No superstar player(s) wants to play in Toronto so the Raptors has to settle with signing aging former superstar or just an average Joe veteran player or young player who just want to get a chance to be starter. So pretty much the only option the Raptors have is to develop their young players to become above average player. Kyle Lowry is one of those examples of a young player who just want to prove he can be a starting PG in the NBA. Derozan, Ross and JV are the sample of developing their young guys. Then you have guys like Amir, Patterson, Fields, Vasquez who are just an average players. So it doesn't make any sense to trade Derozan who finally proven he can play well in the NBA. I would rather have 2 - 3 options (Derozan, Lowry or JV) than just one (JV). I still think DD can still improve more than his improvement this season.
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