raincityraptors wrote:DelAbbot wrote:MessiahUjiri wrote:The rules got amended. We don’t owe anyone anything anymore.
ITS A NEW WORLD ORDER.
We are gonna invade their arena and spray nWo on coach Pop’s chest.
This too is oddly specific
Chandan, Ontnut, MessiahUjiri and DelAbbot thanks for making this useless thread legendary in just a few posts.
I was genuinely laughing out loud. Y'all are gold.
They may be kidding but who's really laughing?
The only way Popovich loses is if the pick conveys in 2027 when it downgrades to two 2nd rounders. But in this scenario, Masai loses even more because it would mean Raptors are in a death spiral being bottom 6 for three straight years with BBQ in their prime, and Masai is likely fired.
Therefore, Masai is going to do everything he can to make sure SA gets a 1st round pick from the Raptors. As of today, we sit 6th last meaning there's >50% probability that Popovich wins our #7 or #8 lottery pick & we get nothing out of a miserable season.
Add that SA also got two 2nd round picks from us in that trade & the ones truly laughing are in San Antonio, in particular this guy: