[Jake Fisher] The word surrounding OG Anunoby’s trade candidacy

[TrustFundBaby]

i think you guys are crazy

if you can get 7 and any little prospect, I take it and run. it's time to try to get stars around scottie barnes age

You're really underestimating how garbage this draft is.

I disagree. I promise I follow high school basketball more than you. If you want to be real, this draft has the best players from the 2022 class, and the best high school players from the 2023 class.

The number one player in the 2023 class reclassified to 2022 three times. Bates Duran and sharp sharpe

Wembanyama, Scoot are better than anyone here by far. And Bates fell off plus he's not in this draft.

Don't get me wrong I'd trade OG for a high pick but just cause there's a chance we could get a lotto pick we shouldn't delude ourselves into thinking this is a good draft.

2018 & 2021, 2023 are strong. 2020 & 2022 are trash

[Madhouse]

You're really underestimating how garbage this draft is.

I disagree. I promise I follow high school basketball more than you. If you want to be real, this draft has the best players from the 2022 class, and the best high school players from the 2023 class.

The number one player in the 2023 class reclassified to 2022 three times. Bates Duran and sharp sharpe

Wembanyama, Scoot are better than anyone here by far. And Bates fell off plus he's not in this draft.

Don't get me wrong I'd trade OG for a high pick but just cause there's a chance we could get a lotto pick we shouldn't delude ourselves into thinking this is a good draft.

2018 & 2021, 2023 are strong. 2020 & 2022 are trash

I don't see sure fire superstars but if we are talking about a future allstar at the 4th or 5th pick, still good.

[NotMyKawhi]

I'll tell you right now they think Daniels will be better than OG

he certainly has a higher ceiling. OG is what he is, imo. He's a very good role player, nearing the top end of the range for his prototype. But Raps have 3 forwards with only 2 starting spots, and at the end of the day, they need an elite guard that can create in the halfcourt. Maybe that's Daniels, maybe that's Sharpe...i dunno. I know it's not anybody we have on the team right now, and i am fully behind trading OG if Masai thinks one of those guys is that player

Daniels is a very underrated playmaker. Great vision. Great defender. Great team player. He checks all the boxes for what we want.

To be honest I think we trade Gary Trent for a future 1st and prospect. Keep fvv and pascal.OG in Gary Trent get traded for players around scotty's age. You don't want Scotty to become a free agent and have a bunch of players who are on the decline or as good as they're gonna get. You want to be able to show him a bright future

[NotMyKawhi]

You're really underestimating how garbage this draft is.

I disagree. I promise I follow high school basketball more than you. If you want to be real, this draft has the best players from the 2022 class, and the best high school players from the 2023 class.

The number one player in the 2023 class reclassified to 2022 three times. Bates Duran and sharp sharpe

Wembanyama, Scoot are better than anyone here by far. And Bates fell off plus he's not in this draft.

Don't get me wrong I'd trade OG for a high pick but just cause there's a chance we could get a lotto pick we shouldn't delude ourselves into thinking this is a good draft.

2018 & 2021, 2023 are strong. 2020 & 2022 are trash

I agree but you're being ridiculous like there was no chance we were ever getting the number one or two pick.

You are being very unrealistic. assume you know all these players aren't gonna be stars already, just shows you don't know. I think this is a pretty decent top 15.

And I think Daniels will be better than OG. I'll put that on record. I think there's lots of guys in that top 15 that could be better than him. And you will have them locked up for five years on a rookie contract instead of almost a Max with OG

[EH15]

Raptors beat guys know even less than Fisher, so them disputing/retorting this is meaningless.

But OG's not going anywhere. Trent and FVV would go before him.

[srhcan]

same fake news reported by multiple news outlets so the impression is now that it is not fake news; we are living in the age of deception

[Lord_Zedd]

So we trading OG for a 7th pick that could potentially be as good as OG?

I can't imagine Portland tanking a season, just to only end up with OG either. Usually Fisher throws poop in the wall and some of it sticks.

This one ain't sticking.

[PhilBlackson]

So we trading OG for a 7th pick that could potentially be as good as OG?

The obvious belief would be that they could be better.

[tdotrep2]

''Two sources with knowledge of the dynamic told B/R that Anunoby has not directly expressed discontent with his situation with the Raptors." this part is a little converning. Why would portland tell jake this? this cooould be from klutch.

and before we blame klutch, lets take a step back and think about the situations. Your 2 guards are shoot first, siakam is the star and scottie is a rising star. As the season went on OG's role got even less and these are the years for it to grow. OG's not stupid, for him it'll be more of the same next season so it wouldnt surprise me if its from his camp, but i place greater odds it was from other teams

[NotMyKawhi]

Raptors beat guys know even less than Fisher, so them disputing/retorting this is meaningless.

But OG's not going anywhere. Trent and FVV would go before him.

it depends how highly they value someone in the top 10.

It's gonna be hard for a GM to trade a top ten pick locked up for five years, for one year of Trent or FVV. Most of those teams aren't win now. Portland is but they have lillard and Simmons. Bledsoe hart...

Pelicans are a cheap organization so I doubt they wanna pay JV, zion, Ingram CJ and fvv. They don't even wanna give Z the Max.


The two years of OG makes him a lot more valuable. Trading either Fred van vleet or Gary during free agency is more likely imo

[maternal85]

So we trading OG for a 7th pick that could potentially be as good as OG?

I can't imagine Portland tanking a season, just to only end up with OG either. Usually Fisher throws poop in the wall and some of it sticks.

This one ain't sticking.

