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Re: Windhorst: Raptors making noise around the league looking for a “big fish” // Giannis & Toronto "Mutual Interest" 

Post#1001 » by Tor_Raps » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:27 pm

Gavin_TDThree wrote:Dougy Smith mentioned that they'll talk about Scottie Barnes as a centrepiece of the Giannis Trade

https://www.reddit.com/r/torontoraptors/comments/1l2hh85/doug_smith_i_think_they_will_probably_talk_about/


Can't believe the NBA world and us are giving this guy clout but here we are lol
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Post#1002 » by OakleyDokely » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:29 pm

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I mean, teams traded 5x FRPs not too long ago for Bridges, Gobert, and Mitchell.

Yes, teams are operating under a new CBA now, but multiple future FRPs are 100% being included in a Giannis trade.

Barnes, Dick, #9, and 3x FRPs is probably the package going out.
When was a top young player + a top 10 pick in a current draft attached with those 4-5 picks?


When has a player on the level of Giannis ever been traded without some weird kinda strings attached or some weird circumstances....

Kawhi and Luka?....You can't compare an actual bidding war with these 2 players ....There was not much of a bidding war considering Mavs didn't put Luka on the trade block to get the best package they could get, And Kawhi was injured on his walk contract year and everyone knew he was going to LA the following free agency....

You can't look at past trades for guys like Gobert/Mitchell/Bridges type of trade packages because these players are not even close to the player Giannis is....Your looking at a player who is a top 3 guy....That if he requests a trade the whole league knows hes up for grabs...If you don't think teams will line up for that and offer up big assets for him you are fooling yourself...

There is a reason when everyone puts out hypothetical with the favs to get Giannis like the Rockets/Spurs etc because they have loads of draft picks + young talented players to trade....If they are not putting up both their young players + picks the trade is not worth talking about because at that point they just go and get the most talented player they can for Giannis which would prolly be Donovan Mitchell...
Like I said, if that's the asking price (basically giving MIL everything they want), he doesn't get traded.
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Post#1003 » by KP730 » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:29 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:
Gavin_TDThree wrote:Dougy Smith mentioned that they'll talk about Scottie Barnes as a centrepiece of the Giannis Trade

https://www.reddit.com/r/torontoraptors/comments/1l2hh85/doug_smith_i_think_they_will_probably_talk_about/


Can't believe the NBA world and us are giving tbis guy clout but here we are lol


Raps fans should know the basic rule by now

whatever Doug Smith reports, the opposite happens
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Post#1004 » by mdenny » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:29 pm

Raps in 4 wrote:
WuTang_OG wrote:But everyone knows Giannis isn’t a shooter.

He’s the modern day Shaq

at a certain point ya we love barnes and he’s a really good player and we all hope hengets to that next level

But this is giannis. Hall of famer. Top 3 guy for prob another 3-5 years lol

Tf we talking about


Giannis isn't going another 5 years lol. 2-3 years is more likely. If there is one thing I'd bet money on, it's that Giannis will not have a long career.

It's an interesting trade, but I don't think we have the roster depth to contend with him here. RJ and Yak are both poor fits next to him, and BI is a questionable fit. We'd also be trading one or more of Dick, JaKobe, and Ochai in order to get him here, and those are exactly the players we need around Giannis.

I think we'd just become the current version of the Bucks with Giannis here, maybe slightly better. And we wouldn't have any pieces left for follow-up moves.


The cliche line goes that athletic players don't age well and that's true. But I think giannis may be an exception due to his freakish genetics and incredible lifestyle. We have seen that same thing with lebron. Meaning....giannis' 36 in atheltic years is another man's 32.

Certainly not a for sure thing....but I could see it.
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Post#1005 » by WuTang_CMB » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:32 pm

Also the NBA is relatively new to the european football trade portal for stars - because that's what the NBA has turned into. There's no more free agency. Stars get their money and then when things go sour, they choose their next destination

all these trades for stars are new territory - you cant use the past for any of it
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Post#1006 » by Clutch0z24 » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:34 pm

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Clutch0z24 wrote:
OakleyDokely wrote:When was a top young player + a top 10 pick in a current draft attached with those 4-5 picks?


When has a player on the level of Giannis ever been traded without some weird kinda strings attached or some weird circumstances....

Kawhi and Luka?....You can't compare an actual bidding war with these 2 players ....There was not much of a bidding war considering Mavs didn't put Luka on the trade block to get the best package they could get, And Kawhi was injured on his walk contract year and everyone knew he was going to LA the following free agency....

