I don't know, I'm not sure that trade moves the Raptors forward. They're giving away their most valuable trade assets without addressing what we all know is the biggest weakness on the team (SF). They're giving up, in Calderon, the only thing that makes their second unit remotely useful... the second unit with Lucas at PG is unspeakably inept offensively. Gasol would be a great upgrade on Bargnani, no question, but it puts them in a bit of a cap bind: they lose all their flexibility this coming season, and then they'll have a desperation situation in 2014 with their two best players (Gasol and Lowry) hitting free agency at the same time.
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