Reports Indicate Raptors Signing IMMINENT – Former Raptor Starting Break Out | Toronto Raptors News

Reports Indicate Raptors Signing IMMINENT – Former Raptor Starting Break Out | Toronto Raptors News

Report has come out revealing a raptor signing is likely imminent so we’re going to break down what that signing means for this group and what it means for the future of this team additionally a former Toronto Raptor that had a lot of people excited about his potential is

Finally finding his footing and breaking out in the NBA and then Bleacher Report is also predicting another Raptor trade come this summer so lots of stuff to dive into in this video but before we do folks we are very very close to 34,000 subscribers so mean the world to me if

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Basketball but let’s dive into the news let’s dive into what’s been going on so basically repter has come out that indicates a raptor signing is basically imminent and you read between the lines you read between all the reports that have come out it seems like this deal is

Going to happen much sooner rather than later so basically we all know Kelly oen is a guy that is coming he’s Canadian but he didn’t really fit the Toronto Raptor timeline so given the fact he’s an unrestricted free agent come this summer some speculated maybe it’s just a

Deal to facilitate trading Way Auto Porter Jr we’ll see how things shake out but based off all the reports that have come out recently he is a he’s being factored in as a long-term piece on this Raptor’s roster the team likes his fit the organization likes what he’s able to

Bring to the table he perfectly sort of executes what Darko rakovic is you know talking about in his sort of system of great passing floor spacing you know unselfish basketball unselfish play so Kelly oen fits exactly what the Toronto Raptors are looking for despite the fact he’s a bit older and the Raptors

Obviously dealt away some of their veterans you know in the past year we’ve seen departures of Fred bit who left in free agency but Pascal cakam ogan anobi you know these types of guys Dennis schruder we wav Spencer Den Wy after acquiring him at the deadline so some

Speculated that uh what’s really the future with Kelly but recent reports have indicated that you know he’s probably going to be around long term and then a new report essentially details that a deal is coming a deal is pretty well imminent so basically Doug Smith has talked about an extension is

Going to happen you know put it in pretty blunt terms and expected that a deal would happen you know potentially the day off but Bobby Webster wouldn’t play along with uh you know the predicted day so Doug Smith thought that this uh deal would end up happening sort

Of yesterday or today so that seems like it’s happening pretty soon there’s significant Traction in terms of one of these deals and this was followed up by Grange basically talk he talked about it directly on the broadcast but there’s optimism about an extension he doesn’t know the exact timeline you know whereas

Doug Smith sort of said hey he expected it to happen yesterday on the day off you to get those reports out of time they get my YouTube videos out in a timely manner but basically he doesn’t see it something as lingering too long per sources if you had to guess it’s

Maybe something like a 2-year deal it can’t be longer as Kelly linic was acquired via trade and in the ballpark of 25 million so that’s sort of the number that’s sort of the timeline that’s sort of the deal and that’s extremely reasonable for Kelly o l two

Years $25 million you know roughly $12.5 million per year not sure how the money is going to end up being stacked but given what Kelly o Lin provides to this team I wouldn’t say it’s a steal it’s a very good value for what Kelly oen is actually bringing to the table I mean

Sure he’s 20 uh 23 32 years old you’re going to be 33 a few days like 50 days but basically eight points per game this year five rebounds four assists those numbers have increased a little bit with the Toronto Raptors up to nine points per game even though he’s playing a

Little bit less minutes for this team you know the three-point percentage is down but very very small sample size he was shooting 43% from the three-point line previously and he still looks confident and he still looks good you know firing up those shots even though the percentages haven’t been perfect but

You know he’s facilitating he’s a guy that just can be out there as a big and you run the offense through him he’s a extremely high IQ playmaker you know he can pass off Cuts you know the during the Raptor win streak you know during that pizza party win streak Kelly oen

Was a big factor in terms of especially where Perle went down with the injury you at the end of the game against IND Pacers but the way Kelly oen can run that marcool esque spot in the offense where he’s in the high post and he’s more above the three-point line than

Marcool was marcool you even though he shot threes and made threes and facilitated out there Kelly Linux even a little bit more floor space a little bit more confident dribbling the basketball but he’s almost like a point Center and that’s exactly what darkov rakovic wants from everyone out there on the team he

Wants all guys that have high IQ passing and like we’ve seen RJ barretts even passing ability improve obviously IQ and uh Scotty burns are very very very strong Playmakers you know coming into this team and stuff like that so you know having Kelly oen who fits the

Ability to sort of make good decisions make good passes and also is able to space the floor on the offensive end is a perfect Cog in terms of the system we’re trying to build with this Raptor’s team even though he’s older even though he might regress a little bit you know

Over the course of this two-year deal I still have full full confidence in his ability to perform and even though Chris bue is a guy that might be more uh you know some people are like oh well what does Kelly o link do more than Chris bue

You know Chris bu is the better Defender for sure you a bit more mobile a better shop blocker and rim protector and things along those lines and can shoot the three as well but Kelly oin the reason that he works why he’s favored it by a dark ovic system is the passing

Chris bu is not going to be making plays for other people he’s not going to be able to sort of confidently dribble up the basketball even Kelly can make some drives and things like that you know Darko wants players that facilitate that sort of quick moving offensive quick

Pace decision-making not force shots you know not bonehead decisions even though Chris bu is a hustler a better Defender and you around similar ages and stuff a little bit younger a couple years I believe he doesn’t sort of do the things that Darko is really looking for and

That’s unfortunate cuz I still think Chris bu is a good player but I think if the money for you know a backup big that that the key backup big and the Raptor sort of system is going to go to Kelly over aboue we’re seeing it in terms of

