>Key is you have to be decisive and aggressive, mentions Orlando, Utah etc
>Blake mentions opportunity cost that the Raptors have had in terms of not being decisive roster wise
>Grange retorts by saying we won’t be having this conversation (on roster direction) next offseason
>It’s going to be different leading up the deadline, last year they were an open book, didn’t like the sales, so they traded for Poeltl
>He’d be shocked if they went into that period with the same mindset
>When they get to that point they’ll have a good idea of what they’re expecting for an outcome one way or another
>Mentions making a move on the players that are most coveted (OG/Pascal) and have their futures uncertain then we’ll judge the return in a potential trade
>He speculates that if it does come time to move Siakam, finds a team that wants to sign him, wouldn’t be able to sign him with cap space as a free agent, and the return ends up what it should be for a very good player in his prime (Speculates again multiple picks, good players, that type of thing)
>The reverse is also be true, the time could come, and they could make a decision, trade one of those guys and say that the market could’ve been better when you traded these guys with an extra year on their deal as an example
>Grange mentions that the offense is unfolding how it’s intended to, 5-6 guys in the 12-18 ppg range, shot range is distributed well
>Grange has the opinion that the real thing should be finding players that can co-exist better with Pascal/Scottie than worrying about the fit between them. Mentions bigs/a PG who could shoot/shooters off the bench in multiple lineups as things they’re lacking
>He goes onto say that Fred was a big part of why they traded for Poeltl
>The biggest problem he says that they don’t have enough complimentary players off the bench that can help what they want to do with their starters, don’t have enough shooters with their ideal starting lineup
>Blake says that you can’t resolve the problem in the short term because of the Poeltl trade picks give up, out 2nds from previous trades, and they’re not good enough in his opinion to trade more draft capital
>Mentions that management has a ton of equity that they’ve earned, but if you were to evaluate moves in the last 2 years, a lot of them are understandable, but cumulatively no one is putting that at the top of their resume
>This is a team that’s trying to win, trying to find the best way to maximize their best players
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Having an offense similar to communism isn’t great for developing your potential superstar talent.
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>Key is you have to be decisive and aggressive, mentions Orlando, Utah etc
>Blake mentions opportunity cost that the Raptors have had in terms of not being decisive roster wise
>Grange retorts by saying we won’t be having this conversation (on roster direction) next offseason
>It’s going to be different leading up the deadline, last year they were an open book, didn’t like the sales, so they traded for Poeltl
>He’d be shocked if they went into that period with the same mindset
>When they get to that point they’ll have a good idea of what they’re expecting for an outcome one way or another
>Mentions making a move on the players that are most coveted (OG/Pascal) and have their futures uncertain then we’ll judge the return in a potential trade
>He speculates that if it does come time to move Siakam, finds a team that wants to sign him, wouldn’t be able to sign him with cap space as a free agent, and the return ends up what it should be for a very good player in his prime (Speculates again multiple picks, good players, that type of thing)
>The reverse is also be true, the time could come, and they could make a decision, trade one of those guys and say that the market could’ve been better when you traded these guys with an extra year on their deal as an example
>Grange mentions that the offense is unfolding how it’s intended to, 5-6 guys in the 12-18 ppg range, shot range is distributed well
>Grange has the opinion that the real thing should be finding players that can co-exist better with Pascal/Scottie than worrying about the fit between them. Mentions bigs/a PG who could shoot/shooters off the bench in multiple lineups as things they’re lacking
>He goes onto say that Fred was a big part of why they traded for Poeltl
>The biggest problem he says that they don’t have enough complimentary players off the bench that can help what they want to do with their starters, don’t have enough shooters with their ideal starting lineup
>Blake says that you can’t resolve the problem in the short term because of the Poeltl trade picks give up, out 2nds from previous trades, and they’re not good enough in his opinion to trade more draft capital
>Mentions that management has a ton of equity that they’ve earned, but if you were to evaluate moves in the last 2 years, a lot of them are understandable, but cumulatively no one is putting that at the top of their resume
>This is a team that’s trying to win, trying to find the best way to maximize their best players
Having an offense similar to communism isn’t great for developing your potential superstar talent.