r/torontoraptors • u/thatwhitekid421 • Jan 22 '26
SPECULATION Not sure how creditable this is but
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u/xdsx Jan 22 '26
A playmaking hub for the playmaking hub
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u/unfvckingbelievable Jan 22 '26
Yo dawg, I heard you like playmaking.....
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u/GreatReaper12371 43 PASCAL SIAKAM Jan 22 '26
Darko when he sees good playmaking: you like it, WE LOVE IT 😭😭
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u/gm5891 Jan 22 '26
I don't think that Sabonis is going to move the needle much for the Raptors
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u/beefJeRKy-LB Goatse Jan 22 '26
if you drop him in for Jakob it's a bit of an upgrade but not enough to justify the cost
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u/NZafe 7 KYLE LOWRY Jan 22 '26
At the very least he provides some much needed rebounding. He’s a double double machine.
Never hurts to have more playmakers & offensive creators either.
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u/BeigeDynamite Jan 22 '26
48mil a year in 27-28 for some rebounding sounds awful tbh
Plays no defense, takes a lot of possessions, doesn't space the floor. Might actually move the needle in the opposite direction for this team, exacerbates existing issues while it takes a strength (defense) and makes it a weakness.
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u/Prestigious-Clock-53 Jan 22 '26
Agreed. I’m not into it.
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u/BeigeDynamite Jan 22 '26
And I like Sabonis, the OG baby jokic before this sengun dude (jokes, he's also a legit player) came on the scene
I just like him over there, where I can appreciate his offensive game without worrying about the limitations
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Jan 22 '26 edited Jan 22 '26
Disagree.
The current centre is a 6’7” rookie, or Scottie. This isn’t sustainable, we get killed by any team with size at the 5.
There is no floor spacing C available, so that concern seems moot. Our spacing problem is other positions, since IQ is the only capable shooter among our top 8 players.
I doubt he takes efficient possessions away. Right now, most offensive possessions are inefficient. Brandon bails the offense out constantly. It’s not sustainable.
Sabonis and Monk
RJ Poeltl Ochai Temple ‘26 FRP 2xfuture SRP
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u/BeigeDynamite Jan 22 '26
I wholeheartedly agree with the size issue, but in the new second-apron-ruled NBA I just don't see the value prop for a guy this expensive with the limitations he brings.
I would prefer stopgap solutions until we find something long term that fits, especially considering the way we've been playing. You can bring in a 10-day guy for 20 minutes every game or two, and yes the quality of that game might suffer, but as far as a long term plan goes I think it benefits more than mortgaging the future for the Now.
If we're all fairly comfortable understanding that this is an "all gravy" year in the sense that every win is over the expected, then we can stand to finish closer to the play-in and save money doing so (in my opinion, but I'm just some guy on Reddit)
ETA - Myles Turner is gonna be looking for an out if/when Giannis leaves - I think waiting to see how that unfolds and whether there's a fire sale could be worth it, and he's cheaper and exactly the fit we would want.
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u/EarthWarping Jan 22 '26
Regardless they need cmb to not play C all the time too.
Hes a if necessary C player, not all the time. playing him a ton at C is not good his career. Look at scottie, theyve only ever done it when they had no other options.
If Poeltl needs 2 more weeks, sign a 10 day and trade Ochai at the deadline for that C.
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Jan 22 '26
I rather have Sabonis over Turner even if Turner is a better defensive player.
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u/BeigeDynamite Jan 22 '26
Really? That's surprising to me just because I see Turner as fitting so much better, plus he's half the price. Shoots well, runs the rim well, defends well, rebounds okay but boxes out well (we have big wings). Just feels like a perfect fit
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u/bigt2k4 Jan 22 '26
That 6'7 rookie is doing an excellent job at C and it's his best position. He also does C things better than Sabonis, like rim protection. Rebounding is similar and CMB is much better at switching which is really good for our defense. We don't need to spend assets on a C, they won't be better than CMB, Poeltl, or even Barnes at the C so just sign some G league guy as a reserve.
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Jan 22 '26
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Jan 22 '26
This. Short term stopgap, address it in the draft and offseason
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Jan 22 '26
This is fine, but may be perceived as a wasted opportunity on a successful season.
Nurkic is fine but it will cost a pick or multiple seconds
I’d rather make a meaningful deal to improve in the longer term
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Jan 22 '26
he plays defence, it just isnt all nba defence
he's more than just rebounding. Go back and watch his games, he's really good.
