As we’re gearing up for a trade deadline, here’s a quick look at Masai Ujiri’s Raptors transactions and how he’s fared.
| Date | Deal | How he did |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2013 | Traded Andrea Bargnani to the New York Knicks for Marcus Camby, Steve Novak, Quentin Richardson, a 2014 2nd round draft pick, a 2016 1st round draft pick and a 2017 2nd round draft pick. | A steal to such a degree that you’d think Glen Grunwals was on the Raptors payroll. |
| July 15, 2013 | Signed Tyler Hansbrough as a free agent. | Under-the-radar, low-risk move to secure a specialty backup big man that continues to be serviceable |
| July 22, 2013 | Signed D.J. Augustin as a free agent. | Another solid move, but letting him go too early was a mistake |
| August 1, 2013 | Signed Austin Daye as a free agent. | Low-risk move for the 14th guy on the roster; inconsequential, though it’s hard to pinpoint one thing Daye did well |
| September 19, 2013 | Signed Chris Wright as a free agent. | Just filling out the roster |
| September 19, 2013 | Signed Julyan Stone as a free agent. | Filling out the roster again, only this time expectations were higher since Ujiri went after him a second time; huge size for a PG, problem was that he couldn’t shoot, pass, and couldn’t use his size to defend |
| December 9, 2013 | Traded Quincy Acy, Rudy Gay and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings for Chuck Hayes, Patrick Patterson, John Salmons and Greivis Vasquez. | The move designed to tank ended up propelling the Raptors to the playoffs; dumb luck, but you’ll take it |
| February 20, 2014 | Traded Austin Daye to the San Antonio Spurs for Nando de Colo. | De Colo turned out to be more useful than Daye, so just on that it’s a good move |
| June 26, 2014 | Selected Bruno Caboclo (1st round, 20th pick), DeAndre Daniels (2nd round, 37th pick) and Xavier Thames (2nd round, 59th pick) in the 2014 NBA Draft. | Home-run swing and the ball’s still in the air with the outfielder squaring underneath it; nobody knows whether it’ll go over the wall or be an easy fly out |
| June 27, 2014 | Traded John Salmons to the Atlanta Hawks for Lou Williams and Lucas Nogueira. | While Nogueira has looked lost whenever he’s come in (still early), Williams is the bench performer that the Raptors lacked the year before |
| July 10, 2014 | Traded Steven Novak and a 2017 2nd round draft pick to the Utah Jazz for Diante Garrett. | Salary dump, job done |
| July 17, 2014 | Signed James Johnson as a free agent. | Everyone was sceptical about this one, and Ujiri managed to get a great contributor at a bargain price |
| July 10, 2014 | Re-signed Kyle Lowry 4-year/$48 million contract | Staved off multiple teams and retained the biggest free-agent since Vince Carter; huge boost to the franchise |
| July 10, 2014 | Re-signed Greivis Vasquez to a 2-year/$13 million contract | Slightly expensive, but a shorter deal meant lower risk and more importantly, kept a key part of the group intact |
| July 12, 2014 | Re-signed Patrick Patterson to 3-year/$18 million contract | The stretch-four is getting to be pretty important in the league and Ujiri recognized this in giving Patterson a big deal, with the latter repaying the faith this season |
| September 4, 2014 | Signed Greg Stiemsma to 1-year/$1 million contract | Filling out the roster, but hard to talk about this spot without mentioning Hassan Whiteside |
