new owners come in they want to hire their own guys so i think Bobby is on borrowed time regardless.

Clutch0z24 · Post #18 » by **Clutch0z24** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:58 pm

gerrit4 wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:I think Bobby gets fired this offseason because i don't think he will be able to trade IQ/Yak/Barrett for the upgrade that Ed asked of him this deadline and i think we get nothing of much value this deadline.....Ed will take control of the team and bring in his own guy to run the team....

Bobby will be gone this offseason if he is unable to make a trade this deadline....Remember this post when it happens....

He just got the job 4 months ago, and the team is overachieving. I'd be very surprised if he were fired this summer.

He got the job but Larry is still around....When Ed takes full control of the Raptors im sure he will look for his guy to hire and Bobby will prolly not be that guy. I think hes just a placeholder for now.

Psubs · Post #19 » by **Psubs** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:00 pm

JB7 wrote:The reason they gave Yak the extension, was that Yak had a player option for next season, and last season he was very productive, and relatively healthy (who knows how many of those games last year, Yak was held out to just help the tank).

So if Yak had another strong season this year, theoretically he could have probably got close to $30M starting next season in FA. The extension was partly to get Yak to lock in at the $19.5M for next season, and then give him additional years and money on the back end.

If they knew this was going to be the situation with Yak, that extension is probably not offered.

No team is giving him $30 million if he was healthy. Look at Vucevic trying. Probably most teams could only offer the MLE and those that have the cap space wouldn't blow it on Poeltl. At most a team would offer $25 million, even then I think $20 million gets it done.

Myles Turner got 4 years $108 million. After that, Santi Aldama re-signed for $17.5 million per season. I would much rather have Luke Kornet at the MLE than Poeltl at over $20 million. I'd rather have Luke Kornet at Poeltl's salary than Poeltl.

ItsDanger · Post #20 » by **ItsDanger** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:10 pm

His job is to get into playoffs to get that extra revenue. Interest in team is waning despite a decent record. If team loses in play in, Bobby's job is jeopardy.

Regarding moves like Poeltl and no C depth as example, it's not a good start for him.