Raptors Make some Cold Blooded Moves..

The Toronto Raptors have just made some cold-blooded moves. As earlier today, news came out that this team was loading up the frontcourt, loading up the center position, which was very exciting. Then we had some more details, some more insights in terms of why this move was made, specifically with all the ongoings out there this summer and the current situation with Nate Biddle. So there are a lot of developments. There are a lot of things going on right now with this Toronto Raptors. teams and some of them some cold-hearted some cold-blooded business moves in the NBA and others that have some Raptors fans excited especially with the discussion we had this morning regarding CMB Jakob Purtle playing together a little bit we got a taste of it out there in game two of this year's uh preseason and now we're probably going to see more of it after this latest move lots of stuff lots of stuff we're going to get into in this vid but folks I appreciate all the support we've been getting out here in the videos and we're on that goal to 45,000 subscribers this season is right back around the corner we have a lot of exciting stuff planned this season so make sure you hit that subscribe button if you don't want to miss a single thing that's going on with this Toronto Raptors team but what's the news what's the signing what's the cold-blooded cold-hearted moves that Bobby Webster's cooking up starting off Jamarian Sharp the Toronto Raptors have signed Jamarian Sharp back who if you're following this team this summer if you're following the squad he's a familiar name so let's take a look at this report the Raptors announced they have signed Jamarian Sharp who was recently waived by the Los Angeles Clippers in the corresponding move they have waived Chucky Hepburn coming from Brett Siegel there the confirmation from the Raptors themselves as saying in the corresponding move the Raptors have waived guard Chucky Hepburn so that's a confirmation directly from the Raptors why is this so cold-blooded why is this so cold of a move well we'll break that down but i want to start off with Jamarian Sharp because if you're not familiar with him he had an interesting uh route to the Toronto Raptors this year played for the Texas Legends uh last season was a defensive player of the year caliber guy protected the rim lots of interesting stats we'll take a look at all that stuff and then during summer league impressed a lot of people he was very effective for the Toronto Raptors over the course of summer league was a guy that people were disappointed didn't get put onto the roster right away and got scooped up by the Los Angeles Clippers I know there was a lot of rants there was a lot of discourse about the Clippers plucking guys away all the drama with Kawhi Leonard and everything going on and Jamarian Sharp was a nice little cherry on top of all all that drama but signed with the Clippers on a two-way then got waived by the Los Angeles Clippers so I guess they weren't happy with him they have a few bigs out there with Los Angeles is what it is did not make that roster and now the Raptors scooped him back up so despite him signing a two-way back in July with the Los Angeles Clippers he got waived out there in September and now he is back with this team who the heck is Jamarian Sharp a lot of Raptors fans I'm sure didn't watch summer league are tuning back in getting back in the mix now with the season just around the corner who the heck is this guy what can he provide out there for this team well last year for the G League with Texas Legends 39 games average 7.7 points per night 7.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game which is just absolutely insane to look at the G League Defensive Player of the Year uh and now he's uh officially on the Toronto Raptors uh roster out there in the mix he's a guy that knocks out he blocks a lot of shots in five or more games uh or sorry he blocked five or more shots in 15 games last season you know season high nine blocks this this dude had nine blocks in a single game which is just ridiculous to even contemplate to look at six double doubles and the NBA transition still needs some testing during summer league we got a good taste of Jamarian Sharp in terms of what he's able to provide and for a team that's already elite on defense he makes this roster he'll be a huge boost to that especially protecting the rim doing all these types of things but can he defend at you know the NBA pick and rolls there's one thing about being an elite rim protector guy around the basket that could block shots be a complete deterrent around the rim the same way Victor Wembanyama is but then it's like okay can you actually guard around the three-point line people put you in these switches out there or outside the the key can you actually execute because that's a bit more mental than it is the physical length athleticism and all those types of things so uh screen and finish without clogging the driving lanes offensively there were moments where Jamarian Sharp actually looked like a very effective lob threat a player that guards on this team Immanuel Quickley, Scottie Barnes, Jamarian Sharp could run some actual actions with and use him as a