In the small-ball NBA era, the Toronto Raptors seem intent on re-imagining the game. They’re playing big-ball or at least long-ball. Lanky-ball?

Whatever. The point is that the Raptors field an army of rangy, playmaking wings on a nightly basis. Most of them fall in a narrow 6’7 to 6’9 range. It’s working. The Raptors finished the 2021-22 season at 48-34, an impressive record for a team heavily featuring a rookie in Scottie Barnes.

It’s hard not to wonder if they could have reached even higher heights with a traditional center.

Pascal Siakam starts at that position currently. He’s backed up by a platoon of Precious Achiuwa, Khem Birch, and Thaddeus Young.

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Each of those players has one quality in common: they aren’t even approaching 7 feet tall.

If the Lakers decide to clean house after a disastrous season by making Anthony Davis available, he could revolutionize the Raptors.

Here are two trade packages that land him north of the border.