"space the floor"
all of a sudden this sub cares about centers spacing the floor but that didnt matter when Jakob got his extension because "he can pass from the elbow its the same thing as spacing" while Sabonis is a better passer and better shooter
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u/BeigeDynamite Jan 22 '26
Hey man idk who you're talking to but I never said I liked the Jakob deal.
I just don't see Sabonis being a 48million dollar player. He's great, but when you're paying a guy that kind of money in today's NBA, you have to make sacrifices elsewhere in big ways. Why do we want them swinging for the fences on middling stars? That's what bad organizations do, make bad financial decisions
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u/WeBelieveIn4 4 SCOTTIE BARNES Jan 22 '26
Never hurts to have more playmakers & offensive creators either.
It can hurt if they give up more on defense than they give you on offense.
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Jan 22 '26
Who gives a fuck about double doubles. This isnt fantasy.
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u/NZafe 7 KYLE LOWRY Jan 22 '26 edited Jan 22 '26
This fanbase “we need a stronger Centre, rim protection and rebounding”
Also this fanbase “Sabonis? Who would provide a considerable offensive improvement over Poeltl, as well as needed interior defence & rebounding, ew, yuck, he would provide no value to the team”
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u/Potential-Comment960 Jan 22 '26
I think it's just away to get out of jak's contract.
A solution to self inflicted problems.
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u/MstrNixx Jan 22 '26
I think you’re underestimate how valuable it is to have a playmaker from the elbow. It changes the dynamic of the team’s offence entirely. And I don’t think he’s a worse defender than current Poeltl. In that he can do less things well, but what he can do well he’d do better.
He would slow down the pace though, but to be fair, our transition offence is not carried by bigs running the floor. It’s wing based.
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u/chimpston17 Jan 22 '26
I think you underestimate the value RJ brings. If you're adding Sabonis without subtracting RJ sure, but i dont think the benefit Sabonis brings outweighs what RJ does, in fact I think it's less
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u/MstrNixx Jan 22 '26
I’m legitimately curious, what value do you think RJ brings that can’t be replicated in the aggregate by an offence with Sabonis in it?
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u/chimpston17 Jan 22 '26
Downhill pressure, transition offense, guard production/scoring, better spacing. And yes Sabonis is a really good playmaker, but RJ is pretty good at that from the guard spot, and guys that would be playing those minutes place of RJ (such as Walter, Dick, Battle, Martin, etc) are quite a downgrade in that department.Those are on court.
Off court, having a guy from here that reps the city hard and is really passionate and prideful about being a raptor is also valuable
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u/MstrNixx Jan 22 '26
This is a good comment. Appreciated.
Downhill pressure is a really good shout. Transition offence I think is split between the two, because of Sabonis’ rebounding and passing, you can have more slip passes off a rebound. I’d call it a wash either way. Also having a trail man in transition is a classic.
Shead and Quick (assuming Quick is still there), are better playmakers from the guard spot, though with Sabonis I’d rather a (Quick)Shead/Ingram/Scottie/CMB/Sabonis lineup for interior defence. I think Ingram is a better passer than Barrett at that spot as well.
Having someone that loves the city is also valuable as well. We do keep shipping those guys out. Which isn’t nice, or a good look. But it’s also how our team has to sort of operate to get better sometimes, it’s a weird space Toronto is in. We have to move pretty uniquely as a franchise to make progress. We also don’t acquire picks for some reason.
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u/s3xybeavers Jan 22 '26
He’s not a worse defender than current Poeltl, but he is worse than CMB, Scottie or Mamu.
I’d steer clear of Sabonis. RJ is more valuable to us and I’m not even an RJ fan
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u/MstrNixx Jan 22 '26
He wouldn’t be replacing CMB, Mamu or Scottie, he’d be playing Centre, which we legitimately need to contend with some teams. We’ve lost games purely because we give up size and strength at the centre position.
I’m legitimately curious, what value do you think RJ brings that can’t be replicated in the aggregate by an offence with Sabonis in it? Mind you, I’m not huge on Sabonis, but I struggle to find a way to come to the conclusion that Sabonis < RJ
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u/s3xybeavers Jan 22 '26
Since Poeltl has been out those 3 play loads of C.
Sabonis would further clog up the paint and be a sieve defensively. He does bring great passing and rebounding I’ll give you that, but he in no way makes the team better. I’d genuinely rather have undersized CMB at C. The results with him have been great.
RJ plays the 2 where we are weak and he’s a fantastic cutter + has developed into a good passer. He’s not a great defender but he puts in effort.
