It's simple guys. As long as:
-We make the playoffs this year.
-Rudy Gay has an awesome year with his new eyesight and proves that he can be a 1b type player for a contending team, then decides to opt out and a) stay in Toronto and b) take a pay cut. Guys take pay cuts all the time after career best years so I don't see how this could work out otherwise.
-Kyle Lowry finally puts it all together for the first time in his career (along with staying healthy), becomes a top 10 point guard in the league and a) decides to stay in Toronto and b) does so for a reasonable cap hit.
-DeRozan gets his three point shooting up to 35% plus and becomes a better defender.
-JV turns into an all star calibre player at his position.
-T Ross completely bucks the nose dive he's currently on and becomes a player worthy of top 7 rotation minutes on a championship level squad.
-Novak is still a contributor in 2015 instead of the fringe NBAer he's been for most of his career.
-We nail our 2014 and 2015 first rounders (somewhere between 14-20) out of the park and they become immediate contributors for a championship level team.
-We lure a max level player to Toronto in free agency during 2015. This part is basically a guarantee based on precedent.
-Casey transforms into a championship level coach or Ujiri replaces him with one at the end of the year.
-We round out the rest of the roster with quality contributors who will accept dirt for pay....
Then we're laughing.
-We make the playoffs this year.
-Rudy Gay has an awesome year with his new eyesight and proves that he can be a 1b type player for a contending team, then decides to opt out and a) stay in Toronto and b) take a pay cut. Guys take pay cuts all the time after career best years so I don't see how this could work out otherwise.
-Kyle Lowry finally puts it all together for the first time in his career (along with staying healthy), becomes a top 10 point guard in the league and a) decides to stay in Toronto and b) does so for a reasonable cap hit.
-DeRozan gets his three point shooting up to 35% plus and becomes a better defender.
-JV turns into an all star calibre player at his position.
-T Ross completely bucks the nose dive he's currently on and becomes a player worthy of top 7 rotation minutes on a championship level squad.
-Novak is still a contributor in 2015 instead of the fringe NBAer he's been for most of his career.
-We nail our 2014 and 2015 first rounders (somewhere between 14-20) out of the park and they become immediate contributors for a championship level team.
-We lure a max level player to Toronto in free agency during 2015. This part is basically a guarantee based on precedent.
-Casey transforms into a championship level coach or Ujiri replaces him with one at the end of the year.
-We round out the rest of the roster with quality contributors who will accept dirt for pay....
Then we're laughing.
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