You can't look at past trades for guys like Gobert/Mitchell/Bridges type of trade packages because these players are not even close to the player Giannis is....Your looking at a player who is a top 3 guy....That if he requests a trade the whole league knows hes up for grabs...If you don't think teams will line up for that and offer up big assets for him you are fooling yourself...

There is a reason when everyone puts out hypothetical with the favs to get Giannis like the Rockets/Spurs etc because they have loads of draft picks + young talented players to trade....If they are not putting up both their young players + picks the trade is not worth talking about because at that point they just go and get the most talented player they can for Giannis which would prolly be Donovan Mitchell...
Like I said, if that's the asking price (basically giving MIL everything they want), he doesn't get traded.


Its not everything they would want....But they will also not take some garbage offers because if teams with the young assets + picks like the Raptors/Spurs/Rockets are not giving up the packages that puts them in the race for Giannis in the first place than like i said....Bucks can just pivot their thinking and instead of going for young players or meh packages from them teams they just go to Celtics/Cavs/Knicks type of teams and get the best player(s) they can because for example Rockets/Spurs/Raptors do not have as good players as them teams have to offer...

So why would they go after unproven young players alone if they don't get picks in return as well when they don't have draft picks of their own? Think of it logically here...
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Post#1007 » by Tripod » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:35 pm

WuTang_OG wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:
WuTang_OG wrote:But everyone knows Giannis isn’t a shooter.

He’s the modern day Shaq

at a certain point ya we love barnes and he’s a really good player and we all hope hengets to that next level

But this is giannis. Hall of famer. Top 3 guy for prob another 3-5 years lol

Tf we talking about


Giannis isn't going another 5 years lol. 2-3 years is more likely. If there is one thing I'd bet money on, it's that Giannis will not have a long career.

It's an interesting trade, but I don't think we have the roster depth to contend with him here. RJ and Yak are both poor fits next to him, and BI is a questionable fit. We'd also be trading one or more of Dick, JaKobe, and Ochai in order to get him here, and those are exactly the players we need around Giannis.

I think we'd just become the current version of the Bucks with Giannis here, maybe slightly better. And we wouldn't have any pieces left for follow-up moves.


3-5 who cares. You do the deal.

Also this board is funny

Masai >>>>>> Horst

Masai wouldn't be done adding to this. I can't keep saying it. This is a Masai/Giannis marriage and more moves would be forthcoming. Both guys want to win.

Crazy how people forget 3/5 of our starters on the Chip team were added that year and Serge at the previous deadline.

BI was our Serge trade(deadline deal the previous year).
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Post#1008 » by OakleyDokely » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:37 pm

Clutch0z24 wrote:
OakleyDokely wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:
When has a player on the level of Giannis ever been traded without some weird kinda strings attached or some weird circumstances....

Kawhi and Luka?....You can't compare an actual bidding war with these 2 players ....There was not much of a bidding war considering Mavs didn't put Luka on the trade block to get the best package they could get, And Kawhi was injured on his walk contract year and everyone knew he was going to LA the following free agency....

You can't look at past trades for guys like Gobert/Mitchell/Bridges type of trade packages because these players are not even close to the player Giannis is....Your looking at a player who is a top 3 guy....That if he requests a trade the whole league knows hes up for grabs...If you don't think teams will line up for that and offer up big assets for him you are fooling yourself...

There is a reason when everyone puts out hypothetical with the favs to get Giannis like the Rockets/Spurs etc because they have loads of draft picks + young talented players to trade....If they are not putting up both their young players + picks the trade is not worth talking about because at that point they just go and get the most talented player they can for Giannis which would prolly be Donovan Mitchell...
Like I said, if that's the asking price (basically giving MIL everything they want), he doesn't get traded.


Its not everything they would want....But they will also not take some garbage offers because if teams with the young assets + picks like the Raptors/Spurs/Rockets are not giving up the packages that puts them in the race for Giannis in the first place than like i said....Bucks can just pivot their thinking and instead of going for young players or meh packages from them teams they just go to Celtics/Cavs/Knicks type of teams and get the best player(s) they can because for example Rockets/Spurs/Raptors do not have as good players as them teams have to offer...

So why would they go after unproven young players alone if they don't get picks in return as well when they don't have draft picks of their own? Think of it logically here...
What more can a team give than their top young player, a current top 10 pick and all their future picks?

Spurs gotta give Wemby? Raps give them Scotiabank?


