Seems like there's a lot of chatter out there about Powell and Lowry. Rumours for Lowry mostly involve Philly and Miami (with Clippers mentioned but it's hard to see how they have the assets to get it done), while suitors for Norm include those teams plus a few others like Atlanta, Boston, Dallas.
One thing that's been getting some traction amongst internet fans is the idea of a big trade between Toronto and Miami, with both Powell and Lowry going there and the Raptors getting several young assets (and matching expiring contracts) back. Large trades rarely happen but to me that idea actually makes a lot of sense: Miami's in a win-now window, and they have some young assets who make sense for Toronto's rebuild timeline.
Raptors have also been linked to rumours for Holmes from Sacramento, who makes some sense as an upgrade at C, but he's an expiring this summer.
I've got no idea which way the Raptors go. A week ago I was thinking they make a depth move for a C upgrade and try to make a run. From the rumours it definitely seems like they're considering pulling the plug on this year if the return is there for Powell, and the right destination for Lowry.
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