It's Happening Again... Raptors Among Favourites for ANOTHER Star | Raptors News

It's happening again, folks, as a bombshell report just dropped out of Sacramento, revealing all the turmoil that's going on with their star players over there. And the Toronto Raptors have once again been linked to a star player trade. And of course, the asking price will be very, very big in one of these trade packages. So we're going to break down what these reports are saying, how the Toronto Raptors have been linked, and frankly, whether or not it makes sense for the Toronto Raptors to pursue another one of these home run swings in order to continue the construction expedite this rebuild after uh you know the team acquired brandon agrabah has been making some big moves late so lots of stuff to break down in this video but folks i want to thank you guys we hit that 37 300 mark you know we're a little miles out of the season the raptors haven't been great but trying to hit 38 000 subs as uh by the nba draft lottery so we get some good luck you know to try and capture that flag so make sure you guys you're enjoying the daily toronto raptors content you guys hit that subscribe button but let's dive into the news because we have a lot of stuff to really dive into because the Raptors always seem linked to these uh big names after they get traded so a couple weeks ago we had this report dropped from Brad Siegel now on March 28th saying that many around the league are preparing for the possibility of the Kings becoming big sellers ahead of the 2026 NBA trade deadline next February and this would uh likely result in Sabonis requesting a trade should he should a clear direction not present itself for Sacramento so this is obviously very very interesting because Thomas Sabonis is a very effective especially one of the best offensive centers in the entire NBA and is a true all-star caliber player I think him playing in Sacramento he's gotten overshined a little bit in terms of how good he actually is and things really started heating up over the past couple of days essentially news came out in regards to ESPN dropping a story Sacramento fired their GM Ricard of ways with Monty McNair and ended up bringing in Scott Perry out there in New York and this is very important for something we'll discuss a little bit later but then news dropped from Red Seal again today who's got some little links out there with Sacramento saying big changes are coming in Sacramento before this year's draft it could even happen within next week don't be shocked if the team goes through some sort of rebuild in the offseason I'd personally be surprised if DeMar DeRozan is around next season and Sabonis hitting the trade market isn't as crazy as some would like to think one of the hot names talked around as an early trade target so things are starting to heat up with a new regime coming in with Sacramento the team got knocked out of the plane it was an ugly season and this is where the Toronto Raptors come in because of course how does this link to the Toronto Raptors the Indiana Pacers are favorites to land Domas Sabonis but the Toronto Raptors are right up there in this list of teams in this group of squads that can come out there and make a trade with the Sacramento Kings for Domantas and this is intriguing because of course this team does have Jakob Poeltl just gave some quotes about how the team is looking to you know move forward with the rebuild build around Scottie Barnes do a lot of different things and frankly Domantas Sabonis is really really good at basketball we have to put some context into this because the guy is averaging 19 points per game 14 rebounds as Wallace six assists and on top of it an underrated storyline over the course of the season is how good how effective he's been as a three-point shooter shooting 42 percent from behind the three-point line and all and 50 percent out there on corner threes he takes about two between two and three a game so not the craziest of sample size but he is remarkably efficient as a three-point shooter at the center position so Domantas is very good Domantas is a very very effective you know center big man and with all the turmoil that's happening out there with the Sacramento Kings we know Masai Ujiri likes to strike on these types of deals now he is on a significant contract he's making 40 million dollars per year his previous season but uh 43 46 and 49 over the next three seasons so you do have some contract control over him at a price that given his output and production especially on the offensive end is fairly reasonable in today's NBA market but what the issues lead to this contract because again all the Kings are in turmoil let's swoop in and make a smooth trade the issue with that is the Toronto Raptors current cap situation doesn't allow for we don't have a lot of these big contracts that were recently going to be going to be traded we're not trading Scottie Barnes we are not trading uh we're not trading Brandon Ingram in one of these packages so it's going to come down to a combination of either you know one of these uh types of deals where it's RJ Barrett and Jakub Poeltl or slide in Emmanuel quickly instead of RJ Barrett but IQ's trade value hasn't been that high I think RJ Barrett to be more intriguing because of how effective he's been this season but you could slot in IQ there because he's more of a position of need for Sacramento they're looking for a point guard and all these types of things after getting rid of De'Aaron Fox but this would be the general construction of a trade package involving Domantas Sabonis solely not even for hey i think this is equal value i think this is this i think it's that this would be the case solely off the fact it's really the only deal that can make the money work for the Toronto Raptors unless you're going to get into weird trade packages that involve Scotty Barnes Brandon Ingram and stuff like that and yeah the portal will be becomes more expendable if you're acquiring uh Sabonis out there in one of these trade packages so this is what we can expect in a deal for uh Domantas Sabonis