If Giannis demands a trade, they will just have to take best offer, even if it's below their expectation.
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Post#1009 » by Clutch0z24 » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:43 pm

OakleyDokely wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:
OakleyDokely wrote:Like I said, if that's the asking price (basically giving MIL everything they want), he doesn't get traded.


Its not everything they would want....But they will also not take some garbage offers because if teams with the young assets + picks like the Raptors/Spurs/Rockets are not giving up the packages that puts them in the race for Giannis in the first place than like i said....Bucks can just pivot their thinking and instead of going for young players or meh packages from them teams they just go to Celtics/Cavs/Knicks type of teams and get the best player(s) they can because for example Rockets/Spurs/Raptors do not have as good players as them teams have to offer...

So why would they go after unproven young players alone if they don't get picks in return as well when they don't have draft picks of their own? Think of it logically here...
What more can a team give than their top young player, a current top 10 pick and all their future picks?

Spurs gotta give Wemby? Raps give them Scotiabank?

If Giannis demands a trade, they will just have to take best offer, even if it's below their expectation.



No Spurs can offer up #2 (Prolly Harper), 14th (Prolly one of Flemming/Carter Bryant/Jase Richardson), Castle, Keldon, And a lot more FRPs considering they own OTHER teams FRPs as well as their own....

Like i said if you are not giving me a few of your best young guys + at least 3 future FRPs with at least 1 pick swap in there....I will just go and get a Donovan Mitchell + more type of package to try and get a better player than any of these young guys and try and compete since i do not own any of my Draft picks...

If you think Bucks can't go to any team in the league and ask for said player in return for Giannis and them teams saying "No thanks" Than idk what to tell you....

The whole reason we are even in the convo for Giannis in the first place is because we own all of our picks + Have a ton of young upside
players....Not one or the other....


If Giannis Demands a trade teams will give up alot because it will be a bidding war....That means you have to outdue the other teams offers... :lol: teams will put up good trades for an all time great here....35 Year old KD got Bridges/Cam 4 FRP like i said ....Giannis is younger and a better player than Durant...
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Post#1010 » by Tor_Raps » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:45 pm

KP730 wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:
Gavin_TDThree wrote:Dougy Smith mentioned that they'll talk about Scottie Barnes as a centrepiece of the Giannis Trade

https://www.reddit.com/r/torontoraptors/comments/1l2hh85/doug_smith_i_think_they_will_probably_talk_about/


Can't believe the NBA world and us are giving tbis guy clout but here we are lol


Raps fans should know the basic rule by now

whatever Doug Smith reports, the opposite happens


Thankfully this all stems from Windy in terms of "big fish hunting" so even an idiot can put 2 and 2 together to think Giannis would be the top prize in that scenario lol
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Post#1011 » by OakleyDokely » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:46 pm

Clutch0z24 wrote:
OakleyDokely wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:
Its not everything they would want....But they will also not take some garbage offers because if teams with the young assets + picks like the Raptors/Spurs/Rockets are not giving up the packages that puts them in the race for Giannis in the first place than like i said....Bucks can just pivot their thinking and instead of going for young players or meh packages from them teams they just go to Celtics/Cavs/Knicks type of teams and get the best player(s) they can because for example Rockets/Spurs/Raptors do not have as good players as them teams have to offer...

So why would they go after unproven young players alone if they don't get picks in return as well when they don't have draft picks of their own? Think of it logically here...
What more can a team give than their top young player, a current top 10 pick and all their future picks?

Spurs gotta give Wemby? Raps give them Scotiabank?

If Giannis demands a trade, they will just have to take best offer, even if it's below their expectation.



No Spurs can offer up #2 (Prolly Harper), 14th (Prolly one of Flemming/Carter Bryant/Jase Richardson), Castle, Keldon, And a lot more FRPs considering they own OTHER teams FRPs as well as their own....

Like i said if you are not giving me a few of your best young guys + at least 3 future FRPs with at least 1 pick swap in there....I will just go and get a Donovan Mitchell + more type of package to try and get a better player than any of these young guys and try and compete since i do not own any of my Draft picks...

If you think Bucks can't go to any team in the league and ask for said player in return for Giannis and them teams saying "No thanks" Than idk what to tell you....

The whole reason we are even in the convo for Giannis in the first place is because we own all of our picks + Have a ton of young upside
players....Not one or the other....


