Thaddeus Young – Chicago Bulls

Thaddeus Young is now 32-years old and in his 14th season in the NBA, but has always been known as a legit low-post threat and aggressive rebounder. This is exactly the type of player the Raptors could use off their bench, especially since both Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka are no longer a part of Toronto’s frontcourt. 

This team needs some help in the frontcourt and at a low price, they can get a guy like Thaddeus Young who you know what you are going to get with. He can score in double-figures any day of the week and can give the Raptors the big-bodied big man in the low-post they need on both ends of the court.

This season, Thaddeus Young has been a “glue guy” in a sense for the Bulls as he has been very versatile on the offensive end of the court. Whether it is being a passer from the low-post or an aggressive rebounder, Young has filled up the stat sheets on some nights this season and has proven that he can still play at a high-level. 

While Thaddeus Young is owed $13.5M this season, making things complicated for the Raptors to bring him in, his contract is partially-guaranteed for next season, meaning Toronto could cut him for a low price if they wanted to. 

Trading for Young now gives the Raptors another low-post threat and rebounding threat they so desperately need, but it also gives them flexibility to pursue other frontcourt options down the road should they opt to not keep Thaddeus Young after this season.