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octothorp · 06-24-2011, 08:45 PM

So Valanciunas' buyout has been been arranged, he's staying in Europe for 2011-12, and then moving to Toronto for the start of the 2012 season. If the NBA season is cancelled, it's great, otherwise it's sort of meh... but at least it's not going to be a Rubio situation where he spends several years over there. There are also rumours that the deal is structured in such a way that the Raptors will have input into his usage and development next year.

As for the Raptors next year, I agree they're going to get a high lotto pick, but there's a lot of other questions they need to answer: are they going to keep Bargnani, Davis or both? I hope they end up building around Davis, Valanciunas and DeRozan, trade Bargs for a capable young PG, and draft an elite SF next year (possibly Barnes, McAdoo, Jones, or Miller, or someone else currently not on the radar).

06-24-2011, 08:45 PM	#188
octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	So Valanciunas' buyout has been been arranged, he's staying in Europe for 2011-12, and then moving to Toronto for the start of the 2012 season. If the NBA season is cancelled, it's great, otherwise it's sort of meh... but at least it's not going to be a Rubio situation where he spends several years over there. There are also rumours that the deal is structured in such a way that the Raptors will have input into his usage and development next year. As for the Raptors next year, I agree they're going to get a high lotto pick, but there's a lot of other questions they need to answer: are they going to keep Bargnani, Davis or both? I hope they end up building around Davis, Valanciunas and DeRozan, trade Bargs for a capable young PG, and draft an elite SF next year (possibly Barnes, McAdoo, Jones, or Miller, or someone else currently not on the radar). Last edited by octothorp; 06-24-2011 at 09:06 PM.