If Giannis Demands a trade teams will give up alot because it will be a bidding war....That means you have to outdue the other teams offers... teams will put up good trades for an all time great here....35 Year old KD got Bridges/Cam 4 FRP like i said ....Giannis is younger and a better player than Durant...
What teams can offer and what teams will offer are two separate questions.
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Post#1012 » by mdenny » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:51 pm

Well this thread went downhill.

Might have got lost in the murk....but tripod's zion idea is by far the best one I've seen here:

Raps get Giannis

NO gets Barnes

Bucks get:

-Zion
-their two picks/swaps from NO back
-2 future NO picks
-3 raptor picks
-salary filler (including some prospects)

Everyone wins here.

Raps get zion without tearing apart the existing roster. Might even be able to keep #9.

Pelicans turn zion into scotty and it costs them 4 picks (scotty is probably worth 3 picks and getting rid of zion is worth at least one so it's a great move for them)

Bucks jump on the zion grenade but they get 7 picks including, and most importantly, their own so they can tank. They also get those swaps back. They also get a few pieces in the salary filler: Maybe something like 2 prospects and 2 role players who can also be flipped for second rounders.

Any straight up trade has a limit of 4 picks.....and here the bucks are getting 7 knowing full well that zion may never even suit up for them. They also get those swaps back, further enabling the tank. Of those 7 picks....at least 3 to 4 of them will be lottery picks. So it's not one of those "4 mid to late round pick" deals.

Everyone wins. The only thing left for the Raptors to do is sign fred vanvleet to a player/coach deal and replace Darko with him.
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Post#1013 » by NotMyKawhi » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:54 pm

Do we need to send out 57 million or 48 million in salary to get Giannis
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Post#1014 » by TheRaptor! » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:55 pm

The posters who think we are depleted after the trade is exactly why this trade might happen

Bucks do NOT want to gfit a Eastern rival a chip. Let them think we are a second round fodder with BI and Giannis.

However, I can assure you those posters are wrong; with Giannis, we can 100% contend for a chip as long as Masai is around.
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Post#1015 » by Clutch0z24 » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:55 pm

OakleyDokely wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:
OakleyDokely wrote:What more can a team give than their top young player, a current top 10 pick and all their future picks?

Spurs gotta give Wemby? Raps give them Scotiabank?

If Giannis demands a trade, they will just have to take best offer, even if it's below their expectation.



No Spurs can offer up #2 (Prolly Harper), 14th (Prolly one of Flemming/Carter Bryant/Jase Richardson), Castle, Keldon, And a lot more FRPs considering they own OTHER teams FRPs as well as their own....

Like i said if you are not giving me a few of your best young guys + at least 3 future FRPs with at least 1 pick swap in there....I will just go and get a Donovan Mitchell + more type of package to try and get a better player than any of these young guys and try and compete since i do not own any of my Draft picks...

If you think Bucks can't go to any team in the league and ask for said player in return for Giannis and them teams saying "No thanks" Than idk what to tell you....

The whole reason we are even in the convo for Giannis in the first place is because we own all of our picks + Have a ton of young upside
players....Not one or the other....


If Giannis Demands a trade teams will give up alot because it will be a bidding war....That means you have to outdue the other teams offers... teams will put up good trades for an all time great here....35 Year old KD got Bridges/Cam 4 FRP like i said ....Giannis is younger and a better player than Durant...
What teams can offer and what teams will offer are two separate questions.


Ill leave it at this because you seem a lil delusional on this but this is Giannis we are talking about an all time great....Not some Gobert level player....This guy walks into your door and makes you a title contender day 1....Teams like the Spurs/Rockets can give up lots of young guys + picks and still have a pretty great team even after giving up all them draft picks/young players....If you are the Raptors and say hey take Barnes/9th/Dick and 2 FRPs or find another offer.....I will bet lots of money they can find a better offer than that....Or they just go get a better player package....Whats stopping Bucks from getting a Bridges/OG or a Brown/White/Pritchard or a Mitchell/Hunter type packages? Instead of the offers the teams with the young players + Picks packages if they are unwilling to add the things that make them a trade option to begin with?....

Do you seriously think them teams would reject an offer for Giannis if they went to the Knicks and asked for OG/Bridges or Mitchell/Hunter? ...If so idk what to say...Because they would not reject it....I think you are badly under rating Giannis value to any team trading for him and what the Bucks GM will get offered for him...
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Post#1016 » by M3tro » Tue Jun 3, 2025 11:57 pm

Tripod wrote:
WuTang_OG wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:
Giannis isn't going another 5 years lol. 2-3 years is more likely. If there is one thing I'd bet money on, it's that Giannis will not have a long career.

