In Episode 1474, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) kick off the show’s return to daily episodes with a temperature check on the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Pascal Siakam’s future with the Toronto Raptors, and discuss what Bogdan Bogdanovic becoming trade eligible over the weekend might mean for any potential trade talks between the Raptors and the Atlanta Hawks. Off the top, Sean and Vivek dig into the current situation around Siakam, whether they think the Raptors need to accept a trade of Siakam — even if they lose it on a talent basis — in the interest of declaring a direction for the franchise and kickstarting the Scottie Barnes era. Next, Sean pitches Vivek on a deal that would send Siakam and Otto Porter Jr. to Atlanta in exchange for Bogdanovic, De’Andre Hunter, AJ Griffin and a 2024 Kings first round pick (Top-14 protected). Is that deal enough for the Raptors to move on from their best player? How would Bogdanovic fit alongside Scottie Barnes? And are the Raptors right to push for Kobe Bufkin’s inclusion? Lastly, they examine the state of the team if in fact Siakam does not get moved between now and the start of the season, and how the O.G. Anunoby extension situation could play into it all. We’re back to a daily schedule, and isn’t it great that we’re still talking about the same thing we were two months ago?
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5 Comments
The Raptors are in a really tough place, but I'm actually still excited to be along for the ride. Will we keep Siakam? What about OG and GTJ? Will Barnes take a big step towards his potential? Will Gradey become a great shooter like we all hope, or will it take a few years of struggles? It might not be fun to watch, but it'll certainly be interesting.
No, it's not going to happen. Pascal is too valuable to the raptors right now due to his all-around ability to play at a Allstar level.
Something has to give. Pascal is not going to sign an extension. It makes no sense for him to do this when he can wait out a supermax in the off season where he will hold leverage over the organization. On the other hand the raptors can’t risk getting into another negotiation battle with both OG and Pascal. The raptors will likely have to take a deal for pascal that doesn’t net them a haul. I don’t see how this plays out any other way that makes sense. Atlanta knows this and so does every other team, and this is why they won’t offer a haul for him. They know sooner or later something has to give, and the longer the raptors wait is the less they will get for him. Anybody that thinks a team is going to give up a haul for what could be half a season of pascal at the deadline is indulging in narcotics stronger than crack.
I hope the Raptors keep Siakim. I could see them trading him for Bogdanovic + Okongwu + Griffin + Bufkin
The Pascal-Scottie dilemma is kind of the same with the Tatum-Brown dilemma – 2 All-Stars with pretty much the same skillset. They don't compliment each other and limits the team's ceiling and potential.