Raptors Make Multiple Moves... Multiple Major Updates

The Toronto Raptors have made multiple moves as there has been a lot of stuff that has happened over the past what six hours now at this point as we've lost some guys we've retained some players and we've made some big decisions out there on guys out there on this squad which are going to be crucial going forward given how top heavy the roster is. Also there are a lot more developments happening on the center market that the Toronto Raptors are going to have to seriously look at as there are still a bunch of open roster spots that it's going to be crucial to hit on these moves as so much money is tied up into the top level of your roster after the Kawhi Leonard trade you're over the first apron so there are a lot of things that we have to sink our teeth into in this video and folks I appreciate everyone's been tuning in subscribing to the channel right now you are a part of the 52% that haven't hit that sub button just yet you're tuning in getting back on the Raptors wagon after the Kawhi Leonard trade make sure you guys hit that subscribe button but let's dive into a lot of the stuff that has happened because the Raptors have made some moves some moves have happened with serious implications to the Toronto Raptors and the first one is the guy that a lot of people were hoping the Toronto Raptors would bring back this offseason but that felt like a little bit of ambitious hope if you know following the Kawhi Leonard move so what's agreed to a four-year 52 million dollar deal with to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers with a player option in the fourth season a fully guaranteed deal uh his uh basically his agency is looked at so first thing I want to say congratulations to Sandro Mamoukosvili that is a big contract that is a lot of long-term money guaranteed out there for Sandro going to an LA team that's looking to be competitive where he is going to have a big big role out there on that squad so absolutely deserve some people you know when players leave the Toronto Raptors or decide to move in a different direction that's like oh he betrayed us he did this that is not the case for what happened here basically it's come out Mamou wanted to stay with this Raptors team but of course the money really wasn't going to uh come close to what the Lakers just had to offer Mamou really wanted to come back to Toronto could have seen him taking a discount to stay if the money was close but the Raptors were never going to be able to compete with that level of offer especially after taking on the salary in the trade so happy for Sandro Lakers getting a great fit this is a life-changing money and that's certainly the case and even if we had still were on our cap situation what we were before with Brent Bingram and we got off of Grady Dick's money somehow just gave him that's a lot of money that's a lot of money for Mamou especially where we have a lot of young players it's a lot of money tied up long term in an NBA right now a modern NBA where it's very very tight in terms of how cap restrictions and all that affect the game so you know shout out to Mamou but I'm happy Bobby Webster didn't do anything crazy didn't do anything insane to bring back Mamou especially after you know the playoffs he had where it was a little bit disappointing average 11 points per game during the regular season but in playoffs that was halved his efficiency was down seven games played only played 15 minutes per night so wishing him the best absolute best out there with the Los Angeles Lakers and another Toronto Raptor keeping on this theme before we get in the moves the Raptors have actually made is Jonathan Mobo and signing with the Sacramento Kings on a two-way contract and of course he was the 31st pick in the NBA draft I'm glad that Jonathan Mobo ended up finding him you know finding his footing out there in the NBA Precious Achua similarly was bouncing around the league a little bit obviously Mobo only played for the Raptors and now is sent away but Precious Achua signed with the Sacramento Kings and he got an opportunity to play and he was very very effective there so hopefully Jonathan Mobo I'm wishing him the best wishing Mobo wishing Sandra wishing these guys all of the best what did Bobby Webster actually do following the Kawhi Leonard train and this morning I recorded the video late last night it dropped this morning but the area report coming out and I brought him up the area report and uh you know in terms of stuff but he's expected to sign a standard NBA contract uh with the Toronto Raptors he's on a two-way deal last season and Choms essentially validated this report today guard Elijah Martin has agreed to a two-year 4.8 million dollar deal to return to the Toronto Raptors Martin was a second round pick for Toronto in 2025 now enters a multi-year deal after the team and his agents uh you know finalized the terms now when I first saw that especially with the Toronto Raptors are a bit handcuffed you know financially and all I was that's a that's a surprising you know deal out there for Elijah Martin for what's going on but we do have some important context coming for this deals Blake Murphy reveal this is a two-year minimum contract so it's league minimum so that doesn't have any effects out there in the first apron so it's easy one for the Toronto Raptors to maneuver the second year is the only is only partially guaranteed per source so you know this season you do have a guaranteed contract of Elijah Martin on your squad and personally I think this is a great move I think this is a great guy to have out there in terms of depth out there on your roster you know in the G League last season and during the tip-off tournament there's different stats split differently but basically 19 points per game shot 42% for behind the three-point line was very efficient was a dog defensively 1.6 steals and when he was called up for the main roster when he had his opportunities when he had his moments out there on the big league team he really showed that he can hang defensively now didn't get a lot of opportunities had some streaky nights shooting the ball and all that but when I trust I trust Elijah Martin to come in you're not necessarily be the the guy that's you know you're you're a1 out there off the bench but as a tertiary option out there at the guard position I think he earned his spot with his work that he put in last season and really is going to get an opportunity this year to show what he can do because again knock on wood hopefully the Raptors stay fully healthy there are a lot of guys that have dealt with injuries out there in this lineup and there while I think our top five and top 10 you know is very very deep it's not as many players out there in the mix as there was last season I think they're better players in the mix but not as many roster spots so Elijah Martin is going to have some real opportunities to start cooking things up but that's not the only guy that decisions have been made and right now as of as things stand out there with Jamison Battle looks like the Toronto Raptors have made a decision as they should as Keith Smith