And if he becomes as good as OG, we do it all over again. Trade him for someone who could possibly be as good. Make it make sense

[tripa]

''Two sources with knowledge of the dynamic told B/R that Anunoby has not directly expressed discontent with his situation with the Raptors." this part is a little converning. Why would portland tell jake this? this cooould be from klutch.

and before we blame klutch, lets take a step back and think about the situations. Your 2 guards are shoot first, siakam is the star and scottie is a rising star. As the season went on OG's role got even less and these are the years for it to grow. OG's not stupid, for him it'll be more of the same next season so it wouldnt surprise me if its from his camp, but i place greater odds it was from other teams

He can stay here and double down on what he's already good at. He hasn't shown that he has the balance or the playmaking ability to be a consistent scorer in this league.

If klutch really wants him to get traded just for a few extra PPG, that seems like a really bad move for his career. He's just not that guy.

[tdotrep2]

''Two sources with knowledge of the dynamic told B/R that Anunoby has not directly expressed discontent with his situation with the Raptors." this part is a little converning. Why would portland tell jake this? this cooould be from klutch.

and before we blame klutch, lets take a step back and think about the situations. Your 2 guards are shoot first, siakam is the star and scottie is a rising star. As the season went on OG's role got even less and these are the years for it to grow. OG's not stupid, for him it'll be more of the same next season so it wouldnt surprise me if its from his camp, but i place greater odds it was from other teams

He can stay here and double down on what he's already good at. He hasn't shown that he has the balance or the playmaking ability to be a consistent scorer in this league.

If klutch really wants him to get traded just for a few extra PPG, that seems like a really bad move for his career. He's just not that guy.

siakam wasnt that guy, look at him in the philly series vs a few years ago. different players. Saying an increased role will only amount to a few more ppg's is nonsense. An increased role = practice at said role. He's absolutely shown flashes of being able to take people 1 on 1, he's shown more potential than siakam had in terms of bag at his age.

[DreamTeam09]

Why is that it is so imperative that we get someone the same age as Barnes, and why does this have to happen this year??

OG is 24
Trent is 23
Precious is 22
Barnes is 20

Seems like he's surrounded by guys his age already. Everyone wants to copy what other teams are doing when Toronto is literally trying to do what only a few teams are trying to accomplish. Multiple ways to skin a cat

[mademan]

''Two sources with knowledge of the dynamic told B/R that Anunoby has not directly expressed discontent with his situation with the Raptors." this part is a little converning. Why would portland tell jake this? this cooould be from klutch.

and before we blame klutch, lets take a step back and think about the situations. Your 2 guards are shoot first, siakam is the star and scottie is a rising star. As the season went on OG's role got even less and these are the years for it to grow. OG's not stupid, for him it'll be more of the same next season so it wouldnt surprise me if its from his camp, but i place greater odds it was from other teams

He can stay here and double down on what he's already good at. He hasn't shown that he has the balance or the playmaking ability to be a consistent scorer in this league.

If klutch really wants him to get traded just for a few extra PPG, that seems like a really bad move for his career. He's just not that guy.

siakam wasnt that guy, look at him in the philly series vs a few years ago. different players. Saying an increased role will only amount to a few more ppg's is nonsense. An increased role = practice at said role. He's absolutely shown flashes of being able to take people 1 on 1, he's shown more potential than siakam had in terms of bag at his age.

Seriously, what do you guys see in OG that i dont? Like i get he's a good player, but people thinking he'll ever be more than a 3+D guy (with few plays here and there that arent spot ups) is just crazy to me. Dude's been in the league 5 years and still cant dribble, he has zero explosion off the dribble and has 2 left feet/robotic/w.e tf it is that makes him fall when he makes a slight move on offense.

He has zero future as an actual on ball option. He's at the top of the range of what he does (3+D), but he's not gonna be more. He's not gonna wake up tomorrow and not be ridiculously robotic with handles. Thats not the way basketball works. You improve around the edges, and sometimes those improvements are huge (like Siakam), but you dont become a different player 5 years in.

[WuTang_CMB]

Man we are in full off-season mode. I really love OG, but eventually it feels like he is the odd man out because he can't stay healthy.

These aren’t re occuring injuries. I wouldnt be worried about that. Hes not injury prone. Just cant get run into the ground

[mademan]

Why is that it is so imperative that we get someone the same age as Barnes, and why does this have to happen this year??

OG is 24
Trent is 23
Precious is 22
Barnes is 20

Seems like he's surrounded by guys his age already. Everyone wants to copy what other teams are doing when Toronto is literally trying to do what only a few teams are trying to accomplish. Multiple ways to skin a cat

Raps have a chit ton of forwards. At the end of the day, if you think Precious is a long term starter at C beside Barnes, decisions are gonna need to be made. If OG has high lotto pick value and you think one of those guards is a star, take the swing, imo.

[NotMyKawhi]

So we trading OG for a 7th pick that could potentially be as good as OG?

The obvious belief would be that they could be better.

better, cheaper, younger, locked up for way longer

[PhilBlackson]

Why is that it is so imperative that we get someone the same age as Barnes, and why does this have to happen this year??

OG is 24
Trent is 23
Precious is 22
Barnes is 20

Seems like he's surrounded by guys his age already. Everyone wants to copy what other teams are doing when Toronto is literally trying to do what only a few teams are trying to accomplish. Multiple ways to skin a cat

The focus is more about that whatever draft pick is another STAR around Scottie's age, than simply being his age in general.

All of those guys are nice players, none of them appear stars in the making despite all being fairly good and the only one that we have any real control over is Precious who is also taking on very similar responsibilities to that of OG as a 3+D player.

Not only that but no one said it's imperative to make this trade. Most people are only saying that if Raps management is willing to part with a guy like OG who they value so much it's because they think they have spotted another young star to pair with Scottie and therefore that is an ideal situation because we'd then have a star duo locked in for the next 8 years...while still having a bunch of really good players around them as they develop like Pascal, Fred, Precious etc...

[tecumseh18]

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