Raptors Trade Ideas Thread - Winter Edition

[FlakeyFool]

yes, but having 3 top 5 picks in Jonas + this year + Next year could have set us up for an OKC type resurgence.

with that said even if the Raps do keep the pick this year, we will still have a chance at trading into the draft next year in hopes to land Wiggins dangling either Jonas or This years pick.

Yes! and pies will be falling from the sky!

[Rapsfanforlife]

I'm really not sure if this is possible to do, or if any team would be willing to do it. Is there a point in a losing season that a GM could assemble trades strictly around draft picks? ie. could you trade bargs and calderon for 2 first round draft picks? or Kleiza for a late first rounder? or do the trades have to have players attached to make the $$ work?

[Raps08-09 Champ]

Gortat and Beasley for Bargnani and Ross.

C-Gortat, Amir
PF-Valanciunas, Davis
SF-Beasley, Kleiza
SG-Derozan, Anderson
PG-Lowry, JL3

[Jamiecballer]

Gortat and Beasley for Bargnani and Ross.

C-Gortat, Amir
PF-Valanciunas, Davis
SF-Beasley, Kleiza
SG-Derozan, Anderson
PG-Lowry, JL3

not a big fan of that trade. really don't want to give up Ross.

[Raps08-09 Champ]

Include Calderon and Dudley to the deal. Ross' potential would be something like what Dudley is right now anyways.

[Jamiecballer]

Include Calderon and Dudley to the deal. Ross' potential would be something like what Dudley is right now anyways.

that makes it less appealing to me!

[Raps08-09 Champ]

Ehh. Surprised someone like Ross is holding up the deal when the proposal gets a top 10 center AND a player that career would be similar to that of Ross.

[Jamiecballer]

Ehh. Surprised someone like Ross is holding up the deal when the proposal gets a top 10 center AND a player that career would be similar to that of Ross.

i haven't seen enough of Ross to be confident in that evaluation.

[Raps08-09 Champ]

I suppose. Coming into the NBA, that was his likely potential IMO. For the most play, I assumed it wouldn't improve by that much.

[Jamiecballer]

I suppose. Coming into the NBA, that was his likely potential IMO. For the most play, I assumed it wouldn't improve by that much.

and for some reason i'm just not that big of a fan of Gortat

no idea why

[Raps08-09 Champ]

I would've thought you would be a fan. He's the opposite of Bargnani. Valancuinas' could possibly end up like Gortat if he doesn't get to reach superstar level.

[Jamiecballer]

I would've thought you would be a fan. He's the opposite of Bargnani. Valancuinas' could possibly end up like Gortat if he doesn't get to reach superstar level.

i don't like his skull. reminds me of skeletor.

[I Rock Shaqs]

I never understand why people for one always want to trade bums from the raptors and think they will get proven players in return, but then when a trade with the raptors trading a young unproven player for an already proven player pops up, you guys all just say well player A might turn into an all star or a solid player in the future! Same people who complain about losing all the time, yet they still want to stick with unproven players every year.

[Jamiecballer]

I never understand why people for one always want to trade bums from the raptors and think they will get proven players in return, but then when a trade with the raptors trading a young unproven player for an already proven player pops up, you guys all just say well player A might turn into an all star or a solid player in the future! Same people who complain about losing all the time, yet they still want to stick with unproven players every year.

fair enough - if you can convince Phoenix to keep Beasley in that trade i'll take it. i'm trying to get rid of one knucklehead in Bargnani why would i want to take another back in Beasley.

[I Rock Shaqs]

fair enough - if you can convince Phoenix to keep Beasley in that trade i'll take it. i'm trying to get rid of one knucklehead in Bargnani why would i want to take another back in Beasley.

I wasn't really directing anything towards you lol, just read some posts earlier on in the thread. Yeah I agree though Beasley and Bargnani are both no nos but if I had to pick one it would be Beasley.