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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
IMO trading Siakam for Gobert would be a huge mistake.
Gobert is older, and I don't think he's better than Siakam at all. He's not a superstar that's for sure.
I'm not sure chasing a superstar is the right move for the Raptors this offseason, personally I think trying to sign Nurkic in free agency would be the better move. The team needs a real C and it's the slotting and not being able to match up against Embiid that is killing them in this series.
FVF
Trent
Barnes
Siakam
Nurkic
With OG as your 6th man, and Precious and Boucher on the bench.
That would be a much better look for the Raptors next year, and allows the entire lineup to slot properly. The Raptors strengh is having a lot of athletic long players that can play in the 2/3/4 spots, but if you don't have an actual center it messes up the slotting for the whole group when playing against a team with a legitimate big like Embiid.
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Everything you said is correct and makes total sense , but that team can't win a championship (Or even contend)
You need at least 1 superstar. Some teams have 2. We have zero
Unless you believe Siakam can take the next step from star to superstar, we will continue to see what we did down the stretch yesterday.
There isn't an easy answer - And I think they will wait one more year - But you need to be exploring every possibility to try and figure out how to get that superstar (Or hope Barnes turns into one which is why they may wait one more year)