Raptors Discussion: v97 Raptor's 2024-2025 - Training camp begins Oct. 1

[canucksfan]

Grady Dick has improved so much since the start of the year

 

[Clark4Ever]

Good win.

 

[GoonieFace]

Grady Dick has improved so much since the start of the year

Yes, he is coming along nicely…Agbaji looks like an interesting piece, super athletic

 

[canucksfan]

Raps are playing a great game

 

[shaner8989]

Raps are playing a great game

All they are doing is pissing away a top 6 pick.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Man, Jak is so important. They might be with Charlotte and Detroit wallowing in the basement of the East without him.

 

[canucksfan]

Raps would be up a lot if Mathurin wasn’t hitting next to impossible shots

 

[GoonieFace]

All they are doing is pissing away a top 6 pick.

In a crap draft. Winning is important to a young team. This team is exciting to watch

 

[PanniniClaus]

Grady Dick has improved so much since the start of the year

Watching it right now..and at least Mathurin is Canadian.

 

[stickty111]

Gradey's improvement has been amazing. If we want our rebuild to work, he needs to be a big hit.

All they are doing is pissing away a top 6 pick.

In a weak draft. Next year is the time to tank. Going for the play in is the best option this season

 

[canucksfan]

It was a fun game to watch. Hopefully, Poetl is okay.

I thought their defense was solid.

 

[trellaine201]

Grady Dick has improved so much since the start of the year

Oh thats great to hear!

 

[The Nemesis]

All they are doing is pissing away a top 6 pick.

They owe a pick to the Spurs. Better to do that in a weak draft where it could be 7-10 than next year when the pool is deeper and the team may or may not be better.

 

[blue stick]

kids are alright, nice to finally have a half-decent bench

 

[Thornbury]

All they are doing is pissing away a top 6 pick.

If you read draft profiles of the top 6 prospects, it's clear why we're better off passing our pick to the Spurs this year - mediocre talent at the top, and we'll still have the Pacer's 1st and the Pistons' 2nd.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Grady Dick has improved so much since the start of the year

Bump. He sure has!

Gradey's improvement has been amazing. If we want our rebuild to work, he needs to be a big hit.

In a weak draft. Next year is the time to tank. Going for the play in is the best option this season

Not sure how they would go about tanking next season. I might be missing something but I don't see it happening.

 

[CabanaBoy5]

This team is learning to play together and are a much better team than they were earlier in the season. I don’t see them doing anything other than improve next season.

 

[canucksfan]

This team is learning to play together and are a much better team than they were earlier in the season. I don’t see them doing anything other than improve next season.

They will have a lot of cap space as well. Not sure what they will do with it though. Brown and Trent Jr likely will be gone.

Before the OG trade the team was painful to watch.

 

[The Nemesis]

They will have a lot of cap space as well. Not sure what they will do with it though. Brown and Trent Jr likely will be gone.

Before the OG trade the team was painful to watch.

If Brown is gone it'll be because they dealt him and got something of reasonable value back.

I don't remember the exact FA list for the off-season but I seem to recall that it's not necessarily all that impressive, to the point that they don't need to clear the deck for max contract space for anyone unless they want to try and poach an RFA or something.

 

[Mapleafan]

Scottie is in his third year, he’s very young. He’s going to get a lot better. During his rookie season, a scout on another team called him Giannis with a better shot.

 

[Wry n Ginger]

This Raptors team This year has gone from "a team that could have won big 2 years ago " to a team that can win big 2 years from now. Love their moves this year bringing in talent that has a real chance to mature and grow together next year.

I had real doubts about Raptors mgmt identifying how to take the next step in changing NBA but I have a lot more confidence to end out the season. Who knows...maybe they even get a feel for play-in competition?

 

[CabanaBoy5]

This Raptors team This year has gone from "a team that could have won big 2 years ago " to a team that can win big 2 years from now. Love their moves this year bringing in talent that has a real chance to mature and grow together next year.

I had real doubts about Raptors mgmt identifying how to take the next step in changing NBA but I have a lot more confidence to end out the season. Who knows...maybe they even get a feel for play-in competition?

I think the play-in would be best for this group to continue growing as a team. They don’t need another middling youngster from a weak draft. The next step is to acquire a difference maker to this group. That won’t be found in this draft and they’ll be too good to get one in next years draft.

 

[canucksfan]

They have a good chance at the play-in. The schedule isn't too difficult but Poeltl's health is a key.

 

[DuklaNation]

The best teams have top end talent. Your best bet is via the draft and ideally in the lottery. Adding role players at this stage is a sign management is reluctant to do a real rebuild. Unfortunately they will likely be stuck in the middle and waste Scottie's early years. Onto the 2025 draft.

 

[Gary Nylund]

The best teams have top end talent. Your best bet is via the draft and ideally in the lottery. Adding role players at this stage is a sign management is reluctant to do a real rebuild. Unfortunately they will likely be stuck in the middle and waste Scottie's early years. Onto the 2025 draft.

Not sure I'd describe the Raps moves over the last few months as "adding role players".