NBA Thread

[TheHurl]

Greatest thing ever

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsvaQR9hKDI

[dineke]

So apparently the new d-league team is called raptor 905er... seriously

[GD]

Yeah. Lame af

[Horses Fart]

So how much cash do we have to spend and what holes do we have to fill? Amir and Lou??

[jays_fever]

I believe the cap is around 67M for next season while we're currently at 41M. We can offer a max contract to someone and still resign Amir.

 

KLove and Carrol would be a dream off season.

 

Wesley Matthews is also an ideal target, I doubt anyone will risk giving him a 3 year deal coming off an Achilles injury but I'd take a chance on him.

[Horses Fart]

How much will Amir want tho?

[jays_fever]

10M/2 Years?

[dineke]

2/10 for Amir would be a steal.. He's going to get at least 8 mil a year.

[dineke]

Also, rumours are Demar's going to ask for 25 mil a year after next season. Please trade him Masai...

[jaysblue]

10M/2 Years?

 

Not gonna happen. As much as I love Amir, you can't rely on him as a starter - he breaks down way to easily.

[jaysblue]

Also, rumours are Demar's going to ask for 25 mil a year after next season. Please trade him Masai...

 

Ewww, get rid of him then. That would be ludicrous if the Raptors gave him that type of money.

[jays_fever]

Some team probably will give him 20M+ a year with the cap going up. 20 point scorers are always overrated.

 

Masai still has overall done a solid job here, other than not firing Casey yet

[jaysblue]

I believe the cap is around 67M for next season while we're currently at 41M. We can offer a max contract to someone and still resign Amir.

 

KLove and Carrol would be a dream off season.

 

Wesley Matthews is also an ideal target, I doubt anyone will risk giving him a 3 year deal coming off an Achilles injury but I'd take a chance on him.

 

I'm a huge fan of Wesley Matthews. Likely will be a great buy this offseason and he would fit in terrific with the Raptors.

[jays_fever]

I'm a huge fan of Wesley Matthews. Likely will be a great buy this offseason and he would fit in terrific with the Raptors.

 

He's honestly a great player. I would take him over Aldridge every time. Him and KLove (or even Milsap) would put us back in the top 3 for the East.

[jaysblue]

Some team probably will give him 20M+ a year with the cap going up. 20 point scorers are always overrated.

 

Masai still has overall done a solid job here, other than not firing Casey yet

 

I know. I hate empty 20 PPG players who don't contribute in any other of the offensive categories.

 

I like DeMar but he isn't a franchise player to build your starting 5 around. He's more of a secondary, third piece. Even when he missed time this season, the Raptors played fine without him so he's replaceable. Still if he thinks he can get a max deal, then great! I hope he plays his best basketball in his contract year which would definitely help the Raptors a lot in 2015/2016.

[Horses Fart]

Not gonna happen. As much as I love Amir, you can't rely on him as a starter - he breaks down way to easily.

 

Well said.

[SpeedyGose]

He's honestly a great player. I would take him over Aldridge every time. Him and KLove (or even Milsap) would put us back in the top 3 for the East.

 

my dream offseason is Millsap and Matthews. Literally perfect fits for our current team

[jays_fever]

my dream offseason is Millsap and Matthews. Literally perfect fits for our current team

 

Imagine a S&T with Demar for Middleton and sign those 2?

 

Lowry/Matthews/Middleton/Millsap/JV could honestly be the best raptor team in franchise history.

 

They still probably lose to the Bulls or Cavs but it's a good base and a team I would actually go out of my way to watch

[dineke]

Not too excited about Matthews. Players usually don't come back the same after an Achilles injury.

[SpeedyGose]

Imagine a S&T with Demar for Middleton and sign those 2?

 

Lowry/Matthews/Middleton/Millsap/JV could honestly be the best raptor team in franchise history.

 

They still probably lose to the Bulls or Cavs but it's a good base and a team I would actually go out of my way to watch

 

Ya,that would literally be perfect.

 

Side note: Al-Farouq Aminu is scheduled to visit with New York, Boston, Portland, Toronto and New Orleans in the coming weeks.

src: David Aldridge

 

He would be an awesome bench piece

[dineke]

Raptors are going to meet with Lamarcus Aldridge. Hmm...

[GD]

Doesn't he take a lot of long twos?

[jays_fever]

Yea he's a high volume, high usage big. Doesnt turn over the ball though with how much they ran the offence through him and attracts a lot of double teams. Solid defender and rebounder. Not a max player but I dont mind overpaying for a good player.

 

Much rather pay him over Derozan.

 

Millsap over both though

[GD]

If Tristan Thompson is gonna get the max I guess LMA is a max guy now too lol.

 

I don't see how an offense that includes Lowry, DD and LMA is supposed to work. Not nearly enough shots to go around. Hopefully if we do sign him that means that Demar's gone. Anyone have any trade scenarios for Demar?

[dineke]

Doesn't he take a lot of long twos?

 

25th in RPM this year with an injured thumb and 10th last year so he's a much better player than Derozan.

[GD]

25th in RPM this year with an injured thumb and 10th last year so he's a much better player than Derozan.

 

I'm not sure on the validity of RPM (isn't it a kind of black box?) but I'm not questioning LMA. Just don't see the fit with the current lineup.

 

If Ujiri has the balls to sign LMA, trade Demar, and fill out the rest of the roster, I'll be the happiest guy out there. Still curious on a Demar trade, though.

[jays_fever]

DeRozan to Lakers for Clarkson and a first?

 

Geogre Karl and the Kings are pretty stupid maybe they like Derozan and a bunch of picks for Cousins.

 

Just the fact that a legit NBA max player would consider signing here is a positive.

[SpeedyGose]

I'm not sure on the validity of RPM (isn't it a kind of black box?) but I'm not questioning LMA. Just don't see the fit with the current lineup.

 

If Ujiri has the balls to sign LMA, trade Demar, and fill out the rest of the roster, I'll be the happiest guy out there. Still curious on a Demar trade, though.

 

I haven't studied the Raptors play calling enough to know if this actually works but it sounds right given what I remember. Read it on realgm:

 

"He and Derozan are actually perfect for each other out of the staggered screens/horns sets the Raptors have liked to run in the past. Undefeated could probably talk more about this but the threat of Derozan's drives would set up more clean looks for LMA and LMA's shooting would allow Derozan to drive out of the horn with even more regularity and find other shooters. A proper 3 and D SF who was super efficient would be nice."

 

 

Now, that said, I would want to move Demar anyway because he is going to demand 20+ million on his new deal.

[dineke]

I'm not sure on the validity of RPM (isn't it a kind of black box?) but I'm not questioning LMA. Just don't see the fit with the current lineup.

 

If Ujiri has the balls to sign LMA, trade Demar, and fill out the rest of the roster, I'll be the happiest guy out there. Still curious on a Demar trade, though.

 

Yeah I'm not too big on LMA too but he makes more of an impact than Derozan even though they are both inefficient, namely defense and rebounding. I'd much rather have Paul Millsap though and he would cost less.

[GD]

Derozan to Nets, Lopez to Celtics (S&T), Smart and stuff to the Raptors? He's superfluous as is in Boston.

 

I'd rather have Millsap but we haven't heard anything on that. Better than Tristan f***ing Thompson.