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Originally Posted by octothorp
Yeah, you could be right about that. The approach I have in my mind is a 3-team trade around FVV for Poeltl and a FRP, which would generate a large trade exception, OG for young players and picks (ideally the Lakers first and Dyson from the Pelicans, but more likely the Pelicans pick), draft two lottery picks and three first-rounders overall this year, resign GTJ and Poeltl, use both the full MLE and trade exception to build out the depth of the roster. I think Masai always favours the 'develop while competing' direction, and I think this direction would give them decent competitiveness by 2024/25 while also rebuilding the youth on the team. That's my fantasy deadline/offseason, anyway (beyond the Raptors winning the lottery). Sets up a fairly easy way for the Raptors to stay under the tax at least until Scottie's rookie extension kicks in.
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I’d sign up for that for sure. The Raps like you said don’t tank. It’s not Masai’s style, but getting a high pick is super super important this year. Any team getting OG with a high pick trumps all.