2015 Raptors Offseason - Everything rumors, musings and rumblings

[DanH]

Draymond Green, in a simple choice of players. But the way the season has gone, there is zero chance GSW let him go.

So, Middleton, as I think a max deal pries him away from the Bucks.

[thead]

I havent watched a single Bucks game all year...why is everyone so high on Middleton?

[Mindlessness]

I havent watched a single Bucks game all year...why is everyone so high on Middleton?

He's good at basketball. :P

[psrs1]

As you noted Green is the better choice imo. I haven't researched the cap situations of either GSW or Mil. but this would come into play if either team were up against it. Mil. has already made the requisite statement that they will match on Middleton but Green will be a hard get as well...he is a favourite of Kerr's and I believe they would rather lose some other asset than Green. Lastly, there will be other suitors. A pessimistic outlook I am afraid.

Green isn't coming to Toronto. Middleton might if we massively overpay.

[DanH]

I havent watched a single Bucks game all year...why is everyone so high on Middleton?

He's a very good two way player - RPM ranks him as one of the elite defenders in the league. Plus he's been pretty good offensively on a Bucks team with few other options.

[distorsun]

As you noted Green is the better choice imo. I haven't researched the cap situations of either GSW or Mil. but this would come into play if either team were up against it. Mil. has already made the requisite statement that they will match on Middleton but Green will be a hard get as well...he is a favourite of Kerr's and I believe they would rather lose some other asset than Green. Lastly, there will be other suitors. A pessimistic outlook I am afraid.

Good analysis. GSW will pay GReen, but it may cost them H. Barnes.
My choice is Middleton. Mil will probably match. Our next option D. Carrol (ATL).

[Bonus Jonas]

Only issue I have with Middleton is unless Masai can dump Greivis or Terrence, we'll have nearly no cap space to fill out the roster. If we give him 14M then we'd have 3M in cap space to sign someone else and the 3.2M exception. (In comparison, Hans made 3M this season)

Depth chart would be:
Lowry/Vasquez
Demar/Ross
Middleton/JJ/Bruno
Patterson
JV/Bebe

And our rookie and two 3M guys, our starting five becomes better but I feel our bench suffers a lot, and we'll have to heavily rely on PPat

[Bonus Jonas]

Potential targets with the 3M deals, I think we'd definitely be taking two bigs, as our big situation would be very weak, draft a PG and sign one of Ed Davis, Thomas Robinson, Andray Blatche or Hans and one of Kosta Koufas, Javale Mcgee or Kevin Seraphin

Still not too confident with:

Lowry/Vasquez/Lucas
Demar/Ross/Daniels
Middleton/JJ/Bruno
PPat/Robinson
JV/Seraphin/Bebe

[distorsun]

Can we ask the MOD to delete this post?

[OldSkoolCool]

How about their hybrid? Aka Bruno (if developed properly)

[Mindlessness]

How about their hybrid? Aka Bruno (if developed properly)

We would still need one PF or SF, depending on which Bruno becomes. So, uh, sign one of them anyways?

[mjt20mik]

Middleton

[raptors999]

Green needs to be really open to be effective offensively. IMHO Middleton is more well rounded but a smaller defender

[charlesnba23]

Al Farouq Aminu

[Bonus Jonas]

Al Farouq Aminu

Lots of needless overlap with JJ