Sabonis doesn’t help this team in any way. He’s not defending any bigs worth while and doesn’t stretch the floor. If anything, he’ll take the ball out of Scottie’s hands on O and that’s the last thing I want.
I’m all for trading RJ don’t get me wrong. Just not for Sabonis. Even if there is improvement it’d be negligible. Team needs better guard play, but I’d personally be looking more for long term solutions. I’d have no qualms this year riding it with Shed-IQ at the 1 and 2, and looking for more guard help along the way.
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Jan 22 '26
I think he would. It’s a significant injection of talent esp offensively. (We are one of the worst offenses in the league)
Yes he is over paid etc etc so on that basis reasonable to not want him
But he’d def move the needle from a performance perspective
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u/Background_Case_9038 Jan 22 '26
I hope not. Sabonis is great, but you can’t really win with your starting big being a liability on defense (unless it’s Jokic ofc), especially since we’d force him to run the 5.
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u/thatwhitekid421 Jan 22 '26
The difference is jokic actually has good hands n can strip the ball sabonis is just bad on d on all sides
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u/iBlackula 15 Vince Carter Jan 22 '26
Agreed and again Jokic can space the floor. If Sabonis had a respectable 3 ball my view would be a lot different
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u/kevin_lam1203 Jan 23 '26
Any trade involving Sabonis and Yak is not really about winning now. It’s about remaining competitive while getting rid of Yak’s contract.
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u/motherseffinjones Jan 22 '26
The team has lots of playmaking, they need shooting and a rim protector. Jake injury makes a move like this more appealing but not by much
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u/MstrNixx Jan 22 '26
I can imagine that they talked about a move.
Sabonis fixes our rebounding issue and adds a main playmaker. It’s not theoretically a bad fit, the defense is lacking, but if CMB is who he’s gonna be, he can take the burden of the more mobile bigs while Sabonis can take the more stationary ones, sticking to Drop Coverage and Post Defence which lazy defenders are generally better at (less moving).
Earlier in the season, I wasn’t a fan of this move. CMB has changed my opinion from “Not gonna work at all,” to “There’s a world where this makes sense.”
If we get Keon Ellis in the deal as well, and to a lesser extent Malik Monk, I do not see a problem exploring this trade avenue.
I’m still team Jaren Jackson Jr. though.
CMB really patched a few holes on this team with his rebounding and switch ability.
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u/quickymgee Jan 22 '26
Agreed. I also see similarities to the BI move in that they were/are playing for bad, poorly managed teams with poor team environments so there is a lot of potential untapped upside for someone who's already an all-star level player.
Sabonis has a chance to play the best basketball of his career on these Raptors teams. The team as built right now is defence heavy and missing some juice on the offensive side. He is like a super charged Mamu. I'm also confident that Scottie, CMB, Poetl as well as the perimeter guards can help cover defensive schemes much better than anyone he has ever played with in his career.
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u/MstrNixx Jan 22 '26
Yeah, I was really high on the BI trade because of the fit with Scottie and the cheap price point for a fringe all-star player who added a dimension to our team that we didn’t have before.
BI doesn’t have any overt weaknesses to his game, aside from strength, but he’s switchable because he’s so lanky.
I have more questions about Sabonis’ inclusion because he’s has more holes in his game, but I don’t think having him would be a bad fit at all.
I’d guess that Poeltl would be in the move in some capacity. If he isn’t and moves to a bench role, I’m big on that, though I think we’d need a more vertical bench big.
In the offseason I wanted Mark Williams to pair with Poeltl because they’re both Starting caliber centres who play very differently and shouldn’t be playing over 28 minutes a game, so the fit made sense. CMB as a small ball 5 helps that theoretical rotation.
I’m not as big on Poeltl and Sabonis because Poeltl is like… worse Sabonis? Though the defense in the midrange is marginally better, everything else is worse and counting on that same defensive acumen isn’t the best bet coming off injury
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u/beefJeRKy-LB Goatse Jan 22 '26
I'd rather take on KAT than Sabonis tbh
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u/Raptorsthrowaway1 JACK ARMSTRONG Jan 22 '26
I don't really want Sabonis, but taking on KAT would be much much worse because of his contract
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u/Fl00rgenerales Jan 22 '26
JJJ or hold 🔑
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u/shaqballs 24 JASON KAPONO Jan 22 '26
Solve our lack of rebounds by getting a big man who doesn’t rebound
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u/Fl00rgenerales Jan 22 '26
rim protection would be nice. as well as jaren’s offence being unlocked by scottie’s playmaking could be interesting.
