You play GM: Decide the fate of the Toronto Raptors offseason

Toronto Raptors - Masai Ujiri (Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Taj Gibson with MLE

You elected to sign Taj Gibson with your Mid-Level Exception. Toronto got killed on the glass during the postseason, so you decided to go out and get a veteran who can clean the glass and give the Raps a little muscle on the interior.

Assuming Chris Boucher and Malcolm Miller are not cut, that brings the roster to 12 players. The team still needs a third point guard and another wing to bolster the team’s depth.

It’s reasonable that,  for the time being, the Raptors will enter the season with only 14 players. Their tax bill is already through the roof and the need of their 15th spot would likely be based on injury. That leaves two spots available.

As a contender, Toronto will be able to attract veteran players looking for a ring, more than younger players looking for playing time. As a result, their free-agent pool will look older and better than most.

A couple of possible point guard options:

  • Raymond Felton
  • Isaiah Thomas
  • Rajon Rondo
  • Shelvin Mack

A couple of possible wing options:

  • Alec Burks
  • Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
  • Thabo Sefolosha
  • Jodie Meeks

For illustrative purposes, let’s move forward with Shelvin Mack and Jodie Meeks, but understand you can fill in whoever you’d like.

That means the final roster you’ve chosen is:

  • Point Guard: Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet, Shelvin Mack
  • Shooting Guard: Danny Green, Norman Powell, Jodie Meeks
  • Small Forward: Kawhi Leonard,  OG Anunoby, Malcolm Miller
  • Power forward: Pascal Siakam, Taj Gibson, Chris Boucher
  • Center: Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka

Not happy with the results? Feel free to start back over.