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tenforthewin wrote: View PostIf we are gonna resign Kawhi Leonard, we need to surround him with better players. I propose a few trades
1) Toronto out: Serge Ibaka, Malachi Richardson
Toronto in: resigned Montrezl Harrell, Danilo Galinari
2) Toronto out: Kyle Lowry, OG Anunoby, Norman Powell
Toronto in: Jeff Teague, Andrew Wiggins
Our Lineups becomes
Teague
Wiggins
KL
MHarrell
Valanciunas
Key Benches
Delon/FVV
Danny Green
Danilo Galinari
Siakam
Backup Center
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GuiJaeger wrote: View PostI couldn't even say anything about this because I was so busy reading all of the info and takes and hearing the reactions.
These past couple of days have been the wildest I experienced as a Raptors fan, dating from 2003 when I started following them because as a child I played a basketball video game and thought it was wild that there is only one team from another country, and how cool their uniforms looked. You know, kid stuff. From then, I guess the struggle of the only foreign franchise in the NBA trying to figure things out and scratching for relevance really appealed to me, and I stayed with it, through various degrees of attention.
Even though I wholeheartedly agreed with the trade from every logical angle, it still took me like a good twenty four hours to be happy with it. This core coincided with the time just after I started really sinking into basketball as an obsession. Needless to say, DeRozan is a great part of it. I struggled with DeRozan as a player for the longest, and yet when he left, all that is left is the legacy. His departure, the break-up of this core, and specifically his duo with Lowry, is one of the most bitter feelings ever.
But even though I'm still sad, I was as ready as I could be for it. It just simply had run its course, on the court, and even off it, it just felt like the cycle was over. I hope there's a misunderstanding and things didn't end up in a bad note, but I take solace in the fact that our guy is at least going to a model franchise. In that sense, the FO did as good by him as they could.
Now there's a new reality for us to embrace. Man, it's gonna be weird to see Kyle on the court and on interviews without DeRozan, provided he stays. But I feel optimistic, because on basketball terms, this has the potential to be special. Most of the talk about Kawhi is about the red flags, and of course they're important, but we're never able to do this were they not there, and frankly, worse situations were turned around in the league, and in the franchise.
The main part really is the core of all this: the sport itself. If we reach our potential, the chance the Raptors' new star stays goes up dramatically. We're trying to carve up a new fate, a better hope. And if it doesn't, we embrace our current destiny earlier. This season is going to be something else, certainly a historic one, one way or another. I feel like that blown-away, curious kid again.
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inthepaint wrote: View PostUjiri's burner account?
He will use the word "excited" alot.
Says he believes that Kawhi will fulfill his obligation.
Will say something about "communication breakdown" with Demar and "its unfortunate", and blames himself.
Will talk about planning more moves down the road.
Will reiterate his belief that this team with Kawhi can get to the finals.
Fuck Boston!
That is all.
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grindhouse wrote: View PostA sign and trade JV and Powell
Now part of the issue is that Norm's a guard - had he the height to be a small forward, then it might pique a bit of interest from Houston as they've been thinned put on the wings - but he's not.
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Ebonhawke wrote: View PostAnd, as a restricted free agent, the Rockets will have the opportunity to match any offer that he gets, so no chance of a 'bargain-bin' signing for a year
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Ebonhawke wrote: View PostMakes no financial sense from a Houston perspective- if they weren't willing to pay Capella $20M a year, why would they do a sign and trade that brings back $25M a year - they'd be better off just matching the offer sheet.
Now part of the issue is that Norm's a guard - had he the height to be a small forward, then it might pique a bit of interest from Houston as they've been thinned put on the wings - but he's not.
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white men can't jump wrote: View PostYeah, he'll re-sign with the Rockets. They're just being cutthroat with negotiations. It's a bad summer for capspace, so they're making as small an offer as they feel they can. He definitely doesn't deserve the 25+ million a year he's asking for though. Maybe they'll meet in the middle, or he'll just accept his fate and sign their initial offer.
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Ebonhawke wrote: View PostMakes no financial sense from a Houston perspective- if they weren't willing to pay Capella $20M a year, why would they do a sign and trade that brings back $25M a year - they'd be better off just matching the offer sheet.
Now part of the issue is that Norm's a guard - had he the height to be a small forward, then it might pique a bit of interest from Houston as they've been thinned put on the wings - but he's not.
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