she's taken now...and man it hurts to see but im happy tooI don't understand why this organization is so high on VanVleet. Does anybody get blown by on a more regular basis? Horrible at getting through screens to open shooters also.
He's been trash this year for the most part.I don't understand why this organization is so high on VanVleet. Does anybody get blown by on a more regular basis? Horrible at getting through screens to open shooters also.
I wont get too upset today surprisingly, but there are troubling signs recently with the team.
It could just be the ups and downs of a season.
Anyone else feel this game won't live up to it's hype? I just feel like Demar will get shutdown and the Spurs can't play D so Leonard is just gonna go off.
Demar would get his first triple-double against us.
Missing Lowry and JV certainly doesn't help.
There aren't many teams that could get by as well as we have with the number of injuries we've had to key starters and rotation players. I don't care if we fall a bit in the standings, as long as we're healthy going into the playoffs, especially Lowry.
Toronto does not have a lot to offer in terms of veteran contributors. C.J. Miles has been a shell of himself lately and is owed $17 million over the next two years. Serge Ibaka started strong but already appears to be running out of gas, as was the case last season. He has a $23 million price tag for next year. Norman Powell has worked his way back into the rotation, but his four-year, $41 million deal figures to be too hefty to be traded.
There’s been chatter about the Raptors pursuing Wizards guard Bradley Beal, but Washington wants two players and two draft picks for him, according to sources.
That would cost the team budding star Pascal Siakam and wing OG Anunoby, plus some filler salary and two future first-round draft picks. The Raptors already owe this year’s pick to the Spurs, and they would have to persuade Washington to take a pick as far out as 2023.
The best possibility would be Minnesota’s Jeff Teague. The Wolves have gotten good production from Derrick Rose and Tyus Jones recently, which could make Teague expendable, though he is not being shopped actively. Teague has been out with an ankle injury, and though he’s still a solid passer, he has been a terrible shooter (38.4 percent from the field) this season. He is also owed $19 million next season. That’s a big investment for a backup guard.
Another route would be to push for one of Dallas’ veteran point guards, J.J. Barea or Devin Harris. Barea has been especially effective as a reserve playmaker this year, but both he and Harris returned to Dallas because they’re comfortable there, and the Mavs would not trade either player without their approval. To get Barea, then, the Raptors would have to convince him to play for a contender, then likely give up a future first-round pick.
Maybe the best option would be to pluck Jeremy Lin from the Hawks. Lin has been solid in coming back after knee surgery, averaging 10.4 points and 3.3 assists in 18.6 minutes, making 38.6 percent of his 3-pointers. That’s a good fit. Plus, he’d be plenty motivated to stick it to the Nets by going from the bottom-dwelling Hawks to a contender.
Sources: Butler tested Brown over 76ers' offense
Butler being Butler