Did anyone else notice Carroll somewht chew into derozan on that fadeaway jumper?
Good, that was a selfish shot. Absolutely ridiculous for him to heave that up, especially with no one on the glass.
Bryan Colangelo will still probably give him the max to come to Philly.
Sign and trade to LA. He's about as much a Laker type of player, you can get.
Sign and trade to LA. He's about as much a Laker type of player, you can get.
Let's say he leaves, what is the Raptors plan going forward?
They have depth, and a high pick this year (Knicks pick). However, I'd go very hard after KD. Offer him a max contract.
I also think that regardless JV will become an all-star. A dominant big man for years to come.
They have depth, and a high pick this year (Knicks pick). However, I'd go very hard after KD. Offer him a max contract.
Scola with a masterpiece today.
5 minutes, 0 points, 0 assists, 0 rebounds, 0-2 (0-2 from 3), -13.
As he should. Absolutely ridiculous shot to take.
Even if DD and Bismack leave, that would open up about 18 mil in cap space. There's no chance. And I doubt he'd leave Westbrook just to play with Lowry sans DD. The only way KD signs for anything less than the max is to go to a true contender like GS and San Antonio (both teams will be aggressively pursuing him).
We'd probably have a better shot at trading our picks + Powell, etc. for Cousins.
No we wouldn't.. Lol.
You sign and trade with OKC for Derozan. Derozan can go to OKC, we can get Durant. It opens a lot. Worst case scenario you move Powell (sadly) for Durant in a sign and trade. Sign and trade we can go above the cap. And the cap is sky rocketing.
IMO Durant over Derozan or any of the above mentioned, puts the Raptors in a completely different level in the East.
Not only that, but Durant came out and said money isn't everything. He said it's nice to have a lot of money but chasing a title is what it's really about. The Raptors are as close to a team as it comes with the way we're built. Coming here is everything he wants, because he doesn't have to do it all with Lowry, JV, Carroll. And he can play for his fav. team he watched growing up, and rep for a whole country.
He'd thrive here.
Didn't Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf get suspended years ago for disrespecting the anthems?