Raptors: Trade or Keep? Where each Raptor fits at deadline

Toronto Raptors Trade or keep?: Shooting Guards

Norman Powell: Trade

While Powell has turned on the jets after being named a starter, averaging over 21 points per game in that stretch, there are plenty of reasons to assume that he could still end up as tarde bait. On top of his nearly $11 million salary standing out as a very tradeable deal, the California kid might not stay in Toronto for much longer.

Powell would be foolish to opt into his player option for 2021-22 and not test the free agency waters this offseason, as he could make somewhere close to $20 million per season off the back of this campaign. Why not trade him and get equal value in return instead of losing him for nothing in the offseason?

Terence Davis: Trade

Davis might not face any legal punishment for his frightening domestic violence accusations, but that doesn’t mean he’s back in the good graces of Raptors fans, as he has failed to take the next step on both ends of the floor. Just in his second year, there are reasons to get rid of Davis for his on-court performance and off-court behavior.

Matt Thomas: Keep

Thomas rarely gets in the game, but his ability to stroke it from deep makes him worth keeping in the chamber just in case Toronto decides to unleash him. Thomas’ minimal financial burden means that the Raptors wouldn’t gain much by including him in a potential trade.