It’s OFFICIAL…

It’s OFFICIAL…

There are a couple things that are now made official after last night’s game against the Portland Trail placers and the first one is and there’s no doubts about despite what Messi Jerry with Darko rakovic which some of the players have come out and said following this year’s trade deadline even after all the

Moves that sort of indicated this you know with Pascal cakam OG anobi are vets getting dealt away from this team you I don’t think it was a lie I don’t think you know the quotes about making a push for the playin were the Raptors being disingenuous I think that was actually

Their goal for the second half of the season but now with all the injuries that have sustained and you know even the little glimmer of hope where a couple wins you know the people that still wanted to see this group get some W’s you know beating the Charlotte

Hornets while the team was still significantly injured all those types of things you know may have been the case but it is official we can drum it up here now at this point as the Toronto tank in 2024 it’s happening the tank is fueled up you know it’s on that road

Through the sand dunes in Toronto the ammunition is loaded and is in full steam as the Toronto Raptors how they made the game exciting and again we’re looking for positives you know during this second half or second last quarter of the season right we’re looking for some things and there

Were some nice takeaways from last night’s game against the Portland Trailblazers but there are a couple things that indicate to me we’re going to see a nose dive in terms of losses happening for the Toronto Raptors in the second half of this year and the Raptors

Are probably going to lean into it it seemed like there were a couple things they did which leaned into it last night so the tank is officially on you know we’ll take a look at the standings the things we’re going to be looking for in terms of the standings watch you know

For the second half of this year and the second one has to do with Delano Banton so lots of stuff to dive into in this video and again if you haven’t subscribed to the Channel Make sure you do it’s going to be a fun little end of

The season we’re going to be breaking down all the latest developments with our young players you know the future of this steam will be built during this year and I’m sure a lot of people aren’t watching Toronto Raptor games so if you want to stay up to date with it all with

Without having to you know watch this sort of tanking year make sure to hit that subscribe button but let’s dive into uh the torona Raptor’s current state because again the Portland Trailblazers you look at in the standings right now I guess it’s Eastern Conference standings but they are 18- 45

Now they’ve been three and seven which seems like an improvement on this team you know here now and they uh they don’t really have a loaded roster in terms of a name Talent there in the you know they starting line Anthony Simons is a guy DeAndre aton’s a player you know he had

A solid night last night’s game but uh the first thing I have to address and he’s in the thumbnail of this video so I may as well discuss him first former Toronto Raptor Delano Banton again left the Toronto Raptors in the offseason went to the Boston Celtics didn’t really

Find his footing with the team and apparently the you know Delano bant obviously loves Toronto and stuff it’s his hometown but asked to sort of be uh dealt away and you know the team wasn’t that happy with this sort of development even though it seemed like they wanted

To keep him around well it’s looking like a mistake that Delano bant was dealt away now I made a video on his sort of resurgence with the Portland Trailblazers a week or so ago and some people said I might have jumped the gun on him you know calling for a breakout

Season and stuff but you he had a 30 piece I believe in the last game and then last night against the Toronto Raptors 25 points seven rebounds four assists went five of eight from behind the threo line 9- 16 from the field just doing all the things that again Raptors

Fans knew we knew this man is loaded with potential and again he’s doing it on a team that is you know tanking in terms of the the Portland Trailblazers there but current the the Blazers have him playing over their sort of second overall pick scoot Henderson in matis

Thy B two former you know guys with lots of potential still have uh some potential on this team I mean Delano Banton getting some serious run here with the Blazers and putting up some dumb and wild stats and the shooting is another thing that’s just really impressive at least in last night’s game

And regardless you know if you think it’s just him putting up big numbers on a bad team regardless of that someone that is capable of putting up these types of numbers to have on the Deep bench you know instead of a Garett Temple not to bash on having a vet you

Know in the locker room I think he’s been a nice presence around this tronto Raptors team I don’t know I think it the the Raptors whether or not he wanted to leave or not may have jumped the gun on sort of uh letting him walk in free

Agencies so last summer so I don’t know it’s feels like a mistake to me something that had to be sort of addressed and talked about and you know but the real thing we’re worried about the Toronto Raptors we’re looking forward never looking back you know on this team and especially we’re gonna

Have to be looking deep deep into the future now with how the the Raptors games would been going here now but the Raptors again are officially tanking and we can just look at the lineup and see that this is really the case Abi’s a shooting guard he’s playing our power

Forward position right now we’re running a lineup of tons of guards tons of guys at least Chris bu is getting a bit of run but the Toronto Raptors even gave Jaylen McDaniel some extended run in last night’s game to be fair he came out with some energy you know he he is

Limited on the offensive end there’s no sand or buts about it but had 10 rebounds three assists two Steals and one block think CR credit should be uh credit give credit where credits du you know for a guy that’s coming in staying ready for this Raptor group but again