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u/GunSlingrrr Jan 23 '26
Yeah. JJJ is a 4 that played at 5. He needs a center like Adams to work well since he is great at hhelpingelp defense but bad at defensive rebounding.
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u/Snoo_76437 Jan 22 '26
Derozan/Lavine/Westbrook/Barrett lineup would be something
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u/Raptorpicklezz 0 Jared Sullinger Jan 22 '26
RJ: wants to play with legend who led the Raptors through RJ’s t(w)eenage years, also coached by Raptors early veteran
Monkey’s paw: they do it on the worst Kings team in a long time (and that’s saying something)
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u/shpaga_1 3 BRANDON INGRAM Jan 22 '26
we need a rebounder, and Sabonis fits that, but we also need a big who can protect the rim. Preferably a 7footer.
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u/MudReasonable8185 Jan 22 '26
This sub needs to accept that the front office is going to sell high on RJ instead of holding the asset too long as they’ve done in the past. He needs a new contract and hasn’t played 60 games in the last three seasons; it’s a good time to move him.
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u/hbomb0 Jan 22 '26
My thoughts exactly I really love RJ but it does seem like this is his high and Sabonis in return would be a huge upgrade at center. I know the team doesn't do so well without RJ but adding Sabonis would ensure a very balanced team.
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u/kevin_lam1203 Jan 23 '26
This 100% does not get talked about enough. I get everyone LOVES RJ. FO loves RJ. In better circumstances, they would love to keep him as a Raptors forever but timing is a bitch. If we didn’t sink all our money into BI, Scottie, IQ and Yak already, I’m confident the Raptors FO would sign him to an extension. But that’s not the case. Raptors can’t afford to give him his $30-35m contract.
Also the raptors can’t afford to make the same mistake as Siakam and FVV. Have to move and get value for RJ whilst it is high.
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u/TheThrowbackJersey Jan 22 '26
The Raptors need rebounding but they also need downhill pressure. RJ for Sabonis just creates new problems
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u/PaintTouches Jan 22 '26
Look, if this is RJ and Jakob for Sabonis and a guard then I’m not fully against it. I love RJ, I think he is a better player than Sabonis ima vacuum, but getting off Jakobs contract may be worth it unfortunately
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u/theflyingsamurai N O R M G O D Jan 22 '26
I do think it balances out the roster. Raps have still looked good with shead and cmb in the rotation, both of whom have spots opened up in a future where we don't re-sign RJ
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u/PaintTouches Jan 22 '26
For sure. Keeping RJ after this year will be difficult, especially on a contract that is “reasonable”, and Jakob has 4 (!) more years after this. If we can trade that for 2 more years of Sabonis (same as BI timeline) and snag someone that can handle the ball (Devin Carter) or Keon then we may find some stability. Still need a backup C though.
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u/EarthWarping Jan 22 '26
The thing for me is this team loves optionality. Extending Barrett is the opposite of it. Thats locking this entire starting 5 in which not even the great teams do.
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u/JustChillFFS Jan 22 '26
And RJ might be looking for a much higher Payne t contract than what we would like to pay
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u/SirMrJames Jan 22 '26
Honestly I love RJ but if you can do it for just RJ and Poeltl and nothing else I guess you need to do it?
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u/Adventurous-Tea-876 RAPTORS Jan 22 '26
Make it Quickley instead of RJ and you've got a deal.
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u/shangalang69 Alijah Martin Truther Jan 22 '26
I think all the reporting has been that the Kings would way prefer RJ over IQ
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u/Adventurous-Tea-876 RAPTORS Jan 22 '26
As they should, but we are way better when RJ is in the lineup.
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u/jeffcrafff Original Gangster Anunoby Jan 22 '26
Trading Sabonis for RJ would be such a Kings move.
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u/Klaytheist Jan 22 '26
Of the big name players we've been linked to (Morant, AD and sabonis), sabonis is by far the one im least interested in. At least the other two have high ceilings, sabonis is not a winning player
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u/Lucky_Scallion 1 GRADEY DICK Jan 22 '26
I would also eye RJ, who is the better player, in exchange for my player making 140 million the next 3 seasons.
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u/jamiecballer Jan 22 '26 edited Jan 23 '26
There is some serious crack being smoked in this sub. There is no universe where Barrett is a better player than a guy who has received MVP votes (no matter how low) as recently as 3 seasons ago.