lob threat but other times looked very raw out there on the offensive end so will he be able to change that be different out there for uh the Toronto Raptors in these games that'll be one thing to look at hold his position against stronger centers got to be muscly out there at the big man position to be elite defender and make quick offensive decisions the offensive game is certainly behind the defensive side but we saw him in summer league he impressed a lot of people people were disappointed that he didn't end up making the roster didn't end up making the squad and much more went to the Los Angeles Clippers the Clippers they there there was a detest at that time from a lot of Toronto Raptors fans and myself included i have made the rants i've gone on the spiels i hate the Los Angeles Clippers franchise for plucking Kawhi Leonard away back in 2019 but that's neither here nor there at this point we got uh we got Kawhi back and now we got Jamarian Sharp back will he make the roster that's something to be seen we'll dive into that a little bit more but i do want to touch on this before the video gets a bit too long is Chucky Hepburn waiver opens up a two-way roster spot so this is where things get a little cold-blooded and that's a good reason my uh you know as i scratch my head my camera freezes in this position but Chucky Hepburn's a guy that I'm a big fan of as a Toronto Raptors fan I liked his energy I liked how he played on defense had the the mini Chucky Hepburn that I didn't get to play a lot lately or at any point because he's dealt with a ton of injuries out there over the course of his Raptors career and it's just unfortunate because I like the energy I like the shooting the Raptors front office liked him too gave him this two-way contract back last July then he had his knee surgery back in January so when there was some opportunities for him to play over the course of last season he wasn't able to go out there and suit up on the court but the Raptors liked him so much they were going they will were willing to bring him back on another two-way contract and he returned to the team qualifying offer all those types of things and in preseason even though he played over the course of summer league showed out showed pretty well hurt his hamstring got a hamstring strain in the game against Los Angeles Clippers this weekend people were hoping it wasn't a big thing I said in the post game I'm praying for the guy that it's not a serious injury but it must have been pretty significant as the Toronto Raptors ended up waving him and it sucks preseason was the opportunity Chucky Hepburn had to show who he was really get an opportunity get some minutes but now that opportunity is going different places of course we have Jamarian Sharp coming in it's unclear what his roster spot is specifically named now at this point but we have an updated list of two-way players Trey Jemison one of our two-way spots there right now Malachi Smith of course played for the Brooklyn Nets last season playing pretty solid out there over the course of preseason and stuff uh Chucky Hepburn is now waived opening up a new two-way spot we're not sure which Jamarian Sharp's contract specifically is but he is with the Toronto Raptors here right now we also have a Burnett who has shown out a lot in these preseason games we have Tyree Key who's also an interesting player a lot more fighting a lot more opportunities for players now to get that spot but one guy that doesn't have a guaranteed roster spot especially after Nate Biddle got converted to a real contract is Nate Biddle who is also dealing with some injuries here right now as he has a foot injury he's been in a boot for the past month or so and it's limited his camp audition Sharp adds another center to evaluate for this team availability may affect this decision and there's no confirmed uh Biddle waiver or a lost job. Chucky Hepburn got the cut, got the snips because of this injury. Nate Biddle is still with the team, still with camp, even despite being in a walking boot. Obviously, Nate Biddle during Summer League averaged 9.8 points per game, 6.8 rebounds, three blocks per game, which is crazy. 2.3 assists a game is really strong as well, and shot 43% from the three-point line on four attempts per game. Different offensive upside than Jamarion Sharp, and it was clear for anyone that watched summer league that watched these games Nate Biddle was a guy that we could certainly more reliably look at and say hey that's a player that's a dude we can insert insert into this Toronto Raptors roster in rotation right now and it feels like it would be better would just be more ready Jamarion Sharp has the defensive upside the more athletic intangibles all that type of stuff but with the three-point spacing and the defense that Nate Biddle provides he's a guy that a lot of people looked at and said hey could he be the backup center for the Toronto Raptors this year and that wasn't a crazy take even though he's an undrafted rookie that's something that is uh something that you do have to look at and we have this quote from Nate Biddle saying that he wants to be able to block shots space the floor offensively and set good screens to get guys open those are all things that