Minutes played right now so you know we’ll see what happens when the details are officially revealed for Kelly lenck but happy to hear that this deal is going down it makes that deal with the Utah Jazz look even more like a steal I mean Auto Porter Jr is getting bought

Out now by the Utah Jazz uh kir Lewis Jr was just a throw in in that Pascal cakam I think we had to you know the Pacers ended up getting a draft compensation and stuff the the Pelicans have to give up gra draft compensation in order to

Get a rid of kir Lewis Jr and then you know the late first round pick we have a bunch of those and we were able to get aaji as well as Kelly alen who are two very very strong NBA players so happy with how all that shaked out but the

Next thing we’re taking a look at is a former Toronto Raptor starting to break out now Tonto Banton is a player that Raptors fans you know being a HomeTown hero wanted to see Thrive wanted to see succeed and we saw so many games so many glimpses of this man potential whether

It’s in the G League whether it’s with the main group the preseason things like that he was a guy that seemed to be a dude that could be a main C could be a cool steal for the torona Raptors in the second round however the turnovers and the unpredictability playing a little

Bit outside of his Pace just didn’t allow him to really fit and find his footing in a rotation with the Toronto Raptors of the past you last two seasons with Nick nurse and that just sucked because we saw the potential we saw what could have been and even Celtics fans

You know look at Celtics digest they bought into the hype they bought into the Delano Banton hype but just the decision making you know the the even though he can pass he’s a good sort of facilitator he just as many good passes he makes he’ll make some uh boneheaded

Plays you know just playing a bit beyond himself and that’s what happens we knew Delo Banton would be a prospect would be a player that needed development and you know it just didn’t really work out with the Toronto Raptors or the Boston Celtics and he ended up getting dealt to

The Portland Trailblazers I’m not sure if he signed I think it was a trade you know this year’s trade deadline and S play really well I saw this post from the G League that he’s been averaging 11.5 points off the bench for the Blazers and now looking at his full out

Stats from basball reference it’s not as good you know 11 points per game he’s actually averaging with the Portland Trailblazers nine 8.8 points per game uh three rebounds 1.7 assists you know the turnovers are still a little bit High you know the sister turnover ratio isn’t phenomenal you know the shooting is

Still there are left to be desired but the fact that he’s getting some run getting some actual opportunities with the Portland Trailblazers here now at this point he playing him nine points per game the Blazers fans really seem to like him in terms of his potential are

Buying in and I’m just happy that he’s sort of finding his footing he’s breaking out and finding a little spot in the NBA because even though he’s not a great shooter even though he can turn over the basketball a little bit too much he has NBA proper skills he has

Amazing size he’s a really solid Defender when he’s locked in you know in terms of his length you know at that guard sort of position and play really fast he’s really strong in transition and now even though there’s still shortcomings with his uh with his game you know the turnovers and the shooting

He’s getting an actual run with the Portland Trailblazers and he’s doing well he’s doing a very solid job you know off the bench for the Portland Trailblazers for that team again there’s not crazy expectations for him he’s not the next seis like you know some games

It looks like he’s has flashes of that being but he’s been able to flourish in terms of his specific skill set so I’m happy to see Delano Banton find his footing in the NBA probably earning himself another NBA contract going forward so that’s a nice positive and

The final thing that we’re discussed in this video it’s bleach report predicting another Toronto Raptor’s trade now bleach report loves to throw out these articles and loves to throw out these predictions and things like that they’re always a little bit of a fun read I won’t uh bash on them too much but

Basically they made a predictions for the next wave of NBA trade block names and then yaka Perle was the first guy on the list and talked about how Pascal cako janobi were moved at this year’s trade deadline the Raptors went a a little bit younger they have Kelly oin

Still who was brought in that plays the same position as yaka perto and then you know after acquired he also loged 21 minutes and more their three first five games whatever so yaka Perle has two guaranteed years left remaining on his contract and he has a player option come

2026 2027 so deals should be fairly pretty easy to move and a huge Target in the middle who excels at rebounding as a talented Defender purle is still s starting caliber Center almost everything expected so with the Raptors resetting the roster Perle could be the

Next to go so may this is from the wording from everything you know coming from Greg Schwarz from Bleach Port seems like more speculation than actual Insider knowledge but I don’t think yaka is getting deal personally I think the Raptors like what they have in terms of him being a

Fortified big man that plays defense at the center spot the Raptors defense is going to be the thing that really needs improvement over the next year or so and yaka purle really helps on that end of the floor so I disagree with yaka perto being one of the names in the next wave

Of NBA players that are going to get traded but I could be wrong I think the Raptors right now are like 23rd or 21st in defense at this point so they’re going to need to fortify their defensive lineups and you know the moves they made improve the offense improve the

Potential of this group but you know dealing with yaka purle is going to be more of a negative we see it when he’s not out there playing for this team they’re a lot better with yakap purle in this in the in the lineups the team looks better he maximizes Scotty

Maximizes RJ Barrett then if he’s just randomly out of the lineup so I think yaka prle is goingon to be here to stay for at least a little bit while longer I don’t predict a yaka purle trading coming very soon but let me know what you guys think in the comments section

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The Toronto Raptors have multiple players entering restricted and unrestricted free agency this summer. However, some recent reports reveal a contract extension is imminent for an upcoming free agent. Additionally, former Toronto Raptor Dalano Banton is finding his footing with the Trailblazers and Bleacher Report predicts a Raptors trade. Ben Rogers breaks it all down.

SHOW INDEX:
0:00 Toronto Raptors News
0:44 Raptors Signing IMMINENT
6:44 Former Raptor Starting to Break Out
9:30 Bleacher Report Predicts Raptors Trade

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