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I know...you are already getting a ton of mixed feelings from the title.
But you really gotta think about this one from all the angles.
Yes, Jose did have conflicts with Lowry about starting, yes, he is a matador defender, but he was the best damn pick n roll point guard in raptors history (could be arguable, but not really). Masai would have to talk to Lowry about this to get the green light from him, but Jose would be brought back as a 6th or 7th man off the bench; after watching this season unfold, I think it has REALLY become clear who's our starting point guard. And I think Jose would be okay with that for multiple reasons I will talk about later.
Now that we have the starting issue out of the way, there is the issue of the fit. I personally think Jose would be a great fit for this raptors squad in the Vasquez role simply because he would do it better. He would run the pick n roll with amir and JV masterfully, he would shoot the ball with waaayyy more consistency than Vasquez ever will, and he would pick his spots carefully whilst Vazquez is kind of a chucker. Maybe he isn't as much of a matador as Vaz too lol.
Salary isn't an issue either because we can use some of our expirings to package with Vaz in the deal (hayes/fields/hansbrough).
Final thing to cover is why NYK would do it and why Jose would want it. NYK would do it because their season is a disaster so far and they need to shake things up. Getting vaz would help because he is younger than Jose and still quite talented, and NYK gets some expirings on top of it all which they can either flip for something else, or keep and use to save cap space. Finally, Jose does it because he loves TO, hates the way he left, gets to join a contending team that consists of old pals in Amir and DD, and he doesn't have to put up with the egos and terrible management that is residing in NYK (except phil, he is a savant
), he also gets to do his own thing and not put up with a new, weird, hard to comprehend offensive scheme (triangle offense).
Trade:
Raptors get: Jose Calderon, maybe picks if Masai channels his inner Warlord and uses his signature skill (fleecing the knicks).
Knicks get: Vaz, Hayes/fields, a 2nd rounder if phil wants to be greedy.
But you really gotta think about this one from all the angles.
Yes, Jose did have conflicts with Lowry about starting, yes, he is a matador defender, but he was the best damn pick n roll point guard in raptors history (could be arguable, but not really). Masai would have to talk to Lowry about this to get the green light from him, but Jose would be brought back as a 6th or 7th man off the bench; after watching this season unfold, I think it has REALLY become clear who's our starting point guard. And I think Jose would be okay with that for multiple reasons I will talk about later.
Now that we have the starting issue out of the way, there is the issue of the fit. I personally think Jose would be a great fit for this raptors squad in the Vasquez role simply because he would do it better. He would run the pick n roll with amir and JV masterfully, he would shoot the ball with waaayyy more consistency than Vasquez ever will, and he would pick his spots carefully whilst Vazquez is kind of a chucker. Maybe he isn't as much of a matador as Vaz too lol.
Salary isn't an issue either because we can use some of our expirings to package with Vaz in the deal (hayes/fields/hansbrough).
Final thing to cover is why NYK would do it and why Jose would want it. NYK would do it because their season is a disaster so far and they need to shake things up. Getting vaz would help because he is younger than Jose and still quite talented, and NYK gets some expirings on top of it all which they can either flip for something else, or keep and use to save cap space. Finally, Jose does it because he loves TO, hates the way he left, gets to join a contending team that consists of old pals in Amir and DD, and he doesn't have to put up with the egos and terrible management that is residing in NYK (except phil, he is a savant
), he also gets to do his own thing and not put up with a new, weird, hard to comprehend offensive scheme (triangle offense).Trade:
Raptors get: Jose Calderon, maybe picks if Masai channels his inner Warlord and uses his signature skill (fleecing the knicks).
Knicks get: Vaz, Hayes/fields, a 2nd rounder if phil wants to be greedy.
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