Psubs wrote:REJECTEDBYCLARK wrote:Psubs wrote:
I like Wallace, Walker, Hendricks as 2-way players that will make the team better. They have potential to shoot the 3 over 33%.
If Masai is looking at a wing in the draft it better not mean that we resigned FVV or gave Trent 25 million a year or are going forward with Malachi as our first PG off the bench but that Masai dumped Young or Porter on someone or traded Anunoby for a young guard of equal caliber.
Because of the market and our situation with both FVV and Trent capable of walking drafting a guard will likely be our #1 priority. We have an overabundance of wings, you can't expect guys like Scottie or Precious or Pascal to be full time PGs because they are not. The whole long athletic vision is nice in theory but in practice if you don't have a long athlete with outstanding handles to run the point then it's not gonna work. Jarace ain't that guy. Hendricks ain't that guy. Not only do we need a guard we potentially need multiple guards to add to the roster next year which means that in all likelihood one of them is gonna be coming from the draft. Or we can stick to the status quo, overpay the guys that we have and watch them fail miserably.
The more I looked into the numbers and what's available in FA the more you realize the Raptors might be in one hell of a tricky situation when it comes to the roster that really doesn't give them the luxury of going BPA in the draft unless they make multiple significant roster moves before draft day. We have to hope that a guard IS their BPA or damn close to the BPA that they can pull the trigger.
Sign and trade one of FVV or Trent. Sign the other. Trade Thaddeus or Boucher for solid backup guard help that can hit the 3 at over 37%.
I doubt it's going to go down exactly like this.
Both of their agents know that if we don't resign them, we are not getting better talent than them for cheaper. Not from the free agent pool and definitely not from draft. They will use that as leverage to get their clients the best deal they possibly can.
I've said this before but I think either everyone is coming back at less than even they thought OR we're losing at least one, maybe two of these guys.
IMO Poeltl is the least likely to leave. I think he stays for around $18M per. Vanvleet could leave but if he does, it will come down to the money and there just aren't many (if any) teams out there that have the pure capspace and the interest to sign him. If he does leave, high chances are it will be a S&T. Trent on the other hand is my pick to be poached. He's young and a very good scorer...some team could like him in a microwave scoring role, which I think is his ideal role.
Either way, signing even one of these guys takes us into the tax. So you're looking at having to move either Boucher or OG to stay under, and even that isn't a guarantee...depends on how much you paid our UFAs. But let's say you trade OG...our team is significantly worse after that and we owe a pick as well.
If there is a S&T to be had, FVV and Boucher to the Bulls makes some sense, then OG to the Pacers for a package around Nembhard and picks or to the Blazers for a package around Simons or Shape and a first.
