The Raptors have many weaknesses and simply cannot win a championship with the style that they play with. In order to give ourselves a chance to compete, we must improve our defence and have bigs who can tear it up in the paint offensively and defensively.
This first thing we need to do is sign Marc Gasol to anchor our defence, I'm assuming the only way to get him is to give him a max contract which he is worthy of.
Next, we have to trade Valanciunas because I can't envision him developing into a player who can lead the Raptors deep into the post season plus, he is a below average defender.
TOR Receives
Serge Ibaka
DJ Augustin
OKC Receives
Jonas Valanciunas
Grevis Vasquez
We part ways with Lou Williams, Chuck Hayes, Amir Johnson, Landry Fields, Greg Stiesma because we can't afford them. We then fill out the rest of the roster with minimum contracts and our mid level exception.
Cory Joseph minimum
Samuel Dalembert minimum
Danny Green (Mid Level)
Resign Tyler hansbrough to minimum if possible.
Our lineup now looks like:
Kyle Lowry/DJ Augustin/Cory Joseph
DeMar DeRozan/Danny Green/??????
Terrence Ross/James Johnson/Bruno Caboclo
Serge Ibaka/Patrick Patterson/Tyler Hansbrough
Marc Gasol/Samuel Dalembert/Lucas Nogueira
Most importantly, we fire Dwane Casey and hire Tim Thibodeau, someone who actually knows how to coach!
With these additions, I believe the Raptors can transform into strong title contenders.
Thoughts?
This first thing we need to do is sign Marc Gasol to anchor our defence, I'm assuming the only way to get him is to give him a max contract which he is worthy of.
Next, we have to trade Valanciunas because I can't envision him developing into a player who can lead the Raptors deep into the post season plus, he is a below average defender.
TOR Receives
Serge Ibaka
DJ Augustin
OKC Receives
Jonas Valanciunas
Grevis Vasquez
We part ways with Lou Williams, Chuck Hayes, Amir Johnson, Landry Fields, Greg Stiesma because we can't afford them. We then fill out the rest of the roster with minimum contracts and our mid level exception.
Cory Joseph minimum
Samuel Dalembert minimum
Danny Green (Mid Level)
Resign Tyler hansbrough to minimum if possible.
Our lineup now looks like:
Kyle Lowry/DJ Augustin/Cory Joseph
DeMar DeRozan/Danny Green/??????
Terrence Ross/James Johnson/Bruno Caboclo
Serge Ibaka/Patrick Patterson/Tyler Hansbrough
Marc Gasol/Samuel Dalembert/Lucas Nogueira
Most importantly, we fire Dwane Casey and hire Tim Thibodeau, someone who actually knows how to coach!
With these additions, I believe the Raptors can transform into strong title contenders.
Thoughts?
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