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HumbleRen wrote:We’ll find out if Siakam here to stay or not within the first couple of months. If it’s clear that he’s holding back Barnes due to how similarly they play. Hes gone by next year.
ItsDanger wrote:douggood wrote:ItsDanger wrote:Suns decline option on Jalen Smith. I believe that makes him UFA next summer. Has to be available cheap if they did that. OKC should be all over this. Acquire him now? Neither of our 5's have his upside.
the problem is that if you acquire jalen smith, and he breaks out, the raptors cannot offer him more than the declined option salary, apx 4 million.
lose lose proposition, he's bad or he turns out to be good, cant resign him.
So to acquire him, you can't really let him play and do better or else some other team can exceed $4M? What a crappy system.
raf1995 wrote:I just don’t think he has that kind of potential. I think we will regret not trading him for a haul in a few years when he’s a mid-tier starter with nice playmaking and defense and a shaky jumper.
Raptorfan2012 wrote:Would anyone be up for trading Boucher for Marvin Bagley? Hopefully put him in our development system and turn him into a productive C?
NotMyKawhi wrote:just think how good we'd be w a big man
Madhouse wrote:Myles Turner is the guy we need.
God Squad wrote:I'm boarderline out on Precious, at least at his current role/age. He pretty selfish and doesn't exactly provide what I like from out bigs personally.
10giz wrote:God Squad wrote:I'm boarderline out on Precious, at least at his current role/age. He pretty selfish and doesn't exactly provide what I like from out bigs personally.
You're out on a free 1st round prospect that is specially coveted by Masai?
Have you not been a fan long enough to have learned that development tales time?
Tell me, what is it "you like" from your bigs?
The problem isn't with Precious. It's with you being incapable of having reasonable or logical expectations for young players wanting immediate results.
10giz wrote:NotMyKawhi wrote:just think how good we'd be w a big man
Don't need to think. Jut go watch the effect Birch had in this game.
God Squad wrote:10giz wrote:God Squad wrote:I'm boarderline out on Precious, at least at his current role/age. He pretty selfish and doesn't exactly provide what I like from out bigs personally.
You're out on a free 1st round prospect that is specially coveted by Masai?
Have you not been a fan long enough to have learned that development tales time?
Tell me, what is it "you like" from your bigs?
The problem isn't with Precious. It's with you being incapable of having reasonable or logical expectations for young players wanting immediate results.
Well I'm out on his current role. I like weak side help defense, positional defense, passing and generally high IQ. They don't have to have all of thee above, but Precious has none of thee above yet. I'd feel different if he was coming off the bench, but not starting.
It has nothing to do with "intimidate results". I don't see him developing most or any of those things. I can see him becoming decent from 3 and a good rebounder. His ball handling is good for his position and size as well. I never said " Oh lets trade precious". I said I'm boarderline out on his current role/age meaning he's not ready yet for what he'll be asked.
I even think Nurse is on the same page. Precious minutes have been on the decline and Birch has been the main beneficiary the last two games. I'm aware the rotations are fluid and change depending on matchup, but the eye test says Khem has been better for what we need/ he's being asked.
Raptors vs Pacers
Precious 17 mins vs Birchs 29 mins
Raptors vs Knicks
Precious 17 mins vs Birchs 31 mins