That’s stupid. Just send us your good players so we can win pls.
tblazrdude
Masai is hilarious. OG tastes like an all-star, smells like DPOY candidate, but isn’t. (OG is a perfectly fine player, by the way, and I like him, but this is nonsense)
I’ll quote Eric Grunderson’s excellent article on the ‘Masai Prestige Zone’ from last year before the draft, here…
>Most of the reactions are sympathetic to Toronto’s well-regarded front office and their reputation of getting over on other teams, leaving them feeling screwed after the deal. Their President, Masai Ujiri, is the NBA’s unofficial king of transactions. > >But the question nobody seems to want to ask is what happens to your asking price when your darling doesn’t want to be with you? And effectively breaks up with you in public? And that darling is represented by Klutch Sports, who have a reputation for making things ugly…
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>There are also the basketball realities that make the stance of Anunoby being so coveted by Toronto look funny in the light. Anunoby, on an ideal Toronto day, is the 5th option for the Raptors. Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes will likely only see his usage continue to go up. Meanwhile, Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, and Gary Trent Jr. will also continue to demand shots. And if Barnes is really on a superstar path as the Raptors hope, the path for Anunoby to be anything more than a supporting 3-and-D player is basically all but gone. Not because of his talent but because of the team’s structure. The asking price and his role on the team aren’t adding up. > >Toronto’s reputation as a well-run franchise is entirely held up by the lore of Ujiri and his underlings. And there are great reasons why. The Carmelo Anthony trade when he ran the Nuggets. The Raptors’ run of success with him in charge, as well as the 2019 NBA Championship, and the move to trade for Kawhi Leonard, despite not knowing if he would re-sign, cemented his legacy as a Basketball Don. > >But the way in which people are referring to a No. 7 pick and Josh Hart, a lottery pick and a starter caliber player, as a starting point, is The Prestige Zone at work. They’re characterizing such a haul for a fifth option as low. Bad even. Doesn’t that seem odd? > >It’s the same type of chatter that allowed Daryl Morey to escape criticism for how he handled the Ben Simmons trade request, as well as what he got back in return until the failure of the trade could no longer be denied. A lottery pick and a starter are not much more than what the Sixers just got for Ben Simmons, a max contract player. There’s no logical reason to say such a package for OG Anunoby is low, especially when the Raptors themselves do not value him as more than a 5th option. Only the prestige can drive someone to actually believe this as more than a negotiation tactic.
loudstain
That’s cool they can keep him
1850ChoochGator
Yup not worth it.
X_SkeletonCandy
i swear every GM just wants to fleece everybody now because of that fuckin gobert trade
ripcitayyy77
I would love to have OG. I’d even give up ant for him. But this is insane.
BunkHammer
I’d be willing to pay a tiny premium for OG but the Raptors need to be realistic
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That’s stupid. Just send us your good players so we can win pls.
Masai is hilarious. OG tastes like an all-star, smells like DPOY candidate, but isn’t. (OG is a perfectly fine player, by the way, and I like him, but this is nonsense)
I’ll quote Eric Grunderson’s excellent article on the ‘Masai Prestige Zone’ from last year before the draft, here…
(check out his excellent substack [https://blazerbanter.substack.com/p/house-of-rumors](https://blazerbanter.substack.com/p/house-of-rumors))
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>Most of the reactions are sympathetic to Toronto’s well-regarded front office and their reputation of getting over on other teams, leaving them feeling screwed after the deal. Their President, Masai Ujiri, is the NBA’s unofficial king of transactions.
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>But the question nobody seems to want to ask is what happens to your asking price when your darling doesn’t want to be with you? And effectively breaks up with you in public? And that darling is represented by Klutch Sports, who have a reputation for making things ugly…
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>There are also the basketball realities that make the stance of Anunoby being so coveted by Toronto look funny in the light. Anunoby, on an ideal Toronto day, is the 5th option for the Raptors. Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes will likely only see his usage continue to go up. Meanwhile, Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, and Gary Trent Jr. will also continue to demand shots. And if Barnes is really on a superstar path as the Raptors hope, the path for Anunoby to be anything more than a supporting 3-and-D player is basically all but gone. Not because of his talent but because of the team’s structure. The asking price and his role on the team aren’t adding up.
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>Toronto’s reputation as a well-run franchise is entirely held up by the lore of Ujiri and his underlings. And there are great reasons why. The Carmelo Anthony trade when he ran the Nuggets. The Raptors’ run of success with him in charge, as well as the 2019 NBA Championship, and the move to trade for Kawhi Leonard, despite not knowing if he would re-sign, cemented his legacy as a Basketball Don.
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>But the way in which people are referring to a No. 7 pick and Josh Hart, a lottery pick and a starter caliber player, as a starting point, is The Prestige Zone at work. They’re characterizing such a haul for a fifth option as low. Bad even. Doesn’t that seem odd?
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>It’s the same type of chatter that allowed Daryl Morey to escape criticism for how he handled the Ben Simmons trade request, as well as what he got back in return until the failure of the trade could no longer be denied. A lottery pick and a starter are not much more than what the Sixers just got for Ben Simmons, a max contract player. There’s no logical reason to say such a package for OG Anunoby is low, especially when the Raptors themselves do not value him as more than a 5th option. Only the prestige can drive someone to actually believe this as more than a negotiation tactic.
That’s cool they can keep him
Yup not worth it.
i swear every GM just wants to fleece everybody now because of that fuckin gobert trade
I would love to have OG. I’d even give up ant for him. But this is insane.
I’d be willing to pay a tiny premium for OG but the Raptors need to be realistic