It's an interesting trade, but I don't think we have the roster depth to contend with him here. RJ and Yak are both poor fits next to him, and BI is a questionable fit. We'd also be trading one or more of Dick, JaKobe, and Ochai in order to get him here, and those are exactly the players we need around Giannis.

I think we'd just become the current version of the Bucks with Giannis here, maybe slightly better. And we wouldn't have any pieces left for follow-up moves.


3-5 who cares. You do the deal.

Also this board is funny

Masai >>>>>> Horst

Masai wouldn't be done adding to this. I can't keep saying it. This is a Masai/Giannis marriage and more moves would be forthcoming. Both guys want to win.

Crazy how people forget 3/5 of our starters on the Chip team were added that year and Serge at the previous deadline.

BI was our Serge trade(deadline deal the previous year).


We nabbed Ibaka in February 2017.
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Post#1017 » by OakleyDokely » Wed Jun 4, 2025 12:00 am

Clutch0z24 wrote:
OakleyDokely wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:

No Spurs can offer up #2 (Prolly Harper), 14th (Prolly one of Flemming/Carter Bryant/Jase Richardson), Castle, Keldon, And a lot more FRPs considering they own OTHER teams FRPs as well as their own....

Like i said if you are not giving me a few of your best young guys + at least 3 future FRPs with at least 1 pick swap in there....I will just go and get a Donovan Mitchell + more type of package to try and get a better player than any of these young guys and try and compete since i do not own any of my Draft picks...

If you think Bucks can't go to any team in the league and ask for said player in return for Giannis and them teams saying "No thanks" Than idk what to tell you....

The whole reason we are even in the convo for Giannis in the first place is because we own all of our picks + Have a ton of young upside
players....Not one or the other....


If Giannis Demands a trade teams will give up alot because it will be a bidding war....That means you have to outdue the other teams offers... teams will put up good trades for an all time great here....35 Year old KD got Bridges/Cam 4 FRP like i said ....Giannis is younger and a better player than Durant...
What teams can offer and what teams will offer are two separate questions.


Ill leave it at this because you seem a lil delusional on this but this is Giannis we are talking about an all time great....Not some Gobert level player....This guy walks into your door and makes you a title contender day 1....Teams like the Spurs/Rockets can give up lots of young guys + picks and still have a pretty great team even after giving up all them draft picks/young players....If you are the Raptors and say hey take Barnes/9th/Dick and 2 FRPs or find another offer.....I will bet lots of money they can find a better offer than that....Or they just go get a better player package....Whats stopping Bucks from getting a Bridges/OG or a Brown/White/Pritchard or a Mitchell/Hunter type packages? Instead of the offers the teams with the young players + Picks packages if they are unwilling to add one or the other?....

Do you seriously think them teams would reject an offer for Giannis if they went to the Knicks and asked for OG/Bridges or Mitchell/Hunter? ...If so idk what to say...Because they would not reject it....I think you are badly under rating Giannis value to any team trading for him and what the Bucks GM will get offered for him...
You keep making these Gobert comparisons but none of the deals proposed here are the equivalent to that. Gobert didn't bring back top prospects and top draft picks. He was traded for a bunch of mostly mid to late 1sts.

If Giannis demands out, the Bucks aren't in the driver's seat here. The reason players like him are rarely traded is because you can never get back fair value for someone of his level.
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Post#1018 » by LoveMyRaps » Wed Jun 4, 2025 12:01 am

The Ingram trade was chefs kiss.

Can't wait to see what else Masai has up his sleeve.
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Post#1019 » by LoveMyRaps » Wed Jun 4, 2025 12:02 am

Poeltl + Barrett for...

Trae Young?
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Re: Windhorst: Raptors making noise around the league looking for a “big fish” // Giannis & Toronto "Mutual Interest" 

Post#1020 » by NotMyKawhi » Wed Jun 4, 2025 12:06 am

TheRaptor! wrote:The posters who think we are depleted after the trade is exactly why this trade might happen

Bucks do NOT want to gfit a Eastern rival a chip. Let them think we are a second round fodder with BI and Giannis.

However, I can assure you those posters are wrong; with Giannis, we can 100% contend for a chip as long as Masai is around.


Dont think we will lack depth at all. Only can send back the same salary. Bucks won't want 10 players.

We would actually save money if its RJ and Scottie, dick and picks for Giannis and filer.

IQ, ocahi, BI, Giannis, Poeltl
Shead, battle, Jakobe, Mogbo, boucher, filer, blazers pick.

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