2025-26 Season: Draft, Trades, and FA Ideas Thread V1.0

RaptorPride · Post #241 » by **RaptorPride** » Wed Jan 7, 2026 6:07 am

these trades are crazy :lol:

dballislife · Post #242 » by **dballislife** » Wed Jan 7, 2026 7:49 am

im all for keeping barnes, ingram, rj and cmb and going all in for markkanen or murphy

Post #243 » by **Mr Swagtastic** » Wed Jan 7, 2026 2:40 pm

dballislife wrote:im all for keeping barnes, ingram, rj and cmb and going all in for markkanen or murphy

Markkanen and Trey Murphy aren't going for Jakob Poeltl plus pick(s) Walter, Gradey Dick and end of the bench guys. If Toronto could get Murphy for RJ they would be stupid not to make that move. Lauri is going to cost CMB at a minimum plus some sort of pick package (with swap(s) and firsts) plus salary relief.

TGM · Post #244 » by **TGM** » Wed Jan 7, 2026 2:42 pm

I’m not crazy about going for wing allstars. C or Pg are the spots to upgrade in my mind. Those are the two most critical positions so if there is a way to improve we should focus on resources on those areas.

Spates · Post #245 » by **Spates** » Wed Jan 7, 2026 7:29 pm

Jak and IQ

for

Sabonis, Nique Clifford, and Dario Saric

LoveMyRaps · Post #246 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Wed Jan 7, 2026 7:38 pm

Happy Poeltl-trade eligibility day to all those celebrating.

Kingsway_fan · Post #247 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Thu Jan 8, 2026 12:57 pm

What's with Mo Bamba?

navyblue · Post #248 » by **navyblue** » Thu Jan 8, 2026 12:59 pm

Kingsway_fan wrote:What's with Mo Bamba?

Waived him
Maybe they bring him back after Jan 10 when you can start signing 10 day deals.

That being said it's not like he played for us so no hurry or need to bring him back.

Smalltown · Post #249 » by **Smalltown** » Thu Jan 8, 2026 1:06 pm

Kingsway_fan wrote:What's with Mo Bamba?

He's still around the team. So like said above he'll probably sign a 10 day soon..They'll also just wait as long as they can before doing it.

Spates · Post #250 » by **Spates** » Thu Jan 8, 2026 2:28 pm

Does Orlando have any taste for IQ?

causal_fan · Post #251 » by **causal_fan** » Thu Jan 8, 2026 3:54 pm

Pelicans have been playing Yves Missi more recently - are they showcasing him?

UnbelievablyRAW · Post #252 » by **UnbelievablyRAW** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 1:02 am

causal_fan wrote:Pelicans have been playing Yves Missi more recently - are they showcasing him?

Hopefully Joe Dumars likes Dick

DreamTeam09 · Post #253 » by **DreamTeam09** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 4:46 am

Ochai + Lakers 2nd + 2028 2nd for Jay Huff

Ochai + 2028 1st + Lakers 2026 2nd for Keon Ellis + Drew Eubanks

Johnston · Post #254 » by **Johnston** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 5:20 am

DreamTeam09 wrote:Ochai + Lakers 2nd + 2028 2nd for Jay Huff

Ochai + 2028 1st + Lakers 2026 2nd for Keon Ellis + Drew Eubanks

Someone has been watching Raptors Digest lol you forgot the Brook Lopez one that makes no sense!

Huff trade its great. I thought he looked really good against us earlier in the season and had him as a target.

I personally wouldn't trade a 1st for Keon Ellis. I know lots of guys are creaming over him on here but im personally not sold for that kind of value.

RoteSchroder · Post #255 » by **RoteSchroder** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 5:25 am

causal_fan wrote:Pelicans have been playing Yves Missi more recently - are they showcasing him?

Queen and Zion together can’t play defense

DreamTeam09 · Post #256 » by **DreamTeam09** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 6:42 am

Johnston wrote:
DreamTeam09 wrote:Ochai + Lakers 2nd + 2028 2nd for Jay Huff

Ochai + 2028 1st + Lakers 2026 2nd for Keon Ellis + Drew Eubanks

Someone has been watching Raptors Digest lol you forgot the Brook Lopez one that makes no sense!

Huff trade its great. I thought he looked really good against us earlier in the season and had him as a target.

I personally wouldn't trade a 1st for Keon Ellis. I know lots of guys are creaming over him on here but im personally not sold for that kind of value.

lol I try n catch all Raptor YouTube content, not a big will Lou fan tho,

but yeah I skipped the Lopez one cuz yeah eww

and I'm not a fan of a 1st for Keon Ellis either.

Jerry Lucas · Post #257 » by **Jerry Lucas** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 2:20 pm

Johnston wrote:
DreamTeam09 wrote:Ochai + Lakers 2nd + 2028 2nd for Jay Huff

Ochai + 2028 1st + Lakers 2026 2nd for Keon Ellis + Drew Eubanks

Someone has been watching Raptors Digest lol you forgot the Brook Lopez one that makes no sense!

Huff trade its great. I thought he looked really good against us earlier in the season and had him as a target.

I personally wouldn't trade a 1st for Keon Ellis. I know lots of guys are creaming over him on here but im personally not sold for that kind of value.

Someone from Raptors Digest probably just copied my Ochai for Ellis + Eubanks base framework from the 1st page of this thread, and specified it by including the draft capital involved.

https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?p=120336328#p120336328

bartron_44 · Post #258 » by **bartron_44** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 4:14 pm

Does anyone buy that the Raptors actually want to trade for Anthony Davis? Would they really want to trade Poeltl, IQ and Walter for Davis?

I know Davis/Barnes/Ingram/Barrett seems ok, but Davis has complained in the past of playing the 5… Not sure that is the big they need…

Wise80 · Post #259 » by **Wise80** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 4:16 pm

I don't think IQ or Jakob get traded. They'd be trading them at an all time low.

I think the Raps explore what's out there for Dick, Ochai, and to a lesser extent, Walter. Maybe RJ as the big salary guy.

If you can get a backup 5 for one of, or a combination of dick and ochai, maybe Walter. Then I think they do it.

LoveMyRaps · Post #260 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 5:09 pm

Wise80 wrote:I don't think IQ or Jakob get traded. They'd be trading them at an all time low.

I think the Raps explore what's out there for Dick, Ochai, and to a lesser extent, Walter. Maybe RJ as the big salary guy.

If you can get a backup 5 for one of, or a combination of dick and ochai, maybe Walter. Then I think they do it.

Numbers show IQ has actually been good this season, even though he's not playing up to his potential.
I'd hold onto him unless we're trading for a needle mover.

Poeltl I'd look to trade for sure though. He doesn't offer much at this point. We're a top 3 defensive team without him.