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StopitLeo wrote:SFour wrote:Madvillainy2004 wrote:Our beat reporters suck lol any rumor from them is just stuff that's been talked about already for weeks lol
most of them probably come on here and reddit and then report on the speculation like it's coming from their "sources"
Can confirm.
dgr81 wrote:Dragic+Flynn+Precious+FRP+SRP for Poeltl+McDermott would probably be the deal if it is gonna happen
This leaves the Raps at $66k under the tax line
WuTang_OG wrote:yikes BOS up 28-2 on the Nets .. no harden or Irvingg
bturn2210 wrote:Jordan Schultz
@Schultz_Report
PJ Washington is a name to watch before the deadline. League sources say the #Hornets are listening to calls for Washington, albeit not actively shopping him. The #Heat, #Raptors and #Rockets are three of the teams showing interest in the third-year PF.
bturn2210 wrote:Jordan Schultz
@Schultz_Report
PJ Washington is a name to watch before the deadline. League sources say the #Hornets are listening to calls for Washington, albeit not actively shopping him. The #Heat, #Raptors and #Rockets are three of the teams showing interest in the third-year PF.
Love PJ.bturn2210 wrote:?s=20&t=p92YN2fTxYp3Sd-4NtAvqg
dgr81 wrote:bturn2210 wrote:Jordan Schultz
@Schultz_Report
PJ Washington is a name to watch before the deadline. League sources say the #Hornets are listening to calls for Washington, albeit not actively shopping him. The #Heat, #Raptors and #Rockets are three of the teams showing interest in the third-year PF.
*INGRAM*ALLSTARSEASON* Wemby is HIM
*INGRAM*ALLSTARSEASON* Wemby is HIM bturn2210 wrote:?s=20&t=p92YN2fTxYp3Sd-4NtAvqg
mtcan wrote:bturn2210 wrote:Jordan Schultz
@Schultz_Report
PJ Washington is a name to watch before the deadline. League sources say the #Hornets are listening to calls for Washington, albeit not actively shopping him. The #Heat, #Raptors and #Rockets are three of the teams showing interest in the third-year PF.
...another 6'8" dude?
DatHomieYouHaTe wrote:
https://www.tsn.ca/raptors-to-actively-pursue-depth-additions-at-trade-deadline-1.1756880
Six weeks ago, evaluating where this young Toronto team was at, where it could go and what it needed to get there seemed like an impossible task.
They were hovering around .500 before the calendar flipped to 2022, which was more or less on par with where most people had expected them to be, but with injuries, inconsistency and a late-December COVID outbreak it was tough to get a good read on their progress.
Consider this: Through the team’s first 32 games, its five best players had only shared the court three times. Since January 1, though, those five – Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes and Gary Trent Jr. – have played and started together in 12 of 20 games, with the club going 11-1 in those contests and 14-6 over that stretch.
There’s a lot to like, particularly from that group. VanVleet is now officially an all-star, and has looked the part for a while. Siakam, the reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week, just missed the cut but is playing the best basketball of his career. Anunoby has quietly taken another step forward, especially as a playmaker and clutch performer, Barnes continues to put together a fantastic rookie season, and Trent is one of the league’s hottest scorers right now.
Suddenly, the Raptors – who were supposed to be in the very early stages of their development – are looking like a team that can make some noise in a wide-open Eastern Conference playoff race. Riding a six-game winning streak, they’ve moved ahead of the pre-season championship favourite Brooklyn Nets for sixth place.
President Masai Ujiri and general manager Bobby Webster have to like what they’ve seen from this group, but what have they learned from it and how does this recent run change their approach at the deadline, if at all?
“It’s the question of the moment,” Webster said on Tuesday. “Two, three weeks ago before we came together, I think we might have had a different conversation. I think we’re cognizant of what the team looks like now, but we also realize it could go the other way. So there’s a sense of optimism but also, what’s the overall timeline for this team? What were the expectations coming in, and are we ahead of schedule, behind schedule, or kind of right on schedule?”
If there was ever any doubt, there isn’t now; the Raptors feel really good about their core group, at least good enough to see how it fares over the stretch run before revaluating in the off-season. All five of those guys are between the ages of 20 and 27, and they’re all under long-term control. You never want to say anything is impossible in this league, especially at this time of year, but it would be shocking if any of them were to be moved this week.
