Everything RAPTORS 2015 Trade Deadline

[tDotted]

I'd nab up Williams myself.

Poor man's 2Pat

[Cody73]

Poor man's 2Pat

Yup. If Amir don't come back, him & Pat makes a good tandem.

[Primer]

Apparently Utah got a 1st and 2nd round pick for Kanter, along with the rights to Tibor Pleiss. No idea where the picks are coming from though.

[3inthekeon]

Man.. that would really suck lol but I doubt it. You're right about SVG reaching him. He's been defending Jennings the entire season.


Dual point guard lineup man. Where have you been? And Knight makes for a much better SG than PG

Reason Dragic wanted to leave was cause his numbers were way down when he wasn't running the point on his own.

Who is their 2nd unit PG now? They may still do a bit, like Casey with Lowry/Vasquez on together, but Lowry is still the starter and Vasquez the backup.

Bledsoe will be the starter, even if Knight plays the 2 on occasion.

[3inthekeon]

Apparently Utah got a 1st and 2nd round pick for Kanter, along with the rights to Tibor Pleiss. No idea where the picks are coming from though.

Thanks, makes a lot more sense now.

[hotfuzz]

MCW is a better PG than Dragic IMO and he's only 23. Bucks won the day.

Not really. Dragic is miles better today and it's not even close.

Can't believe Mia picked up the double Dragons for just Granger, Shawne Williams, Jordan Hamilton and 2 1st rd picks.....Starting V- Wade, Deng, Bosh, Dragic, Whiteside....who wants a 1st rd matchup with them?

Thought they gave up birdman, and mcrob?

At some point Philly is going to have to start actually getting some players, no?

Honestly, they're a disgrace to the NBA and I hope it blows up in their face a la Edmonton Oilers. Seeing this bullshit makes me kind of glad our tank never worked.

Why are they a disgrace? They're just accumulating assets. They still play very hard and Raptors had to work hard to get their last two wins against them.

[Letter N]

The two deals that have me puzzled:

Wolves trade Young for Garnett - Garnett is still a n excellent defender, but what is the thinking for Minny to trade an asset for nostalgia? Couldn't they have gotten a youngster or a draft pick for Thad?

I read a rumour that Garnett is looking to buy a piece of the franchise after retiring.

So they traded a guy that wasn't going to stick around and just takes touches away from the young guns, you get back the biggest name in franchise history and if the rumour is true the current owners went to the GM and said this is what you're doing, stop questioning it, we want out and this guy wants to give us money!!

[Jclaw]

Doesn't it seem like forever since we've played the Heat? Looking forward to that game. Circle March 13th.

[Letter N]

Why are they a disgrace? They're just accumulating assets. They still play very hard and Raptors had to work hard to get their last two wins against them.

Players always play hard, but you really do have to question what the grand plan is here. You draft good young players, then turn around and trade them for draft picks, at what point are they going to actually try to build? What if Embiid doesn't work out, what if Saric is all hype? Do you just keep tanking until you get the next LeBron James? And if you surround him with inexperienced kids would you even know if you have the next LeBron?

[Primer]

I read a rumour that Garnett is looking to buy a piece of the franchise after retiring.

So they traded a guy that wasn't going to stick around and just takes touches away from the young guns, you get back the biggest name in franchise history and if the rumour is true the current owners went to the GM and said this is what you're doing, stop questioning it, we want out and this guy wants to give us money!!

So is Anthony Bennett the starting PF in Minnesota now? Looks that way to me. Splitting time with Payne, who should be the new backup PF.

[tDotted]

Reason Dragic wanted to leave was cause his numbers were way down when he wasn't running the point on his own.

Who is their 2nd unit PG now? They may still do a bit, like Casey with Lowry/Vasquez on together, but Lowry is still the starter and Vasquez the backup.

Bledsoe will be the starter, even if Knight plays the 2 on occasion.

Dragic was mad because his minutes and usage were down. Suns ran the dual PG lineup last year and can still run it this year with Knight. Just need to sign a PG from FA

[Scraptor]

Damn, if Miami ends up in the 7th seed and we're 2nd, we are going to have a tough battle on our hands. That team now has the talent to make it out of the East.

[Zainab]

Damn, if Miami ends up in the 7th seed and we're 2nd, we are going to have a tough battle on our hands. That team now has the talent to make it out of the East.

You gotta believe, Matty D....you gotta believe!

[Zainab]

Casey calls rest of season/playoffs a platform for Raptors core to "show what they can do" before team makes bigger decisions this summer

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 19, 2015

Casey: "Our development, growth & progress will depend on how fast our guys grow. So that's the commitment we're making to our players"

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 19, 2015

By my count, there are only eight of 30 NBA teams who haven't made roster tweaks via trade in 2015: GSW, LAL, SA, CHI, ORL, IND, TOR.

— Tony Mejia (@TonyMejiaNBA) February 19, 2015

[Zainab]

Masai: "To me, huge vote of confidence. We really had nothing from the beginning. We feel confident in this team."

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 19, 2015