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Great pick by Masai, but also great projection on his part to know Siakam could develop so much this summer. How easy would it have been to include Siakam in the Kawhi trade or some other trade which may have been available? He knew he had a player worth holding onto which I don't think was the case at the end of last season.
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LJ2 wrote: View PostGreat pick by Masai, but also great projection on his part to know Siakam could develop so much this summer. How easy would it have been to include Siakam in the Kawhi trade or some other trade which may have been available? He knew he had a player worth holding onto which I don't think was the case at the end of last season.
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A.I wrote: View PostPoeltl got traded in a package for Kawhi and Green, and Pascal is a steal in that draft.
Build Masai his statue already.
(Note: I don't have anything against DeRozan, especially off the court. Give that man his standing ovation when he returns to Toronto. But moving on from him was absolutely the right decision.)
SkywalkerAC wrote: View PostSkal got off to a decent start to his NBA career, or so it seemed. So far this year he's played a grand total of 28 minutes...
I'm glad we chose Siakam. He's slowly morphing into our third star before our very eyes...Last edited by DerozansSpurs; Fri Nov 9, 2018, 07:47 PM.
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DerozansSpurs wrote: View PostThe Kawhi Leonard trade is just so amazing on many levels. I loved it more than anyone else back then, and now I love it even more. Even if we lose Kawhi Leonard next off-season, we still win that trade by dumping DeMar DeRozan, a very flawed and high salary player who is incredibly difficult to build around, onto another team and reaping the benefits of increased motion offense and sharper/more impenetrable defense that come with trading him away. Just ask the Lakers and Jazz what they got hit by this week and they'll let you know!
(Note: I don't have anything against DeRozan, especially off the court. Give that man his standing ovation when he returns to Toronto. But moving on from him was absolutely the right decision.)
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Truth Teller wrote: View PostYes, thats why it was a great move. In the NBA, you want to either be a top 5 team or a bottom 5 team. Being inbetween is very hard (not impossible). Masai has done a great job because if Kawhi leaves next season, we can rebuild/retool the season after.If we knew half as much about coaching an NBA team as we think, we"d know twice as much as we do.
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Truth Teller wrote: View PostYes, thats why it was a great move. In the NBA, you want to either be a top 5 team or a bottom 5 team. Being inbetween is very hard (not impossible). Masai has done a great job because if Kawhi leaves next season, we can rebuild/retool the season after.
That all said, if we lose Kawhi, we are not a bottom 5 team. Even if we dump Lowry as well, I'm not convinced we are a bottom 5 team. Masai is just too damn good at what he does. LolLast edited by Joey; Sat Nov 10, 2018, 01:58 AM.
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Joey wrote: View PostMasai built this team into a Top Contender with zero tank, and that really is almost unseen nowadays. He has shown everyone in the league how to do it though as well. 5 years from now, I would not be surprised to see the Raptors of today being the standard, the absolute hallmark of building in the NBA. The Warriors are not really a reasonable or achievable standard; the Raptors are for the exact reason that we started from bottom-ish (but not really), and now we here.
That all said, if we lose Kawhi, we are not a bottom 5 team. Even if we dump Lowry as well, I'm not convinced we are a bottom 5 team. Masai is just too damn good at what he does. Lol
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Hotshot wrote: View PostIf we lose Kawhi we are still a top 5 team in the East. If we lose Lowry as well, we are still in the playoffs race in the east.
The Raptors, if losing both Kawhi and dumping Lowry, would sport a lineup of:
VanVleet-Wright-OG-Siakam-Valanciunas, not to mention Norman Powell still under contract. That's an average age of 24 if we're calculating it today... what the hell.Twitter: @ReubenJRD • NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
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ReubenJRD wrote: View Post... whilst developing what seems to be rising stars in Siakam and OG.
The Raptors, if losing both Kawhi and dumping Lowry, would sport a lineup of:
VanVleet-Wright-OG-Siakam-Valanciunas, not to mention Norman Powell still under contract. That's an average age of 24 if we're calculating it today... what the hell.
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Hotshot wrote: View PostWell I doubt Masai would put the current roster on display if Kawhi leaves no matter what. A mini- rebuild would ensue.Twitter: @ReubenJRD • NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
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Joey wrote: View PostMasai built this team into a Top Contender with zero tank, and that really is almost unseen nowadays. He has shown everyone in the league how to do it though as well. 5 years from now, I would not be surprised to see the Raptors of today being the standard, the absolute hallmark of building in the NBA. The Warriors are not really a reasonable or achievable standard; the Raptors are for the exact reason that we started from bottom-ish (but not really), and now we here.
That all said, if we lose Kawhi, we are not a bottom 5 team. Even if we dump Lowry as well, I'm not convinced we are a bottom 5 team. Masai is just too damn good at what he does. Lol
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