and frankly we do have to look at the stats of these guys because RJ Barrett's a player I have been outspoken I do not want to trade I do not want to deal and frankly some people might go oh he doesn't make sense in the Sacramento Kings why would they want him well as we saw DeMar DeRozan's likely to be on the outs they do like guys Zach Levine David Videau the news came out today that he essentially had his hand forced in this but the reason why i bring up rj barrett more than emmanuel quickly is because one uh iq has been talked about a little bit more than uh you know uh rj barrett from the Raptors point of view in terms of the long-term future piece they put more of an investment in there and to the future even though i personally am RJ Barrett's my favorite player on the Toronto Raptors being open and honest about that but uh basically the the point i brought up in terms of the new GM out there in uh in the Sacramento Kings because as we know RJ Barrett he was formerly on New York Knicks the Toronto Raptors made that trade acquired uh in that OG and Ob to the Knicks bringing back IQ bringing back uh you know Emmanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett was the guy that was liked by Leon Rose out here Scott Perry Scott Perry that relationship they're gonna mix them up Leon Rose the current GM of the New York Knicks but uh that could be an intrigue in terms of a trade package i guess IQ could also be in that mix but RJ Barrett was selected you know as a top overall draft pick by the New York Knicks you know under this regime they spoke highly of him out there during Scott Perry's tenure so i feel like RJ Barrett just seems like a sensible sort of trade target trade fit again similar arguments could be made for Emmanuel Quickley but it's a it's a piece that just makes sense with the new regime with the contract situation with the age i mean the team is looking to move towards a rebuild and how effective RJ Barrett was been feels like he'd be a centerpiece the style of play that you know with the the Kings, Vives has been you know the owner of the Sacramento Kings has been pretty hands-on with certain types of players coming in with Sacramento RJ Barrett just fits the kind of mold that those Sacramento Kings teams like now we'll see specifically under new regime who what type of players they're interested in they try to clean house but RJ Barrett's that young piece it's on a flexible contract that Scott Perry I'd imagine be very very intrigued by doing now do I want to see this trade happen no I'm going to be outspoken and talk about that but I have a couple of lists to sort of break down what the pros and cons on this situation because you do get a major upgrade on the offensive end right we we saw the stats we saw everything that was going on there in terms of numbers Jakob Poeltl of course is putting it had a really phenomenal season for the raptors this year you know 15 points per game 10 rebounds to assist 1.2 blocks 1.2 steals but offensively Sabonis is a juggernaut he's a better facilitator he's a better three-point shooter even though Poeltl did have a couple threes there at the end of the season Sabonis is a much more established player on that end of the court again we saw his stats there uh just uh just an offensive nightmare out there in the entire nba so that is one thing to factor in you know you do get a major upgrade in the front court on the offensive side of the ball you get more roster balance because you're giving up a guard so you know there's questions about internal competition with Jacoby Walter with uh Grady Dick we'll see who we end up drafting in this year's nba draft another guard could be coming into play for the raptors so you get more roster balance and then you do get improved floor spacing with the improved three-point shooting so those are the pros of Sabonis trade but the real you know cons is you get a considerable downgrade on defense and this is the biggest argument I'd have against it because Jakob Poeltl as the anchor of this Raptors defenses has been very very solid I mean he's not jumping out out the gym in terms of blocking shots he's not you know coming in and being that that imposing force he's a seven footer like he's a big man but his positioning his movement he's surprisingly like has some lateral quicks out there at the center spot he is a very very effective defender that we would not see from Domantas Sabonis so that's a reality there of course you are giving up serious not just talent like guard talent but talent in general giving up Jakob Poeltl and RJ Barrett and I imagine just given market values I'm not sure what uh the actual trade what finesse you could actually make in one of these deals and then the question would fit in Brown Scott and I'm not saying it's I think they figured out because they're both very high IQ basketball players great facilitators great passers but you know and with Sabonis's uh three-point shooting there is more floor spacing but Sabonis likes to work out there in the mid-post area in that sort of you know 8 to 12 foot range you know facing up pass and doing these types of things having the ball in his hands being effective in those areas we have Scottie Barnes we have Brandon Ingram that are making a ton of money on this roster that also need the ball in their hands so you're giving up again at the center spot Jakob Poeltl who can be more of a cleanup guy can be more of a utility piece at the center spot even though Sabonis is certainly more talented player you might be taking away touches from Scottie from uh from Brandon Ingram if you make one of these deals happen again you could say oh RJ Barrett's on the way out so let me insert a shooter in there so there's a lot of permutations in terms of where this could work out where this could play but it is something that would have to be brought up in these discussions so let me know what you guys think about all this in the comment section down below would you want to see a Domantas Sabonis trade to the Toronto Raptors you guys the best make sure that subscribe button I'm signing out