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2 bold trades that make the Toronto Raptors contenders in 2022

By Jason Mills

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The Toronto Raptors have a massive decision to make on July 29 at the 2021 NBA Draft. The consensus belief is to always keep your future options open and select young and up-and-coming talent.

However, at times, there may be an opportunity to snatch quality talent sacrificing draft capital. That strategy could make the team dominant in the here and now, while the other way takes time, development, and patience.

Toronto will have less than 89 million committed to player salary heading into free agency, including non-guaranteed contracts to players like Rodney Hood. With all eyes now on the NBA Finals and shortly after focusing on the NBA Draft, Raptors’ nation is asking what management will do?

If the Toronto Raptors keep the pick, they must acquire a center or elite scorer

Drafting fourth at the NBA Draft for the third time in franchise history, the Raptors should and need to draft a center, namely Evan Mobley. It’s not a certainty they will get him, but for a team with zero bodies on the depth chart at the center position, Mobley fills a glaring need irrespective of the fact that he’s considered a can’t miss prospect.

The Raptors could also draft a guard like Jalen Green, as doing so would give them a perimeter scorer for the next decade in a league that is moving towards perimeter scoring more with each passing day. If they fail to acquire either of those two, they could turn around and send the pick elsewhere?

Just as an alternate consideration, what if management pulled the trigger on these two very bold deals?