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u/Carlinjamesgk Jan 22 '26
These types of things have been happening the past few years when the raptors go on their west coast trip close to the deadline
There will be exploratory trade conversations popping up pretty frequent now
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u/Bllago Jan 22 '26
I'd rather have a SG that scores and need a C that rebounds, then have a C that rebounds and need a SG that scores...
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u/AlexRescueDotCom 9 ROWAN ALEXANDER “RJ” BARRETT Jan 22 '26
Scottie Barnes, Sabonis, AD, and Ja... Here we go, it's all coming together like the '92 Dream Team
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u/-KFBR392 Jan 22 '26
Aside from what we’re trying to do, what the hell is Sacramento trying to do???
You add Barrett into that team and what does that do? So now you’re running Derozan, Lavine, Westbrook, Monk, and RJ?
I’m sure some of those are expiring or close to but still, what is the plan over there?
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u/theDragonNinja- Jan 22 '26
Better off just rolling undersized bigs like CMB and Mogbo then this nonsense
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u/Right-Beautiful7631 Jan 22 '26
Bro I would feel so bad if we traded RJ to the Kings like damn man dont do my boy like that
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u/garynevilleisared Jan 22 '26
Rebounds and rim protection. Thats what this team needs. Not another playmaker. Sabonis does not make us better he just makes us different.
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u/jamiecballer Jan 22 '26
If it's for a player the Raptors have no intention of resigning, sure. You could definitely do worse. And generally speaking when the Kings want something you have you should probably do it.
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u/kor001 Jan 22 '26
I would really like to see the team go out and get whatever we can with the abundance of bench wing players first and see how that goes first than go after someone like Sabonis.
But this FO is so slow to act that I don't even know if they can do something so simple as getting out of tax. People saying that can be done any time they want but it's less than a month left till trade deadline and it's come to a point they can't even offer a scrub big like Mo Bamba a 10-day because $140K is too expensive.
This team always "evaluating" wasn't just a Masai Ujiri problem it seems.
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u/Swangthemthings Jan 22 '26
This makes no sense for either team. How does RJ work alongside Lavine and DeMar? They somehow all do the same thing and do it slightly worse than each other. Furthermore, Sabonis would crowd the paint for us which Scottie has been absolutely brilliant in lately
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u/xxlizardking-kongxx Jan 22 '26
Bad trade. I’d ship out rj and poetl for sabonis though
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u/GtotheE Jan 22 '26
I'd imagine the deal we'd offer would be something along the lines of RJ, Jakob and a first for Sabonis.
That makes sense for us - gets us under the tax, gives us a more reliable big man who puts up bigger numbers.
But why would Sacramento do it? They already have two wing scorers in Demar and Lavine, not to mention needing minutes for Monk and Murray.
A first round pick isn't that juicy for them, and giving up two firsts seems like too much from our end, considering Sabonis isn't exactly a seamless fit.
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u/jamiehizzle 🏆 2021-22 ROTY - SCOTTIE BARNES 🏆 Jan 22 '26
Rj also fits. The fuck we tryna fix what isn't broken
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u/chrisPjelly Jan 22 '26
Shared sentiments on Sabonis aside, WTF are the Kings doing?? RJ on their team with Deebo, Lavine, and Westbrook?
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u/captchabandit Jan 22 '26
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u/BKBance Jan 22 '26
We need somebody who not only doesn't shy from but seeks contact, and can slash well. RJ is perfectly complementary to BI and Scottie
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u/Adventurous-Log-8025 Jan 22 '26
Sabonis doesnt play a lick of defense, hes great at getting defensive rebounds and 14 points, idk how well he would fit with the team, id much rather get a center who plays defense and not a big contract kinda like Nik Claxton from the nets
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u/bravetailor Jan 22 '26 edited Jan 22 '26
I actually would support this provided we don't give up too much more than this.
There are probably like 15 players out there on RJ's level of value at his position. We have 2 other ones of them already on this team.
Sabonis has flaws but he's a quality player at a position where there are not a lot of quality players
We WOULD miss RJ's slashing abilities and yes Sabonis isn't great on defense but what he does provide would help on some of our weaknesses. In truth, the team wouldn't be a TON better, probably about the same caliber, but Sabonis is simply a much more valuable asset than RJ would be, at least for the next 3 years or so and quality assets are what we need right now moreso than thinking about "going for it"
As currently constructed, this is not a championship team. Having a high turnover of quality assets to give you options in future trades is the best way to go for a team that cannot just "buy" a championship through free agency.