Emanuel quickle has been awesome 10 of uh 10 of 21 from the field no RJ Barrett in last night’s game who was out due to illness you know last minute sort of ordeal maybe could have played if it was an important game but the Raptors knew

The Blazers are a team that they can catch you know in the tanker Thon standings look at five and seven you know if we get them a little win and then we continue to lose toono ban continues to have big games he was 4 d chess m Jer letting Delano Banton walk

To the Celtics and then go to the Blazers and just revamp their season you know hi High IQs let him cook mess you Jerry there I forget the what animation what graphic we have for that but no it’s a this team is rough the first half of

This game was really bad it was a it was a dread to watch but you know in the second half things turned around Gary Trent Jr is uh you know had 23 points five rebounds three assists two steals again this is tanking numbers 10 to 26 from the field not an efficient night

From Gary by any means the overtime as well was kind of a mess Grady dick again I’d like for him to sort of put be putting up some better efficiency better numbers you know with this more opportunity he had a really hot sort of January and February but has cooled off

A little bit as of late eight points five rebounds to assist the lack of Scotty Barnes in the lineup I think is going to affect Grady dick significantly but again 20 years old you know doing his thing out there I’m not too worried about Grady deck’s future and stuff but

Again I also want to give credit I want to give a lot of praise to Chris pet came off the bench tonight you know in a season where he could really be phoned it in he knows the Raptors are going to deal him away he knows these are losing efforts

He he gets it you know but he’s coming out regardless throwing his body on the line hustling on every single possession and you know spending his probably last month or so as a Toronto Raptor you know playing his hard out maybe he’s trying to get traded to a better destination

You know redeem his value all these types of things those could be factors than rather than just trying to win games for the Raptors but chriset is generally a hustler he’s a guy that lays it out there all on the line I want to give praise to Chris pé for it it’s been

A bad look how the Raptors have dealt with his situation so the fact that he’s coming out there and still performing well makes me happy but oen again 1586 22 we know Kelly o is going to do his thing the five turnovers he’s been turning over the ball significantly a

Little bit in recent weeks which has me a little bit concerned but I think him more of a bench roll yaka peros in the lineup those will you know he’s asked to do a lot here now at this point so that’s uh I’m not too too concerned about oxs turnovers AI again seven

Points hasn’t de know he’s showing flashes he’s showing flashes of things that make me excited have me amped up as a Toronto Raptors fan but again there are concerns with uh his efficiency his numbers along those lines hasn’t been you know lighting the world on fire in

Terms of his jump shooting Jordan War continues to be a bucket Off the Bench you know only 12 minutes just earning minutes man Jordan war is uh you know in terms of young guys the Raptor should be evaluating he’s a guy that definitely is going to be turning heads in terms of

The front office ter terms of everything like that but uh you know Javon Freeman Liberty didn’t stand out crazy again lots of lots of ugly basketball here now at this point for the Toronto Raptors but you know a few turnover six points I I I like this game uh these are growing

Moments for the Toronto Raptors here now so I’m uh I’m happy that the team is you know leaning into playing the younger guys not crazy takeaways we’re going to lean into breaking down I went into Ot Ot Jaya McDaniels can lots of run that

That game May a bit T Del of Banton you help the Toronto Raptors in whatever way we can because again we’re only one game back of the Grizzlies that getting to six you know instead of uh instead of seven it improves our odds of getting

Into the top four of course it gives us a 5% sort of chance increase and then also you know if we stay at six you know no draft no one leaps over in the draft or anything like that again it just helps our odds in staying in that

Position because the Raptors need uh need to keep their we don’t need to because we lose our draic for next season I don’t imagine the team is going to be I’m hopeful you know depending end on the moves we make in the offseason but unless there’s a major sort of

Roster turnover roster turnaround right but there is a benefit in bringing in a guy early bringing a guy to your team you know having that other extra year of NBA experience you closer to the Scotty Burns timeline rather than getting extremely young but so I’d rather keep

Our draft pick for this year but I I’d like it to be number one that’s that’s what I want to see in this this year’s draft and then again beating the Portland Trailblazers it might be a tough task it might be a tall tail but who knows maybe the team could catch the

Portland Trailblazers getting into the bottom five and then we really sort of increase the odds of you know keeping that draic we get to five that would be huge for this team so I don’t know let me know what you guys think about all this Toronto Raptor sort of news to this

Game everything that’s gone on you guys the best to make it this far subscribe the channel if you guys haven’t already I’m signing out cheers

The Toronto Raptors continue to be rocked by injuries to close out this season, which has facilitated a late-season tank, whether it was planned or not. After an overtime loss to one of the league’s worst teams, Ben Rogers breaks down the game, and it looks like a mistake, so the team lets Dalano Banton walk.

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