Heh, this is as close to an undo button on the original Gay trade as you can get, with Vazquez being a young Calderonesque player, and Patterson being a similar type of PF (slightly lower upside) than Davis.
No idea if it improves them or hurts them short-term. I expect DeRozan's output to drop with Gay no longer drawing the other team's top defenders, but there's the potential for Raptors' offensive efficiency to improve sharply. Contract-wise, it's perfect, you drop that risk of $19 million next season, down to just $6 million. Vazquez is not only a decent backup/starter, he's also a decent trade chip as the season continues and other teams get injury issues.
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