Top 3 Raptors team needs ahead of 2023 NBA trade deadline

1. Shooters

In a league where the best teams all have multiple players who are averaging over 40% from beyond the 3-point line, the fact that Toronto is rolling out lineups that have no one player even close to that mark shows that this roster is painfully ill-equipped to contend for a championship in the near future.

Malachi Flynn is making 44% of his 3-point attempts, but no other player on the team is making more than 36% of their 3-pointers. That goes beyond unacceptable, as it is next to impossible to win games in the modern NBA with such pathetic spacing and perimeter scoring.

Masai Ujiri must get shooters for the Toronto Raptors.

The fact that Toronto has one of the worst half-court offenses in the league with Pascal Siakam being as dominant as he has been is a genuine shame, as they are wasting the best season of his career and the last of which before he gets a big supermax payday.

The only way to erase that downward slide is trading for some shooters.

The Raptors need bigs that can space the floor and covert catch-and-shoot opportunities, but they also need to find bench gunners that can either supplement what Gary Trent Jr. brings to the table or replace him if Toronto decides to get something of value for him in a separate move.