Toronto Raptors: 4 reasons Bobby Portis would be a nice pickup
Free agency is looming and the Toronto Raptors have to start thinking who they’re going to add.
Bobby Portis certainly isn’t the fanciest name on the market, but he is a name the Toronto Raptors should consider in the offseason. Bobby Portis is currently on a two-year deal with the New York Knicks with the second year being a club-option that is expected to be declined by the team. This would make Bobby Portis an unrestricted free agent this upcoming free agency.
With Serge Ibaka searching for a lucrative deal and players like Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, and Marc Gasol becoming free agents as well, the Raptors will need to fill out their frontcourt depth. Bobby Portis may not be a starter, but there’s no doubt that’d he be a good backup Power Forward or Center.
If the Knicks do decline Bobby Portis’ $15.75 million team option, then Portis will probably fall in the $7-8 million range. With the Raptors continually keeping Giannis on their minds for the 2021 season, I can see a slightly more lucrative deal ($9-10 million) as long as it’s a one year deal.
You might think I’m insane and that Portis isn’t worth a fraction of what I suggested. Well, I’m here to convince you otherwise.