Still on the blow it up bandwagon.
Still think the Raptors have a unique opportunity to build around a 21 year old franchise C.
Still think even if everything works out for the best the current team is a 6/7th seed at best and first round exit while the possibility of missing the playoffs is very real.
Still think this roster is built around the concept of a stretch 4.
In attempting to tear things down, the Raptors should be looking to build the fringe playoff teams up.
Charlotte is a team that is done tanking based on GM comments and actions.
Milwaukee is a team that is never going to tank for a variety of reasons: income from playoff revenue is vital and currently trying to get a new arena is hard to do with a crappy team with little local interest.
By helping Charlotte and Milwaukee, the Raptors separate themselves from the fringe and put themselves in position to get in to the top 6. With Wiggins, Randle, Exum, Gordon, Smart, and Parker, that would be good company to be in (a lot can change and those names can easily be replaced by others).
Three trades:
1) Charlotte-Toronto
Gay/Gray to Cats for Biyombo/Gordon/2 first round picks (Detroit and Portland)
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mk3tv96
Charlotte lineup:
Walker/Sessions/Pargo
Henderson/Taylor
Gay/MKG/Adrien
Zeller/McRoberts/Tolliver
Jefferson/Haywood/Gray
2) Toronto-Milwaukee, Part 2
DeRozan to Bucks for Udoh/Ridnour?/1st round pick (after December 15 Raps include Augustin?)
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ka92zr2
*ESPN trade machine cap messed up on Milwaukee - not sure if $2M extra cap space is treated like same as salary with 150% when it comes to trade that is why question mark for Ridnour and Augustin).
3) Toronto-Milwaukee, Part 1
Lowry to Bucks for Knight/Antetokounmpo
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=kqyl785
Milwaukee lineup:
Lowry/Augustin or Ridnour/Wolters
Mayo/Neal
DeRozan/Butler/Middleton
Ilyasova/Henson
Sanders/Zaza/Raduljica
Milwaukee is a team that is striving for playoffs year in and year out. DD might be overmatched at SF but they have 2 great help defenders in Henson and Sanders. On offense they have one of the best stretch 4s (Ilyasova) in the game plus another solid shooter at SG who can create (Mayo) plus two more 3 point threats in Neal and Butler.
When all said and done for Toronto:
Knight/Augustin or Ridnour/Buycks
Ross/Fields/Stone/Gordon
Antetokounmpo/Novak/Daye
Amir/Hansbrough/Acy/Udoh
JV/Biyombo
From now until 2016 draft:
own 2014, 2015, 2016 pick
Milwaukee 2014 pick
Portland top 12 protected 2014 and 2015, unprotected 2016
Detroit Top 8 protected 2014, top 1 2015, unprotected 2016
lower of Denver/NYK 2016 pick
Raps would have about $22M in cap space for 2014-15 with 12 roster players under contract and possibly another $20+M in 2015-16 if they were conservative.
Something like this is the path I hope Toronto eventually takes - lots of youth, prospects, picks, and cap space.
Still think the Raptors have a unique opportunity to build around a 21 year old franchise C.
Still think even if everything works out for the best the current team is a 6/7th seed at best and first round exit while the possibility of missing the playoffs is very real.
Still think this roster is built around the concept of a stretch 4.
In attempting to tear things down, the Raptors should be looking to build the fringe playoff teams up.
Charlotte is a team that is done tanking based on GM comments and actions.
Milwaukee is a team that is never going to tank for a variety of reasons: income from playoff revenue is vital and currently trying to get a new arena is hard to do with a crappy team with little local interest.
By helping Charlotte and Milwaukee, the Raptors separate themselves from the fringe and put themselves in position to get in to the top 6. With Wiggins, Randle, Exum, Gordon, Smart, and Parker, that would be good company to be in (a lot can change and those names can easily be replaced by others).
Three trades:
1) Charlotte-Toronto
Gay/Gray to Cats for Biyombo/Gordon/2 first round picks (Detroit and Portland)
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mk3tv96
Charlotte lineup:
Walker/Sessions/Pargo
Henderson/Taylor
Gay/MKG/Adrien
Zeller/McRoberts/Tolliver
Jefferson/Haywood/Gray
2) Toronto-Milwaukee, Part 2
DeRozan to Bucks for Udoh/Ridnour?/1st round pick (after December 15 Raps include Augustin?)
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ka92zr2
*ESPN trade machine cap messed up on Milwaukee - not sure if $2M extra cap space is treated like same as salary with 150% when it comes to trade that is why question mark for Ridnour and Augustin).
3) Toronto-Milwaukee, Part 1
Lowry to Bucks for Knight/Antetokounmpo
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=kqyl785
Milwaukee lineup:
Lowry/Augustin or Ridnour/Wolters
Mayo/Neal
DeRozan/Butler/Middleton
Ilyasova/Henson
Sanders/Zaza/Raduljica
Milwaukee is a team that is striving for playoffs year in and year out. DD might be overmatched at SF but they have 2 great help defenders in Henson and Sanders. On offense they have one of the best stretch 4s (Ilyasova) in the game plus another solid shooter at SG who can create (Mayo) plus two more 3 point threats in Neal and Butler.
When all said and done for Toronto:
Knight/Augustin or Ridnour/Buycks
Ross/Fields/Stone/Gordon
Antetokounmpo/Novak/Daye
Amir/Hansbrough/Acy/Udoh
JV/Biyombo
From now until 2016 draft:
own 2014, 2015, 2016 pick
Milwaukee 2014 pick
Portland top 12 protected 2014 and 2015, unprotected 2016
Detroit Top 8 protected 2014, top 1 2015, unprotected 2016
lower of Denver/NYK 2016 pick
Raps would have about $22M in cap space for 2014-15 with 12 roster players under contract and possibly another $20+M in 2015-16 if they were conservative.
Something like this is the path I hope Toronto eventually takes - lots of youth, prospects, picks, and cap space.
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