essentially said Jamison Battle's contract with the Toronto Raptors becomes fully guaranteed for 2.3 million dollars if he is not waived today and as of right now we're pretty deep into today I feel like this move would have happened already earlier so I'm determining it I'm claiming it I'm jumping the gun a little bit I'm saying Jamison Battle will be back for the Toronto Raptors and this is another guy that if we're looking at the rotation right now he is going to play a crucial crucial piece now the rookies aren't here in the graphic just yet so they will be added Alan Graves of course will be playing some of those minutes out there at that 3-4 position but Jamison Battle is a guy during the regular season last year it wasn't you know didn't have a huge role he did play in 60 games which honestly shocked me I didn't think he played in that many games but only eight minutes per night 3.2 points 1.5 rebounds shot 41% from behind the three-point line remarkable efficiency played some solid defense as well again he's not known as a defender but really just super efficient shooting on extremely limited opportunities even though he played those 60 games where we got to see Jamison Battle I think what really established himself as a you know a guy that's going to be getting these opportunities getting these minutes is what he did in the playoffs what he did in the post season as it was only six games and only not a huge boost in minutes but 11 point what 12 minutes per game played in six of the seven playoff games the Toronto Raptors were in he shot 63% 63.6% from behind the three-point line had one game where he absolutely eviscerated the Cleveland Cavaliers Jamison Battle is an absolute flamethrower with that three-point shot and a guy that is not I'll tell you this assuming things go the way that they stand right now there's no blockbuster moves or stuff happening Jamison Battle is going to probably triple his bids he's going to be getting at least 50 to 20 bids a night the way things stand again Elijah Martin you know what's gonna have AJ Lawson Jacoby Walter all these dudes right there are some players that are going to be the mix but especially where Kawhi Leonard we are knocking on wood stays healthy if he stays healthy or not a healthy Kawhi Leonard is still like a 65 to 67 game season so there are going to be a lot more run there's going to be a lot more opportunities for Jamison Battle to come out and show what he has out there on both ends of the floor so uh very happy that Jamison Battle hasn't been waived just yeah I might be jumping the gun a little bit but I think it's a very very safe jump the gun especially where the Toronto Raptors are in their uh you know cap situation there right now so we have these updates we have this stuff but a lot of people are saying hey Bobby hey what where's our center spot you know Trace Jackson Dave's actually going to get run like what are we uh what are we looking at here at the center position well there are a lot of players still available here right now and there's a few so the biggest name I'm seeing uh people bring up is Andre Drummond and this is a list of some of the guys that are still available but Andre Drummond a guy that uh you know this most recently he's a phenomenal rebounder really really good rebounder a solid solid backup center in the NBA in 20 minutes per game last season for the Philadelphia 76ers 6.5 points 8.5 rebounds can protect the rim a little bit underrated out there in that area Andre Drummond is very very solid however he is a guy that if we look at we might not be able to get because of how things are said I don't know what Celtics picture but that is what it is uh I did that so talking about taking pay cuts and being on a minimum salary and you know those types of things I did that once and then I got labeled as one of those guys I think I've really killed my value in the NBA because I'm still moving like I'm in my mid-20s I still have a this quote from Andre Drummond a lot of people are clowning I'm saying hey you didn't take a pay cut man this is exactly what you're worth you know these low-level salaries if it's not a league minimum Andre Drummond would be a tough get uh for the Toronto Raptors and free agency but you never know the Knicks have been linked after losing Mitchell Robinson so I'm gonna write Drummond off uh you know Hayes he's just signed also with uh the Utah Jazz I believe but there are some other places uh players that are out there in the mix and one of the names I do want to bring up I want to bring up first is Bismack Biambo now it's been a decade a decade now at this point since Bismack Biambo's magical playoff run with um you know the DeMar DeRose and the Kyle Lowry led Toronto Raptors team you took two games off of LeBron James in the conference finals Bismack Biambo is much older now at this point he was never really that skilled he was never really that tough however Bismack Biambo would be the ultimate vibes booster the ultimate locker room guy he can still play a bit of defense but he would be a steady stable vet the Toronto Raptors could seriously look at however there are some things you do have to factor with this he was really he was really really bad out there last season in terms of his run with the San Antonio Spurs if you look at the on-off metrics out there data baller this dude had a negative 54 net rate it was negative 54 it was not that great the defense's it just wasn't it just wasn't good it wasn't good when Bismack was on the court very small sample size you know 55 minutes but it was a borderline unplayable I talked to Josh Josh Goss of uh you know Spurs digest and he said he's hopeful the Spurs bring back biz just for the leadership the locker room mentality and it's one of the reasons why I'd want this out there on our team next year but in terms of uh if it would be a mess so I still want him I don't care I don't care about the numbers hiring a good guy to throw the locker room we're already getting Kawhi back bring back the full nostalgia but realistically you know Christian Coloco could be an interesting player Kevon Looney would be a guy that I brought up out there on these vids of late way by the New Orleans Pelicans or didn't get his option picked up a rebounder protects the rim has played in a lot big playoff moments played against the Toronto Raptors in the NBA finals so Looney could be an interesting guy you're not going to get that many crazy options here you know Christian Coloco is still a dude I'm very much a fan of so there are some different options but I think if we're really looking at Nate Biddle if he does well out there in summer league he'll have a real opportunity to make this roster so lots of stuff lots of things we're gonna have to seriously look at like given how tight the Toronto Raptors are uh you know out there on the cap situation right now they uh they need to get these around the edges moves right especially so they can sustain so they could withhold an injury or two or stuff that happens throughout the season so let me know what you guys think about all this in the comment section down 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