Updated Roster + Buyout Options for the Raptors

Johnny Bball · Post #341 » by **Johnny Bball** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:10 pm

h4rrison wrote:
Patman wrote:
h4rrison wrote:Any chance T.Ross gets bought out by Orlando? Would probably help them lose more games if he wasn't on the roster. What if Ross asks for a buyout to join a contender and Orlando abides as a courtesy?

Bring em home!

Nah we have a glut of guards and Ross at SF was a failed experiment.

Are you serious? Ross is having a career year and is in the Top 10 in 3 pointers made this season. His shooting would be perfect for us, who are lacking in 3P's.

I see no reason at all for them to give up his bird rights.

h4rrison · Post #342 » by **h4rrison** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:51 pm

Johnny Bball wrote:
h4rrison wrote:
Patman wrote:
Nah we have a glut of guards and Ross at SF was a failed experiment.

Are you serious? Ross is having a career year and is in the Top 10 in 3 pointers made this season. His shooting would be perfect for us, who are lacking in 3P's.

I see no reason at all for them to give up his bird rights.

He's unrestricted and he's not a max player. I don't see the advantage of offering more money and the extra year for a specialist type of player.

Johnny Bball · Post #343 » by **Johnny Bball** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:02 am

h4rrison wrote:
Johnny Bball wrote:
h4rrison wrote:
Are you serious? Ross is having a career year and is in the Top 10 in 3 pointers made this season. His shooting would be perfect for us, who are lacking in 3P's.

I see no reason at all for them to give up his bird rights.

He's unrestricted and he's not a max player. I don't see the advantage of offering more money and the extra year for a specialist type of player.

If they want to retain him and they are capped out, it matters, because it's the about the only way to spend over the cap up to the tax. Which they very likely will be capped out with cap holds.

Scott Hall · Post #344 » by **Scott Hall** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:53 pm

niQ wrote:
dgr81 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Could've used him. With the situation he's been in all year dude still averaging a double-double.

Yeah I thought we could use him especially for rebounding but with our Center rotation he'd be
the new Greg Monroe.

kingcns187 · Post #345 » by **kingcns187** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:05 pm

any update on Tolliver yet?

KM6 · Post #346 » by **KM6** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:38 pm

Do you guys think Omri Casspi would be a good pickup to strengthen the outside shooting? Don’t think he will demand too many minutes. But his 3% should be decent.

ruckus · Post #347 » by **ruckus** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:48 pm

KM6 wrote:Do you guys think Omri Casspi would be a good pickup to strengthen the outside shooting? Don’t think he will demand too many minutes. But his 3% should be decent.

Is he healthy? I think he had knee surgery or something.

At this point, we should be targetting Jeff Green. He 3s and he Ds and he has the size to fill in as a stretch 4.

Michael Jordan · Post #348 » by **Michael Jordan** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:51 pm

ruckus wrote:
KM6 wrote:Do you guys think Omri Casspi would be a good pickup to strengthen the outside shooting? Don’t think he will demand too many minutes. But his 3% should be decent.

Is he healthy? I think he had knee surgery or something.

At this point, we should be targetting Jeff Green. He 3s and he Ds and he has the size to fill in as a stretch 4.

Wizards are trying to make the playoffs and he's getting 28MPG, I see no reason for him to ask for a buyout

Michael Jordan · Post #349 » by **Michael Jordan** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:53 pm

Out of everyone in the market I think Gortat is the BPA, but I have a feeling Masai could be waiting for Dedmon?

Looking at the roster, there's obviously a shortage of big bodies.

Post #350 » by **niQ** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:14 pm

kingcns187 wrote:any update on Tolliver yet?

Mr. Perfect · Post #351 » by **Mr. Perfect** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:29 pm

Michael Beasley? He' a clown but he does offer talent at a depth position of need.

Rapsfan07 · Post #352 » by **Rapsfan07** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:32 pm

KM6 wrote:Do you guys think Omri Casspi would be a good pickup to strengthen the outside shooting? Don’t think he will demand too many minutes. But his 3% should be decent.

Yeah I wouldn't mind Casspi at all. OG is kind of inconsistent right now and I don't like Norm playing the 3. A SF rotation of Leonard, Anunoby and Casspi, I could live with.

Rapsfan07 · Post #353 » by **Rapsfan07** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:40 pm

Michael Jordan wrote:Out of everyone in the market I think Gortat is the BPA, but I have a feeling Masai could be waiting for Dedmon?

Looking at the roster, there's obviously a shortage of big bodies.

I hope not. I love Dedmon but with Ibaka and Gasol on the team, we don't need anymore C's who are looking for big guaranteed minutes. Someone like Gortat will do. He can come off the bench, rebound the ball and set screens if there is an injury or someone is taking some extended time out.

We really should be looking for a backup PF that can shoot the ball. I'm still holding out hope for a Jamychal Green buyout or we're probably looking at Anthony Tolliver.

alan_156 · Post #354 » by **alan_156** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:48 pm

I really don't want Gortat, rather give the minutes to Boucher. I think we still need some sort of stretch 4 that can rebound and shoot

peralta · Post #355 » by **peralta** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 5:03 pm

like Smitch used to say we need shatz....shottaz....hopefully we can acquire one from the buyout market...all the Korver and JJ Reddick type of players are gone....Jamal Crawford available? liability on defense but when he gets on a roll he can score with the best of them...but i havent followed him much this season im sensing its not his best year...

alan_156 · Post #356 » by **alan_156** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:12 pm

peralta wrote:like Smitch used to say we need shatz....shottaz....hopefully we can acquire one from the buyout market...all the Korver and JJ Reddick type of players are gone....Jamal Crawford available? liability on defense but when he gets on a roll he can score with the best of them...but i havent followed him much this season im sensing its not his best year...

Well we all know when fvv is back he's going to be paired with Lin in the 2nd unit. I hope Lin becomes the primary ball handler and fvv can play that Crawford-type role. Fvv is a fine catch and shoot player, it's when he's left to make decisions with the balls he gets himself into trouble.

Edumacated · Post #357 » by **Edumacated** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:27 pm

Raps definitely need another PF with length for depth against Giannis.

LBJKB24MJ23 · Post #358 » by **LBJKB24MJ23** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:28 pm

niQ wrote:
kingcns187 wrote:any update on Tolliver yet?

weird flex but ok, the face on Beasley is kinda weird LOL

this still cracks me up.

peralta · Post #359 » by **peralta** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:30 pm

Edumacated wrote:Raps definitely need another PF with length for depth against Giannis.

who else is available out there in PF position that can defend and shoot?

Raptolicism · Post #360 » by **Raptolicism** » Sat Feb 16, 2019 12:54 am

DHK wrote:
dgr81 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Enes kanter would have been just luxury for the raptors since we already have 3 C's
We really need to solidify that PF/SF depth

I see us as only having 2 C's, Ibaka and Gasol.

Do you consider Boucher to be the third? For me, if one of Ibaka/Gasol go down, I can't see Boucher playing that 2nd C role.

Imho another C is our biggest need.

*edit I would have still loved Kieff though.