Nate Biddle is able to do is able to set up for this Toronto Raptors squad and it puts the Darko Rajakovic in an even more interesting position we talked a lot about the center spot over the past few days running CMB running all these guys out there the multi big man lineups now we have a lot of a lot of guys to look at right Sharpe has that vertical size Biddle the shooting you know one opening you still have Trey Jemison who's looking for these types of spots the you know there's no sure assurance that any of these guys are gonna be on the roster we also have this comment you know from uh from the YouTube comments coming from uh let's see who's this from Joy Fem when Joy Fem when i hope i'm pronouncing that correctly but what about Nate Biddle a stretch big man that could space the floor rebound at a decent good level and can protect the rim at a consistent rate he'd be good signing for us and could build on him and Allen Graves completely agree that's why he did not get waived and Chucky Hepburn did despite them both dealing with injuries so it's going to be interesting it's going to be interesting to see how things play out but Toronto tests its front court depth now at this point right we made a whole video this morning on how the front court depth is going to be affected by all these latest moves all these latest updates and Sharpe isn't here right now because we have so many guys out there at that big man spot and behind Pirtle we have Trace Jackson Davis we have Nate Biddle we have Trey Jemison and then also Jamarian Sharpe now Trey Jemison hasn't impressed a ton of people and of course Colin Murray-Boyles can slide up into those slots but it feels like he'll be playing a lot with Jakub Pirtle as well or Darko Rajakovic that's that's where things get interesting because you have Trace Jackson Davis who couldn't really crack the rotation last year for the Toronto Raptors during moments where it really felt like he should have or he should have had the opportunity, you know, just nine minutes per game 3.4 rebounds 2.7 assists at a 57% true shooting very interesting player very interesting player the 100% from three don't worry about that it's extremely small sample size but he blocked shots at a decent rate a little bit undersized there with his 6'9 height at the center position but a player that I was pretty excited about he dominated absolutely dominated the G League when he was down there but a name with him, Nate Biddle, Jermarion Sharp, Trey Jemison, that should be brought up, should be discussed. He has the NBA experience. His role was limited last season. He had a jaw injury. That's interrupted preseason. We've also heard stuff as migraines and all that regarding Trace Jackson Davis, but yet to see him come out there and play in preseason just yet. Very interested to see how many minutes he gets once he's back healthy over the course of preseason in terms of figuring all this stuff out. But the depth matters. That's what we need. Because if CMB's running power forward, that leaves a lot of minutes that have to be covered at that center spot especially if Jakapertelis going to be dealing with injuries yeah Jakapertel uh CMB sometimes deal with foul trouble as well the center spot's always brutal for that you need a lot of guys a lot of big men that can come out clog the lane protect the rim especially if your hat is going to be the the hat you're wanting is a defensive team you hang your hat on being a defensive team hang your hat on the defense but playable depth is crucial for the squad and we've seen this problem for years of the Toronto Raptors needs to be resolved needs to be fixed but gives Darko a ton more options gives him with uh all these CMB role changes with the updates that we've been hearing right the with Pirtle without Pirtle stats and very very small sample size for the with Pirtle but without Pirtle CMB has uh been playing better out there in those areas gonna be interesting to see how they all shake out in terms of these guys actually playing together but you know if we're looking at at all they shared 72 minutes together last season they're they're probably going to be playing a lot more this year i'll pose the question you guys i'll pose the question you guys here right now who should get that open two-way spot Jamarian Sharp brings size defense you have a lob threat out there for the team Nate Biddle who has the shooting and the passing despite him being a walking boot right now you have other or another you know Burnett who is a player that has impressed some people out there in terms of his shooting you know it's a i very much uh you know Tyree Tyree he is impressing people I liked him in what's called summer league and mixing up summer league and preseason just stumbling on my words but Nate Biddle is the guy that I'd lean towards even with the foot injury hopefully it's nothing serious uh Blake Murphy insinuate that we should be getting an update soon on Nate Biddle this week hopefully it is nothing big and he'll be able to show out and show his tryouts very very soon but let me know what you guys think about all this in the comment section down below best make as far as subscribe the channel if you guys haven't already anyways I'm signing out