Toronto Raptors Dame trade ideas and rumors

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  1. RonBrewer

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    barnes scenarios are tough to put together without completely gutting the raptors, unless they have some incredible players in the pipeline ready to go.
     
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    I'm fully on board with it. I hope like hell it's not Miami.
     
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    Yeah, Dame is a bigger superstar than the Raptors have had since Vince. He has many national ad campaigns, actually I'm sure he has many international ad campaigns. While he's not LeBron or Steph he might be more appealing to teams from a marketing standpoint than guys much better than him like KD. Dame generates interest. So there is more to his value than just what he brings on the court especially here and in a place like Toronto.
     
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    Just cut him.
     
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    Yeah I don't think the Blazers or Trent are interested in a reunion.

    But seems like a 3rd team would at least give up a contract and a 2nd to see what Trent can do.
     
    SharpesTriumph, Sep 25, 2023
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    Maybe. But I wouldn't let Trent torpedo a deal if we needed his salary to make a good deal work.
     
    Phatguysrule, Sep 25, 2023
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    I think Barnes will stay untouchable for the Raptors because they have him at such a manageable price for the next two seasons. I think they'd rather give us OG, Dick, salary filler and even throw in picks than fuck around and lose the flexibility that having one of your starters at 10M next season will give them.
     
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    Yeah, another way of thinking of this is Toronto doesn't see a way to pay a Siakam Dame OG trio. Even when Barnes is on an extension or a max it'll be much less.

    Blazers don't have any big max deals looming if Dame is gone so them paying OG is less of an issue.
     
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    Miami cannot sweeten their offer. They have nothing. TOR is much better for POR
     
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    Yup. I think they can’t afford to keep OG. With that said, they might be keeping Barnes to have a chip to trade for Giannis or Embiid.
     
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    yeah, makes sense, OG likely the one to go for salary matching as well
     
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    They're also way better for Dame, competitively. I know the difference in taxes is massive but I think Dame will be a big deal in the national Canadian media market. It's like as big as California but only has one team. He makes an album with Drake, he gets some red and white colorways with a maple leaf on them, he wins a title and stays for a couple of seasons after. That dude could be printing money in endorsements, I would say local but in this case local is national, just not this nation.
     
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    As rabid as that fan base is, Dame could sell a million Dame time anything’s in Canada. Shoes, watches you name it.
     
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    You do realize, if you float a rumor for the Raptors, an ENTIRE country of basketball fans will start chattering about trade ideas. They love their sports Canada.
     
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    <graphic designer longingly includes Dick instead of OG in the picture>
     
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    “Dame you need to be thinking bigger than Miami. You need to be thinking internationally—globally. Anyway here’s a down jacket gl.”
     
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    Dame Time Goose Down, brought to you by Samuel!
     
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