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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#701 » by ForeverTFC » Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:15 am

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DreamTeam09 wrote:Reporters & media n blogs throw Toronto names around for clicks n engagement. It's a known fact, Toronto has a huge internet presence, check our boards compared to other realgm boards, that carries across the internet too.
At one point we never ever leaked stuff, all of a sudden these last few yrs the media knows everything & exactly what we are trying to do? Yeah right, trading for mid 30s AD made no sense ever


I hear you, but Tim MacMahon isn't going to put out baseless rumors out there and - if I recall correctly - he called RJ a "potential future Mav" very recently.

I mean rumors can start from a 60 second phone call that is, "if you gave us AD for RJ + Jakob, what picks would you give to us to entice us?" and DAL says "we would give none".

Boom. Rumor that TOR is interested.


I hear you. But guys like MacMahon are not in the business of reporting on 60 second phone calls like this. For him to say what he did, it must have had some legs.
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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#702 » by ForeverTFC » Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:18 am

WWSRD wrote:Get the feeling Bobby was not a fan of the RJ/ IQ trade and wants to get off those contracts.


Plan was always to get off RJ. This was very apparent when they did an entire press conference with IQ and Scottie as the new face of the franchise. And RJ said Darko told him there is no guarantee that he starts.

But RJ has exceled and IQ has disappointed which I think has broadened what they are willing to do. One of them needs to go out from a salary standpoint at this point, there is no way around it really.
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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#703 » by AkelaLoneWolf » Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:43 am

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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#704 » by LarSiN » Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:43 am

Sad for AD, but glad we can move past this insane idea now.
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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#705 » by HumbleRen » Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:48 am

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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#706 » by earthtone » Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:54 am

our defense & hustle are elite man, I can't believe people say Darko can't coach
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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#707 » by HoopAndTheHarm » Sat Jan 10, 2026 2:48 am

Breaking News:
Anthony Davis tried to remove his tearaway pants today and ends up with ligament damage.

Can we just call him Mr. Glass now?
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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#708 » by 6ixpessant » Sat Jan 10, 2026 9:38 am

I feel bad for Davis. He shows up every game. A healthy AD on this squad would have been fun.
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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#709 » by Airmiess » Sat Jan 10, 2026 2:27 pm

Bro just close the thread.
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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#710 » by Gavin_TDThree » Sat Jan 10, 2026 2:46 pm

Is there a world in which we take him on for cheaper knowing he's out for a bit and just ride it out? Basically shut him down for the season BI style and we just ride it out for a bit. It's not like we've been playing with a big man this season anyway haha
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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#711 » by TorontoBarneys » Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:02 pm

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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#712 » by Raptors Realtor » Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:53 pm

Gavin_TDThree wrote:Is there a world in which we take him on for cheaper knowing he's out for a bit and just ride it out? Basically shut him down for the season BI style and we just ride it out for a bit. It's not like we've been playing with a big man this season anyway haha


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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#713 » by TOStateofMind » Sat Jan 10, 2026 4:20 pm

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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#714 » by ArthurVandelay » Sat Jan 10, 2026 10:50 pm

Airmiess wrote:Bro just close the thread.


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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#715 » by sidsid » Sat Jan 10, 2026 11:26 pm

Deadline is a month away if the timeline is 6 to 8 weeks. Trade likely would be delayed until then. Teams will assess where they are at then and see if pulling the trigger makes sense. Doubt it lowers whatever price they set, but who knows.
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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#717 » by LoveMyRaps » Tue Jan 13, 2026 6:07 pm

This has Raptors written all over it
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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#718 » by Troubadour » Tue Jan 13, 2026 6:12 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:This has Raptors written all over it


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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#719 » by LoveMyRaps » Tue Jan 13, 2026 6:21 pm

Bobby about to lose his mind and trade IQ + Ochai for Ja and then RJ + Poeltl + Dick for AD

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Re: Shams: Raps one of teams to pursue Anthony Davis 

Post#720 » by Spida888 » Tue Jan 13, 2026 6:24 pm

If AD is out for several months, he won't have many suitors. Even if we were able to dump IQ + Poeltl in this deal, we may not even make the playoffs this year. We go deeper into the tax unless we trade Ochai+ to a team with cap space to absorb his salary.

Seems like a risky trade for Bobby who only has 2 years on his contract. It would be a lot safer to make smaller trades to dodge the tax and get a backup C while making the playoffs.

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