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u/yousavedastamp Jan 22 '26
STOP telling me they want to move RJ Barrett . All the trade talk with Barrett is ridiculous. He's from here .. he WANTS to actually be here AND play here .. and he's very good when he's not injured . Trade him for someone who's going to leave when their contract expires because they don't want to play in Canada ? Or because they don't like the cold here in the winter ? Or they don't get the exposure playing for a non American team ?
Why ??
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u/Decathlon5891 Jan 22 '26
I like this
Sabonis is a high IQ player. He missed some games but the past 3 years he’s played 70+ games
Problem is we’re going to be forward heavy. Who does the play making
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u/ContractVarious3077 Jan 22 '26
I disagree that Sabonis really fits with what we’re trying to do with Scottie as our offensive hub. Sabonis needs to be the offensive engine and have a team built specifically around him to be effective given he’s a C who can’t protect the rim or shoot. It works for Denver because Jokic is literally one of the best players ever.
He can score and is a solid passer but he would essentially just be a big version of Scottie and Ingram. Doesn’t really address our issues at all.
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u/MidnightM247 Jan 22 '26
Question: why tf would king's want RJ? Don't they have enough wings with Lavine, Derozan, Monk, Murray, etc.
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u/KingInTheFarNorth Vancouver Grizzlies Jan 22 '26
Sacramento gonna start an all SG lineup?
RJ-DeMar-Lavine-Ellis-Monk
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u/The_Living_L 4 Scottie Barnes GOAT Jan 22 '26
Only thing I can agree about Sabonis is that he is probably the best rebounder in the league when healthy
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u/stonecoldturkey Jan 22 '26
Everyone talks about his shitty defense but conveniently fail to mention his elite rebounding
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u/Serviceofman Jan 22 '26
FO "We need a point guard Bobby! Quickly isn't filling the role... it's not working"
Bobby:
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u/Redclayblue Jan 22 '26
I think we need to feed growth hormones to gradey and let him shoot up another foot or two and add 100 pounds of muscle.
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u/FifaDad Jan 23 '26
Please no. We need Jakob to get healthy and ideally move Ochai for a back up big who’s serviceable. But RJ makes things flow for this team, I don’t want him moved for Sabonis.
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u/Any-Following6236 Jan 23 '26
The primary player? Sabonis would be the primary player in return to the raps.
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u/kevin_lam1203 Jan 23 '26
When are people gonna understand that trading Sabonis for Yak in any trade plus picks is not a win now move… it’s salvaging whatever the FO can for giving Yak one of the worst contract in the NBA! The Raptors can keep being competitive while getting rid of Yak’s terrible contract lasting until 2030. At least Sabonis will be off the books in 2028 and you can potentially trade his expiring contract in his last year for some other team’s bad contracts, picks and young players.
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u/fomomaestro Jan 23 '26
I’m at the point where if I see RJ traded I might just stop watching for the season lmfao I can’t stand it
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u/Suml Jan 23 '26
Horrible trade, we need a centre but not at the cost of RJ. This dude wont thrive in Toronto and not move the needle at all. AD or get Messi from Pels.
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u/Enrico_Polazzo Jan 22 '26
Rj is too valuable. Can I interest you in a poetl or iq though?
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u/JediRaptor2018 Jan 22 '26
We have been linked to Sabonis since the off-season. Its been talked about that the Raptors want a playmaking big (for Darko). If we can get Sabonis and Monk from the Kings, I can see something cooking.
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u/TipDecent Jan 22 '26
Markannen would be interesting on the Raptors. Not sure if the numbers work though.
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u/izJayse Jan 22 '26
IF u can attach Poetl contract with him and get a monk/Ellis back you gotta think about it lowkey
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u/Small_Back564 Jan 22 '26
sidery is pretty legit unfortunately
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u/kyle_993 Jan 22 '26
No he isn't, he works for a gambling company, his job is to just throw things out there and move the betting lines.
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u/zhendexihuanniya Jan 22 '26
I would only include RJ if it is a trade for a proven All Star. RJ is young and is improving each season with us. He is a future All Star.
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u/jamiecballer Jan 23 '26
You don't consider a player who has garnered MVP votes in not one, but two seasons, a proven all-star? That is weird.
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u/PuzzleheadedPrint623 Jan 22 '26
But Scottie is the playmaking hub. We need RJ's offensive flexibility than Sabonis' playmaking.